

Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce
“Each of these hawker stalls sells pretty much one dish, and they’ve been perfecting it for generations.” This was how Nick Young...

Ube Tres Leches
This Mexican cake was the first idea I added to my list of cakes to bake this summer, but I was only able to get to it last weekend. I do...

Beef Pepper Rice with Miso Butter
A few years ago, I went to Singapore for summer vacation and the first thing on our travel itinerary was to eat lunch. We settled on...

Chai-spiced Cheesecake Muffins
Throw any type of spice in any type of dish and I will devour it within seconds. Not everyone appreciates the spike of flavor that spices...

Hazelnut Mocha Brownies
Brownie recipes are the most foolproof ones. There is no such thing as over mixing and falling when baking them unless you intended to....

Uni Chawanmushi
Chawanmushi is my most favored way of enjoying eggs, and if you ask me, one of the more underrated ways to cook them. This simple...

Broiled Lobster Tails with Beurre Rouge
Lobster tails hold second place position in my favorite seafood ranking because their sweet and glistening buttery meat is defeated only...

Chunky Monkey Cookies
Chunky Monkey has two popular definitions. In American slang, the phrase refers to an overweight person, but for Ben and Jerry’s, it is...

Grilled Butabara (Pork Belly) with Teppanyaki Sauce
When my mom still used to teach classes in The Podium, my family and I would go to that mall to pick her up and eat dinner. Every time,...

Milo Brioche Donuts
My brother has a proclivity for drinking Milo in the morning as though he were a retired man enjoying his Americano. He interminably...

Baked Fish with Creamy Spinach and Cheese Sauce
Baked fish is underrated in my house. Our seafood dishes are often simply stir-fried, deep-fried or steamed. To bring diversity into the...

Crispy Chicken à la King
Chicken à la King or chicken in the style of King is notorious for being the dull glob of cream, vegetables and chicken or turkey...

Dark Chocolate Soufflé with Caramel Sauce
What better day to bake homemade soufflés with caramel sauce than on a Monday? My mom’s response would most likely be any other day, but...

Ground Beef Bulgogi 2 Ways
Fun fact: this idea was initially listed down in my private notes as possible items to sell. Yes, I have a Google Doc, Sheet and note for...

Apple Fritters
Imagine this: You are in a cozy cabin in the middle of nowhere enjoying the peaceful solitude that it provides. Snuggled under a heavy...

Shrimp and Sausage Creamy Tomato Penne Pasta
Need a break from your classic Carbonara and Filipino-style spaghetti pasta? Here is a simple yet flavorsome recipe for an...

Chocolate Strawberry Cinnamon Rolls
Nothing tops the aroma that whiffs out of the oven from when you first retrieve homemade cinnamon rolls from it. These huge, gooey and...

Beef Rendang
This week, I brought Indonesia into my kitchen. Well of course not literally but through cooking one of the country’s most famous dishes,...

Green Mac n' Cheese with Grilled Pesto Chicken
It is normal for my household to have at least eight packs of cheese in our refrigerator each week. My mom has a lot of sponsors for...


























