Despite the adverts that bombard us every single day, I still believe that home-cooked burgers are the best tasting and healthiest. I never make burgers with commercial burger … [Read more...]
Baked Eggplants
May 19, 2004 By 1 Comment
My 11-year-old changed the dinner menu again. I was planning on having grilled salmon belly but she asked if we could have fried chicken thigh fillets instead. I though it … [Read more...]
Vegetables and eggs
May 18, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Here is a good accompaniment for lechon kawali or any grilled meat, poultry and seafood dish. This vegetable-and-egg dish is actually a combination of a stir-fry and a soup. … [Read more...]
Poor education and joblessness
May 17, 2004 By Leave a Comment
In "The jobless 'professional': A paradox", the deteriorating quality of Philippine education is cited as one of the reasons why even college graduates cannot manage to land … [Read more...]
Fish head soup
May 17, 2004 By 7 Comments
There is so much more to fish than fillets. Fish head is a delicacy in oriental cooking. Too bad that in many countries, fish heads are discarded as not being fit for human … [Read more...]
Classic Pinoy Spaghetti
May 15, 2004 By 36 Comments
My kids have guests. Their friends slept over last night. When your customers are voracious kids, you feed them accordingly right? And when the kids are fastfood afficionados, … [Read more...]
Guinataang Mongo
May 12, 2004 By 11 Comments
Click here for a better version of this recipe. It's basically ginisang mongo made richer by adding coconut milk. I've wanted to try it since a friend suggested it several … [Read more...]
Gizzard, cashew nuts and peas stir – fry
May 7, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Along with suman, roasted cashew nuts (buto ng casuy) are a major product of Antipolo City. They are not grown here, according to the vendors. But they are sold in quantities … [Read more...]
Mango Muffins
May 6, 2004 By 5 Comments
My husband came home the other day with 18 kilos of ripe and semi-ripe mangoes. No kidding. He was in the vicinity of Sta. Cruz in Manila on business and saw this place where … [Read more...]
White and pink roses
May 4, 2004 By Leave a Comment
A canopy of white and pink roses adorn the canopy of the Reyna Emperatriz in the 2004 Gay Santacruzan in Marikina City. More Santacruzan photos. … [Read more...]
Callos
May 1, 2004 By 92 Comments
I had an old callos recipe on this blog. But I had been experimenting and this new one is definitely much better. A legacy from the Spanish colonial era, this savory stew of … [Read more...]
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