I chopped a head of garlic, an onion and about 5 anchovy fillets. I boiled a pot of water with a dash of rock salt where I would cook my pasta. Then I melted a knob of butter and sauteed the anchovies until they were melted...I added the garlic and onions and the my shobe came to the kitchen, hungry and all...saw me cooking pasta and came back to me with a can of button mushrooms!!! CHOP---I told her...and so she did! We added the chopped shrooms to the saute and I asked her to grate the quezo de bola. I then added the drained tuna in oil...then added the tomato sauce and half of the grated cheese....seasoned it with pepper, a dash of sugar and a tiny pinch of salt (the anchovy and cheese were already salty), then some parsley flakes. I simmered the sauce for about 5-10 minutes adding some of the pasta water to thin out and thicken in ;P
Just about when my pasta was done, I drained them and placed it back in the pot, tossed in my sauce, added more cheese and covered to rest (sans the flame) to let all the flavors meld and let the sauce stick on the pasta ;P
And here it is plated....topped with cheese and parsley flakes =)
It was yummy!!!!!!!! The anchovies made all the difference. I which I had some capers and black olives..it would have been divine with those =)
For some dolci, my shobe had a brilliant idea, which she picked up from AFC (Asian Food Channel). Caramelized Apples with Mascarpone cheese was the recipe, but I told my sis we didn't have any mascarpone cheese...nor cream cheese (which would have been a fine substitute with ab it of confectioner's sugar =)) So I just suggested we just put vanilla ice cream! YUM!!!!!! =)
Here is how we made them. My sis quartered and cored 2 apples as I melted some butter in a non-stick pan. I placed about 2-3 heaping tablespoons of brown sugar and added the apples....and a dash of cinnamon...
I cooked the apples until they were soft and tender.
I placed the cooked apples in a shallow dish, topped with scoops if vanilla ice cream and drizzled the caramel sauce over =)
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)
It was a fun day of cooking and eating! =)
YUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)
It was a fun day of cooking and eating! =)
What a deal 
I was aghast when this was served to me. I still had this crazy thought at ALL 
Before we settled in, I checked their menu for PORK CHOP with Spinach Rice....IT WAS THERE!!!! Perhaps it is the same???!!! I was so giddy with excitement.
Awwww.....sadness...when our pork chop rice arrived, we knew it was NOT the same as the Delicious Kitchen in 
The concept is the same though...spinach in the rice...
The place is called 
aaaaahhhh..... this flips my switch!!! Upon arriving in HongKong, this was our first stop to quiet down the clammoring of our stomachs...and perfect it was! How do I begin to describe this simple yet superb rice bowl? The porckchop, unlike anything I have had in Manila.....so tender, so flavorful! It had a sweetish-savory taste, with a texture, not crispy yet tender to the bite. The underlaying rice was the perfect accompaniment. A bed of chopped pechay/bok choy cooked with the rice....no strong flavors here, just the wondeful fragrance of the veggie with the rice. How the simplest foods can be of utmost perfection? =) hahaha
