Wifely Steps

How can your day go wrong if you start it this way? French toast with sausages, Nutella and grape jelly on the side. Ooh la la.
This is a great morning booster!

French toast is super easy to prepare. Beat 2 eggs in a bowl. Whisk in 1/2 cup of milk. Stir in a teaspoon of sugar. [...]

Giniling na may pechay at sabaw (Ground meat with Chinese cabbage and soup) is one of my favorite comfort foods. It’s easy to make and always hits the spot.
Simply saute one chopped onion in hot oil till transparent. Saute garlic till softened. Add chopped tomato. Add your choice of ground meat (beef, pork or chicken) [...]

Pork Chops. Curry. Vegetables. Three homey and filling things I was looking forward to after a long day at work. Upon arriving at home, I went straight to the kitchen and whipped up pan-fried porkchops, curry rice and buttered beans.
Simple Pan-Fried Pork Chops. Pepper is love so I was mighty generous with it. I coated [...]

I sure do! But wait, what the heck is that!? Sorry for the weird picture, but that really is how a banana pancake looks like while cooking.
When the pancake batter is cooking, top with some roughly chopped bananas. Don’t worry about weird bumps in your pancakes. Pancakes always find a way to spread out evenly [...]

Ginisang ampalaya (sauteed bitter gourd) has become one of our favorite dishes at home, especially with a new ingredient introduced to the saute: fried tofu!
Thanks to Jeanny for suggesting that I try minced tofu. I like my tofu fried, so that’s what I tried.

Fry the tofu in oil till golden brown on all sides. [...]

Frustration is a bottle of curry paste you just can’t get open. Let me explain.
I was all set to make Okra Curry two nights ago. The ingredients were complete. I didn’t have raw ingredients for curry, so store-bought paste it was. On the way home, I was bubbling with excitement! I was craving for vegetables [...]

Kamote (sweet potato) is a staple at my grandparents’ home. My grandmother has kamote with all her meals. It would usually be boiled kamote, which she would mash down with her fork. She considers it a healthier substitute for rice, so she would eat viands with the kamote mash.
While that’s delicious, I prefer my kamote [...]

Ginisang ampalaya (sauteed bitter gourd) is healthy comfort food. Ampalaya is one of the most misjudged vegetables. It does have a very bitter taste after all. But when prepared in a particular way, ampalaya can be delectable and “crave-able.” That strong craving got me out of my cooking drought the other night, and I was [...]

I love the sizzling sounds onion rings make when they hit the hot pan. I love the aroma it gives while sauteing. Best of all, I love its uncomplicated sweetness. The simple, homey flavor of wilted, almost-caramelized onions is one of my favorite gustatory delights.
Caramelizing onions is easy. Get your oiled pan nice and hot, [...]

Queso de Bola is one of the good foodie things about the holidays. But what happens when the holidays are over and there’s still so much cheese left over? You think of other ways to enjoy it aside from its regular sliced version. We didn’t want the cheese to go to waste so we enjoyed [...]