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…
Suwam na mais is a Filipino soup consisting of corn and moringa (malunggay) leaves. I remember my mom cooking this dish, except she used bagoong (shrimp paste) instead of fish sauce. She uses white corn, but since white corn is not available here in Canada, I used yellow, sweet corn instead. Moringa (malunggay) leaves are…
There used to be a small Italian café near our place and one of their specialties was risotto. My youngest son and I love it so much, we bought it frequently. The store closed and since then I wanted to cook risotto but I heard it requires stirring for a long time. When I stumbled…
This sauteed daikon (Ginisang Labanos) is one of my favorite comfort dishes to cook. Daikon is one of my favorite vegetables because not only is it good in sinigangs (Filipino sour soup) and pickled, but also delicious when sauteed. Sautéed daikon – or Ginisang Labanos – is one of the many dishes that I learned to…
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…
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…
This coconut curry chicken dish caught my attention because the sauce is made of both tomato and coconut. I am a big fan tomato based sauces so I knew that this dish would taste great. After I made the dish and tasted the sweet and spicy tomato coconut curry chicken dish, I was not disappointed. This…
I went back to work this week after being off for two months. It was nice catching up with old friends and also meeting new ones. I will surely miss my morning walks and the extra time that I had for gardening and cooking. I am glad that over the summer, I had a chance…
