Homemade Pasta with Pesto, Sausage and Ricotta Pesto pasta is made creamier and heartier with the addition of Italian sausage and ricotta cheese. The homemade pasta is completely optional but it's a nice touch. It had been three (long) years since I'd last made fresh pasta. When we bought ... Read More
Green Chile Chicken Soup
Green Chile Chicken Soup Substantial enough for winter but with the bright flavors of spring and summer, this is a year-round chicken soup. We Californians can be silly about the weather. A ten degree jump or drop in temperature has us switching between flip flops and fleece-lined boots. ... Read More
Kimchi Fried Rice with Smoked Trout
Kimchi Fried Rice with Smoked Trout Scraps and bits of a handful of ingredients make for the best fried rice. This one uses kimchi, dry smoked trout and my own spicy chili sauce for extra flavor but from minimal effort. It’s been a month and a half since my last post even though I’ve had a ... Read More
Miso Stir-Fried Noodles (Vegan)
Miso Stir-Fried Noodles (Vegan) Miso paste is not just for soup. Here I've used boxed pasta and a handful of pantry items to create a flavorful stir-fried dish in just a few minutes. The countdown is on for Christmas--are you ready? Me, not quite yet. But let's face it, I've never been one ... Read More
Instant Pot Arroz Caldo
Instant Pot Arroz Caldo Arroz caldo, Filipino chicken and rice soup/porridge, is the ultimate comfort food. Here are my tips for preparing it in the Instant Pot. It's been a doozy of a year and to be quite frank, I'm looking forward to 2019 being behind us. My husband and I lost two family ... Read More
Bistek (Filipino Beefsteak)
Bistek (Filipino Beefsteak) Bistek is steak and onions, Filipino style. Even with a short marinating time, the beef is loaded with flavor and the best part? It's super easy to prepare. Last year, when I committed to sharing more Filipino dishes here on the blog I had no idea how important ... Read More
