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Chili Con Carne

24Mar2012

We had beans last Thursday, for a change. I cooked chili con carne and it reminded me of the chili con carne that Wendy’s in the Philippines offered sometime 5 or 6 years ago at only P25. The Wendy’s chili con carne comes with a cup o... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, beef, healthy carbohydrate, healthy fat, healthy recipes, main dish

Adobong Sitaw

22Mar2012

One of my waterloo in cooking is vegetarian dishes. I don’t know how to make a purely vegetarian dish delicious or acceptable to the taste buds. I like vegetables when I make a smoothie out of them. In fact I can blend anything th... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, adobo, filipino, healthy calorie, healthy recipes, main dish, vegetables, vegetarian

Mediterranean Salmon Salad

21Mar2012

Salmon fillet – 300 g. sliced into 2Salt and pepperOlive oil - 1 tspVeggie Salad :LettuceCherry tomatoesCucumbers. dicedCarrots, choppedOlives, pitted and choppedWhite OnionNutsBalsamic vinaigrette Cooking & Preparation Procedure :1. ... more

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Buttered Salmon-Veggies with Lemon-Butter Sauce

1Mar2012

I just finished talking to my husband over the phone. He’s still in Tabuk (Kalinga Province). It’s been more than 2 weeks now since he went back to the Philippines and I really do miss him. Specially that I’ve been... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, fish, healthy calorie, healthy heart, healthy protein, healthy recipes, salmon

Grilled Herbed Salmon Pasta

20Feb2012

I did promised my husband that I'd be cooking more pasta dishes this year :-)So here's another simple yet delicious pasta. Frederick though do not like the taste and texture of the whole wheat spaghetti noodles BUT I will still b... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, 450 calorie complete meal, fish, healthy recipes, main dish, pasta, salmon

Sinanglay na Tilapia

18Feb2012

Dishes for supper should only consist of fish and / or just veggies and no red meat. Frederick and I agreed on that. That’s why, last Monday, I cooked Sinanglay na tilapia for supper. I also cooked beef caldereta for lunch for the... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, filipino, fish, ginataan, healthy protein, healthy recipes, main dish, tilapia

Sinanglay na Tilapia (Wrapped Tilapia in Coconut Milk)

18Feb2012

Our main dish for supper should only consist of fish and / or just veggies and no red meat. Frederick and I agreed on that. That’s why, last Monday, I cooked Sinanglay na tilapia for supper. I also cooked beef caldereta for lunch... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, filipino, fish, ginataan, healthy protein, healthy recipes, main dish, tilapia

Baked Tilapia & Eggplant in Coconut Cream

6Feb2012

My husband and I weighed a week ago and we found out that we are both overweight. I am weighing almost 60 kg, goodness :-(. With my height of 5ft, it’s really an ugly sight. Frederick is already at 70 kg. ... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, fish, healthy fat, healthy protein, healthy recipes, main dish, tilapia

Chicken-Veggie Soup

2Feb2012

A simple yet scrumptious chicken veggie soup cooked by my husband Frederick. He used the thigh part for this with the skin on :-). Though most “health” enthusiasts would recommend the breast part since it is healthier, ... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, healthy calorie, healthy carbohydrate, healthy protein, healthy recipes, main dish, soups, vegetables

Sautéed White Beans

30Jan2012

This is one of those household legume dishes that my siblings and I grew up with. Our Mama Tessie will cook white beans at least twice a week, sometimes, even more than that. She makes different variations though, and this is one of the s... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, healthy protein, healthy recipes, legumes, main dish, vegetables, white beans

Tilapia with Enoki Mushroom in Lemon Soup

10Jan2012

This is Frederick's fish in sour soup using lemon as the source of its tangy flavor. He doesn't want to use the ready-to-use sinigang mixes so he concocted his own sour flavor and the result was a healthy soup that is deliciously not-so-sour wi... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, fish, healthy calorie, healthy protein, healthy recipes, main dish, soups, sour soups, tilapia

Sauteed Spicy Fish - Myanmar Inspired Dish

7Jan2012

This is based on the Burmese recipe shared to me by my colleague Saw Lin Yaung from Myanmar. He brought it for his packed lunch last week. I was intrigued by the dish’s orange oil so I tasted it and it was good. When I... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, fish, healthy calorie, healthy carbohydrate, healthy fat, healthy recipes, main dish, myanmar

Buttered Tuna with Wasabi-Garlic Sauce

1Jan2012

Happy new year everyone. May 2012 be a good year to us all. Well I’m not going to make a list of my new year’s resolution here but I do have a few of course. You may find this too cliché and I might not be able to fulfill all o... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, fish, healthy calorie, healthy protein, healthy recipes, tuna

Tuna Sisig

19Dec2011

Last Saturday was our mini-christmas party. Me, Airene, Jean, and Reggy were present. They are my ComRes friends who happen to be working here in Singapore too. We really had fun. I personally had a great time. I enjoyed... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, asian, filipino, fish, healthy fat, healthy protein, healthy recipes, main dish, sisig, tuna

Tuna & Eggplant in Coconut Cream

14Dec2011

We have a few recipes posted in this blog for fishes cooked in coconut cream. Now, I am posting another one, this time, it’s tuna. Frederick and I bought a whole tuna, last weekend. It’s just a small-size tuna, more t... more

Mentions: 400 calorie main dish, coconut milk, fish, ginataan, main dish, tuna