Sampled this delish dish recently at my brother Monty’s house. Per my sis-in-law Millie, this is currently one of their favorites – and I can clearly see why! 
They apparently just stumbled upon the recipe for this in a free recipe book from a local ketchup and sweet chili sauce maker which Millie found lying around in their house. Ain’t serendipity grand most of the time? 
I’m (virtually) paying their yummy treat forward by sharing with you its recipe below.
WHAT YOU NEED: 400 gms cream dory fillet or any white fish fillet, 1/4 cup calamansi or lemon juice, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup ordinary breadcrumbs, 1/2 cup butter, salt and pepper to taste
HOW TO: Marinate fish in the calamansi or lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper and set aside. Dip fish in egg white then immediately cover in bread crumbs. Pan fry in butter until golden brown.
FOR THE SAUCE: 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, 3 tbsps evaporated milk, 2 tbsps chopped ginger, salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Mix sweet chili sauce, mayonnaise and milk. Add chopped ginger and season with salt and pepper. Pour mixture over fish. Bake for 15 minutes in a 350F oven (this may also be baked in the turbo broiler for 25 minutes – with the dish being covered by foil during the first 15 minutes and the foil removed for the remainder of the cooking time). Serve hot with your favorite vegetable siding (in this case, they were apparently fans of ampalaya with egg – hahaha!). 
Happy eating!
Categories: Seafood
I know I am home when…
I can easily get this for breakfast…
I have this for my “first merienda” (mid-morning snack)…
…and this for my second one
Of course, to beat the heat (and sweltering humidity too!), it would be almost a sin to say no to this for dessert…
What can I say? At least for the next two months, I am truly “home sweet home”! 
Categories: Desserts
I’ve always been a fan of sea crustaceans and with shrimps and prawns being the more “accessible” ones, it comes as no surprise that these usually find a place on our table.
Despite the supposed ease in cooking these sea yummies, however, I somehow still can’t perfect the ”art” of making the flavor seep beyond the shells (*sigh*).
As they say, try and try until you succeed… 
And I’m doing just that!
Here’s my take on the oh-so-familiar prawn dishes that are bound to land on many Pinoys’ lunch and dinner tables…
Go a little bit fancy…
…or stick to the basics…
…and pair either with steamed white rice and this…
One thing’s for sure though … mapapa-hula (to the tune of “Pearly Shells”, of course!) ka sa sarap – hahaha!
To see what our other LaPiS buddies have “shelled out” this week, click on the Lasang Pinoy Sundays (LaPiS) icon on my sidebar.
And here’s to a Super Sunday to all!
Categories: LaPiS · Seafood · Veggies
Almost did not have an entry for this week’s theme. Good thing I was “cordially invited” to witness this special event…
NEWS FLASH!!! KITTY HAS TEA WITH THE PRINCESS!!!
What else could they be having with their tea?
Why, fluffy, pink and white marshmallows, of course! 
And did I mention there was another guest to the party?
Who else but our ”resident Diva-lette” , HRH Princess Marga of the Kingdom of the Sand!
A belated fluffy LaPiS to all!
Categories: Desserts · LaPiS
Top of mind choice for this week’s entry?
Definitely pizza.
And as an “afterthought”, check out what I prepared for dinner tonight… (more details in my later post )
Yummy sushi slices!
To get generous helpings of the other “slices” being offered this week, check out LaPiS by clicking on the icon on my sidebar. A super Sunday to all!
Categories: LaPiS · Rice · Seafood
Ever since I chanced upon this dish on co-DFS wifey Red’s site, I was raring to give it a “test drive” in my own kitchen…
So today, with Red’s recipe in hand (which I tweaked a bit here and there given the ingredients which were available to me), it was green-and-go for my first shabu-shabu cooking adventure – yipee!
And, I’m pleased to say, the result was delicious! Even our two-year-old had seconds.
Here’s a peek at how it turned out…
And for anyone who may be interested, here’s what went into my shabu-shabu version.
YOU NEED: 10 pcs crabsticks (halved), 15 pcs homemade shrimp-fish balls (thanks to Munchkin Mommy for the recipe!), 2 small heads of brocolli, two handfuls of dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked in water for 15 minutes prior to cooking and then squeezed dry), one medium tomato (sliced into wedges)
FOR THE BROTH: 6 cups seasoned (with salt and pepper) chicken broth (this one I again made from scratch), 9 tsps rice vinegar, 9 tsps Kikkoman soy sauce, 2 cloves garlic (minced), 4 stalks celery (sliced diagonally – about an inch long), half a white onion bulb (sliced)
HOW TO: Put all ingredients for broth together and bring to rolling boil in a saucepan. Put in crabsticks and seafood balls and cook for about 5 minutes. Reduce heat and put the rest of the vegetables in and cook for about 3 minutes. Serve hot in bowls and enjoy!
Thanks very much again Red for this wonderful find of a dish! Here’s looking forward to sharing and swapping more yummy recipes with you.
Categories: Seafood · Soup · Veggies
This…
plus this…
and these…
certainly make for one “over the top” (in the happiness department, especially! ) Mom’s Day celebration!
A very happy LaPiS Mother’s Day to all!
Categories: LaPiS · Rice · Seafood
A hearty beach picnic…long, tall and refreshing drinks…plump, juicy fruits…freshly-picked vegetables…
These are the usual images that come to my mind whenever I think “spring and summer foodie thoughts” 
And I think these photos will give you an inkling of what I mean…
It’s a bit ironic though that I actually took a photo of these veggies during winter – hahaha!
I would’ve preferred taking a photo of the salad sans the fresh orange juice so that the cut-up fruits (in this case, I used gala apples, bananas, mandarin orange wedges and strawberries) would be more visible… Was supposed to do a “re-take” of this but couldn’t – since strawberries were unfortunately not available during my last trip to the grocery (*sigh*). Anyway, I found that this is one delicious way of making the kids eat fruits – and a variety of it, to boot! Incidentally, bet you’d never guess where I got this recipe? While watching a presenter introduce the next show in BBC’s Cee-Beebies - hahaha!
Pardon the delayed post since I’ve been having some trouble uploading pics to this site lately… 
A belated happy LaPiS to all!
Categories: Fruits and Nuts · LaPiS · Veggies
A couple of days ago, I was pleased to receive our “Pinoy na Pinoy pasalubong pack” from Keith’s colleague and friend, Tito O, who just came back from his home leave in the “motherland”. 
Sorting through our stash of halayang ube (purple yam pudding), tempura chips (something akin to kropek or kerupuk), mango-tamarind candies (or sampaloc), among others, this is what particularly caught my eye (and tastebuds too!)…
Yes, it was sheer dessert heaven for me the minute I opened those multi-colored plastic candy wraps and dug in these delectable, oh-so-Pinoy delights! The creamy flavor of (what tasted like) condensed milk and sugar mixed with the tender strips of macapuno (uhm…”freaky coconut”?) surely brought back all those fond and yummy memories of home (*sigh!*).
Bless you, Tito O, for bringing back Pinas to us – even for a while – with your thoughtful, delicious and sweet (in more ways than one!) pasalubongs.
Categories: Desserts · Fab Foodie Finds
What’s your idea of a satisfying meal?
Well, here’s how I see mine…
Twirling my fork in pasta like this and savoring every bite…
All the while slurping (to my heart’s delight!) a thick and creamy milkshake topped with a yummy swirl of whipped cream like this…
And finally, finishing off the meal with a delicious slice of this sinful treat with its “swirly-twirly” frosting! (*BURP!*)
Boy, that was good!
Here’s to a swirly (and twirly) Lasang Pinoy Sunday to all!
Categories: Desserts · LaPiS
