I usually try to plan a weekly menu so that way when I go to the grocery store I know exactly what I am getting. I find it saves me time and money. This past Sunday was no different. I had my menu planned out and bought everything I needed for the week, or so [...]

I have shared recipes for wontons in the past, first my Jalapeno Cream Cheese Wontons, then my Crispy Pork Wontons and most recently my Strawberry and Nutella Wontons.  For this wonton recipe I thought I would go back to where my love affair with wontons started, the crab wonton. When you go to Asian restaurants [...]

Spinach is one of my favorite vegetables. Not only is it good for you, it is also delicious in just about everything.  From show stopper dishes like Mushroom and Spinach Stuffed Flank Steak or a simple Spinach Salad with Dijon Vinaigrette , spinach is a wonderful addition to many dinners. For this recipe, I decided [...]

A good cucumber salad is always a refreshing side dish. My mom used to make one while I was growing up with tomatoes, onions and Italian dressing, and it was one of my favorite summertime snacks. I happened to have a  cucumber in the fridge the other day when I was making my Andouille and [...]

In honor of my 100th recipe post I thought I would share one of my absolute, favorite dishes. I have loved fried rice since I was a kid, it is what I would always order whenever we would go out to Asian restaurants.  Up until about a year ago I never really made this at [...]

Recently I have been thinking about family traditions and recipes always come to mind. For just about every Filipino family out there someone has a recipe for Pancit, a stir-fried noodle dish with meat and vegetables. Since Pancit literally means noodles there are many different versions of this dish out there and no two families [...]

Whole chickens were on sale the other day at my local grocery store so I decided to pick one up. When it came time to cook it I was kind of at a loss for what I wanted to do. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to go traditional and make something like my recipe [...]

Being part Filipino, lumpia was a big part of my household growing up. What is lumpia you ask? It is the Filipino version of an egg roll. While I was growing up we always had some savory lumpia in the freezer and it was always at all of our family functions. What we never had [...]

This Pork Stir Fry dish is inspired by my favorite meal when I go to my favorite Thai restaurant.  However, when I go out the stir fries to be a little too saucy so this version is a little lighter, but still just as tasty. I used tender boneless pork chops and stir fried them [...]

Whenever I go out to an Asian restaurant, one of the first things that I always look for is wontons. There is just something about biting into the crispy wrapper to reveal a savory, flavorful filling. Since I do love them so much I thought I would tackle making them at home. For this wonton [...]