Simple and Delicious Recipes
Hi, I'm Liza and welcome to my blog. Salu-salo is a Filipino word that means getting together with friends and family to eat. I am not a cook by profession, but I spend a lot of time in the kitchen, cooking for my family. Read More…
This beef stew with mushroom dish is hearty and full of flavor. Although, I did not eat this dish when I was growing up in the Philippines, there are some Filipino dishes that are similar. The closest thing that I can remember eating was mechado, which is similar, but uses tomato sauce. It was when…
This is another chicken dish that I am sure everyone will love. This chicken piccata consists of browned chicken breasts with a simple sauce of lemon juice, chicken broth, capers and butter. The dish is very flavorful and the capers add a nice salty touch to the sauce. My husband and I love this chicken…
I love this broccoli, chickpea and cucumber salad because it’s easy to prepare and it’s a complete meal on its own. Other than cooking the broccoli, this salad does not require much cooking. Chickpeas are one of my all time favorite beans, so the addition of it in this salad is a plus! In this…
I have been eating lots of salads lately, especially at lunch time at work. Most of the time, I would also bring a sandwich for supplement. This homemade potato salad recipe is one salad that can be a meal unto itself. It is not only delicious, but is filling as well. The great thing about…
Fall is finally in full swing which means that some of the fall favorites are coming back. Foods such as pumpkin and squash are starting to appear in grocery stores. About a month ago I shared a baked spaghetti squash recipe that I really enjoyed. So, today I decided to share another spaghetti squash dish. This time…
The use of spaghetti squash in this baked spaghetti squash with tomato meat sauce recipe makes it the ideal low-carb dish. Spaghetti squash has a unique feature in that it resembles spaghetti after you cook it and fluff it up with a fork. That’s why it is the perfect vegetable to use in a dish like this. After…
One fruit that I eat a lot every time I go home to the Philippines is mango. Philippine mango tastes different from the Altaulfo mango, the one that is being sold here in Vancouver. My maternal grandmother used to have several mango trees in her hometown and growing up, we always got a supply of…
