Food articles posted in Jul 2007

Mango-rum sorbet

Serving ice cream for dessert at a children’s party is always a safe idea. A lot of parents these days bring in a sorbetero with his own ice cream cart and he serves the ice cream to the kids in cones. The set-up is attractive, uniquely Filipino and the host and hostess are saved the [...]

Pianono from Shoppersville

A long time ago, at a time when we were staying at an uncle’s house, pianono was a common mid-afternoon merienda (snack). If it wasn’t pianono, it was something called rainbow bread. There was a bakery across the street and the house helpers’ idea of merienda was buying what was available in the bakery.
We [...]

Adobo, corned beef style

It’s long been an enigma to me as to why adobo is largely associated with pork and chicken but not with beef. There are cuts of beef that contain just the right amount of fat and we all know that meat fat is essential in making good adobo. Ironically, this is one of the criticisms [...]

My dream coffee shop

From what I’ve read, coffee is not exactly native to the Philippines. It was introduced to the country by the Spaniards and the local coffee industry did not begin until the 1700s. But coffee grows wonderfully in our soil and climate that we began producing high-quality coffee beans.
According to one author, “The plant thrives [...]

My new Tefal blender

My very first blender, bought before I was married, was an Oster. I enjoyed it for years. It lasted all through the early years of my marriage. It was the blender that pureed fresh fruits and vegetables for my daughters when they were first learning to eat table food.
My second, bought about two months ago, [...]

Creamed cabbage soup

Soups with cream are usually called “cream of” followed by the main ingredient. You have cream of mushroom soup, cream of asparagus soup, cream of chicken soup… Mushrooms don’t have cream; neither do asparagus nor chicken. You can squeeze them as long and as hard as you like and you won’t get any cream out [...]

A cheesecake and self-frosting cupcakes

While it has always been my intention to religiously document all my baking projects, it sometimes happens that real life takes over and recipes and photos get buried in the deep recesses of my hard drive. I baked these cupcakes over a month ago and never got around to posting the recipe. Sad part is [...]

The pasta connection

I admire the Chinese for inventing their unique way of recycling leftovers by turning them into fried rice. Just as I admire the Italians for inventing the pasta which, to me, is second to the Chinese style fried rice in the art of extending small amounts of ingredients to come up with such savory and [...]

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Noche Buena

• Pre-Christmas callos
• Melon and coconut milkshake
• Cucumber and coconut smoothie
• “Bibingka” and “puto bumbong”
• Blueberries and cream
• Fried lapu-lapu with pineapple sauce
• Food for the Gods and the accidental Christmas cake
• Corn muffins a la Kenny Rogers
• Cooking for Christmas and the New Year
• A Christmas Eve story

School lunchbox

• Butter-fried fish and corn
• Creamed pork, ham, carrots and celery
• Shrimps, cabbage and bell pepper stir fry
• Sauteed chicken and squash with fresh tarragon
• Butterscotch and chocolate fudge combo brownies
• Packed school lunches
• School lunch: fish fillet and buttered vegetables
• Roast pork and cabbage fried rice
• Chicken and asparagus fried rice
• Crispy chicken strips with sweet and sour sauce