ginger people’s ginger chews

When I was in WI last week, Masako shared some Ginger People Ginger Chews with me, and I have to say that I am absolutely smitten with them. They are so dang tasty that I am probably going to order some directly from their website. Here is the link if you want to check them [...]

garden goodness pancit

Sorry it’s been a while since any recipes have gone up! It’s been a crazy (but good) month of July, full of family visits and vacation. Hopefully, the schedule will be a bit calmer here in August.
So, I think that the next few recipes will focus on the garden harvest. Our little garden [...]

lugaw: filipino comfort food

Lugaw (loo-gaw) is a chicken and rice porridge type of dish that is a staple in Filipino households. Whenever I start to feel under the weather, or when the winter chill just won’t go away, I turn to lugaw for warmth and comfort. MMMMMM!
Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4-5 big cloves of garlic, [...]

WGRS: Best Gingerbread Cookies in the World, reblogged

I hope it’s ok with Alice (and if it’s not, A, just delete this post!) but I thought I’d share her gingerbread cookie recipe and include in the Wedding Gift Recipe Series. I cut and pasted the recipe text from her personal blog.
Gingerbread cookies
from the Moosewood Dessert Book, p. 184
but modified to fit [...]

Ginger tea

I’ve been ill. A big January cold to welcome in the new year, and my birthday (of course). I had heard that tea with honey was better for coughs than cough syrup, and so drank through my entire herbal tea collection in the space of a week. Desperate for an alternative that [...]