Longganisa is native sausage. The seasonings vary depending on the regional origin. Lucban and Vigan longganisa are garlicky, for instance. Then there is the sweet longganisa … [Read more...]
Maja Maiz
July 30, 2004 By 67 Comments
This is maja cooked the easy way. Not the traditional maja blanca where the corn is grated, the mixture steamed, then served with oil made from fresh coconut cream. I'm just … [Read more...]
Culinary quips
July 29, 2004 By
Philippine television is full ofÉ ah, whatever. Host: What makes your restaurant special? What does it offer that others do not? Guest: Our menu is full of melt-watering … [Read more...]
Beef, mushrooms and bean curd soup
July 27, 2004 By Leave a Comment
from the bean curd wrapper that we bought last Sunday, we also bought a pack of dried bean curd sticks. These are the yellow sheets that one usually finds in Chinese soups. I … [Read more...]
Kikiam (Que – kiam)
July 26, 2004 By 27 Comments
Que-kiam is another popular Chinese dish adopted into Filipino cuisine. Locally known as kikiam, it is made with ground pork and vegetables wrapped in bean curd sheets then … [Read more...]
Baby back ribs
July 24, 2004 By 26 Comments
Preparation and cooking time was one hour--and I cooked the baby back ribs twice. That's how tender the meat was. This was last night's dinner. Baby back ribs--braised then … [Read more...]
About support
July 23, 2004 By Leave a Comment
Letitia, 45, and Joseph, 40, are the only children of Francisco and Antonia who died three months earlier. The estate consisted of a 1,200 square-meter lot where the family … [Read more...]
Corned beef pan de sal
July 21, 2004 By 14 Comments
Pan de sal--the Filipino breakfast, mid-morning, mid-afternoon and dinner rolls. Sweet rolls crusty on the outside, soft on the inside. Just like cell phones (hey, we're SMS … [Read more...]
Siomai soup
July 19, 2004 By 6 Comments
Steamed dumplings, more popularly known in the Philippines as siomai may be served as an appetizer, as a noodle soup or as siomai soup. As an appetizer, siomai is best served … [Read more...]
Ampalaya salad
July 13, 2004 By 16 Comments
Another recipe from my friend Melissa who also gave me the mango royale recipe from which I derived my strawberry royale dessert. Melissa brought this ampalaya salad last … [Read more...]
Hill feast
July 7, 2004 By Leave a Comment
My husband said we should call it hill feast because it was a variation of the noodle feast (fiesta noodles) recipe and, at the same time, an original … [Read more...]
Population growth and education
July 4, 2004 By Leave a Comment
The Philippine government has different programs and policies for population management and education. Gloria Arroyo openly bows to the Catholic church diktat of no artificial … [Read more...]
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