Several years back, I and my friends had a tour around the Ilocos region. We visited some known old churches, famous landmarks and their finest beaches. And of course we also tried renowned Ilocano dishes like, vigan longanisa, pinakbet, kilawin, bagnet and many more. Most food menu of restaurants in Ilocos has Poqui-Poqui, which is an eggplant dish and we were afraid to try them because it doesn’t really look appetizing and it doesn’t have a detailed description. I don’t know if it’s just the picture, but I guess I am not that adventurous when it comes to food unless someone...

Last April, I attended a monthly cooking demo at the Maya Kitchen. It really does make you learn something, something that you can prepare extra ordinary food for your party. Chef Myrna Segismundo of 9501 of ABS-CBN, showed her some of her secrets in cooking and gladly gave me an idea on what to bring on my next potluck party. Here is one of the recipes she (chef myrna) shared to us. Chicken Inasal Chicken Inasal is a native delicacy of Bacolod. This is a chicken barbecue marinated on locally made vinegar from Bacolod. You can buy them at major supermarkets. So far there are only 2 brands of Sinamak...

Tapa is called by Filipinos on marinated pork or beef sirloin. One of the very famous breakfast by the locas here in the Philippines and they usually call it TAPSILOG (Tapa Sinangag at Itlog). Here in my receipe of Tapa Rice, I made use of theTapa bought in Taal, Batangas. I usually buy Tapa in Taal because it is one of the best I’ve tried. Good thing we have a friend who’s parents sells Sepcial Tapa and Longganisa at the public market of Taal, Batangas. Gerry & Lheen is the name of the stall. GERRY & LHEEN Special Tapa & Longganisa Taal Public Market Taal, Batangas For advance...

There are times that we run out of ideas what to cook and eat, specially for breakfast. And sometimes we tend to just buy outside or have food delivered just to satisfy our hunger. Then usually, we live far from restaurants, or they’re not easily accessible. When things comes on this stage, I tend to be more creative in the kitchen. Today, I was craving for a crunchy chicken sandwich and I didn’t have an idea where to get one fast! But all I know is I have some ingredients inside my refrigerator to one – so I did. Ingredients for my Recipe of Crunchy Chicken Salad Sandwich: 1 Chicken...

My creativity in cooking usually comes out when hunger suddenly strikes at home. That is because most of the time, I will no longer have the time to go out to buy ingredients in the grocery or market, so I have to do with whatever is inside my cupboard and freezer, along with what’s available in my spice rack. A few days ago, I thought of making grilled chicken and shrimp in pesto sauce pasta and I’m sharing with you my recipe below. Grilled Chicken and Shrimps Ingredients: 1/4 kg medium to large shrimps (shelled and deveined) 2 pcs chicken breast fillet sliced into strips Extra vigin...

I was thinking of what to do with my frozen pork chops for our late lunch. Googled some recipes and tried something different. I was thinking of baking them instead of grilling or frying. There I found a blog of a close friend who’s into cooking, Aileen Apolo de Jesus, made Baking Chops using Hunt’s Honey Hickory. I remember, a friend of mine gave me a bottle of Hunts Honey Hickory Sauce because she knew that I am fond of grilling pork chops that’s why she recomend and gave me this. Hmmm this made my day! Now’s my chance to use and try them heheh. I just have to add some of my...