Recipe Blog Posts

My name is Ron Douglas, and I have a confession. I LOVE taking my family out to eat! I'm sure you do, too. And we're not alone! The average American family eats out 3 times per week or more. In 2010, the average American family spent about $2,700 a...

As a child, I tried the raw stalks of the tart rhubarb plant on more than one occasion. Tart may be an understatement! It is easy to see why most of my favorite rhubarb recipes involve the addition of sugar. This perennial “pie plant” is actually...

Filipino Style Recipe: pasta puttanesca is an Italian dish that has become popular in the Philippines. The sauce is consists of tomato paste, tomatoes, olives, mushrooms, capers, cheese and anchovy. This is commonly prepared over or toss with pasta t...

Filipino Style Recipe: grilled oyster is another easy and simple dish made of fresh oysters, grilled until the shells open then serve with white vinegar and bird’s eye chili. This dish is considered as aphrodisiac and usually served as appetize...

LATO KINILAW INGREDIENTS 2 cups fresh lato 1/4 cup onions, chopped 1/4 cup tomatoes, chopped 2 tbsp. native vinegar 2 tbsp. calamansi juice 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 cup green mango, grated Directions: 1. Clean lato thoroughly in running water and drain. 2.

TINONOAN NA TAWONG INGREDIENTS 1 onion 1 cup coconut cream salt and pepper to taste tawong/talong – eggplants Directions: Roast eggplants in oven or over gas flame. Peel and chop fine. Peel onions and slice crosswise very fine. Heat oil in pan,...

You can see from the long ingredient list why these are called “loaded” muffins, but gosh, they’re delicious. It’s crunch time over at Ethical Ocean and their Eat What’s Good vegan recipe contest.  I’ve been hover...

Filipino Style Recipe: Pork and beans is high protein dish popular the US and Mexico and also become popular in Filipino cuisine. It consists of red beans boiled until tender then cooked along with pork, tomato sauce and other ingredients. This is co...

Going back to our hometown is really nice. One of our goals is to purchase veggies in the market since there is a great difference in terms of price. But what it is nicer to have veggies for free courtesy of other relatives. Last week, we gather...

Black rice is a type of sticky rice coming from one of the black heirloom plants. Actually closer to purple in hue (and sometimes called purple rice for this reason), black rice has a nutty/earthy taste and makes a great side dish to go alongside oth...

Filipino Style Recipe: stir fried veggies is another healthy low carbohydrate dish. Normally the veggies cooked in a blend of chicken broth, dissolved cornstarch and other seasonings. Estimated time preparation and cooking: 15 minutes Good for 3-4 pe...

Entry #2420, May 15, 2013   Wouldn’t it be great if we could enrich our bodies with antioxidants in a great tasting way? Our body needs antioxidants. It protects our...

Ropa Vieja Recipe. This Ropa Vieja dish is so tasty and a hearty meal recipe. The meat is cooked until very tender, moist and all most corned beef in texture. The Ropa Vieja dish is often served with warm flour tortillas and salad garnish or serve o...

Filipino Style Recipe: baked stuffed eggplant is a special dish made of eggplants filled with ground meat then topped with grated cheese. The stuffed eggplant cooked in a oven until brown and soft. Estimated time of preparation: 10 minutes Estimated...

Happy Monday Guys!  I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day! Today I’ve got a recipe from my Grandma’s recipe box.  I love digging through her recipes and discovering her yummy treasures.  I thought it would be a sweet nostalgic dessert for...

 We are supporting Fresh Week this week and, as a result I have pledged to ditch the processed food and cook fresh ingredients for our family meals this week. We won't be eating any pre-prepared food - out go the frozen pizza and chicken nu...

One of the blessings of being in contact with so many people in the hCG diet community through my blog is they share things with me- whether it’s their hCG weight loss results, a tip for traveling while on the … Continue reading →Th...

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there! It was my first Mother's Day and couldn't have asked for a better day :) So, I am the baker in the house. Definitely not a cook. It's funny how the two do not go hand in hand :) If it weren't for my hu...

I made the children strawberry bread this past week.  They always love it and it is a nice filler when they keep asking for food.  I have made this before on the blog but, I didn't post the recipe.  Here it is: Strawberry Bread In...

Filipino Style Recipe: Binakol na manok or chicken binakol is another chicken soup popular in Visayas Region specially in Iloilo. This is similar to tinolang manok, instead of regular water we used coconut water and coconut meat. This simple Filipino...