Food articles posted in May 2006

Pasta a la panikera

I don’t use commercial pasta sauce. I like making my pasta sauce from scratch. There are times though when it’s tempting to just stack up on jars of pasta sauce. They seem so convenient. Earlier today, I was in such a rush to cook lunch and I thought, “If I had a jar of pasta sauce, all I would have to do is cook the pasta and pour the sauce over it.” It would be going against the grain, so to speak, since I like fresh ingredients in my pasta sauce. Anyway, it was a fleeting thought. I do get weird thoughts when I’m in “panic mode”. I managed to cook a complete pasta meal from scratch in less than 30 minutes and the result reaffirmed my belief that commercial sauce will never ever replace homemade sauce…

Tortang tilapia (St. Peter’s fish frittata)

Summer in the Philippines is more than halfway through and what do you know? I’m still alive. Honestly, this must be the most hectic summer my family’s had for as long as I can remember. Summer used to be long, hot, lazy days but this time, it’s just long and hot. I don’t think anyone had the opportunity to be lazy. The kids have been very busy with their school’s summer activities (and their personal social activities) and my husband and I had been taking turns driving them. With the heat, and the comings and goings, cooking has to be simple and fuss-free. And this torta (frittata), made with tilapia fillets and vegetables, was definitely fuss-free. Easy too…

Churros con chocolate

Spanish in origin, churros are fried strips of dough. They may be dipped in thick chocolate or sprinkled with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. The churros in the photo were made with a ready mix. It’s something new in the market from Antonio Pueo, maker of the chocolate tablets that are melted to make [...]

Lety’s ube-macapuno pie and espasol

After a trip to Los Baños and Calamba last year, I posted an entry about The Original Buko Pie. At least two people commented that although fans of The Original Buko Pie may find it rather heretic, Lety’s buko pie was actually better. Unfortunately, the entry, along with the comments, disappeared when I had database [...]

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Fish & seafood

• Baked scallops
• Fish fillets in white wine and cream-and-cheese sauce
• Salmon and tomato soup
• Fish croquettes
• Pritong tilapia (fried St. Peter’s fish) and cheese-topped chili-cauliflower bake
• No meat during Lent?
• Fish fillet with corn sauce
• Tilapia fritters with honey-lemon sauce
• Baked pompano and red cabbage
• Pasta with clams in red wine sauce

Superb soups

• Fish head soup with coconut cream
• Serving idea for store-bought siomai (pork dumplings)
• Chunky beef, tomato and eggplant soup
• Creamed cabbage soup
• Beef, misua and upo soup
• Macaroni soup
• Salmon and tomato soup
• Chicken and misua soup, version 2
• Real cream of mushroom soup
• One pot of broth, 2 soup dishes

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