This is an updated version of a recipe originally published in 2006. The name of the dish sounds Spanish but, surprisingly, it is also a staple in most Chinese restaurants … [Read more...]
Bernie’s Pancitan
November 22, 2011 By 7 Comments
My father loved Petula Clark's songs. He had a tape of her album and he often played it in the car. I was very young, not even in school yet, but after listening to her songs … [Read more...]
Banana and M&M’s spring rolls
November 3, 2011 By 15 Comments
Question: What's worse than finding a worm in your apple? Oh, I'm sure you know the answer. That joke's older than I am. You don't know the answer? Oooohh... What's worse than … [Read more...]
Fried suman with cinnamon-nutmeg sugar
October 27, 2011 By 8 Comments
The Antipolo Cathedral, home of the Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage (Nuestra Senora de la paz Y Buenviaje), is still a popular destination although the numerous resorts are … [Read more...]
Finally! SEx in the city.
October 7, 2011 By 8 Comments
Last Tuesday, we finally did what we've been saying we'd do for the last two years. Speedy and I finally experienced SEx in the city. No, the experience has nothing to do with … [Read more...]
Crispy fried adobo
October 4, 2011 By 10 Comments
There are so many ways of cooking Filipino adobo and I've barely scratched the surface. The most popular version among my generation is the one with soy sauce but soy sauce is … [Read more...]
Turon (banana spring rolls) with bacon and cheese
September 24, 2011 By 31 Comments
When does your weekend start? Like most Filipino families, ours used to start on Friday evening when the girls' classes ended and Speedy picked up them up from the condo in … [Read more...]
Pork menudo
June 23, 2011 By 27 Comments
This is Filipino menudo. Pork, liver, peas, potatoes, carrots... There is a Mexican menudo which is similar to what we call callos. Although menudo is not exactly something … [Read more...]
Sotanghon soup with chicken and black fungus
May 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Glass (cellophane) noodles, shredded chicken, chopped black fungus and vegetables are traditionally cooked together in the Philippines as a dry noodle dish. But my daughter, … [Read more...]
Sotanghon (vermicelli) soup with chicken and black fungus
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Sotanghon (vermicelli), shredded chicken, chopped black fungus and vegetables are traditionally cooked together in the Philippines as a dry noodle dish. But my daughter, Sam, … [Read more...]
OMA Restaurant and Bar
May 4, 2011 By 2 Comments
One of the owners of OMA Restaurant and Bar is a gorgeous lady named Tina whom I have known since she was a young girl. Her father's family owned the house across Speedy's … [Read more...]
Poqui-poqui: an Ilocano egg and eggplant dish
April 29, 2011 By 19 Comments
It's not the best-looking vegetable dish in the world. But, oh man, it sure is one of the tastiest meatless dishes I have tried -- and I have tried a lot. Poqui-poqui is an … [Read more...]
Waknatoy: a dish with a funny name
April 28, 2011 By 2 Comments
Marikeños like to say that waknatoy is a dish unique to Marikina. Well, the name is unique to Marikina but the dish itself is not. Waknatoy is simply a variant of menudo. The … [Read more...]
The Ilocos food trip
April 28, 2011 By 13 Comments
We reached Vigan on Wednesday afternoon and although we had dinner in the city, the real food trip didn't begin until the following day. Ilocano food is so good that I am … [Read more...]
Goto (beef tripe) congee
March 31, 2011 By 21 Comments
Terms can be confusing. When one says "goto" in the Philippines, he can be referring to tripe or to a congee with tripe. I've learned to use the term "goto" interchangeably … [Read more...]
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