Comments on: Leeks

By: Gigi

Gigi — Wed, 07 Sep 2005 03:23:08 +0000

Marketman — On ube jam, I heard that PNKY CAFE — a cafe owned by Pynky Gomez-Magsino of the PNKY furniture line — has better-than-Good Shepherd and Tamtamco’s — ube jam! A fellow foodie was rolling his eyes as he made kwento!

By: joey

joey — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 14:05:01 +0000

Hi Marketman! You only it have it for the 1st 1.5 days and then never again, at least that’s the way I did it, hehe :-) You do feel a bit like you are going to faint though, at the end of those 1.5 days…

Hi Gigi! You only have the leek in the beginning, and then no more, hehe…Did I shed some pounds? Am spending a bundle taking in all my pants :-)

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 09:33:37 +0000

Gigi, don’t forget to stock up on ube jam from good shepherd if you like it. The sisters assure me it is all natural. Joey, that recipe sounds to thin for me… Wysgal, your dad’s leek habits are a bit unusual… Carlo, acidboy and hchie you guys sound like connoiseurs!

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 08:52:10 +0000

Hello, Joey! So did you shed some pounds? Because if you have then I’m gonna hoard on leeks! Hitting Baguio this weekend!
Gotta max out on the veg shopping.

Hahahaha.

By: joey

joey — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 05:27:42 +0000

Can’t wait for the leek and potato soup recipe! And thanks for sharing the leeks shopping tips…will keep those in mind.

Hi Gigi! (At the risk of incriminating myself as well) I have tried the “French Woman” leek soup weekend…boy, did I feel woozy! But I did feel “cleansed” after…

By: acidboy

acidboy — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 04:48:30 +0000

wysgal,
mangoes with rice is da bomb! tastes great especially if your ulam is adobo that is on the vinegary side. :)

By: wysgal

wysgal — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:37:02 +0000

For the longest time my dad would have raw LEEKS dipped in salt and vinegar alongside his dinner. Which I thought was the grossest thing. But of course this is from the same father of mine who would have sweet yellow mangoes with his rice. Might be an Ilonggo thing. Or he just might be weird.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:09:04 +0000

At the risk of incriminating myself, lemme just share that in the book “French Women Don’t Get Fat”, Author Mireille Guiliano vouches for the “magical” properties of leek soup. She says that for anyone who needs to have a jumpstart to their diet can find a boost from the result of drinking leek soup. I’ll type it up tomorrow. Don’t have the book with me now though it’s pretty simple from what I remember. Just get the white part and mince and throw that in a pot of water and let it boil. Strain the leeks just so you’d be left with clear broth. That’s all you’ll take for a weekend (start on Saturday am) and on Sunday night, give yourself some grilled chicken breast and a quasi-salad side dish of the minced green leeks flavored with a splash of lemon and EVOO (extra virgin olive oil), salt and pepper to taste.

I haven’t done this personally because of my marathon training but I sure would want to give my system a good wash down one of these days….

Marketman — thanks for the lead on choosing medium-sized stems. Never heard of any specific tip on “leek-shopping”. Very helpful. : )

By: hchie

hchie — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 23:16:07 +0000

Mussels topped with sauteed leeks and a bit of cream makes a lovely starter.

By: acidboy

acidboy — Mon, 05 Sep 2005 06:24:34 +0000

chopped razor thin, and they’re a perfect topping for a hot steaming bowl of congee or even arroz caldo.