I posted a recipe for Bilo-Bilo last week and I realized I bought more sticky rice flour than needed so I decided to make Carioca for the little ones. The last time I had Carioca was during my elementary days so cooking it brought back a lot of memories. My aunt sold Carioca in our front yard…
How well you slice your ingredients into pieces of perfect, even thickness can make or break your dish. Professional chefs know better. However, many cooks are yet to master this art, even with the highest-quality chef knife at hand. Fortunately, the introduction of a mandoline slicer has turned the slicing work from that dreaded, time-consuming…
It’s not always easy to get your protein in on-the-go, but thanks to the rise of keto-friendly products there are now plenty of high-protein snacks on the market to choose from! Whether you’re a meat-lover or you prefer to spend your days eating nothing but cheese, here are our 5 favorite EPIC protein snacks to…
Flat rice cakes by the way are known here as “Palitaw” and they are the bomb. *Palitaw – Just a quick lesson, Palitaw means “to float” or “to rise” and the reason why this delicacy is called as such is because you will know that your Palitaw is cooked as soon as it floats to the…
We all know that marinating is a great way to add flavor and tenderness to meat, fish, and vegetables. But what if you don’t have a container that’s up to the task? While there are many different marinating containers, not all are ideal for the job. So this begs one question, “what makes the best…
The big green egg grill is a great alternative for baking perfect pizza with a delightfully crispy crust at the bottom while you enjoy fresh air in your backyard. For you to make pizza on this grill, however, you’ll need a pizza stone. Not all pizza stones go into the big green egg (BGE), so…
I know we’re all supposed to be busting out our fall, full-of-pumpkin recipes right now, but today I just really wanted good old chocolate and peanut butter. And I decided if I was going to go for it, I was really going to go for it. So I started brainstorming and came up with a peanut…
I’m not very good at favorites. Probably because it involves making a choice and I am a terrible decision maker. If you’ve ever been around me when it’s time to decide where to eat for dinner, you’ve probably wanted to slap me in the face. And I really wouldn’t blame you. It’s annoying. But, when…
So you are thinking of making barbeque for friends over the weekend? Or do you just want it to be for the family? Then you must have come across the hard choice grillers face when it comes down to choosing which charcoal will get the job done, especially after your Big Green Egg. You would…
Ginataang Bilo Bilo – Just a quick Tagalog lesson, bilo bilo means sticky rice balls and ginata-an means cooked in coconut milk. Remember the terms, we’ll have a quiz later on. Go on. I’ll wait. Yesterday was my sister’s birthday so the kids and I, including a sleep deprived husband went to the bundoks to visit…