Pork & Bittermelon Stir-Fry

Posted by on July 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

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I grabbed a couple of bittermelons from my last trip to the Asian store over there in Raleigh. I actually almost forgot I had them until I found a plastic pushed all the way back in the fridge. Good thing I discovered them before they went bad. Whewww. I would hate myself knowing I just wasted perfectly good bittermelons (Ampalaya).  This vegetable happens to be my favorite Filipino vegetable. Even though it’s technically not just found in the Philippines. But I digress..

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“Watermelon” Cake

Posted by on July 22, 2009 · 1 Comment 

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This isn’t actually a watermelon flavored cake per se. It’s just a cake that’s made to look like a watermelon :)

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