A few weeks back, my husband and I had lunch at Causeway Seafood Restaurant and we chanced upon a dimsum item that we had never seen there before — steamed fish head. As far as I could tell, the ingredients

Like miso soup? So do we. It is great in its simplest form — with just tofu and wakame — but did you know that miso soup can be a base for so many variations? A couple of weekends ago,

Some people like their fried chicken without breading; others prefer to enjoy it with a coating of flour, bread crumbs, corn meal or even crushed corn flakes, Southern style. "Southern", of course, refers to the Southern states of the United

About 10 days ago, I cooked a batch of Southern style fried chicken but with a totally Asian take. While the texture was the same as traditional Southern style fried chicken, the aroma, color and flavors were totally different. To

Lamb was used in the original recipe. I can get lamb chops and stewing lamb and even a whole lamb leg in these parts but not ground or minced lamb. So, I had to settle for ground beef. Rib eye.

Everyday Exotic with Canada-based chef Roger Mooking is a recent addition to the Travel & Living Channel and it is fast becoming one of my favorites. A couple of weeks ago, Mooking grilled very large and very fat burgers and

That's a bell pepper in the photo below. The red one. There are rounder and larger varieties and the colors range from green to red to yellow. Some are even a mixture of green and red. Bell peppers are fruits

I make my own pesto. I don't always add nuts and, sometimes, I even skip the cheese part. And when I need only a small amount of pesto, I don't bother with the blender. I simply hand-chop the basil and

I'm still playing around with easy but drop-dead gorgeous desserts I can make over the holidays. I made this while my younger daughter Alex, home from school with a bad cold, hovered impatiently waiting for the gelatin to set. I

Most Filipinos know bulalo as a specialty soup dish of the province of Batangas. The broth is made by simmering beef bones for several hours and the soup itself is served with the bones, a little meat and a medley

The same recipe, and tricks, for making fish nuggets can be used to make chicken nuggets. Just substitute chicken fillets for fish fillets and everything else is the same. To make sure that the breading stays on during frying, pat

We chanced upon ready-to-serve English muffins at the supermarket and all I could really think of was eggs benedict. What are Eggs Benedict? It's a bread and egg dish prepared grilling some English muffins, topping them with ham and poached

Omelets and eggs fried sunny side up are great for breakfast but if you want to ditch the oil part without giving up the egg habit, you can always poach your eggs. Poached eggs are like soft-boiled eggs except that

What sauce? Hollandaise. It's an emulsion. Like mayo. You know. Oil and some acidic liquid like vinegar or lemon juice mixed with egg yolks to thicken the mixture to the consistency of cream. But with Hollandaise, instead of oil, butter

Perhaps, I ought to declare this week as I Love Eggs! Week. After posting the Thai egg strips recipe, I remembered that I had this old recipe for omelet cooked as cupcakes but published (yes, probably mis-filed) in my other

The first time I heard the name of this popular Thai dish, the horrific image that formed in my mind is something that any newspaper editor will probably censor. But after a search for the history of this dish, it

How many ways can you make an omelet? Many, many ways, right? Folded, stirred, flat, with vegetables, with seafood, with meat or even in a pie shell. Here's another way. Thai egg strips — rolled omelet cut into strips and

A lot of Asians like toasted garlic bits for garnish. Not as popular nor as well-known but equally delicious are fried crisp onion slices. You can buy these in jars but there's no reason why you cannot prepare them at

I love chocolate. I love mint. Combine them and my cup of love runneth over. Andes is my favorite chocolate candy. I love it so much that I even drop a piece or into my cup of coffee. So, you'll

Buko (coconut) and pandan dessert is fast becoming a staple in buffet parties, including Christmas and New Year affairs. Here is a new twist on the refreshing combination of pandan and coconut flavors. Less work, less mess, less calories and