Kitchen & Pantry

Kinds of grill, temperature control and the distance between the food and the heat

Normally, monsoon season should be in full swing by June. Not this year though. It's mid-June and while we get showers now …

Have you ever wondered why, in cooking sinigang na sugpo, the prawns are cooked whole without removing the heads and shells? …

For the longest time, I've been seeing kale in recipes from all over—on the web, in magazines and on television. I wondered …

Ganache is a mixture of chocolate and cream. How thick or thin the mixture should be depends on how you intend to use the …

Growing up, I only knew white button mushrooms—canned, mostly; finding fresh was reason for celebration. It's crazy, really, …

We're almost out of chocolate blocks. Sam had been experimenting with chocolate, she's asked me to buy more and additional …

My daughters like to give samples of their home cooked sweets to their friends, and the friends' families get to enjoy them …

What distinguishes good lumpiang ubod (heart of palm spring rolls) from great lumpiang ubod? The quality of the ubod, of …

What is Crêpes Suzette? A French dessert that consists of crêpes braised in caramelized butter, sugar, orange juice, orange …

We find them on hamburger buns and bread sticks, and most people think they're merely decorative. Sesame seeds are more than …

Colin Morrello, a lawyer in the State Attorney's office, is called in by his boss, Wilbur Dincon, to discuss an on-going …

Squash figures in a ton of Southeast Asian dishes. In the Philippines, we call squash kalabasa.Uncut, kalabasa is round …

Haricot vert is French for green beans. So, to answer the question in the title, if we're going to be literal about it, yes, …

This is one ingredient that illustrates well the saying that "a little goes a long, long way". These tiny sun-dried shrimps …