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Sinaing (Pinangat) na Tulingan a la Marketman (Version 1)

15 Apr, 2014

I had never cooked sinaing or pinangat na tulingan before this attempt.

“Boodle” Style Dining a la Marketman

03 Apr, 2014

Boodle-style eating refers to a military setting of tables with banana leaves piled high (hopefully) with food that everyone attacks and eats with their bare hands, often without even sitting!

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Abstaining from Meat?

25 Mar, 2014

I honestly can’t imagine why having seafood, and particularly a bowl of homemade seafood stew or cioppino, might be considered some sort of sacrifice when one gives up meat during lent or even a day per week during lent.

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A Mostly Vegetarian Dinner…

18 Mar, 2014

My niece attended graduate school just outside Boston, and had a flat-mate who eventually ended up doing development work in Cambodia, Laos and is now stationed in Tacloban with a multinational agency.

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Three Ways with Danggit — Version 3: Buwad/Daing na Danggit

12 Mar, 2014

If you left labtingaw out to dry for several hours more under the hot sun (and perhaps seasoned the fish with a bit more salt if you preferred), you would end up with what most folks know as buwad or daing na danggit.

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Lechon Kawali with a Kamias Tomato Relish…

04 Mar, 2014

I have always loved lechon kawali, but increasingly find several versions that are either bland and tasteless, overly dry or just way too reliant on the bottled sauces (like sweet liver sauce) that often accompany it.

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Tinapang Bangus & Sotanghon Lumpia

03 Mar, 2014

I was flipping through The Philippine Cookbook compiled by Virginia Roces de Guzman and Nina Daza Puyat and saw a recipe for “Lumpiang Bangus” which is attributed to Carol Andrews Ferrer.

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