The last time I cooked mapo tofu, I used tausi, or salted black beans. It was great although I found the cooked dish a tad too "strong". I wanted it more mellow, the saltiness … [Read more...]
Kangkong (water or swamp spinach)
January 13, 2006 By 9 Comments
For those who have been asking, this is what kangkong looks like. Sometimes, I take it for granted that all readers would understand what I’m referring to when I say … [Read more...]
Tuna and tofu stir fry
January 11, 2006 By 14 Comments
I had a small piece of tuna belly, a cake of firm tofu and some vegetables. I also had two choices. Stir fry everything without adding any sauce and, after they have been … [Read more...]
Chocolate coated gummy bears
January 10, 2006 By 26 Comments
Right after Alex made her choco loco on Saturday evening, older sister Sam took over the kitchen. She had this idea--dipping gummy bears in melted chocolate. I don't know how … [Read more...]
Roast pork loin and spicy kangkong
January 10, 2006 By 8 Comments
Kangkong is cheap. Kangkong is healthy. Kangkong is available all year round. Kangkong is water or swamp spinach. Just like mongo, it is often referred to as the poor man's … [Read more...]
Is image really everything?
January 10, 2006 By
A few months ago, fellow blogger and columnist (another paper) Manolo Quezon (www.quezon.ph) wrote something that I would ponder over for a long time. It was during the time … [Read more...]
Alex’s choco loco
January 7, 2006 By 15 Comments
This sinful creation isn't my doing. My daughter (she'll be 12 in less than two weeks' time) did this. That's why I call it Alex's choco loco. It's Swiss Miss and whipped … [Read more...]
Puto maya
January 7, 2006 By 18 Comments
In the comment thread of my Lasang Pinoy 5 entry, Sha mentioned that puto bumbong was not popular in Cebu the way puto maya was. Puto, of course, means rice cake and both puto … [Read more...]
Fish fillets with hoisin sauce
January 7, 2006 By 8 Comments
This is an old recipe, a Chinese classic, actually, except that the original Chinese recipe I came across with used pork. I even had an old entry of this recipe but after I … [Read more...]
Storing dried herbs and spices
January 7, 2006 By 6 Comments
When you buy dried herbs in the supermarket, they usually come in dispensers. The screw type cover normally has two flip-type openings. One opening is large enough to … [Read more...]
Java rice
January 7, 2006 By 55 Comments
I was supposed to post a third Lasang Pinoy 5 entry last night but the photo that was meant to go with the entry didn't come out so well. No amount of photo editing could fix … [Read more...]
Lasang Pinoy 5 : Fruit cakes, a family tradition
January 6, 2006 By 11 Comments
I can't remember a Christmas day when we didn't have fruit cake. Even as a child, lots of people would give my parents fruit cakes for Christmas. There were times when my … [Read more...]
Lasang Pinoy 5: A puto bumbong picture story
January 6, 2006 By 39 Comments
I'm late in posting my Lasang Pinoy 5 entry. But after the mid-December database disaster, my priority was to get this blog back online and in working order. Still and all, I … [Read more...]
Ham and chorizo fried rice
January 5, 2006 By 5 Comments
It is basically a Chinese style fried rice except I did not add eggs. But the weird combination of bits of ham and chopped chorizo de bilbao is mine. This is the Spanish … [Read more...]
Christmas gift from Mama Sita
January 4, 2006 By 24 Comments
More than a year ago, I wrote about how my sister-in-law brought my food blog to the attention of the owners of Mama Sita food company. They sent me bags of their products … [Read more...]
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