Sam’s chocolate-drizzled rice crispies
April is rice month at About Southeast Asian Food. After posting my recipe for Vietnamese pandan sticky rice balls, I’m following it up with a non-Asian rice snack prepared by my daughter, Sam, who...
View ArticleSpinach and cream cheese dumplings
UPDATED with a new variation after the recipe. Two weekends ago, we were at the grocery and, at the vegetable section, Sam asked if we could buy spinach. How would we cook it, I asked. She said we’d...
View ArticleBaked mussels with butter and cheese
First published seven years ago, this recipe is as good today as it was back then. I’ve never felt compelled to add any other ingredient nor to modify the cooking procedure. It’s simply perfect the way...
View ArticleFried spring rolls with mushrooms, salted eggs, tomatoes and herbs
Serving the traditional salted egg and tomato salad as a spring roll was an idea I learned from my friend, Sol, and her husband, Deo. They went even farther, in fact, by adding flaked tinapang bangus...
View ArticleUltra crispy soy-honey chicken fingers
Tropical summer is so hot and humid that cooking is such an effort. I must have written than a dozen times before, if not more. But here’s something I’ve never said before: when it’s rainy and cold,...
View ArticlePizza-style open-faced sardine omelet
Ah, sardines… How unfairly Filipinos often treat you by giving you labels like “pang-mahirap” (for the poor) and “pagkain ng walang pera” (food for...
View ArticleCrisp boneless chicken strips with lemon-mango sauce
A fruitier variant of everyone’s favorite lemon chicken, the no-cook sauce of this dish is made with lemon juice, mango puree and honey. We...
View ArticleMake this spicy cream cheese dip (or spread) for the holidays
Vegetarian Sam will never be a vegan because she will not give up eating cheese.
View ArticleSlow-cooker pulled pork, mashed potatoes and cheese spring rolls
Pork ribs were marinated in barbecue sauce and slow-coed for eight hours. After cooling, the meat was shredded and combined with stiff mashed potatoes and shredded smy cheese to make the filling for...
View ArticleMake perfect samosas with the flakiest crust
Make perfect samosas with the flakiest crust appeared first on CASA Veneracion Alex's first attempt at making samosas was a resounding success. The crust was so flaky that it was such a pleasure biting...
View ArticleHow to cook gyoza (Japanese pan-fried dumplings)
How to cook gyoza (Japanese pan-fried dumplings) appeared first on CASA Veneracion From homemade wrappers to no-cook dipping sauce, this recipe provides all the details for making gyoza. Better than...
View ArticleSpicy sweet potato fries
Spicy sweet potato fries appeared first on CASA Veneracion I love sweet potatoes because they are so deliciously creamy. If the natural sweetness makes you makes you go hmmmmmm..., try adding saltiness...
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