Mexican-style pork adobada
A spicy smoky stew cooked with pork belly and Mexican-style adobo sauce made with chili flakes, chipotle, roasted garlic, cinnamon, thyme, oregano, vinegar, salt and …
Lunch / Dinner
The two most filling meals in our house are lunch and dinner. And dinner is often more carefully planned then lunch. While we're partial to one bowl meals, the list of lunch / dinner recipes is also divided into courses. Browse through our collection of appetizers, soups, salads, main courses and side dishes.
Cajun dirty rice
The "dirty" look comes from a combination of sausage fat, Cajun seasoning and chopped chicken livers. But unsanitary, Cajun dirty rice is not. It is tasty beyond words.
Beef pares
In its earliest form, Filipino beef pares was just boiled beef and rice, with complimentary broth on the side. The plain boiled beef cutlets, regular meat or offal, …
Slow cooker braised pork hock
A modern way to cook a dish that usually requires a lot of minding lest the sauce dries up before the pork is done. This Chinese-style braised pork hock is cooked in the …
Steamed fish steak with sweet soy sauce
It's a simple dish, no doubt. But if you take care to season the fish at various stages of the prep and cooking, the fish will taste like it was cooked by a kitchen pro.
Chili peanut sesame chicken
Reminiscent of Southeast Asian satay with its sweet-tangy-salty flavors, this chili peanut sesame chicken has hoisin sauce and lime juice to perfect the flavor balance.
Stracciatella alla Romana (Italian egg drop soup)
Stracciatella means small shreds and is descriptive of the appearance of the beaten eggs in the soup.