Blog Posts on home cooking

Spicy Mushroom Tofu. (May 2012) by Foodie Budget Traveler on May 26, 2012I cooked late dinner (11 pm) and it wasn't a disaster! Yipeeeee! What's funny is, I spent 6 hrs this afternoon eating at the Yummy Eats event at Rockwell Tent (hope to blog about it separately). I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

Healthy Options: Brown Rice Fettuccine in Rustic Vodka Tomato Sauce by ~iMoM~ on May 23, 2012Some time ago, I received a pack of Cadia Brown Rice Fettuccine and a bottle of Lucini Rustic Tomato Vodka Sauce from Healthy Options. Having been on brown rice since late 2009, my family knows the benefits of  this healthy grain over white rice.

Pasta Sardines (May 2012) by Foodie Budget Traveler on May 18, 2012Pasta Sardines by Ethel Cabacungan. Photo by Ezra Montemayor. May 2012 [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

Soft Raisin Oatmeal Cookies for Toddlers by Daddy and the City on May 16, 2012I have been baking cookies for Gab.  He is now 16 months old and loves eating with his fingers.  That is why he loves cookies.  He likes to hold it by himself and bites them with gusto.  I got this recipe from allrecipes.com but made it with less...

Lugaw, Goto or Arroz Caldo (Filipino Rice Porridge or Congee) by Glutton on a Budget on May 15, 2012In Western media, New Year's Eve is always portrayed as the holiday to celebrate with the grandest of festivities, if not wild abandon. A party ensues leading to the synchronous countdown, making the anticipation more extravagant than the split-secon...

New Products from Gourmet Finds by Shoot First, Eat Later on May 7, 2012I borrowed this image of kouign amann from my idol David Lebovitz. Since last year I've been reading a lot about this French pastry and I wanted to try it when I was in the US but I didn't find it in the bakeries I went to. hungry for more? c...

Kikkoman Chicken Teriyaki by The Food Techie on May 1, 2012Traditional chicken teriyaki is cooked with sake, soy sauce and mirin. In this recipe, we’ll try to use Kikkoman soy sauce to replicate the traditional way of cooking this Japanese food favorite. Since sake is not available here in Saudi Arabia, we...

Cream of Radish Leaves Soup by Dinner at Six Thirty on Apr 29, 2012 Per Dad's advice, I kept the green leaves from the French Radishes I had yesterday to make a soup for dinner tonight. Perfect timing, I say, as the weather is cooler with ocassional rain showers. And we like hot soups on cold nights!  ...

Election Day - Sunday Lunch by Dinner at Six Thirty on Apr 23, 2012Sunday lunch was especially good today, well not that it is ever bad if you think about it. But my sister likes to kick it up a notch whenever it's just us on Sunday lunch and then for dinner, we eat close to nothing, just a casse-croute, something t...

Beef Burger + Garlic Mushroom Pasta by Dinner at Six Thirty on Apr 18, 2012  If I'm not busy on Tuesdays, then generally I eat lunch at home alone. Sister is at work, the kids are in school, and my brother-in-law eats lunch at his mother's house. She invites me for lunch at times. She can accomodate up to 7 people a...