tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32094001009430622122024-03-14T01:54:55.878+10:00BUSOG! SARAP!Cusinera's Cooking Adventures ....cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.comBlogger141125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-31459532748722043912015-04-29T21:57:00.000+10:002015-05-01T02:28:21.972+10:00Busog! Sarap! EASY CHOC CHIP COOKIES These Choc Chip Cookies are a favourite in our TRIBE’s household, I’ve been making this for years now. Easy to make and bake, can be frozen and thawed for future emergency cookie craving baking episodes. Crispy outside, chewy inside…what more can you ask for? So, no further delay…..here’s my fool proof recipe for Choc Chip Cookies. Busog! Sarap! EASY CHOC CHIP COOKIES cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-84846396812525881052014-11-04T21:54:00.000+10:002015-01-29T20:26:42.213+10:00PORK ADOBO BUN (Pork Adobo Gua Bao)After my visit to 8 Street at Westfield Garden City “Fresh Food Precinct” and dropping by at Grill n Bao for lunch (we’re regulars now), I was inspired to make my own Gua Bao but with a Filipino twist put into it. This Pork Adobo Bun (Pork Adobo Gua Bao) of mine is the bomb! You have to make it, seriously… it is so easy. PORK ADOBO BUN (Pork Adobo Gua Bao) INGREDIENTS: 750g thick cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-35889680083763848412014-11-04T08:13:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:08:12.399+10:00Fresh Food Shopping Experience at Westfield, Garden CityBrought to you by Nuffnang and Westfield Garden City. Have you been to Westfield Garden City lately? Westfield Garden City just had a $400m redevelopment and you should see what they have done. If you haven’t checked the place yet…you’re missing out on a wonderful revamped fresh food precinct with new specialty stores plus of course your regular supermarkets (Coles, Woolworths and cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-21023434860354636082014-10-17T23:12:00.001+10:002014-11-08T22:09:49.425+10:00GINATAANG TAMBAKOL STEAK (Tuna Steak cooked in Coconut Milk) It has been along time since I have posted a Filipino Recipe….so to make amends, here’s a simple recipe for Ginataang Tambakol Steak (Tuna Steak cooked in Coconut Milk). I’ve added a few kamias to create a small souring effect on the overall taste of the sauce. I find that this dish is quite good when you break up the tuna steak and tossed in cooked pasta or in a mix salad and cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-53061439470194167012014-08-29T23:35:00.001+10:002014-11-08T22:18:26.937+10:00PERINAISE POTATO SALAD (Busog! Sarap! version) This post has been long overdue is an understatement…. I do apologize to Nando’s for not posting this recipe last year as I was so pre occupied with the TRIBE’s family affairs. Now….how did I end up with a Fantabalous Box of Nando’s goodies? Well the story goes….Mr. H is a big fan of Nando’s Lemon & Herb Peri-Peri Grilled Chicken as it closely resembles Lechon Manok (Local Philippines cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-82804971687320146402013-09-29T23:54:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:08:12.487+10:00BABA GHANOUSH (Eggplant Dip) Eggplants…. eggplants….eggplants, *whisper* I love eggplants! So it is not a big surprise that I really like Baba Ghanoush (Eggplant Dip). I spread Baba Ghanoush on Grilled Turkish Bread and even on toasts quite liberally like a Peanut Butter Addict gone crazy. Baba Ghanoush is also beautiful inside a rolled Lebanese bread with salad and marinated grilled meat slices. cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-65980322911112102802013-09-11T23:31:00.001+10:002014-08-29T23:48:11.310+10:00NUTELLA VS NUTINONutella or Nutino Hazelnut Spreads, which is better? NUTELLA HAZELNUT SPREAD For the past couple of years now Nutella has risen to new heights of food stardom overseas. Everyone raves how they love it and even just thinking about Nutella makes them salivates. I for one like it but not to the point of collapsing to the ground in orgasmic food comatose every time I ate it smeared on my cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-70391012788037724012013-04-24T22:14:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:35:49.203+10:00TOASTED TURKISH BREAD WITH SPINACH, FETA & CHEESE This homemade creation was inspired by a Kebab shop in Carindale. I love it so much that I replicated their Toasted Turkish Bread filled with Spinach, Feta & Cheese and has been a favourite merienda (snack) in the TRIBE household. What’s so good about this Toasted Turkish Bread is that once the bread gets grilled to that golden brown stage, it has this nice crunch on top & bottom cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-1774037702038921912012-12-22T00:58:00.000+10:002014-11-12T00:47:02.820+10:00FILIPINO MACARONI SALAD When Mr. H and I dated in the Philippines, I always dragged him to Tropical Hut for Burgers and Macaroni Salad before watching a movie to take inside the cinema. I love Tropical Hut’s little tubs of Macaroni Salad, it has this right melody of creaminess, sweetness and saltiness. But my love for Filipino Macaroni Salad didn’t start there, I grew up with this pasta salad in the 70’s, cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-18261287546146111402012-12-02T00:13:00.001+10:002014-11-09T11:02:31.000+10:00BUKO PANDAN SALAD (Filipino Shredded Young Coconut with Pandan Jelly Dessert) One word to describe this Filipino dessert….REFRESHING! With this Brisbane summer heat that we are having, this Buko Pandan Dessert will definitely lift your spirit up and cools you down. A Filipino tropical chilled dessert, it is compose of cubes of Pandan Jelly, Buko (shredded young coconut) and mini Sago Pearls in a not too sweet cream sauce. I’ve only started making Buko Pandan cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-91035315632550446462012-11-16T22:01:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:53:29.670+10:00ALMOND BREAD (BISCOTTI)LUCKY CHRISTMAS GIFT PACK Christmas is a couple of days away now and everyone knows that this is the time of the year that home bakers are busy baking cookies, brownies, puddings and other diet busting baking treats. Nuts are one of the main ingredients in baking these delectable morsels and what better timing when Nuffnang announce that one of their “Product Talk by Nuffnang” was Lucky cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-13673462202802442392012-11-09T23:06:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:53:29.628+10:00BANANA BREAD Who can’t resist the smell of freshly baked Banana Bread? If you’re the type of person who can’t say no to Banana Bread, you belong to my Banana Bread kinfolks. I love spreading good butter on my slices of Banana Bread, accompanied with a good cup of coffee…heaven on earth moment! Honestly would trade a bar of chocolate for a loaf of Banana Bread but then if its Fruit & cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-12370703434816810442012-09-29T22:07:00.001+10:002022-01-25T00:18:02.706+10:00KWEK KWEK & TOKNENENG (Filipino Orange Tinged Battered Chicken & Quail Eggs)TOKNENENG & KWEK KWEK WITH PIPINO DIPPING SAUCE The names sounds funny I admit but I love these gorgeous Filipino Orange Tinged Battered Chicken & Quail Eggs. Who ever thought about how to concoct this Filipino snack is heaven sent from above. You see, it starts with a boiled egg and then it gets coated with an orangey batter then deep fried….teamed up with a fantastic cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-69492605214651762512012-08-01T20:51:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:45:36.315+10:00CARDILLONG ISDA (Fish Cardillo) First of all lets make it clear, Sarciadong Isda (Fish Sarciado) is compose of Fried Fish topped with Sautéed Garlic/Onion/Tomatoes Sauce but if you add beaten eggs to the sauce it will morph into Cardillong Isda (Fish Cardillo). You might ask what’s the big deal? Well, in my opinion if a dish has a proper name…as Filipinos, we better start using right terminology if we want to cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-68272939554677571122012-07-05T21:29:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:45:36.302+10:00GISING! GISING! (Sigarilyas/Winged Bean Version) I have done the Seafood and Kangkong versions of Gising! Gising! and now I present you with another one…..a Sigarilyas (Winged Bean) edition! Some of you will say, somebody already have posted a Sigarilyas Gising! Gising! before so what’s so special with this one? Well, to answer that question….in my opinion, this is the tastiest version I ever created so far in the Gising! Gising! cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-50080225505091496152012-06-27T21:39:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:45:36.281+10:00GINISANG CORNED BEEF (Sautéed Canned Corned Beef) Filipinos have this love affair with certain canned goods. A sure sign that you’re in a Filipino household is when you take a peek inside the pantry cupboard you will see, Ligo (canned sardines in tomato sauce), SPAM (America’s influence during the war) and the ever trusty canned Corned Beef! The reason why this canned goods are always present is that, they are convenient to cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-61828184460199806782012-06-25T19:17:00.001+10:002014-11-22T22:03:20.461+10:00MINH TAN BAKERY, INALA TOWN CENTRE If you live in Brisbane and haven’t tried Minh Tan Bakery’s Toasted Vietnamese Rolls, you’re missing a lot big time! Local Asians knows that they serves the best Vietnamese Rolls (Bánh mì) in town. Minh Tan Bakery also offers Macarons in different flavours, exquisite cakes and pastries. They have the usual hot pies, pasties and sausage rolls….and of course delicious freshly baked cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-14556442728000043822012-06-23T21:33:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:08:12.392+10:00VAN LONG FRUIT & VEG - INALA TOWN CENTREVAN LONG FRUIT & VEG I definitely found a gem inside Inala Town Centre and it’s Van Long Fruit & Veg. Located opposite the Newsagency and next to the Food Court, it provides lots of space to move to leisurely shop to your heart’s desires. I use to pass this shop without any interest at all on my way to buy the TRIBE’s Vietnamese Pork Rolls. It was an old tired looking Fruit &cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-4895456770783836542012-05-14T20:31:00.001+10:002012-06-23T21:42:37.022+10:00Have you read a GRAM (Brisbane Edition) Magazine yet? I’ve been so thrilled for Busog! Sarap! to be featured in GRAM’s (Brisbane Edition) Magazine, Issue 2/May.  It was so nice to see one of my recipes in Busog! Sarap! printed in paper.  Once we found out that GRAM’s Brisbane May Issue was out, Mr. H grabbed a copy from one of the coffee shops in South Brisbane and brought it home for me to see. For people who lives overseas, here’scusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-7704022668320725942012-05-13T21:49:00.001+10:002012-07-05T21:34:02.125+10:00GAI LAN (CHINESE BROCCOLI) WITH OYSTER SAUCE Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) with Oyster Sauce is a favourite dish to order, for most of the people who eats regularly in Fortitude Valley or Sunnybank.  This dish is so simple to make at home.  What is so addictive with this quick stir fried Gai Lan, is the  delicious crunchiness of the vegetable itself and with the addition of Oyster Sauce, it creates a sweet/salty harmony cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-33552945892335246112012-04-21T22:24:00.001+10:002014-11-22T22:03:20.444+10:00GUZMAN Y GOMEZ, CARINDALEGUZMAN Y GOMEZ, CARINDALE Carindale Shopping Centre just recently opened up their new extension and within this extension came  a couple of new foodie delights to check out.  First on our list was Guzman Y Gomez but we were unable to visit on their opening day as there was a big stretch of people line spilling out of their shop, it was like a giant long tequila worm.  I said to Mrcusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-5262933897757739492012-04-15T20:32:00.001+10:002012-05-13T21:50:50.178+10:00PINEAPPLE UPSIDE DOWN CAKE I never get tired of eating Pineapple Upside Down Cake,  with its buttery brown sugar syrup clinging to the top and side of the cake.  Slices of sticky sweet pineapple adorned on top that calls you up to come and eat them.  Whenever I serve a slice of this yummy cake, I always have custard sauce on the side.  So nice and sinful…..hmmmmm! I’ve been making this cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-9636961929872320812012-03-31T11:39:00.001+10:002012-04-15T20:38:22.433+10:00Cusinera’s Negosyo Tips - THINKI’ll be starting this home business tips segment of Busog! Sarap! due to the fact that I receive countless emails from people around the world asking for recipes that can help them start their own food business.  To tell you all straight, nobody will give you a super duper delicious recipe just like that, out of the goodness of their heart designed for their own catering purposes just cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-32629544156284118802012-03-16T21:43:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:45:36.259+10:00GISING! GISING! (Kangkong Version)GISING! GISING! (KANGKONG VERSION) What is so nice with savoury dishes that are cooked with coconut milk/cream, is that they possess this rich creamy goodness that makes you eat more rice with it.  There are so many dishes I have to taste when I go back to the Philippines and Gising! Gising! is one of them.  Cooking is always a learning experience and I want to taste how the local doescusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209400100943062212.post-37040739577354653642012-03-03T21:20:00.001+10:002014-11-20T01:45:36.264+10:00SUMPIA …is what it’s called in Malabon Sumpia is what we call  Large Fried Vegetables Spring Roll in Malabon.  Here’s another classic Street Food snack, best eaten freshly cooked.  Usually served encased in a small clear plastic bag, you puncture the top end of the Sumpia and drizzle  your spicy vinegar sauce inside and eat it on the go.  In Malabon, Sumpia is team up with  Goto (Filipino Beef Congee) cusinerahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05089589814477711978noreply@blogger.com9