One of the best-loved breakfast in the Philippines. It is perfect to make on cold days and best served shared with family and/or friends. What makes this rice porridge special is the addition of the tabléa. Tabléa are discs of concentrated cacao, like 100% dark chocolate 🙂 Tabléa can be made into a drink too,…
Cooking with Hello Fresh
Many of the food featured here are from HelloFresh. I’ve been a fan ever since they knocked on my door ages ago. We consider the meals as experiments, a different way to discover something new to eat. Hello Fresh since introduced my family to at least 3 most favourite dishes. These gets cooked again at…
Filipino Pork Barbecue
So, summer is almost upon us and some of us started making use of our back gardens already. Some street grills in the Philippines use this or a variation. So for a taste of one of the Philippines’ popular street food (or close to it), try this sweet recipe! This recipe will serve 6 people. Marinade…
Ginataang Manok (Filipino Chicken in Coconut Milk)
The Philippine cuisine is where you’ll find a beautiful mix of western and eastern food, adapted by the locals using locally sourced ingredients to substitute what they cannot find. Many of the country’s dishes are very simple and affordable to make. This dish is locally known as Ginataang Manok, is a classic where each family…
Paprikas Csirke
The triggering of Article 50 by the Prime Minister Theresa May made me both sad and angry. I arrived in Europe 20 years ago and in those years, I’ve met so many amazing people. So in honour of Europe’s great diversity and my European friends in countries within the European Union, I am cooking something from…
Sauteed Aubergine with egg
I’ve known this dish since I was a child. My mother would swap some fish for vegetables and many a times it’s aubergines. She’d ask me to buy an egg for it since in those days, we don’t keep eggs in the fridge. We buy what we need. Today, Article 50 was triggered. I want to…
Banana Cake
Your bananas have been neglected, there are dark patches on the skin already and the top bit is dry. Don’t throw them away, if the inside is still bruise free (or only have small bruises), then you can make a cake! This recipe serves 4-8 Ingredients : 2 very ripe bananas, mashed (32p) 125g butter…
M1 & M2’s Ramen dinner
Packaged ramens aren’t healthy but it did keep a lot of students alive during the course of their studies (hubby included) so I think it’s only fair to show the kids how to make one without making it soggy. M1 & M2 chose their fave flavours and each spent time boiling the exact amount of…