Category: Side Dish

Oven-dried Tomatoes

I wanted to make my own sun-dried tomatoes for pasta or pizza toppings but then there really isn’t that much sun in Raincouver haha so this will do

Pinakbet

A quintessential Filipino dish consisting of squash, eggplant, okra, pork, shrimp and shrimp paste, sauteed in garlic, onion and tomatoes.

Charcuterie

Technically, Prosciutto is the only preserved meat in this plate so I don’t know if this still qualifies as Charcuterie haha

Caprese Salad

Nothing screams fresh and healthy summer dish louder than Caprese salad – fresh Mozzarella with tomato, sweet basil, salt and olive oil.

Aglio Olio

Traditionally, this pasta only needs good quality olive oil and garlic, but of course I have to add some chilli flakes and grated Parmesan. Fresh pasta from scratch is the only way to go to […]

Chicken Pastel
Baked Crispy Wings

I try to avoid fried food but I like the crunchy stuff so I looked for a way to make crunchy chicken wings using the oven. Secret ingredient: a pinch of baking soda.

Bicol Express

If this doesn’t scream spicy, I don’t what does haha

Cheese Soufflé

A very, very temperamental dish.

Mentaiko Pasta

I also see mentaiko paired with udon but this time I used it with freshly made fettuccine since I was on a pasta roll haha