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Ilocano Dishes, Vegetables

Poqui Poqui

  Poqui poqui – is a traditional Ilocano dish. It is a mixture of all these ingredients: Eggplant, tomatoes and onions just like an omelette. Very easy, very tasty and healthy. Most of all inexpensive! Perfect for those who loves to eat vegetables! Enjoy! Prep Time: 10-15 minutes Cooking Time: 25-40 minutes (including grilling/broiling eggplant) Servings: 3-4 […]

Bicolano Dishes, Filipino, Filipino Dishes, Filipinos, Health and Nutrition, Ilocano Dishes, Vegetables

Pinakbet

Cooking Pinakbet is a popular dish that is commonly cooked every Filipino family you will know. It traditionally consists of pork, shrimp and mixed vegetables, simmered in shrimp paste(bagoong alamang). Vegetables like Chinese string beans, squash, okra, bittermelon and eggplant are commonly used for this dish. You can use either shrimp instead of pork, or both, none at all […]

Beef, Chicken, Chinese, Healing Foods, Pork

Go Kong (Chinese Herbal Soup)

Growing up, my dad always cooks this Chinese herbal soup that he calls “Go Kong”. It is an aromatic dish that is very nutritious, calming and comforting once consumed. The smell that fills my entire kitchen when I cook this soup is just simply amazing! The herbal aroma of it everytime I cook it now just brings back a lot of memories about my Dad and […]

American, Chicken

Roast Chicken

Roast Chicken Prep Time: 10=15 minutes Cooking Time:  2 hrs Servings: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 whole fryer chicken 1/2 cup chicken broth 1 medium carrot 1 medium onion 2 stalks celery 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/2 tsp turmeric 1/2 tsp oregano 1/2 tsp thyme 1/2 tsp paprika 1/2 tsp parsley 1/2 tsp ground blk pepper 1/2 […]

Appetizers, Filipino, Filipino Dishes, Fish, Quick and Easy Aperitifs, Salad, Seafood, Seafood recipes

Fish Kilawin

Philippines’ kilawin is very popular and really fits everyone’s palate. It is similar to the Mexican ceviche or Italian crudo. It’s a raw fish salad that is always eaten as an appetizer but can also be consumed as the main course. We normally use Tanigue fish(Spanish mackerel) but tuna is also doable as some other seafood like […]

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Shopping: Farmer’s Market Style

Though I am not a morning person, I love really, early morning shopping. Wait, I’m not talking about shopping, shopping. I mean. Farmer’s market style. 🙂 In Hayward Downtown, they have this farmer’s market. There’s  food stalls that sell all sorts of grilled stuff, sandwich booth, and many more. With the band playing, it’s just […]