FILIPINO KARE-KARE : Oxtail Peanut Stew with Vegetables
One of the most famous Philippine dishes is “Kare-Kare”. It is a sumptuous stew of boiled ox tail simmered in a sweet peanut-tasting broth. Thrown in are a potful of native vegetables : Japanese...
View ArticleOld Fashioned PEANUT BUTTER Cookies
The “Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook” starts with a lovely story of how author Lee Zalben established his business built on peanut butter, with patience, perseverance and hard work. As Lee says, the...
View ArticlePeanut Butter BANANA Bread
What happens when the gooey peanut butter you love so much meets a bunch of bananas, and are baked together? It results in a most amazingly delicious banana bread loaf! Here’s a recipe I found in the...
View ArticleKare-Kare:Filipino Oxtail Peanut Stew with Shrimp Paste
It was the peanut-like aroma of the stew that grabbed me each time. Sunday suppers were spent with the family together enjoying meals like this. One of dad’s favorites was “Kare-Kare” (say ‘ka-reh...
View ArticleCold Asian Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce
The current heat wave had me glued to my desk. It was too humid, too hot to move a muscle. Instead of a big lavish meal, I opted for a cold, refreshing noodle salad that could double as an entrée for...
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