Butterfly pea flowers
Steep to make a blue herbal brew that can be drank like tea or use to make Malaysian nasi kerabu. The scientific name Clitoria ternatea.
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Mung beans and sprouts for home cooking
Mung bean is a legume grown for its edible seeds and sprouts. How are the seeds cooked? Are they used in savory or sweet dishes? How do you grow sprouts from dried beans?
Longganisa (sausage) pancakes
Not enough meat to feed the omnivores for breakfast? Crumble and cook sausage meat, and use to stuff pancakes. Longganisa (sausage) pancakes are so good!
How to cook with kaffir limes and leaves
Called makrut in Thailand, the fruits and leaves of the kaffir lime are used in Southeast Asian cooking. The leaves and fruit rind emit an intense citrusy aroma. The …
Difference between garlic scapes and garlic chives
There are similarities in their appearance but they don’t look exactly the same. Garlic chives and garlic scapes are different vegetables.
Moo shu chicken
Marinated strips of chicken fillet are stir fried with garlic, scallions, sliced cucumber, rehydrated wood ears and scrambled eggs. A thickened sauce completes the dish.
15-minute ground pork menudo and quail eggs rice bowl
A spin on Filipino menudo, ground pork menudo with quail eggs was inspired by a carinderia dish. Crumbled longganisa (sausage) is used for bolder flavors.The size of the …