If anyone should ask me what my favorite book is, my answer wouldn’t be Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings or Rowling’s Harry Potter series. It won’t even … [Read more...]
No waste chicken and rice meal
February 28, 2005 By Leave a Comment
A whole chicken was the one and only item left in our freezer this morning--a clear reminder that we had to go either to the wet market or the supermarket later in the day. I … [Read more...]
Steamed chicken breast fillets, black chinese mushrooms and Pinoy Cook’s salsa verde
February 24, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Remember my version of salsa verde, that wonderful cross between the traditional salsa verde and the Italian pesto? Since it was made from leftover ginger-peanut oil sauce … [Read more...]
Dampa sa Libis
February 22, 2005 By
In consonance with the 2005 Independent Food Festival & Awards, I have chosen Dampa sa Libis as ÒThe Best Eatery serving all-Filipino food in Metro ManilaÓ. Dampa sa … [Read more...]
Roast chicken asado
February 19, 2005 By 12 Comments
A whole chicken is marinated for at least twenty-four hours to prepare it for roasting. Meat is braised in a salty-sweet sauce to make asado. I combined the two to create a … [Read more...]
Dressed up turon at ‘Banana Na!’
February 17, 2005 By
We hadnÕt had any dinner yet when we arrived at RobinsonÕs Metro East last Wednesday evening to see The Phantom of the Opera. The plan was to bring in some sandwiches and … [Read more...]
Dan Eric’s: ice cream without corporate pricing
February 16, 2005 By
WeÕre not ice cream cup people. What I mean is that we prefer to buy our ice cream in half gallon containers rather than in cups or waffle cones with fancy toppings. There … [Read more...]
Talakitok belly and corn chowder
February 15, 2005 By 2 Comments
I grilled a huge fish belly for dinner yesterday but hubby came home with a mango cream pie from Red Ribbon before dinner was ready. We ended up eating the pie before dinner. … [Read more...]
Banana nut muffins, fresh bananas, coffee and some thoughts about baking
February 12, 2005 By 1 Comment
Boxes of Betty Crocker banana nut muffin mixes were on sale last weekend at Cherry's Foodarama. Buy one, take one. I couldn't resist. We had this for breakfast last … [Read more...]
Pinoy Cook’s salsa verde
February 10, 2005 By 3 Comments
You may have heard of the classic salsa verde which this recipe isn't. It actually more closely resembles the Italian pesto except that the ingredients are oriental for the … [Read more...]
Bawang na mura (spring garlic)
February 8, 2005 By 3 Comments
They are not as easy to find in wet markets or in supermarkets but the rare times that they are available, I don't pass up on the opportunity. Bawang na mura, or spring or … [Read more...]
Pechay and mushrooms stir fry
February 8, 2005 By Leave a Comment
Reader Ashanti was asking what she could do with Chinese bok choy and I mentioned that in the Philippines (in wet markets, anyway), the many varieties of pechay, including the … [Read more...]
Halo – halo
February 7, 2005 By
Halo-halo, literally mix-mix, is a popular summer midday snack or dessert. It is a mixture of preserved sweets like beans, mongo, saba bananas, langka (jackfruit), nata de … [Read more...]
Red Ribbon cakes
February 4, 2005 By
When I was a kid, a birthday cake meant chiffon-type cake (vanilla or mocha) with butter icing, decorated with sugar flowers and personalized with a birthday message … [Read more...]
Igado and batchoy
February 3, 2005 By 22 Comments
Igado is an Ilocano dish made with lomo (pork tenderloin), pig's heart, lapay (spleen), bato (kidney) and atay (liver) spiced with lots of ginger and garlic, and seasoned with … [Read more...]
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