19 Mar, 2007
What is kalitiran? When first asked the question many months ago, a little out of context, duhh… I thought it might be salitre or salt peter… I have to admit that my command of even the English names of cuts of meat is highly limited, so asking me the Filipino translations…
18 Mar, 2007
Two items from yesterday’s and today’s Philippine Daily Inquirer have triggered this extremely rare rant on economic/political issues. I have always had very strong opinions regarding the loss of national talent, as our countrymen are forced (mostly due to economics) to seek jobs overseas or face unemployment, underemployment or at the extreme end,…
18 Mar, 2007
“It tastes better than monggo, and it’s native…”, said Gil Carandang of Herbana Farms. So how could I resist? In fact, I had a recipe in mind, so I bought everything he had in stock, just 750 grams, freshly harvested and extracted from their pods. These tapilan beans, otherwise known as…
18 Mar, 2007
Sunday mornings are a great time to cook breakfast with your kids. Things are just so much more languid, everyone has gotten up later than usual, and an indulgent breakfast seems more appropriate. French toast is one of the simplest and most satisfying breakfasts to make, and even the Kid at age…
17 Mar, 2007
I never fail to visit the Herbana Farm’s stall when I make it to the Salcedo Market. They almost always have something interesting and since I have been buying from them since they had a table at the original Greenbelt Organic Market eons ago, they also know I am a sucker for unusual stuff….
16 Mar, 2007
It’s Friday and a “fish day†again… So here are two totally easy, nutritious and tasty ways to prepare your fish. You can afford to spurn the sizzling pork liempo done on the grill, or slightly less artery clogging chicken inasal, or even the carcinogenic burnt edges of seafood on charcoal with…
16 Mar, 2007
A good friend of ours returned from Australia a few weeks ago and gave us this interesting bottle of lemon myrtle infused macadamia oil, complete with “I was so sure you would know what to do with this…” Yeah, right. It is a wonderful present and we are grateful; we just haven’t…
15 Mar, 2007
Chicharon Heaven. I am very much on a strict diet at the moment, having fallen off the wagon for several weeks and now struggling to claw my way back if I am to have a hair of a chance of achieving my goal of 170 pounds by May 1… I went to Megamall…