Easy Recipes for Home Cooks
One of my favourite restaurants in Sydney is China Doll which is located in historic Finger Wharf with amazing views of the city skyline and Sydney Harbour. One a fine day, it would be hard to find something better. One of the most popular dishes at China Doll is their […]
Every year I look forward to the stone fruit season which starts around November here in Australia. Apricots peaches and mangoes are some of my favourite fruits and it’s inevitable that they will make their way into my cooking, as in this easy and delicious Asian inspired Apricot Chicken. If […]
Kare-Kare Oxtail Stew, is a classic Filipino dish of oxtail cooked in a rich and creamy peanut sauce. It is usually served with a variety of vegetables like eggplant, snake beans, bok choy and banana hearts. Banana hearts are a bit hard to come by where I live in Sydney, […]
Tocino is Spanish for Bacon. We Filipinos borrowed the concept, but we put our own little stamp on it.This is my version of Homemade Pork Tocino. It’s a little bit sweet, a little bit salty and so delicious. Typically served with Garlic Fried Rice, a runny Sunny Side Egg and […]
Soft and pillowy steamed buns (Siopao) filled with the most delicious filling. I learned how to make these the traditional way in a cooking class that was part of a food tour in one of the Hutong villages in Beijing. Hutongs are alleyways formed by interconnected courtyard residences, like a […]
As a transplant from the Philippines, now residing in Sydney, there’s nothing better than a bowl of piping hot Pork Sinigang, to chase away the homesickness blues. The wind could be fierce and blustering outside, but one taste of the sour broth and I’m happily transported back to my hometown […]