Internet here in Manila is slow but I definitely cannot keep up with all the yummy food I’ve been eating here. Once technology is a bit faster, I’ll post my notes of things like moron (muh-ron) from Tacloban, fresh buko shakes, and fish ranging from Lapu-Lapu to bangus. Weather has been beautiful, with showers here [...]
Entries from December 2007
December 14, 2007
moving beyond just spring rolls
I love Vietnamese restaurants. Five-spice chicken, marinated, seared and rich in its juices atop a bed of fragrant Jasmine rice, hot crisp egg rolls, golden with tiny blisters outside and stuffed with minced mushrooms, carrots and pork inside, and fresh-pressed, lightly sweetened soymilk compose one of my perfect Vietnamese dinners.
Pho ga is my absolute favorite [...]
December 11, 2007
ready for the road
Been pretty nice catching up with some own home cooking this week, all courtesy of leftover produce from this weekend’s Kain Na fundraiser for FACES. We had a good turnout and many people asked if we could do it again. It was definitely a great day of cooking, eating and sharing. I’ll post photos later [...]
December 7, 2007
Pumpkin Muffins
I haven’t baked any sweets in awhile besides the sweet potato pie that my family didn’t have amongst the Thanksfortaking treats. It couldn’t compare to the really fresh Dutch apple pie, plethora of Filipino sweets, leche flan and cream cheese squares that were part of the spread.
This recipe is adapted from Tartine cookbook. It makes [...]
