Food articles posted in Mar 2007

A side dish: buttered corn and carrots

When my kids ask for fried chicken — and they do about once a month — I try to vary the side dish that I served with the chicken. The same rule applies with grilled or roast pork or even fried fish. Grilled or fried meat or seafood is always better when there is a [...]

Butter-fried suman and ripe mangoes

When my in-laws came over on Sunday, they brought a huge bunch of suman and about two kilos of ripe mangoes. I was planning on serving them for dessert but it was a warm day and I suggested that my husband go out to buy some ice cream. The suman and mangoes did not get [...]

Lunch with the in-laws: ostrich chop suey

My sister-in-law, Ava, bought a new car and had it blessed at the Antipolo Cathedral yesterday. For those unfamiliar with Philippine religious traditions, new cars get blessed in the Philippines, just like new houses. And the Antipolo Cathedral, home of the Nuestra Señora de Buenviaje, is the favorite place to go for this purpose.
My mother-in-law [...]

Cassava bibingka with custard topping

Kamoteng-kahoy (cassava) is a root crop. Even if you’re not familiar with the root crop itself, you would probably be familiar with by-products of cassava. Tapioca balls (sago) are made from cassava. Tapioca starch is the best thickener for Chinese-style stir fried dishes. Cassava suffered from some very bad publicity two years ago when school [...]

Buttery cupcakes

If you’re wondering what I’m doing blogging at 3.00 a.m… well, my 12-year-old daughter Alex had to be in school at 2.30 a.m. for a star-gazing activity. Instead of going to bed early, I baked some cupcakes and I decided to post the recipe before I go to bed.
The girls have been asking me to [...]

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