I haven’t cooked a single dish for a month now. I did cook an egg and some sausages the other night but that doesn’t qualify. My cookbooks are by the kitchen counter, with Rachael Ray’s and Dom de Luise’s smiles inviting me to open their cookbooks and pick out a recipe. I just haven’t been […] Read more…
Archive of ‘Yummy Eats’ category
Let’s cook Adobo!
I’ve never cooked Adobo in my whole life. I think it comes with the many recipes I see and have no idea which one to follow. I think it’s about time I learned how to cook adobo. Care to share your recipes? One friend puts hard-boiled eggs in it. Another puts peanut butter (or was […] Read more…
cooking over the past few days
Got drunk on my pasta. I put too much wine in my pasta sauce last night and ended up light-headed the rest of the meal preparations. Eep! I had to make a gazillion adjustments.Meatballs are fun!. I made my first meatballs. Just mixed ground beef, an egg, salt and pepper, bread crumbs, minced onions and […] Read more…
Because I “eyeball” measurements just like she does…
I wanted to tap dance at Fully Booked when I heard this cook book calling out my name: There were several other books of hers (and I wanted them all, all, ALL!!!) but I decided to get the first one first. Most of the recipes I’ve been jotting down from her shows are HERE! Hurrah. […] Read more…
How do you learn a recipe?
I’m not too fond of measuring. I call my type of cooking “Freestyle Cooking.” Hahaha! Does the recipe call for a cup of chopped tomatoes? I just grab four to five pieces and chop away. What about a teaspoon of black pepper? I just sprinkle some on the center of my palm and if it […] Read more…
And now we’re back to regular programming!
I’m feeling much better, I’m still on antibiotics but I have my voice back and I’m a strong woman again so what’s the first thing I’m gonna do? Catch up on my friends’ blogs!!! Oooh yeah! But before that, here’s another thing I wanna share with y’all. It’s my quick and easy recipe for a […] Read more…
Oh no, I burned the water!
Okay, that’s not true. BUT! I’ve had my share of cooking bloopers. I once tried making sauteed beansprouts. Easy right? I crumbled half a Knorr shrimp cube over the veggies while sauteing. Yummy. Then towards the end of the cooking, I added salt and pepper to taste. SILLY ME. The dish was overly salty and […] Read more…