A lot may be confused with Carbonara and Alfredo pasta dishes as they nearly look similar due to the common pasta used which is fettuccine and that rich and creamy white sauce. Having said that are big differences between these two wonderful dishes, Alfredo’s white sauce is usually made out of cheese and butter and … Continue reading »
People with high cholesterol beware, reading this alone might worsen your condition. Let’s start by saying that this might be the most sinful dishes Philippines have to offer traditional ones will have a very high fat content compared to multiple serving of triple decker baconators, now you might wonder why? It is because of one … Continue reading »
Pasta is the Italian counterpart of what rice is in Asian cuisine it’s so versatile you can just throw any ingredients to it and create a wonderful complete dish; this post is one example of it. I made this pasta one lazy day where all I want to do is lie around the couch and … Continue reading »
Several weeks ago we dined in an Italian restaurant in Ponsonby, Auckland. I had written a review of it yesterday as we loved what we ordered, specially their Calebrese pasta. It looks so simple as it only contains tomatoes, onions, capsicums and few slices of salami but it is full of flavour, so we planned … Continue reading »
After that Toto’s Pizza review it looks like it would be hard to appreciate other pizza parlours, the sheer excellence of their pizza is not comparable to any pizza that I tried. But let’s remove that thought, move on and give chance to others hence we are reviewing this restaurant the “La Porcetta” in Ponsonby. … Continue reading »
When I first saw this pizza my eyes literally dropped to the floor, it was my ex-colleague who introduced this to me when he ordered one for lunch before. At first I had a hard time imagining how really big is a one metre pizza until it was delivered, my first reaction is that it … Continue reading »
This is one of my many free style recipes and like most of my free style I discovered it by just combining any ingredients that are available to me during that time and following no recipes at all, since then it became a normal fare on our family menu and I feel like it’s worth … Continue reading »
I think I had told before that my favourite pasta would be something that is seafood based but after having this several weeks ago I think I am unsure which goes on the top of my list now. Up until now I am dreaming about this dish as it was real good. I love its … Continue reading »
Cannelloni is a type of pasta which are shaped in cylindrical form then stuffed with various fillings and covered with tomato and/or béchamel sauce. Usual stuffing are minced meats, spinach and ricotta. Cannelloni in the Italian language means “big pipes” which is an accurate description of this pasta. In 1907 it was invented by Salvatore … Continue reading »
It’s that time of the month again where World in a Plate members share a themed dish and for this month it will be pasta and rice salads. This theme will be hard for me as I barely know recipes for pasta or rice salads due to the fact that in the Filipino culture we … Continue reading »
Day three of minced meat week, and we already had featured an Asian Meatball dish and a very different type of sauce. For today lets make something popular and nothing can be as popular as the humble Lasagna. Lasagna is an Italian pasta dish made out of different layers of wide flat pasta, Béchamel Sauce … Continue reading »
Before I had posted a dish called Beef Sopas and now will be making the more popular version of this soup which is the Chicken Sopas. Sopas as I had mentioned is a Tagalog word for soup and it had originated from the Western Chicken Soup and like chicken soup it contains chicken, noodles and vegetables … Continue reading »
Tortellini are a type of stuffed pasta typically filled with meat and cheese, they look like small Asian dumplings. Making one is nearly similar as the Asian counterpart but bit trickier due to its small size, that is why the fresh packed version is becoming popular compared to making them at home. Usually this pasta … Continue reading »
I guess you will be surprised if I told you that Spaghetti is a popular and favourite dish in Philippines. In most of the occasions like parties and gathering spaghetti will be the one of the main stays, even McDonald’s and other popular fast food chains have spaghetti on their menu. Now for those who … Continue reading »
Goulash is a dish that can be a soup or a stew usually made of beef, onions, vegetables, and ground paprika. Commonly served as stew but modern variations serve it together with pasta like vermicelli and fettuccine. A soup that originated in Hungary it is also their national dish, it is also popular in several … Continue reading »
