26 Jan2015
I was clearing out and sorting through old magazines and chanced upon a seven-year-old magazine called “Dish” from New Zealand that had an interesting recipe for a fig “salami”…
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POSTED IN: Appetizers, Fruit
24 Jan2015
I make a lot of things from scratch.
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POSTED IN: Appetizers, General
22 Jan2015
Yes, you can overdo it. :)
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POSTED IN: General, Salads
16 Jan2015
Question: “Marketman, how do you hang your frames?”
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POSTED IN: General
16 Jan2015
Reader and commenter Greens & Blossoms was one of the guests to the mini-eyeball at the beach a few months back.
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POSTED IN: General
15 Jan2015
At dinner a few days ago, a foreign friend whose family has had ties to our country for over 200 years, and who has reason to be in Binondo and downtown Manila fairly often, mentioned something that really made Mrs. MM and I cringe… In effect, he said “I have never seen downtown Manila streets so clean, there isn’t a shred of garbage, there is so much repainting going on, there is so much stuff cleared away, IT LOOKS INCREDIBLY GOOD. AMAZING. FANTASTIC. But why did they do it? For a visiting WHITE GUY. Why can’t you do it for […]
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POSTED IN: General, Rant & Rave
15 Jan2015
Believe it or not, no one has nailed the cost of the three arrangements I put up in the post the other day, but some folks are close.
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POSTED IN: Flowers, General
15 Jan2015
Another leftover dish that was as good as the duck the first time around…
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POSTED IN: Chicken/Fowl, Fowl/Poultry, General, Main Courses, Rice/Noodle/Starches
Older Posts
14 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
I was at the Dimasalang flower market bright and early yesterday morning.
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13 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
We were a bit crazed this morning with last minute preparations for several balikbayan houseguests arriving later this afternoon, and at about 1120am, I realized we had nothing for lunch.
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POSTED IN: Chicken/Fowl, Main Courses, Vegetable/Salads
13 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
With roughly 180 employees to zhugge up for the hullabaloo of a holiday weekend around the Sinulog Festival, we decided to have our own Sinulog t-shirts for staff and extras for any guests who…
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09 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
It’s called “I’m running out of time and I need a centerpiece”…
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POSTED IN: General
09 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
Died and went to heaven GOOD.
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POSTED IN: General, Recipes and Menus
08 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
For those of you who thought champagne flutes were the better choice for showcasing your bubbly, you may want to read this Bloomberg article.
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POSTED IN: General, Other Food Products, Kitchen Equipment, Etc.
08 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
After several holiday dinners featuring western fare, our Christmas Eve dinner with family and friends was more Asian in nature.
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POSTED IN: Beef/Lamb, etc., Chicken/Fowl, Fowl/Poultry, General, Rice/Noodle/Starches, Vegetable/Salads, Vegetables
05 Jan, 2015 by Marketman
Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? And dinner? And airfare for two? And a modest hotel room?
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POSTED IN: General
