http://www.marketmanila.com A food blog that talks about food, produce, recipes, ingredients, restaurants and markets here in the Philippines and around the globe. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:04:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/christmas-eve-setting http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/christmas-eve-setting#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:13:43 +0000 Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=22259 Most of our holiday entertaining with family and friends occurs in the run up to Christmas, for 2-3 crazy, busy weeks where we have dinners, lunches, staff parties, etc.]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/christmas-eve-setting/feed 13 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-sneak-peek-at-sisters-holiday-dessert-spread http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-sneak-peek-at-sisters-holiday-dessert-spread#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:45:16 +0000 Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=22067 I am not kidding when I say this is a beautiful, but highly restrained, or should I say, toned down version of a typical dessert spread at Sister's over the yuletide holidays.]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/a-sneak-peek-at-sisters-holiday-dessert-spread/feed 28 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/the-setting-for-marketman-family-thanksgiving http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/the-setting-for-marketman-family-thanksgiving#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:51:21 +0000 Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=21189 Call it a celebration of the "Fall" harvest. An annual re-enactment of New England pilgrims' feast. The starting gun on holiday entertaining. A reason to get friends together. Or a meal to give thanks for all the graces of the year so far.]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/the-setting-for-marketman-family-thanksgiving/feed 51 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/authentic-halloween-decor http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/authentic-halloween-decor#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:44:00 +0000 Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=21140 Puentespina Orchids & Tropical Plants, Inc. That's the only name you need to remember this Halloween. The holidays are looming like the first wave of a massive tsunami.]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/authentic-halloween-decor/feed 28 http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/easter-blooms http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/easter-blooms#comments Sat, 23 Apr 2011 23:59:51 +0000 Marketman http://www.marketmanila.com/?p=18814 We left the beach just as the maddening crowds were arriving. A quiet Easter holiday in what appears to be deserted Manila (no traffic at all!) is much more appealing than one might think. On Saturday morning, I sent our in-house "florist" Leny, to Dimasalang with a short list and a fixed budget. The list said "6-8 large purple hydrangeas (if they still have them)" OR "4-6 bundles (8-12 dozen) pink roses" OR "some white lilies" and they returned with all of the above, with change. :)]]> http://www.marketmanila.com/archives/easter-blooms/feed 32