20 Apr, 2006
A seafood paella with squid ink (Arroz Negro) and shellfish seemed like the perfect dish for our “Last Supper†or the evening meal last Holy Thursday. I know, I know, it was a bit extravagant considering the “spirit†of the season but at least it was just one dish, not meat and it…
19 Apr, 2006
There are tons of ripe mangoes at the markets these days. In local Batangas markets, great looking medium sized “native†mangoes were just PHP35 a kilo a few days ago (Indian mangoes can be had for PHP8 per kilo if you bargain well). I bought several kilos to see if I could…
17 Apr, 2006
The mercury was soaring and Holy Thursday at the beach was HOT, HOT, HOT! Early mornings were spent at the local seaside market, and I was pleasantly surprised by the variety and amount of seafood on offer. Normally, I fret that there is so little for sale during holiday weeks and because…
16 Apr, 2006
So the buzz is Judas wasn’t such a bad guy after all…have you folks been following all this global discussion about the Gospel according to Judas (and a pretty good National Geographic Channel documentary on it as well)? I don’t normally delve into religious waters but it is Easter, after all. So,…
15 Apr, 2006
Just two weeks ago my thyme plant looked like this. Today, it is totally totally and utterly DEAD. Crisp, in fact. Boohoo. I kid you not, I have a black thumb. Forget fresh western herbs in our Manila garden (except oregano, which nothing kills). This was the last…
14 Apr, 2006
Here is a Thai variation of our escabeche-style sweet and sour sauce. My wife purchased her first cookbook when we were assigned to Indonesia soon after we got married, Thai Cooking Class by Somi Anuntra Miller and Patricia Lake. A thin paperback book, it contains some classic Thai recipes and this…
13 Apr, 2006
It’s seafood week. We are supposed to abstain from meats and instead eat modestly and suffer with seafood. But the way the world works today, that means you pay through the nose for fish and other denizens of the sea and lakes so it costs you more and you aren’t really suffering…
12 Apr, 2006
It’s Holy Week in Manila (and elsewhere of course) and that means a fairly massive exodus of MarketManila readers away from the city to the beaches, mountains, and everywhere in between. I, too, have escaped and to a place with no internet access to boot. However, I have left several posts for…