30 Nov, 2006
I think I have developed a sixth sense for some things food related. Heehee, read on and decide for yourselves… I only have a subscription to Gourmet Magazine that arrives at our home every month. In addition, I keep a list of back issues of Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Australian…
30 Nov, 2006
Here we go again…another super typhoon bearing straight down on Metro Manila. As if we needed yet another howler to take off our roofs, wreak havoc with the electric lines, destroy our just replaced capiz garden lights, outdoor Christmas decor, replanted garden, re-stocked freezers, etc. I already had to cancel a…
29 Nov, 2006
Amazing what a catchy name will do for your popularity. Naïve that I am sometimes, I thought the name “Passion Fruit” was coined because the fruit ignited one’s libido or acted as some sort of aphrodisiac, or if I were to make a more graphic definition, that the texture, consistency and look of…
29 Nov, 2006
I bet 99% of you wouldn’t have guessed that the Chinese Five Spice Powder that I made in the previous post was a critical requirement for this fabulous looking and tasting turkey… Yup, I have cooked this turkey recipe at least three times since I first saw it in the 2002 Thanksgiving Issue of…
28 Nov, 2006
Part of the added stress of living and cooking in Manila is the lack of reliable and well-stocked groceries and provedores. I needed some five-spice powder the other day and waited until the last minute to check to see if I still had some. Of course I didn’t and in a slight…
28 Nov, 2006
Last Thursday was Thanksgiving. But there was no turkey roasting in our oven. We had foregone our annual Thanksgiving meal for a chance to dine on “An Ancient Roman Dinner” prepared by Margarita Fores, held at the reknown Goldberg Mansion beside Malacañang, by the Societa Dante Alighieri – Manila, for the benefit…
27 Nov, 2006
Marketman is TOTALLY CRAZED. I have seen a newly decapitated chicken run around and the phrase “running around like a headless chicken” is totally and utterly apt at the moment. First work was busy last week and I was out of town. Then a mini-crisis of the good sort at the…
26 Nov, 2006
Sigarillas, Sigadillas or Sigarilyas or Winged Beans (Psophocarpus tetrogonolobus) was another purchase in my market basket yesterday. A plant native to Southern Europe (?!), this vegetable grows abundantly in Southeast Asia and its flavor suggests a hint of asparagus to some people. Almost squarish in shape, the “corners” have a frill that…