Amateur baker
- Martha Stewart’s plum coffee muffins
- Tri-level brownies
- Pili nut butterscotch brownies
- Blueberry and apple squares
- Mini-custard pie with coconut cream
- Salmon, cheese and cabbage quiche
- Chocolate crinkles
- No bake chocolate-almonds-cream cheese cookie squares
- Classic sponge cake with strawberry jam and whipped cream
- Chocolate fudge brownies
Noche Buena
- Chicken embutido
- Rice pudding with custard topping
- Mango cream pie
- In my kitchen: taking it easy
- Rolled porkloin with bacon, basil and rosemary
- Buko pandan
- Corn dogs
- Tiramisu, party style
- Ox tongue with gravy
- Corn muffins a la Kenny Rogers
School lunchbox
- Sukiyaki-cut beef with Kecap Manis
- Packed school lunches
- Blue marlin with hoisin sauce and sesame seeds
- Tapsilog in the school lunchbox
- Adobong kangkong
- Fish and broccoli in oyster sauce
- Butterscotch and chocolate fudge combo brownies
- Chicken and asparagus fried rice
- Shrimps, cabbage and bell pepper stir fry
- Ox tongue with gravy
Lasang Pinoy 7: Pan de sal at kesong puti (white cheese)
Along with buko (coconut) pie, kesong puti or white cheese is probably what put the province of Laguna on the Philippines’ culinary map. Kesong puti originated from the town of Sta. Cruz which, unlike picturesque Laguna towns, does not boast of any real tourist attraction. It has its kesong puti though and that was what made it famous.
Traditional kesong puti is sold wrapped in banana leaves. My grandmother often bought several packs when she went to the market. Needless to say, my brother and I were introduced to kesong puti at a very early age. Eating kesong puti with pan de sal was often a weekend breakfast treat. My love affair with kesong puti is something that I would later pass on to my children.
But what makes it so special aside from its association with fond childhood memories? It’s the subtle aroma, the delicate flavor and the soft texture–quite similar to cottage cheese, actually, except that kesong puti is made from fresh carabao’s milk. And, unlike cottage cheese, kesong puti is large enough for slicing. A slice is usually half an inch thich and two inches in diameter. A pack of traditional kesong puti contains an average of four slices.
The biggest kesong puti, made in the Central Luzon province of Nueva Ecija, measured 4 feet wide, 16 feet long and 2 inches thick.
If you want to make kesong puti at home, the website of San Miguel, Bulacan, also well-known for products made from carabao’s milk, has some very easy instructions.
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