26 Jan, 2009
I am starting week 3 with a continuing saga of neck pain so I have decided to seek professional help. After a short phone consultation with a seriously good neck surgeon, he suggested that I get a neck x-ray before coming in to see him for a check-up. I was at a…
26 Jan, 2009
Fried Leche Flan! Egads, a more heart-stopping dessert or snack, literally or figuratively, I cannot imagine. Jun, a reader, left a comment on an earlier post on leche flan that I should try this suggested use for extra leche flan – fry it. It turns out I have the exact same…
25 Jan, 2009
The guy’s name was Cesare Cardini, an Italian by birth, immigrant into the U.S., and restaurant owner in Tijuana, Mexico. He is credited with what is now often called Caesar’s Salad… how it evolved from Cesare’s Salad to Caesar’s Salad is something most Filipinos would readily understand; for example, the previously common spanish…
24 Jan, 2009
There isn’t a month of the year that goes by that we don’t have an excuse to do a nice lunch at the office. Someone’s birthday, celebrating the closing of a tough deal, managing a lunch for 50 people in the backyard, playing host to a celebrity chef, etc. While I used…
24 Jan, 2009
The pomelos or suha from the town of Carcar in Cebu have a reputation that precede them. Many folks in Cebu are certain “takuy” is seedless, succulent, sweet and wonderful, and it ONLY thrives in Carcar. I am a HUGE fan of pomelo so I have tried it in dozens of different…
23 Jan, 2009
Are you guys jiving me? Pulling my leg? I am determined to do as good an evaporated/condensed milk version of leche flan as possible and all your comments seemed to be pointing to the brands of milk as the key to canned leche flan nirvana. It’s only now that I have learned…
23 Jan, 2009
Cut a slice and it should look like the edge of an infinity swimming pool, caramel sliding over the edge providing a sheen of bitter sweetness that puts your tastebuds on serious alert. A leche flan has to look good and taste brilliant. Of course, taste is something that differs from one…
22 Jan, 2009
Okay, round one of the “Leche Flan Battle” with “De Lata” on one corner of the ring, and “Baka/Kalabaw” on the other corner. Heeheehee. “De Lata” used Alaska condensed milk (300ML) and Alaska evaporated milk (370 ML) , 6 large whole eggs and sugar for the caramel coating. No other flavorings….