Lemon-Garlic Butter Fried Shrimp

Ingredients: 1 pound medium to large shrimp, shelled and deveined. 2 TBS butter 2 cloves garlic minced 2 TBS fresh lemon juice Salt and pepper Minced fresh parsley or dill weed for garnish (optional) Wash the shrimp and drain well.  Sprinkle salt and pepper on the shrimp and let them sit for a few minutes. 

Shredded Pork Adobo

This is a take off from the popularly known Filipino dish called adobo. However, it is made with pork, which my family, friends and I prefer over chicken. I had friends coming for dinner one day and I could not think of what to cook. I knew they would love adobo but I thought I

Chicken-Spinach Quesadilla

This was made from leftover boiled chicken and cabbage. I saved half of a chicken breast to make chicken salad for lunch for the next day but before I made the chicken salad, I could not think of what to cook for dinner that night. I did not think chicken salad would be good for

Hot And Sour Soup

My husband and I love the hot and sour soup at one of our favorite Chinese restaurants.  He thinks their hot and sour soup is the best he has ever tasted.  He asked me to try to copy it and so, one day I did when I got motivated. It was very good. It was

Sauteed Cabbage (Filipino)

Ginisang Repolyo This is very similar to the American version of sauteed cabbage except the Filipino version has shrimp in it. The method of cooking is quite the same. It is a common everyday dish in the Philippines and it is quite often paired with fried fish. It is normally eaten with white rice and

Chicken Salad

For Club Sandwiches This chicken salad is very delicious but I don’t know why I take it for granted or I often forget to make it. It is also inexpensive to make and I usually make it from the leftover boiled chicken and cabbage.  The chicken breast is always the part of the chicken that

Paksiw Na Talong Sa Gata

Eggplant Paksiw in Coconut Milk (No fish) The Philippines is a land rich in coconuts.  Therefore, there are a lot of different dishes cooked in coconut milk there.  This dish is one of them but I concocted this myself because my family was not fond of dishes in coconut milk when I was growing up

Sauteed Cabbage (American)

Boiled cabbage is one of the side dishes one may choose from a list of side dishes that come with an entree at most diner restaurants especially here in the southern states. It is a simple, no nonsense vegetable dish, perfect to go with any entree because it will not clash with the flavor of

Beef Tips in Instant Pot

This recipe is better than my previous post of Southern Beef Tips and is a lot easier and quicker to make using the Instant Pot or a manual pressure cooker. The ingredients are somewhat the same as Southern Beef Tips with a little addition of seasonings that make it more flavorful. Try it and see

Tamales Con Poblanos

Ingredients: 4 to 6 Tamales 2 large poblano peppers, roasted, skinned and seeded 1 can Poblano Cream Condensed Soup 1 large clove garlic, crushed and minced ½ small yellow onion sliced thin  ¼ tsp. Cumin powder 1 chicken bouilon cube 1 cup grated Oaxaca cheese or Mozzarella Salt to taste Remove the seeds of the