Author: Theresa Marcelo

Beef, Filipino, Soups, Vegetables

Tinadtad Soup

Tinadtad means “chopped” in Tagalog I learned this recipe from my father-in-law and it is not actually a popular filipino dish. According to him, he just invented it and started cooking it by himself since it is cheap and can feed a whole army for a small batch of cooking. My husband has 6 siblings and his dad was the one who’s […]

Appetizers, Healing Foods, Health and Nutrition, Side Dish, Vegetables

Grilled Veggies as easy as 1-2-3

This recipe is inter-changeable depending on what vegetables or marinate you want to use. Most of the time, the ingredients for the seasoning is already either in your pantry or in your fridge. There are a thousand and endless ways to make your grilled vegetables so don’t be afraid to experiment according to your liking. The only rule […]

Appetizers, Healing Foods, Indian, Vegetables

Okra Curry

Prep Time: 20-25 minutes Cooking Time: 40-45 mins Servings: 3-4 Ingredients: 1 whole medium onion (chopped) 1 small knob ginger root (grated) 5 cloves garlic ( chopped) 1 whole red chilli , deseeded and roughly chopped 1 tablespoon ground coriander 1 tablespoon ground cumin ½ teaspoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 tablespoon […]

Italian, Seafood, Soups

Cioppino

You will need fish stock or sauce would be okay and clam juice for this recipe. You should easily find these both at any of your local grocery store.  If you can only find one of the two that’s ok – you can use just fish sauce or just clam juice. I used both and […]

Beef, Chicken, Filipino, Filipino Dishes, Ilocano Dishes, Pork, Seafood recipes, Vegetables

Kabatiti Soup- Patola With Misua

Kabatiti in Ilocano. Patola in Tagalog. We normally cook this type of vegetable with Misua/Mee sua in Chinese and make it as a soup. This sponge gourd soup with chinese vermicelli is also very popular in the Philippines for people who loves vegetable soup. It’s healthy, cheap and easy to make as well. The noodles are totally […]