Sotanghon (quite)
Sotanghon is glass noodles and not to be confused with rice noodles. The former is made from either mung bean, potato or tapioca; it is bouncy and does not break […]
Category Archives: Noodles and Pasta
Misua
Misua is a type of noodle, but in the Philippines it is also synonymous to a dish–a poor man’s dish. In the Asian shops here in the UK, they sell […]
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 […]
Spaghetti – quick and simple
Do you know that feeling of getting home sooo hungry and you’re alone and there’s nothing prepared? That is why pasta is a must in the cupboard! While boiling the […]
Chicken sopas
Nothing special, just the ordinary chicken macaroni soup. Back in the Philippines, it’s usually prepared in big batches, thus suitable when there’s a gathering (office meetings, parties), or as part […]
Turkey macaroni
I cooked this in a large skillet with a lid. Ingredients: olive oil for sauteing garlic (minced) onion (julienned) 1 cup turkey (minced) 1/2 red capsicum (julienned then halved) 100g […]
Spaghetti (Filipino junk food version)
I will share with you a “secret” spaghetti sauce recipe. “Secret” because I don’t let people know I crave this and make this once in a while—a real junk food […]
Rice noodles with curry
I had some rice noodles at a Chinese buffet in town and was amused that they used curry. Back home we would always use soy sauce. So here’s my take […]
Chicken Macaroni Salad
I’m posting here the “standard” chicken macaroni salad recipe in our neighbourhood when I was growing up. Recently there had been other versions coming up back home (such as the […]
Dumplings
I promised to post the recipe for the dumplings I used in my chicken soup. Now I should tell you that I didn’t make the dumplings myself–but had my ‘assistant’ […]
