Well, there you have it folks. We are closing up October; congratulations for making it this far! Halloween is near, and right before you know it, it’s already Christmas. So as I ease into festive holiday cooking, let me begin with this fall recipe. It is pumpkin season and my Instagram feed has…
Category: Easy Lunch & Dinners
Vegan Mapo Tofu
So, I’m quite excited about presenting this new recipe. For two reasons, mainly. One, it is a super easy, authentic dish to recreate. Two, it is definitely a Chinese-cuisine favorite. It’s also one of my favorites (though, I feel like I say that a lot about any dish). I’m talking about Mapo Tofu….
Vegan Menudo (One Pot Filipino Style Stew)
I don’t know about you, but I have been in the mood for stews these days. Perhaps, it must be the change of weather. On Guam, we don’t have fall season (or any season apart from summer and rain). We have rainfall – which is close enough for a sweater-weather, I guess. So,…
Vegan Arroz Caldo (Congee)
Arroz Caldo, also be known as aroskaldo, congee or lugaw (looh-gao) in Tagalog, is a hot rice porridge traditionally made with heavily infused garlic and ginger flavors with boiled chicken. Its origin, actually, came from congee (con-jee) which is a Chinese rice porridge; Chinese-Filipino influences developed during the time of the Spanish colonization…
Vegan Bicol Express (Filipino Spicy Coconut Stew)
What is a spicy Filipino stew that is not often talked about in blogs? Let’s go with Bicol Express! Bicol Express is a spicy coconut stew traditionally made with pork, hot chili peppers, and coconut milk. The term Bicol comes from a region in the Philippines (located in the southern part of Luzon)….
Vegan Braised Eggplant (2 Ways)
Eggplants are quite the unique fruit (yes, it is a fruit due it to its edible seeds). Because it is more bitter and savory than I would imagine a fruit would be. It is (and should be) an essential in most households as there are a lot of delicious ways of cooking and…
Vegetable Chow Mein
I just want to make a PSA, and tell you all, that I NEED to eat some kind of noodle dish at least ONCE A WEEK to keep me sane. No noodles = no happiness. Noodles (and rice) are life. And I’m sorry that I cannot make a dish low in carbohydrates; it’s…
Restaurant Style Salt & Pepper Tofu
You’ve probably already guessed, that yes, my favorite kind of food are Asian cuisines. With that, I do find that there are a million (and one) ways to flavor tofu. I get it, tofu can be bland. But when it is prepared properly, it can actually be one of the tastiest key ingredients…
Coconut Squash Stew (Ginataang Kalabasa)
We are experiencing some heavy rains on island these past few days. Which can only mean, we have cozier evenings inside. Hence, I’ve decided that for my next recipe, I’ll be recreating a family favorite which is ginataang kalabasa (or Filipino coconut squash stew). Three things to love about this recipe: it’s very…
Vegan Winged Bean Tempura
I’ve actually had this idea to make winged bean tempura the moment I tried it by itself – unflavored. Which was about 2 years ago. If you’ve never had winged beans, it is crunchy and has this sweet, slightly peppery, and starchy flavor to it. From where I live, in the island of…