Author: poeticnook

Caprese Salad

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

Cucumber and Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches

Just in time for our picnic potluck, I grabbed some smoked salmon from the quay and made these cute triangle tea sandwiches.

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 […]

Steamed Broccoli and Peas

My all time quick food when I’m too lazy to think of what to cook – steamed broccoli and peas with salt, pepper and chilli flakes, sometimes I add some grated grana padano for good […]

Chicken Pastel

I remember my mom making this dish for us when we were in school and I kinda missed it so I asked for her recipe and made my own, it’s basically like creamy chicken sopas […]

Fettuccine with Beef Stroganoff

Yet another beef dish, the secret to stroganoff is sour cream and mushrooms, and it’s best paired with fresh homemade pasta.

Beef Salpicao

I bought a lot of beef ribs over the weekend and was looking for other ways to cook it, this one is a garlicky concoction.

Pan Grilled LA Galbi

One of my favorite dishes to make and pair with banchan and ssam,

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