Search Results for: "ensaimada"
19 Oct, 2009
Once again, I am stunned by the obvious. All my life I have happily grilled steaks, burgers, prawns, fish, vegetables, paellas, etc. on a charcoal grill. And while I used charcoal hundreds of times, and vaguely understood that it was made of wood, I certainly had no clue how it was actually…
28 Feb, 2009
For most weeks of the year, there is almost always a situation where it would be nice to send or give a little gift of some sort. A birthday, an anniversary, a friend at work celebrating a promotion, a thank you for a meal or gesture of a friend, a sick relative in…
31 Jan, 2009
Betty q. made her first comment on marketmanila.com on July 2, 2007. And from that point on, she has gone on to make 800(!) comments that have given us recipes, tips, laughter, amusement, awe, etc. I and many of marketmanila’s readers are grateful for this incredible generosity and willingness to share such…
16 Dec, 2008
All of these recent posts on ensaimada and the incredible responses they have received from readers, the most amusing from Marc, along with the roasting chestnuts post, had me thinking about the original ensaimadas from which our own probably evolved. I had several Mallorcan and Mallorcan-style ensaimadas on a trip to Barcelona a…
15 Dec, 2008
A few years ago, in the midst of my first ensaimada obsession, I must have baked more than 150 ensaimadas to try and master a recipe. As I gave away the experiments to friends and family, one of our best friends let on that the secret to the coiling and airiness of her…
12 Dec, 2008
My personal search for a more old-fashioned style ensaimada as opposed to the lighter, cakey, sweet mall versions topped with sanded cheese is a long-running one. I have written about ensaimadas for at least 3-4 years and I am always thrilled to find more artisanal style versions for sale, more often than not,…
04 Dec, 2008
A few weeks ago, I had to have a fairly sophisticated and extremely budget un-friendly heartscan that gave my cardiologist wonderful three-dimensional colored images of my heart and its every artery and cavity. Thankfully, the results indicated that I have no significant plaque build-up or blockages at all. Phew. In other words,…
02 Dec, 2008
I suppose it really should be “The Medina Family’s Hinayupak na Ensaimada” but everyone was so amused with Marc’s comments in the previous post on the Saveur article that I christened it Marc’s Hinayupak Ensaimada Recipe… Okay, I made it last weekend at the beach and here are some tips, comments, reactions and…