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Sweet and Sour Chicken
Sweet and sour chicken is another popular Chinese dish which consists of bite sized chicken, fried and then combined with a sweet and sour sauce. Vegetables like onions, bell peppers or carrots can be...
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Chicken with Pineapple and Cashews
I went back to work yesterday after two weeks of being off. It was busy but great two weeks. My three boys were home at different times but were able to spend a day together with me and my husband. We...
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Coconut Chicken with Pineapple (Pininyahang Manok)
Coconut chicken with pineapple is a modified version of a Filipino dish “Pininyahang Manok “, which literally means pineapple chicken. This recipe is simple and uses a few basic ingredients. The main...
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Mango Tango Smoothie
Mangoes are abundant in Vancouver at this time of the year. So for me, it is a good time to make some of my family’s favorite mango desserts or drinks. A couple of months ago, I made mango pudding...
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Spinach and Strawberry Salad
On Saturday night, my son and I went to a night market here in Richmond BC. The night market is open every year during the summer and people go there for the food and cheap merchandise. We arrived...
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Canada’s Best Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Along with banana cake, carrot cake is a popular treat to bring to any party or gatherings. My cousin shared this carrot cake recipe on facebook. When I saw crushed pineapples and pecans in the list...
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Slow Cooker Banana-Walnut Cake
Lately, I have been using my slow cooker more frequently. I have made many great dishes thus far, but I wanted to try something different this time. One of my favorite breads to make is banana bread....
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Here’s another cake we used to buy from Goldilocks, a famous Filipino bakery, when we were growing up. It has been such a long time since I ate this cake and completely forgotten how incredibly...
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Chicken Macaroni Salad
Lately, I have been using rotisserie chicken meat in most of my cooking. I used it in recipes that require boiled chicken meat. I have even used it in arroz caldo (Filipino style congee) and it turned...
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Pineapple Glazed Ham
As a child, our family would have a special type of ham every Christmas. Now with a family of my own and in a different country, I have tried over the years to recreate the ham that I had as a child....
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Hawaiian Meatloaf
Meatloaf is one of those dishes that I frequently made when my kids were growing up. It is such an easy dish to make especially when one is pressed for time. Furthermore, it is such a delicious and...
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Pineapple Glazed Ham
As a child, our family would have a special type of ham every Christmas. Now with a family of my own and in a different country, I have tried over the years to recreate the ham that I had as a child....
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Pineapple Chicken Adobo
It does not look like it, but spring is almost here. In Vancouver, we are still getting some snow, but luckily the rain has washed most of it away. I know Spring is near because the herbs from my...
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Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This pineapple cake with cream cheese frosting was originally called pineapple sheet cake because it was baked on a sheet pan. I don’t own the appropriate sheet pan to make the original recipe, so I...
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Mango Tango Smoothie
Mangoes are abundant in Vancouver at this time of the year. So for me, it is a good time to make some of my family’s favorite mango desserts or drinks. A couple of months ago, I made mango pudding and...
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Spinach and Strawberry Salad
On Saturday night, my son and I went to a night market here in Richmond BC. The night market is open every year during the summer and people go there for the food and cheap merchandise. We arrived...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Canada’s Best Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Icing
Along with banana cake, carrot cake is a popular treat to bring to any party or gatherings. My cousin shared this carrot cake recipe on facebook. When I saw crushed pineapples and pecans in the list...
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Slow Cooker Banana-Walnut Cake
Lately, I have been using my slow cooker more frequently. I have made many great dishes thus far, but I wanted to try something different this time. One of my favorite breads to make is banana bread....
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Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Here’s another cake we used to buy from Goldilocks, a famous Filipino bakery, when we were growing up. It has been such a long time since I ate this cake and completely forgotten how incredibly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hawaiian Meatloaf
Meatloaf is one of those dishes that I frequently made when my kids were growing up. It is such an easy dish to make especially when one is pressed for time. Furthermore, it is such a delicious and...
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