20-Peso Sud-an Challenge: Ginisang Sayote
Twenty pesos. This dish is only P20. How did I spend my P20?
Category: Casa Ruffolo Cucina
The 20-peso Sud-an Challenge
I was inspired by Sir Bart Mariscal, my good friend and the barangay librarian of Barangay Ermita Reading Center and Information Center, to come up with this 20-Peso Sud-an Challenge. The idea came about as we heard mothers say that they can’t afford to feed their children because of the …
5 reasons why this family loves potatoes
Potatoes are mainstays in our kitchen. We never run out of them in our pantry. They’re in our list of essentials and must-haves. Our family lives and breathes potatoes, no kidding! When it comes to this house-favorite vegetable, we go for top-quality U.S. potatoes because they are nutritious, delicious, versatile, …
Sardines vegetable patties
This is another sardinas (sardines) dish to give our friends another recipe that is affordable and healthy. For this recipe, we spent about P77 for the following:
Virginia Corned Pork Dynamite Lumpia
We joined the Virginia Foods’ #DoTheCookingChallenge and presented our #VirginiaQuarantineRecipes entry starting off with this dynamite lumpia recipe. I’ve always loved dynamite lumpia because it’s crunchy, crispy, a bit spicy, and tasty. I have been meaning to make it at home especially that we are staying at home because of …
Kangkong with carrots and bacon bits
This is a story that makes me giddy. In early April 2020, I decided to plant again. I have a green thumb but work and travel took me away from the soil. Staying home rekindled my love for planting. I thought it’s best to grow plants that we can eat …
Pancit bihon with sardines
Antoinette wanted to have her own cooking show. But I have been very busy with full-time work in 2019 and I didn’t have much time to help her out with this project. Quitting full-time work in January and then the unexpected entry of COVID-19 got us started on “Inside Casa …
Pork soup and veggies on Sinulog Sunday
I got back home on a Friday night after a week-long teachers’ boot camp in the province of Laguna. I missed Jeff and the mutants so I was very excited to take care of them and whip up some magic in the kitchen. One of the exercises facilitated by Kuya Prim Paypon …
Strawberry-banana sandwich with peanut butter spread and chocolate chips
Two months ago, Jeff brought home a loaf of buttermilk bread that he bought from Smith’s. I love the texture and the taste and immediate paired it with cream cheese. I was content.
One pan honey garlic chicken with broccoli and potatoes
This is not an April Fool’s Day post because when it comes to hungry mouths in this home, there is definitely no room for jokes. Cooking in a home with two active tykes and a six-month-old baby who now crawls and rolls requires meals that are filling and easy to …