a la ibyang

braised beef & tendon.

some things are worth all the trouble...

when you have to clean up the fridge and turn leftover pieces of veggies into "salad".

red cabbage okonomiyaki

confusion

*thai vermicelli salad with shaved red cabbage, cucumber, diced mangoes & fried onions with fish sauce & sweet chilli lime dressing topped with slices of vietnamese spring rolls.

fall off the bone.

the real corned beef...

for the guy who can only eat spam & corned beef once a year - as per wife's orders (because i'm not a big fan of canned goods).

the evolution of an egg drop noodle.

simple joys...

narooma lobster with lime & chilli butter and leftover salad greens (microwaved for 3 minutes and drizzled with olive oil). now, focus on the lobster and forget about the rest of what i've said.

i cannot have baked mussels and not remember "josephine's" in roxas boulevard. fond memories from eons ago.

year end bribe for the teachers. blue swimmer crab sushi bake & mango ice box.

it's mango season!

my intention was to cook afritada but then i chanced upon a happy coincidence - extra bokchoy, spring onions and carrots. what's meant to be afritada became pochero. life's the same you know... just make the most of whatever you have. because more often than not, what you have is more than enough.

when it's your birthday but the food aint for you. missing the chicken inasal in the gallery because someone took a bite but forgot to take a snap. what am i gonna do with this guy?!

homemade corn cheese dog smothered in kewpie mayo + gochujang + maple syrup and sprinkled with sitchi mi for sunday brunch.

a spin off from thai beef salad. of course you can you use the same marinade for pork or chicken!

miss mo na ba?

my version of chicken pastil with boiled egg, loads of veggies on the side, sambal and stir fried kangkong in garlic and fish sauce.

have you tried kagikit from mindanao?

puso ng saging kilawin sa gata. call me weird but this is one of my all time faves.

'tis the season...

it's raining man... chego.

some respite from the unending downpour...

i haven't done this in a looooooooong time.

bilo-bilo on stick.
(langka, buko-pandan, ube)

salmon poke bowl

last 2 pieces of these giant t-bone steaks from my gourmet meat stash. another trip to young, nsw is in order.

just add rice.

how i cheat a chicken tikka biryani in under 30 minutes.