By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes
If a dish is to become a regular item in your menu planning you probably have the some of the same requirements I do: (1) Great nutrition, (2) Tantalizing aroma and flavor, and (3) Ridiculously easy to put together. This curry dish fits the specs and is stunning enough for company. I found the recipe […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Recipes , Salads
You can find this salad on the menu at a Thai restaurant under the name “Larp” or “Laap”. The only problem I have the restaurant versions is that the chili varies from one week to another and at times the salad is way to hot for this old gal to eat. Solve the problem. Make […]
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By Amanda Rose | Recipes , Snacks
Hardly worthy of a “recipe,” did you realize that grapes freeze well and make great little bite-sized popsicles? Indeed they do. Using any sweet grape, freeze a stash for a hot day. My mom and her friend spent one legendary week painting a house in 107 degree temperatures and ate an entire case of these […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes
Living in Delano, California for fifteen years, close to one of the largest Filipino populations in the United States, I came to love Filipino food. Adobo was the first dish I was served at many Delano potlucks and events. It is still one of my first choices: it is juicy, full of flavor, and satisfying. […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Antiques , Ingredients , Recipes
I found this mix when researching ideas for drying seasoned okra for snack food. It is credited to Emeril Lagasse of the Food Network. As with everything else, I find ways to tweak a seasoning to suit my own tastes. Surely, you do the same. Now that I have this on hand, I find I […]
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By Jeanie Rose | Main Dishes , Recipes
This recipe is dedicated to the memory of eating Filipino food at the Bamboo Hut. If the Bamboo Hut still existed, I wouldn’t have tried to figure out how to reproduce the flavors of our favorite: Balamiki Chicken. With the original version, thin strips of meat were marinated and then strung on wooden skewers for […]
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