With my kids, it’s a sin to go to Tagaytay City and not eat at Mushroomburger. I don’t get too excited about Mushroomburger anymore. When I was working in Makati, … [Read more...]
Halaan (clams) and malunggay soup
May 29, 2006 By 49 Comments
The more common way of preparing this simple soup is to add sili leaves to the clams after the heat has been turned off. The pot is covered for a few minutes to allow the sili … [Read more...]
Kids in the kitchen
May 27, 2006 By 4 Comments
When the kids were younger, throwing a party meant I had to do all the cooking. Well... except for the two occasions when we hired a caterer because cooking for a hundred was … [Read more...]
Baked tahong (mussels)
May 27, 2006 By 21 Comments
My favorite shellfish but only next to oysters, mussels or tahong, are so versatile they can be steam for an appetizer, cooked as a simple but very flavorful soup or cooked as … [Read more...]
Seaweed (lato) salad
May 26, 2006 By 18 Comments
In September last year, I posted an entry about a grapelike seaweed commonly harvested in Philippine waters. It is eaten fresh and a popular accompaniment to fried or grilled … [Read more...]
Sweet and spicy tofu
May 24, 2006 By 15 Comments
To sum up in one sentence, it is deep-fried firm tofu tossed in what is basically a sweet and sour sauce but without the sourness, with some chili peppers thrown in. It's … [Read more...]
Vegetable chips
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I was chatting with Chin Wong on Google Talk as he procrastinated about going to the gym. As the conversation wandered to restaurants and food, he mentioned discovering a new … [Read more...]
ECJ Farm’s Batuan Puree
May 23, 2006 By
When I go to Tiendesitas, there is one store I never fail to visit and buy something from--ECJ Farms. It sells produce from the farms of Eduardo “Danding” … [Read more...]
Metro Manila is pink
May 23, 2006 By 9 Comments
Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Bayani Fernando does not like gray--the traditional color for public infrastructure. He likes bright colors like hot pink … [Read more...]
A food photo a day…
May 23, 2006 By 13 Comments
... will build a huge photo blog someday. :grin: Seriously, seriously... I was going through the food photos in my external hard drive to check if there are any that I had … [Read more...]
Ostrich tapa fried rice
May 21, 2006 By 6 Comments
When I cooked the ostrich tapa a few days ago, I actually cooked 500 grams of ostrich meat which turned out to be too much for a meal for four. There were leftovers--not much … [Read more...]
Ostrich meat, tapa style
May 19, 2006 By 8 Comments
Ah, the interesting things one learns when looking for information about something else... I was looking for a good culinary definition of tapa and was about to post that it … [Read more...]
Chicken and potatoes in lemon-cream sauce
May 16, 2006 By 47 Comments
I cooked this chicken dish a couple of weeks ago. I had no intention of posting the recipe because I was saving it for the cookbook that I am writing. Oh, there, I announced … [Read more...]
Starbucks’ raspberry – flavored blended tea
May 15, 2006 By
When my mother-in-law called up last week to tell us about Ava’s birthday lunch party at Kopi Tiam, she told us to be early because restaurants are often full on … [Read more...]
Mother’s Day at Kopi Tiam
May 15, 2006 By
Mother’s Day this year fell on my sister-in-law Ava’s birthday. She treated the entire Veneracion clan to lunch at Kopi Tiam along C. Benitez Avenue in Cubao, … [Read more...]
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