10 Nov, 2010
I gather there are several variations of this soup from the island of Panay. Simple chicken broths, sometimes cooked in fresh bamboo, now mostly done in a typical pot on a stove. Vegetables included can vary based on what’s in the backyard. Some would say this is simply a version of…
09 Nov, 2010
Superb! An experiment with wonderful results! The finest and thinnest crispy lechon skin with the aroma and crunch of truffled salt. The ribs redolent with flavor and so incredibly juicy. Sweetness and pungency from slowly roasted garlic; truffle puree coating all of the stuffing items and walls of the pig’s…
08 Nov, 2010
Here is the first in a series of “which one?” posts I will probably write in the months ahead, as I try to narrow down my list of recipes for that mythical Marketman cookbook… Both recipes yield delicious dishes but they taste so different from each other. So I am curious which…
07 Nov, 2010
For the past six years, I have written the majority of posts on this blog on my small, nondescript, rather ugly fiberfill and laminate desk that was probably purchased for less than PHP1,500 at some discount office warehouse more than ten years ago. It is often cluttered, crowded but functional. I have…
06 Nov, 2010
Ignore the name. This is essentially Spanish style rice and shrimp. Technically, it’s a paella, made in a paella (yes, that’s what they call the pan) or a paellera, for us boobs. :) But I made this the same way I saw a celebrated Spanish chef make an “Arroz…” which differs from…
05 Nov, 2010
Tita Cely Kalaw, that wonderful, ebullient, opinionated, passionate, down-to-earth, amazing cook/restaurateur/entrepreneur and friend passed away the other evening. I have been out of town and was only updated by readers and those close to her family by email. It is with great sadness that I write this post, and I ask all…
01 Nov, 2010
Some of you may recall I visited and wrote about the Boljoon Church in Southern Cebu a while back, here. The church is wonderful but in need of serious restoration; I understand the townsfolk of Boljoon have really taken on that herculean task. Several efforts to raise funds and interest in the…
31 Oct, 2010
The inspiration for the lunch time salad was some fresh looking katuray or katuday (flowers of a corkwood tree) from my Ilocano suki. I decided to make a “KKKK Salad” which we haven’t enjoyed for many months, so I purchased katuday, kangkong, kamatis and kalabasa flowers. I also got several bunches of…