Search Results for: "malunggay"
21 Jul, 2009
As much as I like the thought of a huge kitchen garden out back, with a constant supply of the freshest organic greens and herbs, it just isn’t going to happen. In our city home, we have about 6 square meters and several large pots devoted to kaffir lime bushes (for leaves), kalamansi…
21 Apr, 2009
At the beach last week, we spent a morning hacking through the shrubs and vines that seemed determined to choke our ornamental plants and several small saplings and hardwood trees that we have planted over the years. It was also a time to decide which trees had to be “retired” (very old papaya…
08 Apr, 2009
When I experiment in the kitchen, I often have left over odds and ends. I buy chopped unripe langka by the kilo, but end up only using half of it, or I broil fish and we end up eating 2/3 of it. Or buy enough grated coconut thinking it’s better to have…
26 Nov, 2008
Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States, the country that records the largest number of readers of this blog, vying closely with readers based in the Philippines. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, and I love the idea of celebrating a bountiful harvest, to have a big gathering of family and…
15 Oct, 2008
I visit Cebu City 2-3 times a month. And I inevitably eat out with several people from the office or otherwise where the objective is primarily sustenance, not fancy flavors and settings. Whenever we need a filling meal at say an average of PHP250-300 per person, we used to head to Golden…
24 Apr, 2008
Native chickens, whether from the North or South, taste better, in my opinion. They have more flavor, character and grit. They are often much leaner/tougher than farm raised chickens, but for certain dishes, that is highly desirable. I recently had a superb tinola made with native chicken and malunggay and lemongrass…
10 Mar, 2008
This vegetable, no, actually it is apparently an HERB, fascinated me from the moment I spotted a bunch of leaves in the Legazpi market. They reminded me of rigid hearts of romaine lettuce and the local name, lubi-lubi (Solanum Nigrum Linn.) was rather memorable. So throughout the three-day stay around Legazpi I…
22 Feb, 2008
Members of my office crew, legal team, and I spent a good hour in the Legazpi market last week, in the midst of a mild weather disturbance raging outdoors. Despite the bad weather, we were surprised to find incredible offerings in the seafood and vegetable sections and I will do a few posts…