December is almost upon us! Most of us are looking forward to the holiday break and hosting or attending family reunions. …
Kitchen & Pantry
Shiitake, White Asparagus and Broccoli Egg Drop Soup
A reader, apparently a food blogger herself (or perhaps an Instagram junkie) e-mailed to ask how I make the vegetables in …
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When Making Gravy, Demi-glace is Your Best Friend
In culinary school, Alex was introduced to demi-glace and she was instantly smitten. She ordered half a gallon of the stuff …
Do You Really Need to Skim Off Scum on the Surface of Your Bone Broth?
As the year draws to a close, the weather is cooler and people crave for a hot bowl of soup more often. A good soup starts …
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The Smart (and Safe) Way to Roast Turkey
Turkey is not my favorite bird (duck is!) but I've made roast turkey enough times to know what works and what doesn't. I've …
Brewed Coffee, the French Press Way
How do you start your day? What's the first thing you reach for? The newspaper? Toast? Or coffee? I'm a coffee person. I'm a …
Crispy Pork Belly (Lechon Kawali): To Fry or Not To Fry
For the second time in a decade, I fried the lechon kawali that we had for dinner last night instead of roasting it in the …
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How To Use a Kitchen Thermometer
There are various kinds of kitchen thermometers in the market. Some are digital, others are analog, prices range from cheap …
Egg Timer: the Gadget for Cooking Perfect Soft and Hard Boiled Eggs
I like to think that, when cooking eggs in the shell, there are three stages: soft boiled, medium boiled and hard …
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Pork Adobo Hash (Cooked With Scrap Meat)
Transform scrap meat from soup bones by cooking it into delicious Filipino pork adobo hash. Prep and cook time is less than …
Beef Kaldereta Spaghetti
What do you do with excess sauce from a pot of meat stew? I cooked kaldereta earlier, I made sure that there was plenty of …
Rosemary: In the Garden, Kitchen and in Herbal Medicine
Into the other night's lamb stew went three sprigs of rosemary. The herb gave the meat a wonderful aroma and flavor, and I …
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Got Leftover Mashed Potatoes? Make Clam Chowder!
It doesn't happen often but there have been times when we have more mashed potatoes than our digestive system could handle. …
How To Use the Mortar and Pestle Correctly
My grandparents had one. It was marble. It was so old that although it must have been white once, it had turned grayish. My …
