Japanese-style crab and corn soup
A couple of weekends ago, we ate at a Cantonese cum Singaporean restaurant called Tao Yuan in Manila. It’s on the corner of Malvar and Mabini Streets in Malate across Pan Pacific Plaza Hotel. We loved the food, most of the dishes we ordered anyway, and I was supposed to write a review but the [...]...
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Cabbage and quail eggs soup
Quail eggs add an interesting touch to any soup. Even the simplest and plainest-looking soup is perked up with the addition of quail eggs. They are usually added to the Chinese birds’ nest soup but quail eggs can go into a lot of other soups, including a simple cabbage soup.
This recipe starts...
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Wilted spinach and fried egg
There’s this spinach and tofu dish we had at Miyabi a couple of months ago that I’ve been itching to replicate at home. One time, I had spinach in the fridge but no tofu. Then, I saw a recipe for fried eggs and wilted greens in a blog that focuses on the South Beach diet [...]...
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After the pearl balls and the roast duckling
Sometimes, no matter what you do, you still have to deal with leftovers. For instance, on December 17, for my daughter’s class party, I made pearl balls. I had enough meat mixture to make pearl balls for the party and for our dinner that night but, alas, I only had so much glutinous rice.
Alex...
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Tilapia and asparagus with spicy Japanese mayo
If you think you’ve eaten too much meat during the Christmas weekend and you want something lighter and healthier for the New Year weekend, fish is a good alternative.
This tilapia and asparagus with spicy Japanese mayo dish was inspired by the asparagus with spicy mayo that we enjoyed at Miyabi...
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10-minute stir fry: beef, asparagus and corn
It’s Immaculate Concepcion Day, a holiday for many schools, including Alex’s which is not even a Catholic school. Go figure. Anyway, it means no one got up early and there wasn’t much time to prepare lunch. I thawed a pack of beef and by the time the ice had melted, I had about 15 minutes...
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Braised beef and eggplants in chili garlic sauce with ginger
The name of the dish is long but both the list of ingredients and the cooking procedure are short. I’ve done a meatless version of this dish and my daughter Sam loved it. The addition of beef in this version is a favor to my very carnivorous husband.
The eggplants are parboiled and refreshed...
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Cucumber, chili and tomato salad
About 10 days ago, I cooked a batch of Southern style fried chicken but with a totally Asian take. While the texture was the same as traditional Southern style fried chicken, the aroma, color and flavors were totally different.
To accompany the fried chicken, I made a simple salad. The dressing? Oil...
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