Salu Salo Recipes

Lemongrass Chicken

by Liza on May 23, 2013

Lemongrass chicken is a dish that I have been longing to try for a long time. My family always order this dish whenever we eat at a Vietnamese Pho restaurant. They usually use and cook whole boneless chicken thigh or breast and just sliced them before serving. Lemongrass chicken is also quite popular in the [...]

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Matrimonial Cake

by Liza on May 22, 2013

I learned about this cake from my co-worker when it was brought as a treat to work last Friday. I am pretty sure I have tried it before but I knew it with a different name; date squares. I don’t know why it is called matrimonial cake but one thing is for sure it is [...]

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Sweet Potato Chickpea Curry

May 18, 2013

This recipe caught my attention for a of couple of reasons; it is a vegetarian dish and it consists of some of my favorite ingredients, sweet potatoes, chickpeas, green peas and spinach. Furthermore, the sauce consists of peanut butter, the same ingredient use in kare-kare, a popular Filipino stew. So I made this dish for [...]

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Rocky Road Brownies

May 16, 2013

It was uncommon for my mother to bake goodies when I was growing up because she was very busy working. My siblings and I would go to Goldilocks, a popular Filipino bakery, to buy baked goods. Rocky road brownies were one of my favorite treats to buy. Now that I have a family of my own, [...]

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Mango Tango Smoothie

May 14, 2013

Mangoes are abundant in Vancouver at this time of the year. So for me, it is a good time to make some of my family’s favorite mango desserts or drinks. A couple of months ago, I made mango pudding and on Sunday I made these mango tango smoothies. My husband enjoyed a glass of this [...]

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Baked Hoisin Chicken Wings

May 11, 2013

It has been a while since I posted a chicken wings recipe. It doesn’t mean that I haven’t cooked it. It is simply because I have been making it the same way: fried. So, I wanted to try a different and healthier recipe. I chose this one because it is simple and easy to make. [...]

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Molten Chocolate Cake

May 9, 2013

Mother’s day is Sunday and what a better way to put a smile on a mother’s face than a piece of a delicious molten chocolate cake. Molten chocolate cake or lava cake is a popular dessert to order whenever it is in any restaurant’s menu. It is basically a chocolate cake individually baked in ramekin [...]

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Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Cream Cheese Sauce

May 7, 2013

Pasta, especially spaghetti has always been my favorite ever since I was a child. I love to try other pasta dishes and I am glad to say that I have not been disappointed yet. I always prefer tomato based sauce over the creamy ones until I tried this pasta dish. Although this recipe uses cream [...]

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Wonton Soup

May 4, 2013

Although lots of sunshine and warm days are in the weather forecast for the next few days, we still have some days when it is cold, especially when the sun sets. Last Sunday was no different, it was cold and gloomy, a perfect day to stay inside and catch up on some household chores. For [...]

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Chicken and Mushroom Stew

May 3, 2013

I stumbled upon this dish when I was browsing online for a chicken recipe while on my lunch break at work the other day. It caught my attention because it has a few ingredients and easy cooking instructions to follow. Furthermore, it is a kind of dish that I know for sure my family would [...]

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