Crepes a la mode
We were watching Little Miss Sunshine a couple of weeks ago and there was this scene where Olive (Abigail Breslin) ordered waffles a la mode (she pronounced it a la mo-dee). The waitress explained that it meant the waffles would be served with ice cream and her uncle went on to expound on the origin [...]
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10-minute stir fried chicken, quail eggs and vegetables
We were at the supermarket yesterday for another week’s supply of food and more food. It hasn’t even been a week since the last trip to the supermarket but the freezer was almost empty yesterday. When the cart was full, my husband asked if I thought all of that stuff would last for two weeks. [...]
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Tortang sisig at talong
I love sisig. Everyone in my family does. But, for the life of me, I can’t cook sisig — it just entails too much work from cleaning the pig’s head to the boiling to the grilling to the chopping… It’s just easier to order sisig in restaurants where it is a specialty. These days, however, [...]
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Onion rings
My 14-year-old daughter is nuts over onion rings. Has been since the first time she tried them. We never go to Don Henrico’s without ordering a basket of onion rings. In fact, dining at Don Henrico’s is an excuse for ordering onion rings.
But Don’s Henrico’s prices aren’t exactly cheap. The price of a basket of [...]
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