23 Feb, 2009
I was cooking a fairly large batch of kalamansi marmalade this morning and it was starting to bubble violently so I tried to stir it and it sprayed and I burned my right middle finger. Second degree burns on a small part of the finger. But it hurts like hell. And…
23 Feb, 2009
When I go to a Thai restaurant, I almost always have Tom Yum, the spicy sour soup, a beef salad, pad thai noodles… regardless where I am in the world. At a Vietnamese restaurant, I look for a comforting bowl of pho, some fresh and fried spring rolls. At a Japanese restaurant,…
23 Feb, 2009
Tony Bourdain’s post “The Heirarchy of Pork” combined with the airing last week of the episode “No Reservations, Philippines” attracted 430+ comments on his blog, a very strong response. Many of these responses were complimentary, and several were not. Oddly, it seemed like armchair critics as I mentioned in a few earlier…
20 Feb, 2009
A lighthearted post about revenge of the bunso (or youngest in the family). I am the bunso in a brood of five. I have two older sisters, both of whom reside in the U.S., and whose families all watched the No Reservations Philippines episode, and two older brothers, who live in the Philippines….
19 Feb, 2009
If there is one bit of wisdom I have acquired over my first four decades of my life, it is that there are many folks who seem to reach their conclusions on a whole range of matters with a limited amount of information, a limited understanding of facts, and a limited amount of analysis….
19 Feb, 2009
Dining well at home doesn’t have to be too complicated. This simple recipe for prawns, slathered in garlic butter and Italian parsley and baked in a hot oven takes less than half an hour total to prepare and cook. It’s perfect fare for a casual dinner with friends or family. We…
18 Feb, 2009
It’s so Filipino to start the bickering after the main event. Get a grip. Augusto is my hero and here is why. Of the 100+ million Filipinos (or part-Filipinos) around the globe, some 6+Million of whom are domiciled legally and illegally in North America, Augusto is the one guy who had…
18 Feb, 2009
Let me take a quick pork pause after all of the Bourdain-ishness of the past day or so. I will return with a post with a bit of the behind-the-scenes commentary and answers to some of your questions lodged in the previous posts on the No Reservations Philippines show, but first some pork,…