Of Woks, Pancit and Stir-Fry on Nov 9, 2009 in Wok Onion Noodles Stir-Fry Ginger Garlic Pancit I can't believe how we haven't had any post on any kind of pancit here.Pancit is how Filipinos have assimilated stir-fry noodles. If you trust Wikipedia, the word is an abbreviated version of a Fukienese or Hokkienese (dominant language in Southern C...
Gout-Friendly Unsalted Summer Spaghetti on Nov 3, 2009 in Mint Unsalted Summer Spaghetti Ginger Gout-friendly Gout Carrots My gout has left me imprisoned at home for almost a week, and so I was forced to make do with a lot of saltless, purine-less and basically, tasteless fare. If you read the literature about gout, especially coming from the internet, it can be confusin...
Chicken Satay Stir-Fry on Oct 25, 2009 in Satay Sambal Peanut sauce kecap manis Chicken I'm without skewers so this chicken satay had to be stir-fried. The satay gets its distinct taste from the use of peanuts. It's a dish that has different interpretations across Southeast Asia, and is believed to be an incarnation of the Mid-eastern k...
Poached Bosc Pears with Mascarpone Cheese on Oct 25, 2009 in Bosc Pears Yalumba Shiraz Red Wine Mascarpone Cheese Poached Desserts I haven't blogged in a while. I missed this blog's first year anniversary and I have no excuses for it. To commemorate the first birthday and to celebrate our steadily rising readership, Recados Filipinos is now a dot com! So, avid reader, make sure...
Chicken Afritada Curry Surprise! on Sep 4, 2009 in Curry Afritada Chicken Apparently the idiom, too many cooks spoil the broth, is true. In this case there were just two. I was supposed to cook Chicken Afritada and went through the motions of preparing everything. I was nearly done, and was just simmering the pot when I de...
Four-Cheese Spinach Cannelloni on Aug 29, 2009 in Feta Cheese Ricotta Pecorino Romano Goat's Cheese Spinach Cannelloni I obsessed over cannelloni for days. I ate one a few days ago from one of the cafeterias in school and it sucked, proof that it's hard to find anything substantial in Australia for under $7. So I decided to make my own, and what better day to do it t...
Four-Cheese Spinach Cannelloni on Aug 29, 2009 in Feta Cheese Ricotta Pecorino Romano Goat's Cheese Spinach Cannelloni I obsessed over cannelloni for days. I ate quiche a few days ago from one of the cafeterias in school and it sucked. So I decided to respond to my own spinach and feta cravings by tinking about stuff like cannelloni and lasagna. So the plan set: what...
Wild Yak Tibetan Restaurant on Aug 28, 2009 in Tibetan Food Asian Wild Yak TIbetan Restaurant Walking around the Northcote end of High Street and stumbled upon the Wild Yak Tibetan restaurant and thought why not?The inside interior was a bit too campy and would baffle the likes of Edward Said. It's Tibetan orientalia trying to accommodate the...
