Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Egg Noodles in Sweet & Spicy Tomato Sauce


I was getting hungry this morning because I only ate a cup of champorado for breakfast.  I’m not exactly a fan of chocolate-flavored rice, and that meager portion would normally burn in my voracious stomach within minutes.  I was talking to Glen and he suggested spaghetti… But who said you have to adhere to a recipe to get satisfied.  As Chef Michael Smith at Food Network would say: “My recipe?  Cooking, without a recipe!”  So I came up with a simple, yet satisfying dish to help satisfy my craving, but fast enough to give instant gratification.  So, this “recipe” will be good for one person who has such an appetite as I do, but it can be good enough for 2.

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Sunday, April 4, 2010

Beat the Summer Heat with A Caffeine Fix


Today, the heat is just unbearable.  We have a big (as in BIG) container of coffee that is just sitting there, begging to be mixed.  The problem with that coffee is that it tastes better when made hot, according to my husband. But let's face it... who in the world would want to drink hot coffee in this humidity?  So, to prove him wrong I made a little surprise for him.  Ice-cold coffee made from scratch and not bought in some hideously expensive coffee shop.  

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Friday, April 2, 2010

Fish Lumpia Recipe

We used to have fish lumpia for breakfast or lunch before my husband and I moved out of my mom's house. The maid will buy pre-made fish lumpia at the market or from our neighbor whenever she would make one. As this is the Lenten season and meat is not allowed in the menu, I opted to make one myself.  My ingredients are:

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