Food articles posted in Aug 2006

Tokwa’t isda sa gata (fish and tofu in coconut milk)

There was this doctor on the news a few days ago saying that there has been no sufficient study to prove the health benefits of virgin coconut oil. Well, that’s not the same as saying the benefits are illusory. They might be illusory. A lot of people are suckers for miracle cures. But it is quite possible that doctors are resisting because the fad is bad for the medical and pharmaceutical business.

My position is this: Filipinos along with the natives of dozens of other tropical countries have been coconut consumers for centuries, and high blood pressure and other related ailments have not been a real problem until the fast food culture…

Chicken and asparagus fried rice

This fried rice dish includes all the basic food groups and even Jamie Oliver can’t complain. Best part is how easy it is to prepare this chicken and asparagus fried rice.

You know, if the photos weren’t auto organized neatly into folders when I download them from the camera, I wouldn’t be able to tell you when my kids had this for lunch. According to the date on the virtual folder, it was July 28th.

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