25 Jul, 2005
The recent abundance and variety of cucumbers had me stumped. I wanted a simple recipe that was healthy and would go with fried fish, lechon kawali, a soupy curry or even a bowl of lentils with sausage. I decided to do a variation on my mom’s old cucumber salad recipe. Until…
24 Jul, 2005
I always used to grumble about the lack of produce choices when I first moved back home. Recently, however, I have noticed that if you keep your eyes peeled at some of the markets you might be pleasantly surprised by what you find. Going to the market without a list is the…
23 Jul, 2005
Few things in the world are absolutely perfect. I use this description rarely with respect to produce, meals and flowers but every once in a while we create, see, taste or feel something that is near perfect. But first, let me digress a bit. My fascination with food, flowers and entertaining…
23 Jul, 2005
The Dimasalang Wholesale Flower Market is the only place to go when you need a lot of flowers or a broader selection of flowers than is generally available in one’s neighborhood flower shop. The prices at Dimasalang (also referred to as the Dangwa wholesale market due to its proximity to the Dangwa Bus…
22 Jul, 2005
Gourdo’s flagship store at Fort Bonifacio has just been renovated. Though significantly smaller, the “new†store actually looks better, utilizes the space more efficiently and is staffed with a large crew of helpful salespeople. The first time I entered the store in 2002 or thereabouts, I had come from a meal at a…
21 Jul, 2005
Have my tastebuds undergone a seismic change? Am I just more accepting of bitter in the supreme service of Marketmanila readers? I think not. But if, like me, you absolutely abhorred ampalaya until now, do yourself a favor and read the rest of this post. I always disliked the vegetable…
20 Jul, 2005
Sago is apparently NOT tapioca. Sago is apparently NOT tapioca. That is not a typo, I did that on purpose. I am just so used to seeing sago translated as tapioca in menus, recipe books, etc. that I assumed it must be tapioca. My research suggests it most definitely is NOT….
20 Jul, 2005
We had a taste for some sago in palm sugar and ice the other day in the sweltering heat and rushed out to the grocery to buy a small pack of sago and a bunch of ripe saba cooking bananas. Just before starting to make minatamis na saba (stewed bananas in syrup), I…