27 May, 2007
No liquids above 3 ounce portions can accompany passengers on all flights to the United States. This is a law that has been in place for over a year, apparently. It seems simple enough. So when we checked in at the Cathay Pacific counters in Manila there was a notice and…
26 May, 2007
Spring in New England. Finally, after a strange and late winter, plants are emerging from an unusually long hibernation. Imagine a VIGINTILLION SPERM floating wildly in the air and you inhale thousands of them with each breath you take as you stroll languidly through Central Park, attempting to overcome jetlag. A vigintillion…
24 May, 2007
We are presently about 36,000 feet above sea level, hurtling home at roughly 900 kilometers per hour squished into our airline seats like sardines in a can or bottle. We had a terrific holiday in Manhattan, Long Island and Boston despite Marketman being down half of the time with the most incredibly horrific…
22 May, 2007
Over the last 2.5 years of keeping this food blog, I have posted several ways to enjoy locally available, tropical fruits in juice or shake form. It amazes me that so many folks turn to instant juice drinks with hardly any fruit juice in them at all, or worse, powdered drinks with artificial…
21 May, 2007
I first posted this recipe in July 2005. It is extremely easy to do, vaguely approximates a more violently made pinikpikan, and I suspect can be replicated in most major cities in the world… I hope you try it… it is super sarap!
I started out trying make or approximate a real “pinikpikan” soup…
20 May, 2007
I spotted these organically grown mini-eggplants at the market days before I knew how I was going to end up cooking them. Typically used in a pinakbet, I was more drawn to their diminutive size and the possibilities of using them in a dish with more visual appeal. A few days later,…
19 May, 2007
This post on Cioppino was first published in April of 2006. It is a superb dish if you are at the seashore this summer and have access to great seafood. This not only tasted terrific, it is one of the most visually attractive dishes I have ever made!
The mercury was soaring and…
18 May, 2007
Last year in May and June, I ran a “poll” asking readers to list their favorite Filipino dishes and this was the summary of the results of that poll. If you are relatively new to marketmanila.com, this post is worth reading… Or if you are a regular, you may want to read it…