14 May2017
Betchay, a long-time marketmanila.com reader, had graciously invited Mrs. MM and I to the opening of this wonderful, unusual and visually stunning exhibit, now at the National Museum.
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14 May2017
So regular readers know I generally eschew “Hallmark holidays” but I realize many folks do celebrate them…
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13 May2017
When a regular reader emailed me this interesting video, I immediately headed to the kitchen to tinker…
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12 May2017
Entitled : “believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment”
Inconsiderate : “thoughtlessly causing inconvenience to others”
Illogical : “lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning”
Name-Dropping : “the practice of casually mentioning the names of famous people one knows or claims to know in order to impress others”
Trespasser : “a person entering someone’s land or property without permission”
This is a rant. A rare, now once-in-a-blue-moon rant. So don’t read it if you don’t like rants.
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25 Apr2017
“Faster” is relative, of course.
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POSTED IN: Beef/Lamb, etc., General, Main Courses, Meat
24 Apr2017
When we used to travel to North America on Korean or Asiana Airlines, I would almost inevitably reserve a bibimbap main course the minute we settled into our seats.
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20 Apr2017
I have a soft spot for birds, and often, low IQ birds (or should I say more kindly, the underdogs). :)
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17 Apr2017
Our nightmare in flowers. :)
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Older Posts
14 Apr, 2017 by Marketman
Several people asked for this recipe. So here it is in brief…
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21 Mar, 2017 by Marketman
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The folks at the Dept. of Tourism asked if I would do this for them, and I agreed. Anything to help promote the country’s food and food culture has always been…
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07 Feb, 2017 by Marketman
When my eldest brother announced he was going to try and bring 10 hectares of family fishponds in the outskirts of Lucena City back from the dead, we all wished him well.
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06 Feb, 2017 by Marketman
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03 Feb, 2017 by Marketman
There is so much vitriol and hatred on social media these days. I’m not sure why, but it’s a relatively recent phenomenon that’s perhaps fed by a lack of appreciation for facts, a…
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30 Jan, 2017 by Marketman
Emptying out the post-holiday food stocks often takes up to a month or so…
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29 Jan, 2017 by Marketman
Somehow, the promise of what lies within is almost always overestimated when it comes to quesong puti wrapped in fresh banana leaves.
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POSTED IN: General, Other Food Products, Kitchen Equipment, Etc., Produce
28 Jan, 2017 by Marketman
Every year I wait with bated breath for the appearance of local rhubarb in the weekend markets.
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