One of the best things about having kids who enjoy experimenting in the kitchen is that I get to sample the fruits of their experiments. Ever since I discovered the cooking … [Read more...]
Tamales Obando
February 17, 2007 By
A year or so ago, I knew of only two places in Metro Manila where I could find FIlipino delicacies and specialty food from various regions, the products organized according to … [Read more...]
Tortang sisig at talong
February 17, 2007 By 17 Comments
I love sisig. Everyone in my family does. But, for the life of me, I can't cook sisig -- it just entails too much work from cleaning the pig's head to the boiling to the … [Read more...]
Speedy Valentine
February 14, 2007 By 24 Comments
It's our 16th Valentine's Day together, 15 of which as a married couple. But our last Valentine's Day dinner was 16 years ago when we were still dating. Speedy picked me up … [Read more...]
Tortang sardinas at togue (canned sardines and mongo sprout frittata)
February 14, 2007 By 9 Comments
In my tortang tilapia entry, reader Felixberto commented, "I've been making torta using ligo sardines. Haven't tried tilapia, With sardines, my torta crumbles... I was … [Read more...]
Marriage counseling and multi-dadding
February 12, 2007 By 8 Comments
I usually spend an hour or two on Sunday evening OR an hour or two on Monday morning to write Tuesday's op-ed column. This time, it's a little different though. I submitted … [Read more...]
Tropical sunrise
February 11, 2007 By 1 Comment
Let me take a break from the Bantay Pawikan photos... I seem to have misplaced the remaining two folders... My husband had to go out of town yesterday to do some ocular … [Read more...]
Grilled herbed liempo (pork belly) and potatoes
February 10, 2007 By 33 Comments
Pork, the much maligned meat. In the forums, Ann, who works in Riyadh, says they try to cook Filipino food despite the absence of pork. JMom, in Durham, NC, sympathized … [Read more...]
Napoleones
February 10, 2007 By
I’ve always wondered if it was French in origin but the pastry called Napoleones is closely associated with Bacolod City in the province of Negros, the sugar capital of … [Read more...]
Ground beef, mushrooms and quail eggs in oyster sauce
February 9, 2007 By 15 Comments
I was planning on cooking Scotch Eggs but I got lazy last night after cooking an entire tikoy a few hours earlier. Besides, I had fresh mushrooms in the fridge that I didn't … [Read more...]
Kitchen cabinet
February 9, 2007 By 37 Comments
We have a house on a hill; not a mansion on a hill. Which means space is limited. Which means vertical additions are the best options. Walls, we have lots of -- empty walls. … [Read more...]
Tikoy: Kung Hei Fat Choi!
February 9, 2007 By
Tikoy is someting I will forever associate with my late paternal grandfather. No, he wasn’t Chinese but he had this love affair with Chinese food and cuisine. It was … [Read more...]
Pork and mushrooms adobo
February 7, 2007 By 36 Comments
Mention Filipino cooking and adobo comes to mind. For some reason, the dish itself is an unequivocal declaration of being Pinoy. I like the way The Wily Filipino puts it: … [Read more...]
Pinoy Moms Network
February 7, 2007 By 1 Comment
I won't bore you with the details. Suffice to say that I have come to a point when I realized that what mothers are saying makes more sense than what the self-anointed … [Read more...]
0 is not 2; 2 is not 4
February 5, 2007 By 9 Comments
There is a scene in the film The Devil Wears Prada where Andy (Anne Hathaway), after deciding to ditch being smart and become fashionable to fit in with the magazine's … [Read more...]
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