22 Jan, 2007
After a long stay at the beach, several waves of houseguests, meal after meal after meal of prepwork and cooking and clearing up and we are all typically wiped out. So on the way home, I like to leave the beach with the entire crew at around 9:30 am after a very light…
21 Jan, 2007
Marketman & Family just got back from a short trip to Hong Kong. Manila is our home, and we love it most of the time, but gosh is it nice to go to a city that just gets it! Where things work! Where efficiency is normal! Where Filipinos appear to…
21 Jan, 2007
If you hail from the island of Cebu, you should know that today is the annual grand dance fest/parade that snakes its way around the city as everyone else gets smashed, if they can afford it, or not. A relatively new festival in Cebu (less than 30 years), I think it was the…
20 Jan, 2007
Oatmeal is certainly touted as one of those “miracle” foods. It is basically good for you. High in fiber, no fat, sticks to your stomach like Elmer’s glue, cleans out your plumbing, taking bad cholesterol with it, and can be eaten even without dentures. I used to dislike it with a…
19 Jan, 2007
Kaffir or Makrut Lime Leaves are an essential part of Thai, Myanmarese and Laotian cooking. You would most commonly taste it in a Spicy Thai soup or curry and I particularly love the aroma and citrusy flavor it imparts. Known for a long time as Kaffir Lime, the Thai name “bai makrut”…
18 Jan, 2007
During the holidays, we usually have several bowls filled with candy, sweets and other goodies on the dining room table so that anyone who drops by can just pick and choose. Some years, the bounty is “Western” influenced with foil wrapped chocolates, candy canes, etc. But other years, it is filled with…
18 Jan, 2007
I have like canned tuna since my high school days. Back then, our canteen had huge freshly baked pan de sals with different palamans (fillings) and my favorite was a mashed up tuna and mayonnaise concoction that was tuna-ish, rich, sweet and comforting all at the same time. Once I headed off…
17 Jan, 2007
One of my pet peeves is wasted effort in the kitchen or grocery. If you spend enough time in there, you realize a lot of the activity can be done far more efficiently. When we first moved back to the Philippines, I realized we were going to the grocery almost every other…