Paksiw na Isda

 

I find myself crave Paksiw from time to time. 

It's a very easy filipino fish.

It's what I think about making every time I see any fish!

Ingredients:

• Milkfish (about 2 pounds, cleaned)
• Ginger sliced
• 6-7 cloves of garlic
• 1 medium sliced onion
• 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1 cup water
• 3 pcs green finger chili
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1tbsp whole peppercorn

Instructions:

• Heat up a pan in a medium heat
• Pour water and vinegar and arrange the fish on top
• Add salt, pepper and peppercorn on top mixing it very gently.
• Cover and simmer for 12-15 minutes.
• Serve with rice and enjoy!!!

Let me know what you guys think!

xo

Mother's Day 2026

 

Like always,

Mother's Day was wonderful this year.

I like to keep it simple

and more about spending quality time.

Not me, 

Spending alone time.

My boys surprised me with Cards.

We had an amazing dinner at home.

These steaks crostini was so good!

I requested a seafood pasta.

We haven't made in a while so 

I figure it would be the best time to make some.

It was such a lovely weekend!!

I hope you all had a good one.

xo

Smoked Salmon Pizza

 

Every time I see Smoked Salmon at the grocery 

I want to get it right away and just make something with it. 

I have been making homemade sushi,

And the boys loved it. 

I made Pizza this time and as good too!!

All you need is 

Cream Cheese

Smoked Salmon

Capers

Chopped onion

Olive oil

Seasonings of your choice.

This is so easy to make,

I got a ready to use Focaccia bread.

I heated it for a little bit 

then add all the toppings, 

Make it as you would want it. 

No exact measurements. 

Enjoy!!!

xo

Quesadilla Night

 

I love Quesadilla nights.

We haven't done this in a while.

Before that,

Some Sparkling fruity drink to start.

This was so refreshing,

Cheers!

I made this Seafood Salad for Appetizer.

I like having something Seafood 

if we are having something meaty for main dish.

It's just the mix Seafood

I addes some olive oil, Lemon and some seasoning.

Don't forget the lime!

Easy peasy.

Hubby made Steak Quesadilla.

Its so good every time.

Adding all the fixins just makes it better!!

I hope you are having a great week!!

xo

Grill and Chill

 

The weekend have become the best days for me. 

Quality time with my loves.

We love cooking the best food and 

just have an amazing time.

It was grilling day this past weekend and it was perfect!

Cheers to the Weekend!!

Lovin this German Spritz!

Hubby grilled all the amazing meats outside.

And I cook inside.

Sunday's have becoming like meal prep for us. 

We make all the good food

We also get to enjoy during the week!

I have been wanting to make this for a long long time!

I thought Kare Kare would be so hard to make,

I was wrong.

Recipe is coming next!

I made this Seafood Salad For side.

Something fresh and creamy.

It's so easy to make.

Made with Mayo, Sour cream, Imitation crab and Cooked Shrimp.

Garnish with fresh dill, 

Of course Season with your preference!

The Ribs came out so perfect.

We are watching 1923 right now 

So good so far. 

Dinner was perfection!!

Happy Weekend!

xo

Tuna Casserole

 

I like trying all of the Classic American dish, 

especially with Tuna, I love any seafood.

I can't believe it's my first time making this.

It was so good!!

Ingredients

• 16 ounces wide egg noodles
• 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
• 10 ounces canned tuna drained (2 small cans)
• 2 cans condensed cream of mushroom soup* 10.5 ounces, each
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• ½ cup panko bread crumbs
• 1 tablespoon butter melted
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

• Boil egg noodles according to package directions, drain and return to pot.
• To the noodles, add the peas, carrots, tuna, soup, milk, and shredded cheddar. Stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Press noodles into a 9x13 inch buttered casserole dish.
• Mix together the panko crumbs and melted butter and sprinkle over the noodle mixture, top more cheddar cheese, optional.
• Bake at 375F for 15 to 20 minutes, until bubbling and browned on top.

Let me know what you guys think!!

xo

Filipino BBQ Night

 

It has been so cold!

So cold that its impossible to do anything outside.

But,

Before that

I'm so glad we got to grill!

I miss these so bad!

The frozen version of Filipino BBQ is starting to get ridiculously expensive

So we decided to make homemade one.

This is so easy.

Key is marinate it 1 day is suggested but you can probably get away with few hours of marinating it.

FIRST.

You chopped Pork bite sized,

IT doesn't matter what kind of Pork,

Pork butt, Pork loin

A little fat is not bad.

We marinated it with 

Soysauce

Sprite (or any lime soda)

Garlic (lots of it)

So sauce

seasoning of your choice.

You literally can put anything you want.

Cover and put in the fridge until ready to put in skewer,

Which is probably the only hard part making this

But oh so worth it.

Perfect!

Ready to grill!!!

I wanted some Seafood too so hubby grilled us a Tilapia.

Sooo Perfect!

One of the Best weekend!

How was yours????

xo

Seafood Pasta Salad

I will never get tired of Fresh cold salad.

It's the best side dish.

This may be more of a Summer side dish,

But, I could eat this any time!

So so good and it's so easy to make.

 

Ingredients

• 8 ounces imitation crab meat 
• 12 ounces salad shrimp thawed
• 1/2 small red onion diced small
• 2 stalks celery diced
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise 
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning 
• 1/2 tablespoon fresh dill 
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• black pepper to taste

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine the crab meat (broken up), shrimp, red onion, and celery.
• In a small bowl whisk together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, Old Bay Seasoning, fresh dill, and salt. Taste and add pepper to taste.
• Stir the dressing into the main ingredients and serve. Enjoy!
  

Enjoy!

xo

Surf and Turf

 

Surf and Turf dinner is absolutely one of my favorites.

If we could do it everyday I would pick it.

It's a perfect combination.

I just wish I could come up with recipes but hubby made all of this

And it was perfection.

The steak was grilled the shrimp was sauteed in a pan and the sauce was the bomb.

Hubby definitely did not follow any recipe or measurement.

Maybe one day I can ask him to make a recipe for it.

It was sooooo good!

Perfect dinner while watching Netflix.

xo

Tortang Giniling

As much as I can, I try to make different kinds of dish/meals for my boys to have. 

It's so easy to just make them Pizza or Chicken nuggets.

But, I don't want them to grow up eating the same thing and become so picky. 

Also, they are half Filipinos SO they need to at least try all the Filipino Dish. 

For today, I made Tortang Giniling.

It's a kind of Filipino Omelette.

I mean, very basic, easy to make.

It's the best way to hide those veggies. 

I think they loved it. 

We also made it as a Sandwich and it was a good idea!

Let me know what you guys think!

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb. ground pork or beef
• 6 pieces raw eggs
• 1 medium-sized onion diced
• 2 medium sized tomatoes diced
• 4 cloves garlic chopped
• 1 small green bell pepper minced
• 1 small red bell pepper minced
• 1/2 cup frozen green peas
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil

Instructions

• Heat a frying pan or wok and pour-in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil
• When the oil is hot enough, sauté the onion, garlic, and tomato.
• Add the ground meat and cook for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Put-in the bell peppers and green peas. Cook for 3 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper then stir to distribute. Transfer to a large bowl. Let it cool down.
• When the cooked ground meat reaches room temperature, beat the eggs and pour into the bowl same bowl. Stir to distribute all the ingredients.
• Heat a clean non-stick pan. Add the remaining cooking oil.
• Scoop 1/3 of the egg and pork mixture to the pan.
• Cook each side for 3 minutes or until you see that the eggs are fully cooked. Avoid overcooking the eggs. Do the same step until the mixture is consumed.
• Turn off the heat and transfer to a serving plate.
• Serve with banana ketchup or any dip preferred.

I also made Air fried Tilapia. (30 mins in the Air fryer 375F Flipping half way.)

I can never get tired of Seafood.

Now that I can make Fried Seafood whenever I want and not worry about all the mess.

It makes me so happy!

I also made my favorite Mango Salsa to pair it with.

( Mango Salsa )

 

Enjoy!!

xoxo