How to Cook, Lesson 2: Five Essential Kitchen Tools
To cook successfully, there are five essential kitchen tools that you need. Yes, just five. Not five pieces but five kinds. A stove. A pot and a pan. Kitchen knives. Chopping / cutting board. Cooking utensils. My original plan was to write an entire…
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How to Cook, Lesson 1: Know Your Ingredients
The best way to learn about ingredients is to go to the market and see the various cuts of chicken, pork and beef, and kinds of fish, seafood…
Learn to Cook in 10 Weeks
You own good cookbooks, watch cooking shows and frequent the best recipe blogs. You come across a mouthwatering beef dish, you follow the recipe but your version isn’t…
Beef Tapa Sandwich
Beef tapa sandwich is a spin on a traditional Filipino breakfast called tapsilog. Thinly sliced beef is seasoned and fried, and served with egg and lettuce between bread…
Valentine’s Day: Is Chocolate a Tool for Seduction?
Chocolates, often packaged in fancy heart-shaped boxes and tied with bright red ribbons dominate the shelves of supermarkets and deli shops. Well, it is almost February, after all,…
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Chocolate Cake Balls
There is no gift more heartfelt than something you made with your own hands. This Valentine’s Day, make these delectable chocolate cake balls for someone special. Don’t think…
Double Chocolate Champorado
If you have leftover rice, heat it with milk and add chocolate to make champorado. If, like me, you’re not a fan of tuyo (salted dried fish), garnish…
