The following recipe yields enough for two if served as a main dish. It's enough for four if served as a side

While stews are associated with cold weather, it isn't necessarily true for vegetable stews like ratatouille.

I used baby (sometimes called "pearl") potatoes because those were what we had. It is more tradition

Some say that humba is the Visayan version of pork adobo. Others claim that it is the local adaptation of the

A great side dish for fried or grilled meat, this green beans with lemon garlic sauce is also filling and tast

This is a modified version of the recipe originally published on May 12, 2003.

If there is one good thing that came out of our not-so-good Foodtrip Marikina experience, it was finding ideas

A quick stew? Surely, that's wrong? Isn't a stew a slow-cooked dish by definition? Sure it is. And when cookin

I'm ditching the old French onion soup recipe in the archive—this version by my daughter, Alex, is simpler w

Originally from the Castilian region, pollo al ajillo today is popular all around Spain.

We love baking pizza at home, and we enjoy making the crust from scratch. It's fun and worth the effort when

For best results, ask your butcher to machine-slice semi-frozen beef into slices less than a quarter of an inc

Parfait, either French or American, has a technical meaning. French parfait is a frozen custard—similar to i

The eggplants that grow in the Mediterranean, shorter but wider than their Asian siblings, have the best textu

Boneless chicken cutlets are marinated in sauces and spices, wrapped in aromatic pandan leaves and fried until

I could have steamed or boiled the eggplants and left the bell peppers raw to make this salad but the allure o

For best results, make the ginger vinaigrette 15 to 20 minutes ahead to allow the flavors to come together.

Sam's homemade cough drops are made with fresh ginger, grated cinnamon, cloves, lemon juice, honey and sugar s

The nights are still cool but the days are warmer. A sure sign that summer is trying to break free from its

If you don't have whipped cream, use chilled cream with a high butterfat content (read more about whipping cre

When you have a soup this rich and chunky, all you need are a few slices of crusty bread to make a totally sat

The ideal rice for cooking paella is the kind that absorbs a lot of liquid. Such rice varieties don't get sogg

Croqueta is Spanish; croquette is French-English. They may look the same on the outside but, inside, they are

Sweet cucumber meets tangy yogurt and lemon juice highlighted by the punch of garlic and citrusy aroma of lemo

In the Philippines, a whole hotdog either goes into split bread or alongside rice and fried eggs. Meanwhile, s

This Korean-style pork steak with gochujang is a five-ingredient dish. The only preparation required is pattin

The sauce is the same as the one I used for the vegetarian steam-fried mushrooms and green beans. But this dis

The following recipe makes 12 pieces of 2 and ½ oz. coconut macaroons.

So, it's Valentine's Day. We're not going out (we don't like jostling with the crowd), there is no bouquet of

Ground meat has got to be one of the most underrated meat cuts. But, with a little inspiration, you can creat

Instead of adding ice to make the drink super cold, the strawberries were frozen before going into the blender

It's a cool and lazy Sunday morning—perfect for breakfast outdoors. Speedy and I had franks and beans served

When I was rummaging through the contents of the freezer to prepare lunch yesterday, I opened a gallon of ice

Butter extract and chocolate shards are sold at baking supply stores.

If you're no expert (yet) at making picture-perfect desserts but you want to make something red and sweet th

A tasty and aromatic seafood dish that requires five minutes of preparation and 20 minutes steaming. I call it