Category Archives: By Ingredient

Black Pepper Beef

Even after making the filet mignon the other night, we still had some beef tenderloin remaining. Annie cubed it up, marinated it with a packet of black pepper sauce, and stir-fried it with some mushrooms, bell peppers, onions, and green onions.

Talk about tasty! Annie skillfully fried the tenderloin so it didn’t toughen up. Restaurant quality, for home-cooked price!

Aloha, Nate

Filipino Pork Adobo Recipe

Filipino adobo is a dish commonly found in Hawaii. I like it because of the salty, vinegary flavors. Annie learned how to make it from a group of Filipino students living in her dorm at the University of Hawaii.

This dish consists of onions, garlic, pork riblets, potatoes, whole peppercorns, bay leaves, shoyu, cider vinegar and water. You cook it down until all the liquids are evaporated and all you have left is this delicious sauce coating the meat and potatoes. Serve it over heaps of rice. Real “stick-to-your ribs” cooking.

Aloha, Nate

Filet Mignon with Steamed Asparagus

We got our hands on a couple of beef tenderloins for a really good price. Even after making the Beef Tenderloin in Salt Crust, we still had some leftover loin. So Annie defrosted it, cut it up into steaks, and prepared them according to this recipe from Bruce Aidells.


We also steam-fried some asparagus.


Finished plate with roasted bell peppers and a baked organic russet potato.


This was so yummy. Bruce Aidells sure knows how to cook meat!

Aloha, Nate

Sweet Sour Tilapia Fillet

Every so often, frozen tilapia fillets will go on sale at Albertson’s so we pick up a whole bunch and keep ’em handy in the freezer for whenever the mood hits us. They’re thin and easy to cook- you don’t even need to defrost them first. Just season them with salt and pepper, dust them in cornstarch, and pan fry them until they flake.

In this application, Annie also made a sweet-sour sauce with onions and bell peppers, ketchup, soy sauce and water. Garnish with some chopped green onions, and you’re good to go!

Aloha, Nate