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Pork & BeansAs kids we grew up eating legumes - from cardis, patani, munggo beans, black beans, to white beans.  Not only because these legumes provide healthy proteins but also because it’s on of those cheap protein source that our parent... more

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

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

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

I haven’t been cooking tomato based dishes so I decided that it’s high time to try cooking some Filipino dishes using tomatoes or tomato sauces for a change.  So I went with caldereta.   Why caldereta? Because Frederick drools ever... more

My husband went back to the Philippines early this morning to attend to some important matters.  He'll be back after a week or two. So I am eating all alone tonight.  I cooked a few slices of the beef tapa ... more

Beef tapa.  That’s the common food in the house last week.  Here’s another beef tapa recipe by the Sarmiento family.  This is a sweet version, sweeter than my version of beef tapa J I will also be posting later the beef tapa recipe... more

Frederick's yummy-licious sio bakHappy Heart's Day everyone.  Frederick and I will be going out on a date tonight :-) just somewhere around Singapore, no out of the country stuff. Just me and my husband and some of our scrumptious favo... more

We are suppose to go camping last Saturday but due to unforeseen and unfavorable circumstances, we had to cancel it and postpone it to tomorrow.  So we are going camping tomorrow, yippee.  Hopefully.  And hopefully the sun king and the... more

I was on MC for two days because of my migraine. So my husband was in charge of the cooking.  Yesterday, Frederick cooked catfish in sour-spicy-hot sauce with okra.  He was trying to "copy" a catfish dish we've tried in Malacca, Malaysia.&n... more

stir fried oyster with Sweet potato LeavesLast Monday, I bought a pack of frozen oysters without its shells (about 300 g.) at NTUC for SG$3.95, and a bundle each of sweet potato leaves and spring onion leaves  at less than a dollar eac... more

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

Braised Duck StewOne of the food that reminds me of home, specifically of my younger years in our hometown Tabuk, is duck.  I like it fried, boiled, roasted, or braised.  There is that certain distinct flavor in duck that I like, stronger a... more

Last December, one of our housemate, Frank Sanchez, came back with several bundles of fresh pako wrapped in anahaw leaves from the Philippines.  It was my first time to see such pako species -they were too long and huge and chubby ... more

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