Here’s an interesting way of serving a Filipino favorite, salted red eggs or itlog na maalat. Youngest Sister prepared it for lunch one time and it was so amazingly fresh tasting and different that I just had to make it for lunch today. The colors in the photo didn’t come out right for some reason [...]
This is a salad my mom came up with way back when I was in my teens. It’s a very Filipino salad using the commonly used vegetables, bataw or hyacinth bean and sigadillas, also called winged bean in English. This is just another was you can use these readily available vegetables, aside from adding it [...]
Every Filipino has probably disparaged our very unique Macaroni Salad, as I have. It’s not the usual macaroni, mayo and dill pickle concoction you’ll find everywhere else in the world. I guess you could call it a bit “confusilcated” as Spouse likes to say. A little bit of this, a little of that…and so much more. It’s a reflection [...]
I don’t know why I never featured Coleslaw here before. Its one of our staples. This one in the photo was drier than my usual since it had about half the mayo I usually put. I’ve consciously been lessening meal portions and trimming some fats from a lot of recipes in the hopes that it will make a difference [...]
I don’t think this quailifies as a salad although I put it in that category. It’s really just a mix of fruits I intended would be a salad with lemon juice and honey….when I started out anyway. Once I tasted how naturally sweet the melons were, I thought it would be a sin to disguise [...]
This Shrimp Salad definitely qualifies as an easy summer lunch. It requires a minimum of cooking, plus, it’s very light and cooling on a hot summer day. I love that it looks so appetizing too.
There have been heatwaves in both US coasts the last few weeks. Thankfully, the summer has been pretty mild in Colorado this [...]
I was trying to follow a recipe for this pasta salad but ended up making it my own way. A cold pasta salad is always a perfect summer dish. This one is particularly healthy and light with the tuna and vegetables.
The Potato Salads I’ve had in the US are just plain potatoes with mayo, mustard, onions and dill pickles….pretty boring I thought. Filipinos do potato salad a bit differently.
I only realized this when I brought a huge bowl to an outdoor, going-away barbecue for my husband’s former officemate. Everyone looked at my salad and said, [...]
Here’s an interesting alternative to your everyday garden salad with bottled ranch dressing. It’s easy to prepare, but not quite as simple as opening that bottled dressing. Like most things in the kitchen, a little bit of effort will be well worth it…which you’ll only realize in the eating.
With the kalamata olives and feta cheese, [...]
Couscous is one of those things I was happy to discover when I got married and moved to the US. It’s easy to make and there are a variety of healthy ways you can serve it.
I buy the regular grocery store couscous in a box and prefer the flavored ones from Near East. This one [...]
Do you like eating raw vegetables that’s not lettuce or tomatoes? Just the thought of it used to send shivers up my spine.
But then, I was put to shame by my pseudo-grandkids a few years ago. Their mom likes serving crudites with dips on occasion and it would’ve been embarrassing if I didn’t at least [...]
If you’re a carnivore like I’ve always been, you’ll understand why I say, a salad for lunch is like undeserved punishment. It’s only after I got married a few years ago, that I started thinking of a more balanced diet and included salads in my regular fare. But this particular one is so substantial and [...]
