I was curious when a friend of mine was selling her Tuyo Flakes in Olive oil over facebook. I bought a jar since it’s not that expensive. 180 pesos a jar? Not bad right? I’ve been fond of experimenting on pasta in garlic and olive oil for months now but this time with tomatoes and Tuyo Flakes (salted dried herring). Well, it went well so far. Since tuyo is already salty, I didn’t add any salt to this recipe, just pepper to taste. It is very easy to adjust the saltiness of this recipe just by adding grated Parmesan or cheddar cheese. Now here’s the recipe Tuyo Flakes Pasta...

Good news! Figaro just launched their all you can eat dinner for only 299 pesos! You can enjoy some of their deliciously selected pastas and sandwiches plus a bottomless lemonade for only 299 pesos. This is not a buffet dinner, they’ll be serving you one plate combination at a time. No sharing and no left overs, and for dine-in only. The all-you-can-eat dinner is valid from Monday to Friday from 6-9pm and this will run till February 25 2014. Here are the choices of pastas and sandwich you can enjoy on their all you can eat @ 299 pesos For Pastas: Pasta Arrabiatta, Carbonara, Al Tonno and Pesto...

This recipe is a very easy one. All you need are chicken, canned tomato spices and cheese. It is one of my favorite Italian recipe actually and I’ve been cooking Chicken Parmigiana for years. It is really an advantage if you have an internet at home for researching stuffs that you wanted to do, like searching for the food recipe that you ate at your favorite restaurant. There are also times that some ingredients are not available here in our place, so I tend to substitute some possible ingredients to the recipe and creates my own version. I know I have limited cook books here and not all recipes...

Longganisang Lucban is a famous sausage from Lucban, Quezon. It is typically garlicky and slightly sour in taste. A piece of the sausage is all you need for a cup of rice as it is so tasty. You can still smell this when you burp. Hehehe! The Lucban Longganisa is typically paired with garlic rice, sunny side-up eggs and tomatoes on the side or atchara (pickled garnish famous in the Philippines), a native vinegar with garlic and pepper can be prepared as complementary condiment. But I’ve decided to make something different. I wanted to try the processed meat of longganisang lucban for my pasta...

Ingredients: Cream Dory For Marinate: 2 Tbsp Iodized Salt 1 Tsp Black Ground Pepper 3 Tbsp Lemon Juice Defrost a pack of cream dory and and slice it to nugget style; Marinate it with salt pepper and lemon juice for 30 mins. For Frying 1 Egg beaten 4 Tbsp All Purpose Flour dash of salt and pepper Cooking Oil for Deep Frying Beat the egg and dip the sliced cream dory As for the flour, dash it iodized salt and ground black pepper and mix. Coat the fish with flour after dipping it to egg the fry it on a hot oil on a medium fire till light brown and drain the excess oil. Set it aside. Sauce: Half head...

Melo’s is a pioneering restaurant in the Philippine specializing in certified Angus and Wagyu steaks. It was established by Carmelo “Melo” Santiago when the restauranteur introduced America’s finest beef to the Philippines in 1988. Since then, Melo’s has become known for its combination of fine food, excellent service, and unique ambiance in its restaurants located in Makati, Alabang, Taguig and Quezon City. What’s new at Melo’s? Melo’s kitchen has new Italian offerings! Creamy Pepper Steak with Aglio Olio, Steak Mediterranean and Steak Porcini.  The Steaks are made...