The recipes and photos of Pinoy Cook

October 4, 2007 |



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The photos

I take the photos that appear on the blog with some contributions from my husband and daughters. When the blog was born in 2003, I was using a 1.3 megapixel point-and-shoot camera which should explain the not-too-good quality of the photos in the earliest entries. After two more point-and-shoot cams, my husband gave me a Canon EOS 350D on Mother’s Day in 2005. On November 27, 2007, I bought a Canon 40D and gave the 350D to my daughter Sam.

Below is an excerpt from a column I wrote a while back. It says everything about the photos and photography in this blog so I’ll just reproduce it here:

There are three reasons why photos are an integral part of a food Web log:

1) They boost the visual experience of reading a food Web log;

2) They help the readers visualize what results they are aiming for; and

3) The photos constitute proof that the recipes really work.

The photos are taken in real time. Meaning, there are no photo shoots but, rather, the photos are taken on the dinner table a minute or two before my family starts to dig in. There is never much time for presentation. Hence, presentation is limited to the choice of platter or bowl that looks well with the tablecloth. There is not much time for props either. The cooked dish is transferred to a serving bowl or platter, placed on the table and the shots are taken—fast, because the family is waiting. More often than not, the choice of platter or bowl is made before the dish is cooked. The tripod and camera are set up before the serving bowl or platter reaches the dining table.

There is no special lighting equipment. If we’re having our meal in the garden, I know exactly where to set up the camera because I have memorized the direction of natural light during certain parts of the day and year (yeah, the direction of sunlight differs in summer and Christmas). If we’re dining indoors, I know where to place the platter or bowl on the table to maximize the fluorescent lighting. And I like close-up shots to show the texture of the food.

Real food photographed in real time. Except for a short period about two years ago when I was experimenting with digital filters, since I switched to a DSLR camera, digital editing has been limited to cropping and sharpening when necessary.

No faked food photos here. If you want to read how different my food photos are from those in cookbooks and food magazines, you may read the entire column entitled Superficiality and artificiality.

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Comments

109 Responses to “The recipes and photos of Pinoy Cook”

  1. Mon Neri on October 16th, 2007 4:29 pm

    Thanks for the great recipe on making lechon kawali using a pressure cooker. How long do you bake/broil in the oven? Just till it turns golden brown?

    Thanks

    Mon Neri
    Tampa FL

  2. Connie on October 16th, 2007 5:58 pm

    If you can post your question in the lechon kawali entry, I’ll be happy to answer it there, Mon. :)

  3. May on October 16th, 2007 8:16 pm

    I’m just 22 years old, I just want to ask help regarding recipes that are fit for diabetic and also fits for the Filipino taste. I believe that Filipino dishes are more economical than others do.

    Thanks and Godbless!

  4. Lizette on October 17th, 2007 1:03 pm

    i would like to express my deepest appreciation to you for everything that you’ve done through this site…especially for struggling working moms like me.. very well explained in this article… simply saying…we can still serve good food to our beloved family and still feel good about it even if its not “traditional”
    thanks!

  5. Rose on October 17th, 2007 3:43 pm

    Pu
    ede ho bang pakidala niyo sa akin ang pinaka the best
    recipe sa paggawa ng palitaw.

    Thanks

  6. JING on October 17th, 2007 7:02 pm

    hi..i would like to ask for the recipe of embutido? i have an experience here in dubai when i bought an embutido in a filipino store here. pagdating ko sa bahay para iluto it turned out na ung 3 whole hardboiled egg wrapped in a very thin giniling mixture..sighs..

  7. Connie on October 17th, 2007 8:08 pm

    There’s a search box on top of the page, Rose and Jing.

  8. Ivy on October 18th, 2007 1:36 pm

    My struggle is to make fried chicken. Yung tipong crispy sa labas then yung flavor dumidikit sa laman. Kasi I tried cooking the chicken na crispy pero wala na ang flavor sa inside. Could u help me?

  9. Rhea on October 23rd, 2007 9:57 am

    Hi Connie
    Do you happen to have a nacho salsa recipe.Isaw way back b4 but I am not sure where is it now.
    Thanks
    Rhea

  10. Connie on October 25th, 2007 11:11 am

    Ivy, I’m searching my hard drive for the photo… I have one taken over a year ago. Never posted it though.

    Rhea, when the blog got wiped out in 2005, the nacho entry was among those I didn’t reproduce because the photo was blurry. I decided to re-post after re-cooking and re-shooting. Haven’t gotten a chance, so far.

  11. Rhea on October 26th, 2007 2:37 pm

    OH Please Connie.I don’t like the way the make nacho here in Alaska,they put refried beans and I have enough of it.I like the way you did coz its really YUMMY!!!

  12. sittie on October 27th, 2007 1:55 pm

    hi!im 31 years old,a mother of a 2-year old boy.i’m a muslim & i want to learn on how to make a chicken or beef tocino since we can’t eat pork tocino.There are ready made available in the supermarkets but i’m hesitant to buy it ‘coz i’m not sure of the ingredients that it contain.i hope you could help me..thanks.

  13. arlene orcullo on October 27th, 2007 7:47 pm

    Hello Im Arlene, i just know what are the main recipe of Arroz caldo and the steps how to cook it hope you can help me, your prompt reply is very much appreciated.

    Arlene

  14. Connie on October 29th, 2007 9:14 am

    Rhea, no promises as to when but I’m sure I’ll make it again sooner or later. :)

    Sittie, there is a long thread in the tocino entry (use the search box above) and someone provided a recipe. Substitute boneless chicken meat for pork and that should work.

    Arlene, use the search box.

  15. marissa on November 1st, 2007 2:01 am

    Hi Ms Connie,

    I have been trying to bake boat tart recipes for quite some time, but I never seem to get a good dough recipe. Can you please e-mail me a good, if not perfect boat tart dough.

    Thank you so much and hoping for your response.

    Marissa Sinlao

  16. Nik Tabao on November 2nd, 2007 10:45 pm

    Hei I recently stumbled on your site, funny but I was looking for a Baked Mac recipe for my sister, which I thought I could find easily somewhere (in cookbooks, family traditional recipes and alll that) but I was wrong… buti na lang your site came up and lo as if I chanced upon a gold mine or treasure trove… ang galing… idol na kita… thanks for blogging bout your recipes and experiences in cooking food, nainspire naman ako bigla na magluto… =)

  17. Julius on November 3rd, 2007 6:42 am

    Connie,

    Hello Connie, I’m Julius from San Diego California.

    I just wanted to express my thanks and appreciation for your Blog PinoyCook.net.

    I am now a divorced Dad with three kids. Before divorce, I never took cooking seriously. Sure, I’d cook French Toast , Pancakes, or grille a spare rib or chicken, cook a dish here and there.

    When Divorce hit me, suddenly I had to take Cooking seriously! As the saying goes: “Necessity is the mother of invention”. How comforting to access your Blog site when I’m stuck with what to cook or how to cook our favorite Filipino dishes for my kids. I have numerous Filipino Cookbooks in my kitchen, but your Blog now fill a void of my desire to learn Filipino Cooking, the why’s and hows that a cookbook can’t answer for a busy working Dad like myself.

    Just wanted to say, carry on and I’ll continue to visit your Blog frequently. More power to you.

    -Julius

  18. Connie on November 3rd, 2007 7:41 pm

    Hello, Julius. Glad to have you visit. Even more glad that I can inspire a daddy to cook. Working on my hubby, you know. :)

  19. gus hansen on November 3rd, 2007 10:54 pm

    hey connie…i posted this question on the spareribs but i guess you didn’t see it. do you have a reciple for salt n pepper spare ribs like the way they do it in chinese restaurants? crazy about that dish but it never comes out right. :) btw..love your blog

  20. Connie on November 4th, 2007 12:30 pm

    Actually, Gus, I did answer you; it was you who didn’t see my response. Maybe you forgot where you posted your comment? :) Click here.

  21. josh on November 6th, 2007 7:35 pm

    simple lechon kawali:

    1. boil the meat with onions, garlic and pepper until it becomes tender.

    2. when the desired tenderness is met, drain the meat and let the meat dry (either with an electric fan or under the sun)

    3. deep fry the meat until it turned brown, give a little time to become more crispy…

    4. well for the “sawsawan” i use calamansi, pepper, onions and soy sauce… and not to mention sili!

    5. enjoy ur meal

  22. Danny on November 7th, 2007 2:18 pm

    Hi! What is the correct formula for curing ham?

  23. Connie on November 7th, 2007 2:43 pm

    Hi Danny. Unfortunately, I never bothered asking my grandparents before they died.

  24. Beth on November 8th, 2007 7:42 pm

    Hi, my name is Beth, i’m currently living here in the U.K. I wondered if is there anyone out there who can help me find a recipe for ‘Pandisal’ i really miss this type of bread, i want to learn how to make this, pls provide me some recipe ideas.
    Pls, feel free to send me email and any suggestions where i can see the recipe.
    Many thanks kababayan : )

  25. isabelle on November 9th, 2007 7:16 am

    Kool!!!!it really did work!!thats so kool!!

  26. ingrid on November 9th, 2007 9:34 pm

    hi…
    would like to know if anybody could teach me how to cook biko. im in uae now and i miss eating biko & i would like to kearn how to cook it, the easy way.
    can i use powdered coconut milk since real coconut fruit is expensive and hard to find here.
    thanks so much.
    ingrid

  27. pipes on November 11th, 2007 1:52 am

    im in u.k and plan to cook batchoy soup. can u please send me a recipe. thanks

  28. pinky on November 13th, 2007 3:14 pm

    i just want to ask on how to cook the buttered shrimp?

  29. RHODA BIHIS on November 14th, 2007 12:45 am

    I am in USA and planning to cook kutsinta. Could you send me the recipe of our native kutsinta?

    Thanks,

    Rhoda

  30. Mae Magtahao on November 14th, 2007 1:36 pm

    hi….
    just want to know if you have a recipe for pesto?
    If you could send me the recipe.
    Does anyone know how to do a crema de fruit like the one at red ribbon? please share the recipe and step by step doing it.
    Thanks so much.
    MAE

  31. Jeannette Basquin on November 16th, 2007 5:01 am

    My grandma used to make me kakanin when I was little. Now, I’m pregnant and craving it really bad. I’ve been all over the internet trying to find the right recipe but I’ve had no suck luck. I’m pretty sure the one I’m looking for is the “biko”. It was dark brown and kind of chewy, ooh, I go crazy just thinking about it. Anyway, it would be really nice if you had that recipe. I would love to have a taste of home again. Thank you!

  32. Yvonne on November 21st, 2007 7:54 pm

    Hi. Could you possibly share and send me some recipes for parties- finger foods perhaps, those easy and fast to prepare…my in-laws and my children’s friends visit us occasionally in our house and it would be nice to impress them with some unique filipino finger foods for snacks.

    Thanks a lot and God bless!!!

    Yvonne

  33. fatty on November 21st, 2007 10:58 pm

    can you send me pannacotta recipes?! and any related recipe.

  34. melchor on November 23rd, 2007 12:31 am

    My Daughter loves my chicken adobo without soy sauce
    after washing chicken specially drumstick i just put it in a pan the along with lots of minched garlic vinegar ground pepper a pinch of salt bring it to a boil then simmer until vinegar is dried up chicken is cooking on its fats

  35. gigi on November 27th, 2007 8:36 pm

    hello connie!

    im presently in wales, uk and love cooking as well… like you, i learned from hanging out in the kitchen with my lola and my mom and dad. i guess because i was so kulit then that they let me help in the kitchen and finally realising what a great help and how easily i can pick up their instructions, i was then delegated with cooking rice and then eventually easy to prepare dishes like ginisang gulay….

    i was in search of a recipe for a pork hamonado… and google listed you as one of the sites.. thank you for blogging.. now i have a new site to surf.. teehee…

    more power to you.. christmas is nearly here… im sure id be able to find helpful recipes for our christmas meal. and hopefully you’d suggest something that would go well with cripsy pata… as i am planning to cook all time favorite pinoy dishes on the 25th.

    thank you again, and merry christmas in advance..Godbless!

  36. mitzi on November 28th, 2007 9:48 am

    hi connie,
    Thank God for pinoy cook ! my husband wants me to cook a lot of recipes I do not know of your site helped me a lot . My husband cant eat any meal without soup. kindly include soup recipes like bulalo, batchoy, chicken soup He’s always telling me to cook any soup where the meat can easily separate from the bone with some carrots, potatoes, celery, mushroom. He is always dreaming of the good old days where you can find sopas in chinese restaurants and steaming mami sold on the streets along the streets of Quezon City. He wants me to cook like that.
    desperately,
    mitzi

  37. Connie on November 28th, 2007 11:00 am

    Hi Gigi, there wlll be a lot of Christmas talk in the next three weeks. :)

  38. ten on December 1st, 2007 6:20 pm

    please help me where can i find the contact numbers of dan erics ice cream. ive been looking for it a long time ago na. im planning to sell it on my place kasi and i dont know where to get it. thankyou…

  39. cynthia on December 6th, 2007 1:07 pm

    where can i find hard copy for your recipes or complilation. thanks,

  40. Connie on December 6th, 2007 3:28 pm

    Coming soon, Cynthia. :)

  41. lilli medina on December 26th, 2007 11:09 pm

    december 2007
    Hi, from Montreal, Canada.
    While surfing found your website. I hv a receipe for Puto which call for rice flour….coconut milk and soforth. It comes out good and tasty but I would like to know how can I keep it for the next day the way it was just cooked. Please advise.
    Thank you in advance
    lilli
    p.s.
    many times if it left for the next it become hard.
    same

  42. Emma Hicks on December 27th, 2007 11:01 pm

    Just stumbled your website and enjoyed reading your recipes. I promise I’ll visit your site more often. It’s a good place! Thanks.

    Emma

  43. maria on December 31st, 2007 9:45 pm

    hi connie, would you be able to provide me a tamales recipe, Ibaan, Batangas style. i would highly appreciate it. –thanks, maria

  44. glorie ann on January 3rd, 2008 8:18 pm

    hi there..im an avid browser of your site mam, and as a newbie cook, im learning a lot.thanx so much you such a heaven sent.

  45. Jenny on January 5th, 2008 9:50 pm

    Hi Connie, I wonder if you have a recipe for Chorizo Recado? Thank you and have a great new year!

  46. jing on January 13th, 2008 3:39 pm

    Hi Connie, where do i buy lye water? I really wanted to make kutsinta.thanks

  47. Connie on January 13th, 2008 9:02 pm

    Jing, I buy mine from the flour/bakery supply store at the Antipolo market.

  48. katkat on January 25th, 2008 9:53 pm

    Hi Ms.Connie,

    Just want to express how i appreciate your website. It’s such an ease to find rili good recipes with just a click. Just happened to stumble upon your site when i’m searching for a morcon recipe. surfing the net and reading your recipes has bin a daily routine since then. hehhe.i rili luv the site! i’ve tried a lot of your recipes, and believe me everybody in our family loves it. thanks much!!!

    More power!!! expect me to be one of your many daily visitors. i do hope i’ll see you and your cooking on tv. failed to watch that episode in jessica soho’s report. :

  49. Julius S. on January 25th, 2008 11:01 pm

    Chicken 1-2-3

    Niluto ko yung recipe ninyo na Chicken 1-2-3. Bakit wala rito sa blog ninyo?

    The recipe tastes like a cross between a Chicken Teriyaki and Sweet and Sour. And the kids loved it.

    Thank you.
    -Julius

  50. Cielo on January 26th, 2008 11:08 am

    Hi Connie,

    Can I please have the recipe to make an easy BIKO??? I am just hoping that we have all the ingredients here in Canada.

    Thanks so much for this site.

  51. Janice on January 26th, 2008 11:17 am

    Hi Connie,

    I enjoyed reading your recipes. I even tried some of your recipes and it is so good. My family loves it.

    Thank you for sharing.

    Janice

  52. rayanne on January 29th, 2008 12:15 pm

    hi there. i love ur site. i love cooking esp baking and as a newlywed wifey. it helps me learn new things to cook up in the kitchen. tnx

    more power,… god bless

    rayanne(las pinas)

  53. agaton on January 30th, 2008 7:55 pm

    con, is there any new recipe?

  54. Chinchin ty on February 2nd, 2008 12:42 am

    sana makagawa rin ako ng recipe na kasing sarap ng ysabella’s chicken of bacolod chicken

  55. Kim navarro on February 2nd, 2008 12:43 am

    walang papantay sa kasarapan ng inasal sa bacolod chicken

  56. jing on February 7th, 2008 3:30 pm

    hi ms connie…what is water chestnuts in tagalog?

  57. Connie on February 7th, 2008 4:38 pm

    Jing, “apulid”.

  58. carla on February 12th, 2008 8:57 pm

    hi!tnx’s for making a nice recipe for us!!!!!have a nice day!!!!!hi nga pala sa mga frendz ko, lalo na kay DDD,hannah and anne !!hi Yani and emy

  59. jing on February 25th, 2008 3:37 pm

    hello again miss connie, ano po ba ang ginagamit na dough for making butchi? is it malagkit dough or the rice dough?. tnx

  60. Connie on February 25th, 2008 4:27 pm

    I have no idea, Jing. Have not tried making buchi yet.

  61. jing on February 28th, 2008 4:02 pm

    hello miss connie, the siopao i made yesterday was very dry. tsaka napakagaspang ung texture nya. nakakadisappoint!…san ba makakabili ng ordinary rice flour?..tnx

  62. Connie on February 28th, 2008 6:14 pm

    jing, can you knead dough well enough to know when the texture is right? the flour might not be the problem.

  63. Nay on March 9th, 2008 2:28 pm

    Hi everyone! Im Nay!

    Thanks Ive found this website! My passion is really baking.Ive been baking for 6 years.But up to now Im still having problems to make a good icing decorating-it just always melt. Ive been browsing the net to find a good recipe for that but to no avail.I wish to go further study for Culinary Cakes & pastries but ‘cant afford them either.Is there anyone outthere willing to help me & give me the right recipe/method to make a good ICING?—

  64. criselda reyes on March 25th, 2008 6:38 am

    pls give me tamales ibaan recipe and rice puto tks

  65. criselda reyes on March 25th, 2008 6:39 am

    nice picture of your tamales. looks yummy

  66. Darlen May Lim on March 25th, 2008 7:09 pm

    I am one of your avid fans and I really admire your style in blogging and cooking. Why not publish a cookbook? I am busy working on my cookbook too. We have a lot of things in common but that I will detail the next time I write to you. I am also a psychic who doesn’t want to be paid and everything my daughter asked about you came out to be true.
    Maybe I could blog with you so we get to know each other really well and could discuss things about cooking and publishing and also the things I forsee about you. No fees attached.

  67. Connie on March 25th, 2008 9:42 pm

    I’m all attention, Darlen. :)

  68. Fara NUyen on April 4th, 2008 10:17 am

    hi..i am from SC,USA..i tried to cook the sweet and sour fish fillet and my husband likes it very much,i also gave some to our neighbors and they said my cooking is excellent…thank you for posting some of the filipino recipes…its really hard living out side the country..

  69. mhiko on April 9th, 2008 3:50 pm

    to ivy, the trick to make a delicious fried chicken is learning the old school.. marinate the chicken using a SPRITE or 7 up, calamansi juice, toyo and garlic overnight.. the sprite/7 up makes the meat tender outside and inside.. it also makes the meat inside taste yummy.. and dont cook it too much, deep fry only ^_^

    you can add some crumbled bread to coat b4 frying..

  70. Lia on April 17th, 2008 6:14 pm

    Hi! I love your site a lot and i have been browsing your archives and i absolutely love the recipes there. :) I’m so happy I found your blog while looking for some recipes that I could cook/bake this summer. I’m only 19 but I have been baking since I was in grade 6 and I have been a fan of filipino dishes but it was hard for me to understand how to cook such recipes since i can’t understand some of the words that were used in the cookbook haha. However, now that I found your blog and it’s so easy to understand your directions, I will be cooking and baking some of the recipes you have posted here =) keep up the good work

  71. pinky on May 6th, 2008 1:42 pm

    hello,,i’m a dessert lover..can u please help me.please me send me the recipe of pannacotta.thanks in advance and god bless
    pinky

  72. jimbo on May 6th, 2008 11:51 pm

    Hi, Connie!
    Love your site, enjoyed reading your articles about food, edible and everything else in between.

    We only have a few Pinoy food recipe in our web site, including HOW TO MAKE PANDESAL , but I noticed that a lot of Filipinos access the page from around the world.

    Check our site when you get a chance:

    http://www.immigrationnewsman.com

    It covers everything about immigrants in America and immigration to U.S.A. and Canada.

    Keep up the good work! And keep those Google Adsense profits coming!!

  73. jimbo on May 6th, 2008 11:53 pm

    oh, by the way, Pinoy din po ako. Nandito ako ngayon sa Atlanta

    thank you po

  74. Helen on May 7th, 2008 1:16 pm

    hi,,im interested to franchise your product can you send some details about it. tnx.

  75. Julius S. on May 8th, 2008 1:24 am

    Hi Connie,

    I’ve been experiencing a lot of sluggish performance from your website lately.

    Mot often, I access your site behind a firewall at work, and a Proxy Server accesses your site
    first.

    The past month, feeds.feedburner.com just responds slow or doesn’t
    display the site at all. After a second or third attempt then I eventually can view the website.

    Anywho, I also wanted to say cooking blog entires are my cheat sheets in my home kitchen.
    I print out a recipe using a Laser Printer (a printout using an Ink Jet printer
    doesn’t work well because they smear and blot when it gets wet in a kitchen environment) and I keep it close to me as a guide while cooking.

    The printout gets all the abuse it gets thrown upon, stains from ingredients like cooking oil or maybe sesame oil , tomato paste, etc..

    If it gets too messy then the printout goes to the recycling bin, or if not then I compile it in my recipe binder for future use to prepare meals
    for my three little kids.

    Julius S.

  76. Connie on May 8th, 2008 12:36 pm

    Helen, what product? I’m not selling anything.

    Julius, the server overloads sometimes. I try to monitor as closely as I can. It was particularly bad 2 days ago because of searches for gay santacruzan.

  77. tet on May 20th, 2008 8:00 pm

    hi connie!

    i’m a SAHM (stay-at-home mom) and my 3 year old son loves cupcakes. but i don’t know how to make them. is it okay if you share your choco cupcake recipe with frosting and the tools i need to use? and where can i buy the baking ingredients?im new at this stuff. hope you can help me. :)

    thanks so much! :)

  78. antoniette on May 28th, 2008 10:35 pm

    hello ms. connie,

    i really love your recipes and i too share your passion for making/cooking from scratch… which is why i find your recipes really challenging and satisfying. my birthday will be in two weeks and i am thinking of what to serve my family and friends. since you have tons of recipes and everything looks great, i am at a lost on what to include in my menu… can you please suggest some recipes? i mainly will be using pork in the dishes and i can practically cook anything so don’t worry about the difficulty level of the recipes :) hope to hear from you! thanks

  79. Li on June 4th, 2008 1:42 am

    Hi Connie,

    Where can I buy water chestnuts?

  80. Connie on June 4th, 2008 3:52 pm

    tet, I just had my gall bladder removed and chocolates are a no-no. I don’t think I’ll be making choco cupcakes anytime soon. Sorry.

    Antoniette, why not browse through the archive? I have more than a thousand recipes in this blog.

    Li, you can get them in cans. Supermarket.

  81. ogz on June 10th, 2008 12:25 pm

    I regularly visit your site :). Just so you know… The name “Connie” is like a part of the family, I will often tell my husband, “Connie says….blah blah…”, or “Connie does this….” It used to be “who’s Connie?” After eating the Best Baked Macaroni from Connie, now they know who Connie is, ahahaha:D

  82. Andrew on June 26th, 2008 11:42 am

    I’ve been a regular visitor to your site the past three months and I can’t express enough my gratitude for this site. Not only do I get a chance to cook feasts for my family but my wife and I now have a fun time trying out your recipes when we’re off of our regular workdays. I really enjoy cooking even though I have no formal training whatsoever and thanks to you my cooking has even impressed my mom (the best cook for me)me being a guy and all! Anyway I’d just like to thank you for this wonderful website. More power!

  83. pinky on June 28th, 2008 1:45 pm

    ms connie,,i can’t find archived in your new site.i’m searching for a recipe kasi

  84. Connie on June 28th, 2008 7:24 pm

    Ogz and Andrew, thanks. You make me blush. :razz:

    Pinky, what do you mean? There is a search box in addition to the sitemap page.

  85. marivel on July 11th, 2008 2:52 pm

    hi pwede po b makuha yung recipe ng tapa thanks po….

  86. Ricky on July 20th, 2008 12:39 am

    I love sour cream, but have not been able to find it here in the Philippines. My mother told me to mix 1 tablespoon of white vinegar with all-purpose cream and that works out really good and has a similar flavor to sour cream! I am going to try it with this recipe! Ingat!

  87. RICARDO AMA CLEMENTE on July 24th, 2008 1:27 pm

    Hello Jet,
    I live in Los Angeles, California. Roberto Ama Clemente is my brother. Elias Pena Ama was the brother of my late mother, Anastacia Pena Ama Clemente. Cynthia Ama Quirante is my first cousin. Totie, my brother, told me that you, Jet Ama Quirante, is married to an Escudero(sister of Senator Thiz Escudero). I was introduced to your father, John Quirante, at Tio Elias home, before I left for the United States in 1963. Please give my best regards to John and Tia Liling. I understand that she now lives in Lumbang, Laguna. Bye for now… Tito Ricardo(Ding)Ama Clemente

  88. Pamela Laig on July 25th, 2008 3:10 pm

    Hi do you have any baby food recipes my son will turn 5 months and he will start to eat food and I wanted to feed him with home made baby foods thanks and more power

  89. queenie on August 8th, 2008 11:29 am

    hi ms. connie
    i’m one of your daily web visitor and amazed with your passion for cooking! If only I could have the same enthusiasm hehehe

    everyday i make it a point to browse through your recipes and try to imitate and serve them to my family. you surely made weekly menu planning of a lot easier!

    if only you could bring back the search tool
    where the meals are ctegorized accordingly (soup dishes…filipino..asian..etc)
    then more or less i would have an idea where and what ctegory to look and feels like cooking the next time.

    i just can’t emphasized enough how thankful, useful your site is. in fact i find your site
    more useful than the magazines in the market!

    please don’t stop blogging your cooking ideas and thank you so much.

  90. Bern on August 9th, 2008 11:00 pm

    do you have a recipe for chicken binacol? Thanks.

  91. weddingglitters on August 23rd, 2008 9:25 am

    Hi! I’m looking for a steamed fish recipe to cook for my husband until your post about steamed fish came out in Google :) I ended up reading other recipes. Great blog! i will definitely visit again :)

  92. Annel on August 23rd, 2008 8:16 pm

    Hi!
    Iwas just wondering if you could help me find or if you could suggest where i could find a supplier of my baking needs,im planning to put up a complete baking supplies store here in our province.Thanks! tried your puto en your cassava cake, i agree with your husband,i think the topping should be as thick as the cake! GodBless!

  93. Randy on August 30th, 2008 4:26 am

    Relocated to Oregon. Growing Opo, long string beans, tomato, etc. Looking for recipes for these Asian String beans (this is the first time to grow them–24″!)

  94. Gerry on September 1st, 2008 3:02 pm

    Hi ms connie,

    i wonder if u could share to us a recipe for pork kidney stir fry style.how do u clean pork kidney.thank you.God Bless!

    gerry

  95. Ina on September 9th, 2008 1:45 pm

    Hi! I’m a 21-year old wife to a Chinese American and he loves Filipino food! I’m not a big cook but thanks to you, I’m starting to be one. Your site has been my go-to recipe site for a year now and I know for a fact that your recipes have helped me survive being a wife. Really makes a difference in my marriage.

    I was also wondering if you could get a recipe for sisig? I love the crunchy type with I think mayonnaise? I would not dare any other recipe but yours since my husband and I have loved EVERYTHING on your site that I have tried so far. THANKS SO MUCH CONNIE!

  96. Ina on September 9th, 2008 1:48 pm

    Im not sure about the mayonnaise but I tried that sisig in a bar if that helps, sometimes they put an egg on top? THANKS AGAIN! =D

  97. nena on September 18th, 2008 4:23 pm

    hi, im a plain housewife and my husband is being told by his dr’s to a healthy,no oil diet. i dont have much recipe on steam foods, saute’ is what im used to and now i really need to prepare food that is not oily for him.Please help me need it very badly. thanks and Godbless!!

  98. Tina Fabregas on October 2nd, 2008 3:16 am

    Does anyone know how to make puto bumbong?
    help help help!
    Tina

  99. floyd on October 8th, 2008 2:27 pm

    pls.send me recipe on morcon hamonado, thanks

  100. ogz on October 9th, 2008 8:49 pm

    thanks Connie, for updating us your quest in exploring good food, I will try the food you bought at Market at the Hills, I will be living in the community sometime around next year :)

  101. pinky on October 21st, 2008 1:01 pm

    hi ms connie,tabong ko lang po anu po ba yung half and half..nakita ko po kasi sa recipe ng pannacota,,,my husband always asking me for a recipe of pannacota,,then when i search it on the internet i found out it has a half and half.anu po ba yun?hope u can help me.thanks

  102. Connie on October 21st, 2008 1:27 pm

    ogz, hey, congrats! It’s a nice neighborhood. :)

    pinky, it’s cream and milk with a 1:1 ratio. Half milk, half cream.

  103. chexy on October 29th, 2008 10:52 am

    hi te cons! I searched the rum ball recipe but wala ako nakita po.. Meron pa ba nun?ü
    By the way, while i was searching for it, i came across a site in the searched items result na nagsasabi na “this site may harm your computer”.. Bka kasama yun po sa naghack sa site nyo dati po? Bakit kc may mga taong walang magawa sa sarili eh…

  104. Connie on October 29th, 2008 11:11 am

    Matagal ko na plano yan, Chexy. Thanks for reminding me hehehe

    The site was hacked last week but everything’s clean now — squeaky clean. Just waiting for Google to re-index the pages.

  105. chexy on October 29th, 2008 11:22 am

    aww.. Plan pa pala yun..hehehe! Kaya naman pala.. Hmmmn.. Will just wait and imagine na lang then.. Hehehe!

    Good to hear na squeaky clean na.ü sana yung mga inggitero na gumawa nun will have to suffer many years of bad tasting food!hehehe!

  106. ogz on October 31st, 2008 3:38 pm

    yipee, connies book is out now, grab one NOW guys!!!

  107. janet on November 9th, 2008 2:34 pm

    Hi Connie,

    I really enjoyed your recipes. I tried some of this and my family loved it. Tanong ko lang saan po ba makakabili ng peanut oil? Ang tagal ko na pong naghahanap nito……And also Ms. Connie may recipe po ba kayo sa Chicken honey, yung kagaya ng lasa ng sa goldilocks? Thank you sa much!

    janet

  108. Connie on November 10th, 2008 7:39 am

    Janet, in the oriental section of the bigger supermarkets. Unimart, Landmark, Shopwise. If you’re near Araneta Avenue in QC, there’s Shuin and an Oriental store (forgot the name) along Gilmore Avenue just behind the building with all those computer shops.

    I don’t eat at Goldilocks.

  109. myls on November 11th, 2008 4:10 pm

    hi ms.connie,
    kindly post a recipe for toasted siopao or baked siopao.thanks.nice site po.
    myls

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