Nian Gao (tikoy), a Chinese New Year tradition
Known as tikoy in the Philippines, nian gao is a traditional Chinese New Year dish. Why it is so has many aspects. One account has it that it is an offering to bribe the Kitchen God (see reference in Amy Tan’s The Kitchen God’s Wife) who reports everyone’s behavior to the Jade Emperor....
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Beef Lugaw
Chicago winter is one of the coldest in the country. There are weeks wherein the average temperature ranges between 5 to 15 degrees Fahrenheit; there are also days where it falls below zero (not to mention the wind chill factor which makes it colder). During this season, a single cup of hot chocolate...
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Molo Soup
Molo Soup or Pancit Molo is a soup dish composed of a mixture of ground pork wrapped in wonton wrapper, shredded chicken meat, and shrimps. This dish resembles the Chinese wonton soup but the array of ingredients and flavor makes this dish stand out. After doing some research, I found out that this...
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Cooking for a carnivorous bunch
We’re having a family get-together tomorrow. Speedy’s youngest brother is in the country, he hasn’t been home in something like two years and it’ll be the first time he’ll be visiting since we moved to this house a year and a half ago. What’s on the menu? It’ll...
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Bell peppers and pimientos
That’s a bell pepper in the photo below. The red one. There are rounder and larger varieties and the colors range from green to red to yellow. Some are even a mixture of green and red.
Bell peppers are fruits rather than vegetables although for culinary purposes, they are treated as vegetables....
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Pininyahang Manok
Pininyahang Manok literally translates to Chicken with pineapple. Chicken slices are marinated in pineapple juice then stewed with pineapple chunks. Aside from pineapples, secondary ingredients such as carrots, bell pepper, and milk make-up the dish.
There are some variations of this dish and the obvious…
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How to poach eggs
Omelets and eggs fried sunny side up are great for breakfast but if you want to ditch the oil part without giving up the egg habit, you can always poach your eggs. Poached eggs are like soft-boiled eggs except that the shell is cracked and the egg is cooked directly in seasoned simmering water.
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