Lasagna
This is the second time I’ve made lasagna. The first time it was too dry, so I made sure this time to put plenty of tomatoes (tinned, actually) for the […]
Category Archives: Beef
Beef mechado
In my town, beef mechado falls under fiesta food–so this was something I only got to eat at the neighbours’ as our family does not observe the town fiesta. I […]
Picadillo (Cuban inspired)
This is starting to look like a favourite as it seems I have been making this more often than I should (click here for the recipe). Or perhaps it is […]
Beef mince pie
Evening of 24th December W: Too tired to make Noche Buena now. I want some meat pie. Does beef mince pie feature in a British Christmas meal? M: No. So […]
Chili con carne
Ingredients: 500g dried kidney beans (soaked for 12 hours, boiled on high heat for 10 minutes, slow-cooked for 8 hours) vegetable oil for sauteing 1/2 head of garlic (minced) 2 […]
Picadillo and giniling are the same!
‘Just made giniling again–didn’t know this is also called picadillo! Well, this is the Filipino version, of course 😉 I usually skip the raisins, but this time I added them. […]
Beef giniling
Giniling means ground, or ground meat; it is also synonymous to this particular dish of ground pork or beef. I can’t remember anymore the exact measurements I used for this, […]
Cannellini beans with mince
What went into my beans… (read: whatever is in the pantry) Ingredients (amount estimated): garlic (minced) onion (julienned) beef mince (est. 1 cup) capsicum (julienned) fresh/tinned tomatoes or both carrot […]
Tortilla a la tacos
Some time ago I showed you how I jazz up the ordinary tortilla chips by baking it with cheese. Now I realise that I could even make it jazzier. I […]
Caldereta
I prepared lunch for some friends recently, and caldereta was on the menu. I remember always eating this at our nearest neighbour’s house during the annual town fiesta, and at […]
