31 May, 2006
Childhood Food Memories is the selected topic for this month’s Lasang Pinoy 10 hosted by Chef Sam de Leoz at Buhay Cocinero, who will have a round-up in a few days of all the entries by Pinoy food bloggers and food enthusiasts from around the world. The topic is destined to be a…
31 May, 2006
Few things are as delicious and easy to prepare as edamame (boiled or steamed fresh soybeans). These are the beans in pods that are brought to you as an appetizer at some of the better Japanese restaurants in town. They are sprinkled with some good sea salt and you place the whole…
30 May, 2006
If you read the previous post on Fruits de Mer, you may be interested in the recipe for cooking them. First, clean all of the shells you intend to include in the shell stew. Know your shells as some of them are definitely poisonous. Brush them thoroughly and rinse several times…
30 May, 2006
This is a striking platter of just plucked Fruits de Mer (Bounty of the Sea). We were at the beach last weekend to try and recover from the wicked jet lag that we experienced coming back six time zones. For some reason, the jet lag was far worse than if we traveled…
30 May, 2006
That’s “snotty,” not “snooty” coconuts. I am always intrigued when my crew selects fresh coconuts on roadside stops on the way to the beach. They are so certain that they seek specimens that are locally referred to as “malauhugin” or literally translated – “snot-like.” The vendors always acquiesce and search through…
29 May, 2006
I have received several requests to illustrate how to kill and clean a crab. I thought they were joking. But on second thought, if so many of my readers were amused, intrigued and possibly thrilled to see a post on how to slice a mango, which I did last year in response…
29 May, 2006
A short break from the European Trip posts to highlight what’s in the market now and should consider savoring at the peak of the season… This will be followed by a few local posts, then my entry to Lasang Pinoy 10 on Wednesday…then back to more European trip posts. There is a lot…
28 May, 2006
Growing up in Manila meant breakfast juices were, shall we say, of limited quality and availability… I recall advertisements for Sunkist tetra-pak juices (remember those pyramidical thingees) boasting they were made from the juice of Valencia oranges (which of course had probably been dehydrated and rehydrated in between). Alternatively, we used to just…