31 May, 2008
Luscious, intense, sweet, and relatively economical if you limit yourself to just one or two at a time. Medjool dates are one of several varieties of dates, the fruit of a date palm, that are considered to be amongst the more desirable. These particular dates were harvested not in the Middle East,…
30 May, 2008
I love a good brioche. Whether in its classic small shape with a little ball of dough on top or in the form of a loaf, the rich, buttery bread is something I slather with lots of butter and any of several jams and jellies we have in stock in the pantry or…
29 May, 2008
Wondering what to put on the menu for dinner this weekend? Something warm and comforting and delicious, using what’s available/freshest at the market? How about a terrific Sinigang na Bangus at Bayabas? I did a post with recipe for this wonderful version of sinigang a couple of years ago, here, but…
28 May, 2008
I wanted to have a summer lunch for the office crew and about 10-12 construction workers who were finishing off a renovation project in Cebu. So I purchased a little pig and we set about preparations to roast it in our new lechonan, or is it a litsonan? Instead of a bright…
27 May, 2008
Here is another terrific and easy to make Thai salad. I actually like this salad made with our Philippine pomelos rather than the larger, paler greenish pomelos from Thailand. So many local Thai restaurants have this on their menus, but many of them use all kinds of tricks to “extend” the dish,…
26 May, 2008
We looked at this first attempt as the porcine equivalent of a dry run. “Practice lang,” we all agreed. Marketman was in a rush to test the lechonan before going away on a summer holiday. Expectations were quite tempered, and this was not to be counted as lechon experiment #1. …
26 May, 2008
“Native” or Hybrid Piglet???
The native pigs supposedly have more flavor, less fat, more muscle and I suspect, more flavor. These are those black skinned and more scruffy looking piglets rather than the squeaky pink ones. It’s not so easy to find them in the markets or livestock dealers, you need to have…
25 May, 2008
A mild short circuit away from Pinoy food results in a favorite Thai side dish… a green papaya salad with a wonderful and substantial, peanut, chili, garlic and lime dressing. I have always ordered this salad at local Thai restaurants to mixed results… sometimes they are good, sometimes they are quite awful. …