Lemon wedges, garlic and fresh herbs are added to chicken pieces in a baking dish and baked in a slow oven. The result? Good straight out of the oven. But reheated, the bitterness of the lemon’s pith becomes pronounced.
Something from Nigella Lawson’s book
Posted on July 27, 2009 · 2 Comments
It’s convenient to buy frozen fish fillets but when there’s an opportunity to go to Farmer’s Market for good-quality fresh fish, I prefer to buy a whole slab and have it prepared according to my specifications. For instance, I chose the tail end of a salmon and had it weighed… Great with hoisin sauce
Posted on July 15, 2009 · 3 Comments
The lazy way to make onion pancakes is to simply roll them flat. That’s what I did on my first attempt. Then, my pride and my self-respect took the better of me — surely I could do better than that. I did a second attempt, rolling and coiling and re-rolling them, and the result made me proud. Take a look.
Blackberry clafoutis
Posted on June 17, 2009 · 3 Comments
Clafouti (or clafoutis) is a custard like cake of French origin traditionally made with cherries. I baked mine with blackberries, the texture was light at the center and wonderfully crusty around the edges, but there was one problem. I didn’t know that blackberries have small seeds which really proved to be irritating while eating the darn cake. Next time I make a clafouti, I’ll use blueberries or strawberries instead unless I manage to find fresh or frozen cherries.
An early Mother’s Day gift
Posted on April 8, 2009 · 20 Comments
I’ve told him a thousand times I want a new tripod. But Speedy wouldn’t budge. He says a tripod is a “business expense” so I should buy a new one myself. That — despite his oft repeated pronouncement that seeing my Canon EOS 40D with a super heavy lens mounted on my decrepit tripod makes ... (more)
Taste test
Posted on March 11, 2009 · 22 Comments
Speedy likes to tell people that he and the girls are my guinea pigs. I like experimenting in the kitchen and they are the ones who decide which make it to the food blog. Not actively decide but, you know, I can always tell whether they like a dish or not. If no one is ... (more)
So, how did you spend the Halloween weekend?
Posted on November 3, 2008 · 15 Comments
It was not an extraordinarily long weekend but it felt that way because Speedy was home on a Saturday. He never is unless it’s a holiday. Where he works, Saturday is a working day. I wish it weren’t so, it has so ruined our old habit of driving north or south of Metro Manila during ... (more)
I said it’s not a cake!
Posted on September 6, 2008 · 42 Comments
Speedy set the bread on the kitchen island then sat down two chairs away from me. I asked him if he wanted a mid-afternoon snack. “A sandwich?” I asked. “What kind?” he said.
“Meat loaf. Here,” and I pushed towards him the plate that you see in the photo.
“Oh,” he exclaimed, “I thought that was a cake for tonight’s dessert.”
The Sunday burrito story
Posted on August 31, 2008 · 20 Comments
Sunday. At the house on a hill, that means it’s the man of the house’s turn to cook. And my turn to play paparazzi. I turned on the lights (Speedy’s such a cheapo he actually cooks without turning on any lights. Duh!) and started taking photos. I was happy with the details I was getting, ... (more)
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