That’s not a whole tuna belly in the photo but about half of one. We bought a 1.8 kilogram tuna belly last Sunday and I cut it horizontally into two portions. We grilled the first half the usual way on Sunday evening and had it for dinner with sinigang ng ulo ng maya-maya, the recipe ... (more)
Oysters on the half shells
Posted on January 3, 2005 · 4 Comments
Of all the local seafood, the oyster is my favorite. While shucking the shells isn’t exactly a fun thing to do, eating the oysters with nothing but a squeeze of kalamansi is simply divine. When I was a child, my father would buy oysters by the sack, wash and scrub them clean, place them in ... (more)
Ensaladang Pipino (Cucumber Salad)
Posted on January 3, 2005 · 7 Comments
There first time I served this salad at a dinner party, my friends were a little hesitant about trying it because they thought that the red stuff were hot chili peppers. They aren’t. They’re chopped pimientoes, I told them. After trying it, one of them asked if I could make some for her husband’s birthday ... (more)
Garlic, basil and onion leaves sinangag
Posted on December 31, 2004 · 9 Comments
It is grilled pork liempo (belly) and a new concoction for sinangag (fried rice). There are two reasons why we had them for lunch today. First, Pinoyblog had it’s Christmas party at Cabalen restaurant last night. Cabalen serves Filipino dishes. More specifically, it specializes in Campampangan (a regional) cuisine. I’ve eaten in the various Cabalen ... (more)
Grilled tuna belly
Posted on December 13, 2004 · 6 Comments
My husband went all the way to Farmer’s Market in Cubao, Quezon City two days ago to buy tuna belly and tuna panga (jaws) for grilling for yesterday’s lunch. December 12th is our wedding anniversary and we hosted a simple lunch party at home. We haven’t had enough family reunions of sorts since we moved ... (more)
“Bibingka” and “puto bumbong”
Posted on December 11, 2004 · 190 Comments
No Filipino Christmas is ever without bibingka and puto bumbong. They are inexorably associated with misa de gallo, the dawn mass on the nine days before Christmas. While they are more common as street food, they are so popular (even among tourists) that even five-star hotels serve them–using the traditional cookware–during the holiday season. Bibingka, ... (more)
Yellow fried rice
Posted on December 9, 2004 · 8 Comments
It’s been a while since we last had Chinese-style fried rice. My husband and kids were excited. I had been planning on experimenting with a new recipe for fried rice for days. Hence, I reserved a bowl of pork adobo. If asado fried rice proved good, there was no reason why an adobo-flavored fried rice ... (more)
Fiery Adobo
Posted on December 6, 2004 · 10 Comments
The wonderful thing about blogging is that it is a learning process. The blogger imparts knowledge and information to the readers while learning from the feedbacks whether in the form of comments or via e-mail. A good example is a reader’s e-mail that led to an earlier entry on minatamis na saging (sweetened bananas). This ... (more)
Chicken, tomatoes and pineapple stew
Posted on November 28, 2004 · 26 Comments
A dish similar to this one was my friend Melissa’s contribution to our last every-Saturday-dinner with our close-knit circle of whacky friends (I brought my potato, beef and peanut pot). I asked her for the recipe and she recited the ingredients and procedure between mouthfuls of guinataang kuhol and inihaw ng liempo. In her recipe, ... (more)
Sinigang na tiyan ng salmon (salmon belly sour soup)
Posted on November 26, 2004 · 2 Comments
Since I first sampled this salmon belly sinigang at Gerry’s Grill, I’ve been dreaming of cooking my own version at home. Gee, it was a very satisfying dinner we just had. Actually, I have a weakness for fish belly and it doesn’t matter what kind of fish–tuna, bangus (milkfish), blue marlin, tangigue, maya-maya and, of ... (more)
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