A little story about the celery I used for this recipe…After three and a half months I was ecstatic to harvest six bundles of homegrown celery for the first time. However, upon trying it out I did not expect a bitter/ soapy taste. I realized then that this may have resulted from passing the harvesting...
Rotisserie Chicken Salad(with homegrown celery & pear)
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The Classic Bruschetta
It’s been a while. Happy New Year! Yesterday it felt like I never left the kitchen after a good hardy lunch. I’m a clean freak, so upon tidying up, I started making my way to our compost bin with a loaf of old French baguette bread, but I had a change of heart. Old French...
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The Making of Pizza Bread
It feels like ages since I’ve blogged. A lot has taken place these past few months, including my mother’s passing last June. Lately, my moods regarding cooking and baking have been on and off, but I have kept myself active around the house, especially in the garden. Today, I was in the kitchen for most...
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Burrata Salad
I ♥️ burrata, and this salad I made for lunch (and dinner) was soooo good, especially paired with my cheesy garlic bread. The edible nasturtium flower that I grew also made a pretty addition to this salad. Nasturtiums’ leaves, flowers, and seedpods have a peppery, almost mustard-like taste, which makes them lovely as a garnish...
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Carrot Cake with a Swirl of Cream Cheese
Hello, everyone! A few people were asking me about this carrot cake I made using not a bundt cake pan but a fluted springform pan with a funnel. In the excitement to try out the new pan, I experimented with carrot cake. Usually, when I cook or bake something I’m unfamiliar with, I like to...
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Saba con Yelo
A favorite well-rounded dessert, Saba con Yelo (Banana Plantain in Syrup with Crushed Ice), “minatamis na saging” is made with Saba bananas, commonly found in Asia, especially the Philippines. Ingredients: 6-8 saging na saba (plantain bananas) 1 cup brown sugar 1 drop of vanilla extract (optional) 2 cups of water Evaporated milk to taste 2-3...
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Shaking Beef
How I love this Vietnamese-inspired recipe, the comforting combination of sweet, sour, and tangy all rolled into one! BÒ LÚC LẮC translates into ‘shaking beef’. Technically speaking, shaking beef came about by how the beef is cooked-shaking the wok during the searing process until the beef is evenly cooked. This recipe is an inspiration from...
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Asian-Style Pickled Cucumbers
I have always been a sucker for pickles eaten alongside main dishes, especially with Filipino food from my culture, such as BBQs and a few of our comforting stews. This time I opted to use mini cucumbers for Asian-style pickles with only a few simple ingredients and happily incorporating red chili flakes and homegrown spicy...
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Apple Crisp on My Mind
During my husband and I’s recent visit to France, I was fortunate enough to enjoy some of my mother-in-law’s (I refer to her as Nana Banana) exquisite home-cooked meals. Upon our return back home with a few Gala apples in my possession, I couldn’t help but pay tribute to her unforgettable apple crisp that still...
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