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Vegetarian Weekends 22 Jan 2013 | 01:53 pm
My daughter, Sam, started it. A couple of years ago, I took Sam with me to the meat market to take photos of meat carcasses. She saw a huge slab of beef hanging from a hook, the meat was so fresh that...
Roast duck with tortilla wraps 20 Nov 2012 | 04:53 am
Reposting a recipe originally published on December 20, 2010. I know that some of you are already thinking about Christmas and New Year. And for those who celebrate Thanksgiving but prefer the more su...
Blanched vegetables tossed with butter and herbs 19 Nov 2012 | 04:14 pm
A plate of vegetables bursting with colors, textures and shapes is a visual delight. Your eyes feast on the wonderful vision, signals are sent to the brain that the veggies must taste good because the...
Chicken and pork swimming in gravy 17 Nov 2012 | 01:34 pm
The beef brisket swimming in gravy, posted on May 26, 2005, was one of the first non-Filipino recipes that became a hit in my food blog. There were no “share this”, “pin it” or “like” buttons back the...
Sausage and apple sandwiches 14 Nov 2012 | 05:39 pm
There is a program on Asian Food Channel called Return to River Cottage hosted by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. An old show, actually, that originally started airing in 2000 but which we’re only gettin...
Tocino and Chinese sausage fried rice 13 Nov 2012 | 08:42 pm
One of the most popular Filipino breakfast dishes meets its Chinese counterpart. Chinese-style fried rice, of which chopped sausage is a common ingredient, is cooked with the Filipino combination of t...
3 onion soup 12 Nov 2012 | 12:51 am
It’s probably the most effortless soup I’ve made. Ever. Sam asked for soup, there was chicken broth in the fridge but not much else to go with it and I thought of onions. French onion soup, perhaps? B...
Bruschetta with spinach, tomato and cheese 8 Nov 2012 | 09:50 pm
If you’re wondering what the difference is between bruschetta and crostini, it has more to do with the preparation than with the size and thinness of the bread. Both bruschetta and crostini are Italia...
Pasta with sausage and spinach 7 Nov 2012 | 07:08 pm
If you’re familiar with pasta aglia e olio, this is something similar. Garlicky. But, instead of parsley, there’s spinach. If you’ve seen the fettuccine with bacon and creamy spinach sauce in the arch...
Blueberry bagel and pastrami sandwich 7 Nov 2012 | 12:57 am
It might sound like a strange combination but when you consider how salty and sweet go so together well, then, it makes sense. Subtly sweet blueberry bagel and salty pastrami are great partners. Truly...
