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Bacon, tomato and basil omelette

March 8, 2006 By 20 Comments

We had leftover spaghetti a la carbonara from last night's dinner and I was planning on reheating some for today's school lunch. But my 13-year-old daughter does not think … [Read more...]

Patis (fermented fish sauce)

March 7, 2006 By

In consonance with the 2nd Independent Food Festival & Awards, I present the “Best Patis (fermented fish sauce) Award to BF Patis”. Known as nam pla in … [Read more...]

Charlie Wanton House and Starbucks’ Oreo cheesecake

March 6, 2006 By

Last night, to treat the kids for all their hard work over the weekend finishing projects as the end of the school year draws near, we had a Chinese dinner at Charlie Wanton … [Read more...]

Laurel (bay) leaves

March 6, 2006 By

In the culinary world, the term “bay leaf” has a broader meaning than “laurel leaf”. That was what I discovered after reading up on this aromatic spice … [Read more...]

Lumpiang tinapa at mangga (smoked fish and mango spring rolls)

March 4, 2006 By 12 Comments

I was cooking lunch last Sunday when my husband saw the recipe for a fish-and-mango lumpia (spring rolls) on a local TV cooking show. I wasn't really paying attention because … [Read more...]

Taster's Choice vanilla roast coffee

March 3, 2006 By

I’m a serious coffee drinker. After my older daughter was born and she was keeping us up most nights, my husband installed a coffee maker right inside the bedroom and we … [Read more...]

Gourmet’s salad dressing

March 2, 2006 By

I was in the supermarket earlier today and I saw these bottles of salad dressings from Gourmet’s Cafe in Silang Cavite. Gourmet’s Cafe is famous for its salads … [Read more...]

Bulalo picadillo

March 1, 2006 By 5 Comments

Bulalo is a cross cut of the beef shank with the bone marrow. Picadillo is a soup dish with minced beef and usually with cubed chayote. I have a more interesting way of … [Read more...]

Regular cooking pans, pressure cooker or crock pot?

March 1, 2006 By

I received an e-mail a few days ago asking if I use special kitchen gadgets to do my cooking at home. Well, yes and no. For sure, I am not the kind of person who has a … [Read more...]