23 Aug, 2006
I was rooting around the pantry yesterday and found all kinds of goodies that I had nearly forgotten about. I decided to use some of them for dinner but I wasn’t quite sure what to make. I found some nice dried grayish-black squid ink fettucine, sun dried tomatoes, red pepper flakes and…
23 Aug, 2006
Caesar salad must be one of the most popular salads served in restaurants around the world. When it is done “right,†it is a perfect balance of crispness, sweetness, saltiness and creaminess. I had to prepare a salad for about a dozen people who were going to dinner at a friend’s house the…
22 Aug, 2006
I have never been to Bacolod. I almost visited the city earlier this year but the trip was postponed at the last minute. I realize that I am missing a serious culinary experience… Everyone I spoke to about Bacolod waxed poetic about the food; but the one big caveat was that the…
21 Aug, 2006
Although I have eaten tanglad (lemongrass) stuffed in lechons or grilled chickens my entire life, the turning point for me as a cook to take notice of this incredible herb was during our honeymoon many, many moons ago spent at a spectacular hotel in Bali. One of the dishes we ordered at a…
21 Aug, 2006
A simple tropical breakfast is exactly what I needed after the past few days of high-fat, high-sugar, birthday related eating… It was extremely wet on Sunday morning and I opted to have a simple fruit platter and some hot chocolate with broas for breakfast. The fruit platter included some early seasonal mangosteen that…
20 Aug, 2006
Leny is the resident kakanin expert in our home. Back on the farm in Western Cebu, she grew up surrounded by thousands of coconut trees and extensive rice fields… so the ingredients for suman, malagkit, biko, etc. were all close by. Though she isn’t the cook, and in fact is my designated…
20 Aug, 2006
Back in Manila, I had planned to cook a birthday lunch for everyone in the house. Our crew at home is brilliant. Many have been with us for years and years and all understand my bizarre penchant for buying, photographing, prepping, cooking and eating food… We all eat very well and…
20 Aug, 2006
I suppose the “cat’s out of the bag,†so to speak, with Linda in the previous post guessing that it was about that time of year that Marketman celebrates his birthday… I have been extremely busy lately and hence fewer posts on the blog…but I will make it up to readers with a…