I admire the Italians for their ability to turn basic pasta dough into so many shapes and sizes, then combine the noodles with all kinds of meat, seafood, sauces, vegetables … [Read more...]
How to skin and cut a whole pineapple
February 5, 2012 By 13 Comments
I’ve seen a lot of chefs on TV cutting off a thick chunk of the pineapple’s skin to remove the “eyes.” So wasteful. Those eyes are at least a quarter of an inch deep, … [Read more...]
New York cocktail
February 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
And there it goes again -- the reference to the Super Bowl. This drink from The Slow Roasted Italian, called the New York Cocktail, was “invented” in honor of the New York … [Read more...]
Soy-orange chicken with walnuts
January 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
Lemon and pineapple often figure in Asian stir fried dishes. Oranges make a more rare appearance perhaps because orange segments easily disintegrate over high heat and … [Read more...]
How to segment an orange
January 25, 2012 By 2 Comments
Segmenting an orange can mean either of three things. First, you peel the fruit by pulling off the skin then you you separate the segments by prying them apart. Then, you cut … [Read more...]
Ponkan in our garden
January 15, 2012 By 6 Comments
Almost three years ago, we spent a weekend in Tagaytay and came home with several grafted fruit trees -- lime, kalamansi, avocado, ponkan... Both the lime and the kalamansi … [Read more...]
Broiled pork with pineapple chunks and sauce
January 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
Speedy and I are having so much fun with the grocery shopping series. Truth be told, when I first broached the idea to him, he had more suggested food items than I did -- … [Read more...]
What is the difference between jam and jelly? Where does marmalade fit in?
December 2, 2011 By 8 Comments
Speedy likes to spread jam or jelly on crackers and bread. Me? It's bread, butter and jam or jelly. I really can't eat fruit preserve or crackers or bread without butter. For … [Read more...]
Strawberry and mango sorbet
November 26, 2011 By 6 Comments
Got overripe fruits? Make the easiest dessert ever. Top with whipped cream and a whole cherry and you got yourself a dessert that's pretty and delicious and, best of all, very … [Read more...]
Holiday perfect dessert: panna cotta with peaches
November 24, 2011 By 12 Comments
Easy, inexpensive and eye-catching holiday dessert. Classic panna cotta topped with slices of peaches arranged in a burst pattern. Gorgeous. Delicious. Panna cotta is an … [Read more...]
Coleslaw, macaroni, cheese and bacon salad
November 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When Sam was home last weekend, I made coleslaw to go with a meaty dish (I now forget what it was). The meaty dish got wiped out as far as I can tell because there are no … [Read more...]
Birthday salad
November 9, 2011 By 5 Comments
It's called birthday salad because it was made by three people who celebrated their birthday last month -- Buddy, Laura and myself. Just like my complete salad from 2008, this … [Read more...]
Apple and almond strudel
October 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A strudel is a pastry that consists of a filling (often but not always sweet) wrapped in dough. To be more illustrative, the dough is laid out, the filling spread on it, then … [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...]
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting and marmalade filling
September 15, 2011 By 24 Comments
Speedy wanted carrot cake, I gave him carrot cake. Actually, he's been requesting it for the last couple of months. But the girls aren't carrot fans so I had to wait until … [Read more...]
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