recipes

The dish was a success at my last Christmas party and it was my first time roasting pork! I have been quite traditional and boring when it comes to cooking pork. It has always been Heo Kho Tau (Caramelized Pork), Heo Kho Trung (Pork Simmered with Eggs), Heo Luoc (Boiled Pork) … Roasting pork is… Continue reading

I’ve made Bò Kho (Simmered Beef) quite often. At least once a month. But the result was never consistent: too sweet, too bland; even though Eric loves it everytime. This evening, I decided to make Bo Kho and other dishes, and it turned out to be the best Bo Kho. I think the trick here… Continue reading

I first had my first split pea soup in Amsterdam, in a cavern. It was served with a ham hock, and is the best split pea soup ever. The ones from Andersen Pea Soup restaurants along Freeway 5  taste like from the cans! This recipe came out quite good. I made it for Christmas dinner… Continue reading

Recipe is copied from Food Network. I have so many recipes that I want to try out, but always lose the links. So I now need to resort to copy and paste recipes into my blog. I’ll make these one of these days, and post pix here. My baby Tina would surely love these. For… Continue reading

In PVL, I had absolutely nothing else to do but sitting under the warm sun, staring out to the vast empty sea, sipping Mango MaiTai and eating seared tuna. How much healthier can you get? If it wasn’t for the lime, this salad is entirely asian-flavored. This is my take of that low-fat, no-carb, wonderful… Continue reading

I want to say that I never liked Chili. But I never tasted it, so what do I know to like or dislike? We would go to Sweet Tomatoes, and Chili is always served in the Soup section. And I never understood why people go crazy over overcooked beans. I started making Chili few weeks… Continue reading