When we first discovered tinapat� in the Shoppesville tiangge in Greenhills a couple of years ago, my husband and I were immediately intrigued. A pat� made from the … [Read more...]
Tinapa (smoked fish)
February 19, 2006 By
When you’ve been eating too much meat (which is usual at this time of year) for days, you start dreaming of something simpler, something more basic… like tinapa. … [Read more...]
Pili nuts
February 19, 2006 By
Shaped like almonds but superior to the almond, pili nuts are crunchy without the hard texture of almonds. They are soft (similar to the texture of macadamia) and sweet with a … [Read more...]
Gatas ng kalabaw (carabao’s milk)
February 18, 2006 By
When I was a kid, fresh carabao’s milk was sold in long necked bottles with the opening stuffed with rolled banana leaves. I remember refusing to drink it unless heated … [Read more...]
Japanese sweet corn
February 18, 2006 By
I’ve mentioned Japanese sweet corn in some of my recipes but it is so special that I want to post an entry exclusively about it. We first discovered Japanese sweet corn … [Read more...]
Assorted Nestle Crunch chocolates
February 18, 2006 By
The Nestle Crunch chocolate I grew up with was the chocolate bar--rectangular, rather thin with lots of rice crispies. That was the Nestle Crunch that we introduced to our … [Read more...]
Fish fillet with corn sauce
February 17, 2006 By 11 Comments
I'm starting a new category called "Cooking For One" and this fish fillet with corn sauce is the first entry. See, on weekdays, there's just myself in the house for lunch. … [Read more...]
Boundaries of school discipline
February 13, 2006 By 12 Comments
Issue: can school authorities impose disciplinary actions on students for violating a law even the if unlawful act was committed outside the school premises, beyond class … [Read more...]
Betty Crocker’s blueberry muffins
February 13, 2006 By 23 Comments
Taking the kids to the supermarket is fun. They discover food products that I'd never take a second look at. It also means that the bill can double or even triple. Anyway, it … [Read more...]
On Pete Wells' "In the Belly of the Blog"
February 13, 2006 By 12 Comments
Got an e-mail from the Pinoy food bloggers mailing list and it seems that some food bloggers are smarting from a Food & Wine column by someone called Pete Wells. The guy … [Read more...]
Lasang Pinoy 7 : Potato omelet
February 12, 2006 By 22 Comments
Because I feel so bad about not having been able to submit an entry for Lasang Pinoy 6, the pulutan edition, I am posting my entry for Lasang Pinoy 7: Gising na! ALMUSAL! … [Read more...]
Humba (braised pork belly)
February 12, 2006 By 53 Comments
*UPDATE: Click here for a better recipe for humba and how to serve it as cua pao. A classic Filipino pork dish, the traditional way of cooking humba is to slowly simmer a … [Read more...]
Sweet and sour chicken
February 11, 2006 By 2 Comments
Up until last year, Saturday evenings were red-letter events. We have a tight circle of friends with whom we had dinner every Saturday. We'd take turns hosting the dinner … [Read more...]
Chicken and macaroni salad
February 9, 2006 By 34 Comments
The chicken and macaroni salad I grew up with had lots of pineapple tidbits--which I hated. When I learned to prepare the salad myself, I ditched the pineapple altogether but … [Read more...]
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