Posted by Nez | Jun 26th, 2010

Very Veggy Egg Noodles (Pancit Canton)

Noodles are found in every region, in every country and in every continent. Asia has a long history for noodles. And most noodle dishes flee to its national origins. Evidently, every home including Filipino homes has its own technique and taste for cooking noodles. Yet since I was a kid, these noodles, thin, thick, white, yellow, fresh, dried, are introduced by the Chinese. No wonder they are famously called...

Posted by Nez | Jun 15th, 2010

Tinolang Manok with Ampalaya

Time was, Filipinos are addicted to a chicken dish called TINOLANG MANOK. The rainy season nor December cold winds isn’t here, but we all-year round continue to cook this simple comfort food at home: a cut-up chicken, stewed with vegetables, served with steaming hot rice. Tinolang Manok is usually added up with sliced green Papaya or chayote, but my new househelp introduced me to an Ilocano way of cooking the...

Posted by Nez | Jun 10th, 2010

Scrambled Egg with French Fries

As any mother would say, simpler is better. And nothing beats the stress-free cooking of a SCRAMBLED EGG. I added a handful of French fries to add an appeal to my 4 year old son, Colby, who loves fries. SCRAMBLED EGG WITH FRENCH FRIES 1 teaspoon unsalted butter or cooking oil 2 large eggs 1 tablespoon milk salt and ground black pepper to taste cooked french fries Either heat the butter or oil in a small nonstick...