Wal-Mart Supercenter has these frozen bags of salmon for about $7/bag. You can cook the fillets separately or cook 'em as a whole. I decided to do the latter. Thawed the fish, seasoned both sides with salt, pepper, juice of 1 lemon, drizzle of olive oil,  and ... Read More

Using the blender from my Magic Bullet Platinum Pro, I made strawberries & banana smoothie for me and the kids last Friday. Hubs already started drinking beer he didn't get any :). In the blender, I blended together : ice cubes 2 cups of ... Read More

For a foodie who cooks, one of the best things in Summer is the grilling. I love grilling. It's fun to experiment with ingredients to marinate your meat in. You can buy the bottled ones of course to save time but it's really fun to open your pantry ... Read More

We had such a great time partaking in our Chocolate fondue with assorted fruits. First, I'm proud to say I found my first ever fondue set at GoodWill for $3. It was still in a box so talk about a good find. It's a small set but geez, ... Read More

For this week's theme of LaPiS, we're featuring the texture of SOFT. I must admit that the entire weekend I couldn't find a picture of any dishes that I could enter for this theme. by Monday  I've decided to pass on this week's installment. I just actually ... Read More

I learned this recipe from Deb over at Cookerati. We were chatting on Skype one afternoon and another friend, Liberty was asking a quick recipe for dinner. Deb suggested boneless chicken breasts in mustard and bread crumbs, then bake. Easy right? No bread crumbs? Deb suggested mash potato flakes. ... Read More

I stumbled upon this crash hot potatoes recipe from The Pioneer Women. She got it from a friend from Australia and it looked sooo good I just had to make my own. Mine didn't look as pretty as her crash hot potatoes but they sure tasted soooo good. ... Read More

It's Summer. You know what that means, Ice Cream. We love out sporadic trips to Coldstone (expensive) or Dairy Queen but we always have ice cream in the house. We have our favorite flavors but my husband and I are always trying new flavors. Instead of wine tasting, ... Read More

This week's LaPiS theme revolves around the flavor SOUR. Interestingly enough, the 1st Lasang Pinoy installation covered your favorite filipino food, or something like that. One of my entries (ILOCANA Chef) were something sour. Pork Sinigang. A filipino soup with sour broth thanks to Mama Sita's Sinigang sa Sampalok mix. ... Read More

I know I know, there's an "Attack of the tomatoes" going on but I bought these tomatoes before the outbreak made news and I bought them at the commissary where it insisted that their suppliers are not part of the produce exporter that are affected. It's an Air ... Read More

Who doesn't love Asparagus? How about Bacon? Combine the two with toasted garlic and it's an infusion of a good vegetable side dish. This is very easy and quick to do. Slice the bacon into small pieces. Brown in a non stick pan until crunchy. Put the browned ... Read More

We couldn't figure out what to have for lunch one weekend ago so we decided to try for the second time, Wal-Mart's Footlong Sub sandwich. This thing is huge and filled with deli goodies. Turkey, Ham and Roast Beef accompanied with lettuce, swiss cheese, colby jack cheese and ... Read More

On weekend nights, I try to indulge with a couple of beers, or a bottle of wine, or cocktails with the hubby. This round of LaPiS (Lasang Pinoy, Sundays), we are indulging on drinks. For my share, here's 2 glasses of Mango Margarita. A cocktail that's easy ... Read More