18 Jan, 2010
We baked a whole 1.5 kilo lapu-lapu (grouper/rock-cod) over the holidays and had half of the fish leftover. We forgot to take a photo of the baked fish, but it was similar to these ones and this one that we cooked a few Christmases ago. So the next day, the obvious question…
17 Jan, 2010
I had heard quite a bit about “spaghetti squash” as a miracle low carb replacement for pasta. Toss with a light tomato sauce some said, and eat like a spaghetti al pomodoro… NOT. I have been easing into a more vegetable centric diet over the past few days, so when I…
17 Jan, 2010
One of Mrs. MM’s all-time favorites must be deep-fried squash blossoms, usually with cheese and anchovies. They have been featured on this blog before here, here and here. The batter that we seem to like best is a simple one of rice flour, club soda and salt, and ideally the batter should…
16 Jan, 2010
The produce is gorgeous and abundant. The selection enticing. And the prices have come down since the pre-Christmas madness. I was up bright and early this morning to forage at the FTI Saturday market and got there just as the sun was rising. I was greeted with an extremely robust…
14 Jan, 2010
Before you click the jump to the rest of the article, can you guess what lies below this crust of homemade breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, chopped Italian parsley and extra virgin olive oil?
12 Jan, 2010
We roasted a small turkey (12-14 pounds) for one of our holiday dinners and as expected, there were leftovers. It was a damson plum jam and chinese five spice basted turkey with very Asian influences so it seemed like a good idea to use the leftovers in an Asian inspired soup. I…
11 Jan, 2010
There are a couple of ladies who sell cantaloupes and watermelons at a stall in the Nasugbu market. More often than not, I pass on their offerings, having purchased several tasteless cantaloupes in the past. But a few weeks ago, I seemed drawn to some MASSIVE watermelons they had on offer, and…
10 Jan, 2010
Here is a salad we threw together in no time that is a pleasant change from your run-of-the-mill lettuce greens and tomato salad. It is very easy to make, and makes an excellent side dish to festive or simple roasts (chicken, duck, turkey, etc) or fish. Haricots verts are small tender french…