Category: Cooking

Cross Cultures: Quarantine Chef Recipes

Cross Cultures: Quarantine Chef Recipes

Since the COVID-19 lockdown was implemented, I’d using my events platform and consultancy Cross Cultures‘ Instagram as a venue for chefs to share their recipes— super simple, easy-to-make at home— that we can all replicate in our kitchens to help us during this quarantine period. […]

Easy Quarantine Cocktail Recipe: The Chai-Ball

Easy Quarantine Cocktail Recipe: The Chai-Ball

I was recently invited by Simple Vodka, whose mission has always been to fight hunger in America, to participate in their Simple Sips At Home campaign during this COVID-19 quarantine period. (*Simple Vodka is made from Idaho Russet potatoes. They use wind and solar energy; recycle […]

Recipe: Easy 3-Ingredient Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Chocolate ‘Truffles’ You Can Make At Home

Recipe: Easy 3-Ingredient Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free Chocolate ‘Truffles’ You Can Make At Home

Ok, cocoa bliss balls, is what they call them, if you want to be completely accurate. But I’ll call them chocolate truffles anyway because they are a GREAT (and healthier) substitute for a similar indulgence, with texture pretty close to it. I first discovered cacao bliss […]

Gaggan In Manila Day 1: A Cooking Demo at Gaggenau

Gaggan In Manila Day 1: A Cooking Demo at Gaggenau

My new events platform Cross Cultures was so privileged to have hosted Asia’s #1 restaurant Gaggan for their first time in the Philippines. I first met Gaggan Anand in 2014 at the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards in Singapore. While the invitation to come to the Philippines […]

Easy 5-Minute Korean Dinner at Home: Samgyeopsal 삼겹살

Easy 5-Minute Korean Dinner at Home: Samgyeopsal 삼겹살

Samgyeopsal or 삼겹살 (grilled pork strips) is a Korean dish we have quite often at home. It literally translates to three (sam; 삼) layered (gyeop; 겹) flesh (sal;살). It’s delicious and soooo quick and easy to prepare! Anyone can do it! 🙂 My mom told me […]