Somen Noodles and Sausage

This dish is a classic example of "pacham" (pachamba-chamba or "by chance") because I just kinda' threw in all sorts of ingredients from my fridge that I thought would work well with the dish. Luckily, somen is hubby's favorite noodle and...

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Eggstravaganza 2011

Egg-shaped Easter candies! As an Easter game, my mother-in-law hid 45 plastic Easter eggs in the backyard and sent us on a hunt. To spruce things up, she put a number inside each egg, and assigned three winning numbers. That way, it won't...

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Spicy Buffalo Wings

Look closely and you'll see the dip at the end of the plate! I was looking for a quick and simple recipe for buffalo wings when my search led me to (my favorite - of course!) Alton Brown's recipe. I was intrigued upon reading it because...

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Pork Marsala

I got this recipe from the Italian issue (March 2011) of Food Network Magazine. Marsala wine comes from the southern region of Italy, particularly the coast of Sicily. The wine is better known for its culinary uses than for sipping.  I...

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Count the Birds!

Click for larger image How many birds can you find? ;...

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Bourbon Chicken

I had a craving for Bourbon Chicken one night - you know, the kind that the sellers in the food court try to cram down your throat entice you with.  I have to say, the dish I made looked very similar to the mall-type bourbon chickens,...

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Banana-Chocolate Chip Muffin

I am not a baker. Most of the goods I bake are semi-homemade, meaning it is from a box and I just tweak it. I like it that way because baking is an "exact science "- and most of my cooking are just eye-balling ingredients. Hubby is the "pastry...

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Steamed Eggs with Ground Pork

I was inspired to make this dish from an old childhood memory. I remember my mother making this for us, and young as we were, my brother and I thought it looked weird, but we ate it anyway. And it was delicious. (Hubby thought it looked like...

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BBQ Pulled Pork Fried Rice

Leftovers galore!!! We had a lot of leftover BBQ pulled pork from Sonny's and I thought I'd spice up my rice with it. It was delicious - so delicious that I couldn't stop eating it! This fusion of Western ingredients with oriental cooking...

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