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…
I have shared so many banana bread recipes before. This sour cream banana bread is different from the other ones I’ve shared because of the addition of sour cream as an ingredient. I find that the sour cream makes the bread softer and moister.This easy sour cream banana bread is a great way to use…
This baked pomfret recipe is inspired by a dish that I recently had at a local Filipino restaurant. The method of cooking is similar to steaming, but instead of using a steamer, the fish is oven-steamed. First, the fish is stuffed with a mixture of tomato, onion and ginger. It is then, wrapped in foil…
This shrimp and okra in coconut milk recipe is inspired by the many coconut milk (gata) recipes in Filipino cuisine. Shrimp and okra are two of my family’s favorite ingredients and so, I knew this dish would be a perfect. This dish is easy to make. The okra is first sautéed together with the aromatics…
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…
