FOODie MOMster

Vegetables dishes are best eaten when they are fresh or lightly cooked and they still have some of their natural crisp. One has to be careful in reheating left over veggies because they can easily be overcooked.  Leaving them in the heat longer than necessary or frequent reheating will result to a mushy or wilted [...]

  Today’s fast paced lifestyle has brought a lot of changes in the Filipino family, especially in their eating habits. The dining table is hardly used for the family meals because every member of the family has his own schedule. But these should not deter moms from preparing yummy yet economical and nutritious meals lest [...]

The first week of school has fueled my drive to search for new and interesting ideas for nutritious baon for my little ones.  As I was going through some old magazines a recipe card from The Maya Kitchen recipes and I got my answer for next week’s new baon feature for my kids – a [...]

One of my favorite snacks when I was a kid was the chicken nuggets, actually it still is.  However, during my younger years snacking on these fast food treats are considered as a fad without any thought on the health implications of eating greasy and high in sodium fares.  Nowadays, there are healthy preparation options [...]

Tinkering around the kitchen is an activity that the kids always enjoy.  Last Mother’s Day, we thought it would be a wonderful idea to gift the moms in our lives with yummy baked treats that the kids made in our own little kitchen.  We used the sugar cookie recipe passed on by thier eldest cousin, [...]

Shellfish are often great appetizers that are served in dinner parties. Crustaceans like shrimps, prawns, crabs, and lobsters may also be served as a main course. Clams, oysters, scallops and mussels on the other hand are mainly used as appetizers or added ingredients in soups, sauces and dishes. A popular shellfish appetizer that we love [...]

It is terrible to see food go to waste. But this is almost inevitable to kitchen newbies like me. I remember well how I botched up a huge batch of chicken curry for not being wise enough to realize that I wasn’t supposed to use the entire pack of curry mix. My kitchen experience was [...]

nuffnang_bid = “d175e9992140cd6109378c3f2c1efb2b”; Marinated dishes are flavorful dishes that kids really love. The marinating process creates flavorful dishes through the seamless blend of natural food flavors and spices that are combined during the procedure. Aside from adding flavor to your dishes it also helps in tenderizing tough meat like those that are usually found in [...]

Dish up quick and simple fares for no-meat Fridays that lets you enjoy the natural flavors of your meal. For this week, we savored the taste of Steamed Shrimps and Kangkong with Pickled Radish. This appetizing dish is packed with nutrients in every ingredient used. Shrimps are great sources of amino acids, omega-3 fatty acids [...]

Star Margarine has already established its reputation for having fortified ingredients that promote growth or height increase in kids.  Now, they improved their product by coming up with additional variants that we can use for meal preparations. The Garlic flavored Star Margarine may be used for cooking healthy meals like fried rice, buttered vegetables, or [...]