This sausage fried rice is a lighter or shall I say “paler” version of the smoked sausage fried rice I made for my daughter’s birthday party. I didn’t do all the hassles of putting the rice in the fridge overnight nor did I use soy sauce to season it. Like I said, it’s a lighter version and with a twist in the end by adding napa cabbage into it.
INGREDIENTS:
3 cups of long grain rice, cooked
oil for cooking
1 egg, beaten
2 smoked sausage, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, chopped
1 tsp of salt
sprinkle of black pepper
5 pieces of nappa cabbage, …read more

My husband spent a year in Korea a few years back through his career in the Army. He would always tell me stories about the food that he tasted while over there. One of the most famous food Korea is known for is kimchi. They have all sorts of kimichi dishes there in Korea. Kimchi are not just eaten as side dishes. Sometimes people would incorporate kimchi into meat items to create a dish out of it.
One in particular is the pork and kimchi combination. I did my own version of it and wished for the best. I was …read more

Add Asian flavor in angel hair pasta noodles instead of the usual marinara or Alfredo sauce. You might call it Lo Mein but I just call it as Angel Hair Pasta W/ Beef Stir-Fry since I actually use the spaghetti noodles when I make Lo Mein.

INGREDIENTS:
half a box of angel hair pasta, cooked al dente
1 piece of steak, sliced in strips
2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
1 sm onion, chopped finely
1 tomato, sliced
1 light green pepper, seeded then sliced in strips
6 pieces of napa cabbage, sliced thinly
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup pasta water
olive oil for cooking

You can’t have an Asian theme dinner party without rice. Whether you want it as plain steamed rice or turn it into fried rice. With the latter, you can include a few items for added flavorings and “embellishments” to make it different from the last fried rice you made. For my daughter’s birthday dinner, I made fried rice with smoked sausage and cilantro.
INGREDIENTS:
3-5 cups of long grain rice, cooked (amount depends how big the party is)
oil for cooking
2 eggs, beaten
5 smoked sausage, sliced in rounds, diagonally
1 small onion, chopped finely
3 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
4 tbsp of soy sauce
sprinkle of …read more

As promised, here is a goat dish that I made with lemon, ginger, vinegar, and cilantro. The Filipino term of this is called “KILAWEN“, pronounced as “kee-lah-when“. My version is more of the minimized version because the authentic dish actually involves goat skin, brain, liver, and some grilling. This goat dish is still good and probably easier to make compare to the authentic version.
INGREDIENTS:
goat roast, 3-5 pounds
fresh ginger (get a big one)
3 cloves of garlic
1 lemon
1/4 cup of vinegar
3 sprigs of scallions, chopped finely
a few sprigs of cilantro, chopped finely
1 spoonful of mayonnaise
1/2 spoon of wasabi mayonnaise
sprinkle of red …read more

Here’s an Asian flavored chicken recipe that would complement either side dishes of mashed potatoes or steamed white rice. It’s just something I put together after perusing a chicken cookbook where one dish asked for only 3 ingredients to make the sauce : honey, sherry and vinegar. This chicken was inspired by it but I added more elements to the flavor by including miso and a couple more ingredients.
INGREDIENTS:
3-4 chicken quarters
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/4 cup sherry
1/2 cup miso dressing (creamy kind)
2 tbsp soy sauce
2 cups of water
oil for browning
In a pan, heat the oil. Brown the chicken …read more

We are currently in the process of moving so boxes after boxes are every corner of this house. I’ve also packed most of my kitchen stuff except for a few items to use for our food for 2 days. We’re not into the take out yet but most probably on Thursday, we’ll be having pizza, . For now, I’ve planned simple dishes I could whip up in 30 minutes or so. Like this Buttered-Garlic Shrimp & Broccoli.
INGREDIENTS :
1 pack of shrimp, thawed and shelled
5 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
3 spoonfuls of butter
broccoli florets
salt and pepper
red pepper flakes (optional)
2 …read more

After I posted the How To Make Filipino Egg Rolls tutorial, people e-mailed me for more Filipino dishes.
I figured Pork Adobo will be a good recipe to share. I’m sure you’ve seen the adobo seasonings in stores but if you want to learn how to make pork adobo without retorting to that, let me show you a step by step process on how to cook pork adobo which happens to be my favorite Filipino comfort food.
INGREDIENTS :

pork, sliced in chunks
6-7 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
2 thumb-sized ginger, finely chopped
black pepper
3 bay leaves
4 cups of water
1/2 cup (or more) …read more

If you ask any non-Filipino person who has been to a  Filipino party or simple get-together quite a few times  here in America what they’ve eaten at that particular party they’ll tell you the most quintessential Filipino party dish. And that’s LUMPIA which is what we Filipinos call our egg rolls.
What the difference between the Filipino egg rolls compare to other Asian egg rolls? The kind of wrapper used is the big difference. The egg rolls you find from Asian take-out restaurants use the wonton kind (used in dumplings/pot stickers). Filipinos use a thinner version. This makes the fried wrapper crispier, …read more

Only recently did I notice that gluten-free food has become such a craze here in New Zealand. I see gluten-free muffins and cookies all the time at the cafes, gluten-free cakes at the bakery, even a gluten-free menu at this Asian restaurant:

According to the glutenfreekiwi website, there’s a menu available if you want to find out which dishes are gluten-free. That’s what I call keeping up with the trend!
Off-topic though, it bothers me to have found out that the restaurant claims to have food choices from the Philippines when they actually don’t on their menu. =(