Appetizers & snacks recipes costing more than $3 per serving

Southern Cornbread Dressing

My grandma made the best cornbread dressing and it has been our family tradition to have it with Giblet gravy since long before I was old enough to…

Pinoy Okoy

Tangy Blue Cheese, Fruit and Nut Appetizers

This is such a colorful appetizer. In reality, it's a deconstructed version of a very popular spinach salad,…

Squid with Oyster Sauce

I learned this recipe from a local resto that my friends and I usually hang out every now and then.

Sausages in balsamic sauce

Wonderfully succulent, aromatic and tasty lunch or light supper.

Flavorful Grilled Shrimp

This is a classic grilled shrimp recipe originally from Craig Clairborne's NYT cookbook, then adapted by Ina Garten, and then finally perfected by…

Grilled Squid (Inihaw na Pusit)

This is a very easy grill recipe. Squid is a very fragile seafood that needs caution and care when grilling. Overcooking squid will make it…

Buchi Filipino Style

One of the most liked Filipino delicacy by young and old alike.

Skillet Chocolate Fudge Candy

A quick and easy chocolate fudge candy made in an electric skillet. This is from an Indiana Public Service Electric Co. brochure from 1977.…

Bread and Butter Refrigerator Pickles

Easy recipe to make.

Basic Ice Buko with Monggo

Summer is definitely here! Here is one homemade treat that all pinoys love.

Scallops in Scallion Nests

This is an attractive, flavorful dish, ideal as the first course for an elegant dinner. The scallions, which are cooked briefly in boiling water and…

Low Fat Pimento Cheese

Pimento Cheese is one of my all time favorite Southern foods and I thought with a little tweaking it could be part of a healthy snack. Serve on some…

Sweet Turon (Banana Rolls)

One of the few banana recipes that I like :)

Yang Chow Fried Rice

One of my favorite way of indulging fried rice. Yang Chow!