Food articles posted in Sep 2006

Hot Loops Donuts

There was a time when my family went Go Nuts Donuts crazy. But even after a branch opened at Eastwood City in Libis, we still found it a bit out of the way when we craved for donuts. Then, a few months ago, I discovered Hot Loops Donuts inside Cherry Supermarket on Marcos Highway in [...]

Luyong (Chinese) Restaurant

We were in Quezon City the other day to bring our younger girl to the doctor for a check-up. After hearing the doctor’s “NOT dengue” verdict, I suddenly rediscovered my appetite which went on a vacation since my daughter got sick on Sunday afternoon. My husband suggested a place that he and his co-workers frequent–a [...]

Pork pata (hock) with shiitake mushrooms and broccoli

It’s something like pata tim. The difference is that instead of braising the pork pata (hock) in the sauce until the meat is practically falling off the bone, the pata is first cooked as crispy pata then pressure steamed until the desired tenderness is achieved. Secondly, the broccoli florets and slices of shiitake mushrooms are cooked as a separate stir fry then poured with the sauce over the cooked pata. Not complicated. Not a lot of work either. But getting the meat to the ideal stage of tenderness does take time and patience.

Oven-roasted crispy pata

…the lechon sa hurno had been so encouraging, especially with my husband’s and kids’ praises, that I decided to cook crispy pata in the same way. While browning the pork rind to a crisp is not that hard to do with pork belly, since there is only one side with the rind, is it possible to brown the rind of a pork pata (hock) on all sides in a convection oven? Sure, it is…

Where’s the cookbook? (cookbook update)

A couple of months ago, I told you I was writing a cookbook. I’m happy to announce that the pace has picked up and it looks like I will be able to finish the first draft by the end of this month. I am finally happy with how the photos are turning out. I am doubly happy that we have a new househelp to do the washing and cleaning each and every time I cook up a storm in the kitchen. It isn’t a joke cooking meals (including peeling, chopping, mincing, slicing, etc.), washing plates and pans and every utensil I used, setting up the meals to look presentable for the photos while the family whines that everyone’s hungry and I’m taking forever mounting the camera on the tripod and taking multiple shots from every possible angle. There were times when I was so tired from cooking that my hands would shake while mounting the camera on the tripod. At least now I don’t have to do the washing part anymore…

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