31 Dec, 2006
Another year has passed, and I would say this was a good year for Marketman & family. I would even go so far as to describe it as a vintage year, in fact. I have a learned a lot in the previous 365.25 days, not the least of which is everything foodwise…
30 Dec, 2006
If you were a chocolate, you would want this for dessert. Intense is an understatement. “Death by Chocolate,” a much more appropriate name compared with the original name coined by Francois Payard – “Chocolate Pudding Cake.” And bizarrely, it is INCREDIBLY EASY to make but your guests will think you have…
29 Dec, 2006
Here is another classic, simple, easy, delicious and impressive fruit dessert you can do for a special dinner like New Year’s Eve, a wedding anniversary or even Three Kings. And the key ingredient, Bosc pears, are now on offer at S&R Price and other good groceries/fruit vendors. Make sure you start with…
28 Dec, 2006
What are you doing with your leftovers? Almost more than the big meals themselves, I actually like the leftovers. And more than that, I like the fact that the refrigerators are stocked chockfull with everything, making cooking so much more pleasurable and easy. On any normal day of the year, you…
27 Dec, 2006
Cebu lechons get a lot of mention on this blog and elsewhere, and particularly since I consider myself to be “Cebuano.” I have written quite a bit about lechons before, and what I think constitutes the best lechon, and finally, did a recipe for an interesting lechon paksiw with the leftovers. In…
27 Dec, 2006
Here is a stunning grape tart that would make the perfect dessert for New Year’s Eve, served with bubbly, of course. I tried this recipe several years ago after seeing it in a magazine and it turned out so well I have placed it on my “easy and elegant fruit desserts for special…
26 Dec, 2006
Today is “Boxing Day” in Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries. There are several explanations for the origin of “Boxing Day,” but the one I like is that it is the day that the lords of the manors pack up food and goodies for their staff to take home after the holiday festivities…
25 Dec, 2006
Let’s face it. Receiving isn’t so bad. And opening up one’s presents on Christmas morning or Eve, whatever the custom in your home, is still one of the high points of the holidays, particularly if there are kids in the house. I have been pretty good in the past about “divining”…