There is this belief that the best way to a man’s or anyone’s heart is through the stomach. Before World War II, when my father was courting my mother, the ‘aphrodisiac’ that my mother prepared for my father was Petite Fortune. I would only taste it when a grandaunt (Rosario Arnedo Gonzalez) would bring some to the Sunday lunch that my grandmother (Rosario Valdes Gonzalez) hosted. As a child, I…
Most of the time, when asado is made, the cut of meat is the butt or shoulders; it’s cooked whole and then sliced, cooked with plenty of onions. It’s…
In this health crazy society of today, fibre is the base line for a good diet. Dieting does not have to be drab; it can be yummy; and here…
I love to play around with flavor! And for one Christmas party for our staff, we had grilled prawns as part of our menu. But grilled prawns must have…
When I went back to the land of my birth, Barcelona, Spain, I was already nineteen. An old friend of my mother Pilar Santos, took us out to a…
Pesto is so in with our newly acquired Italian taste. It’s good on pasta and even on pizza. The usual basil pesto uses pine nuts which is ‘huh?’ to …
Everyone has a penchant for mushroom soup when the weather is cold or you just want to warm your tummy. Most of the time, we wind up opening a…
It is said that the development of one’s palate starts during childhood days. If so, then Kalderetang Kambing would be one of those dishes that molded my tastes as…
Looking for a different flavor in cakes, I came upon this recipe for Pineapple Cake from an Assumption College cookbook collection. I gave it a try, tweaked it a…
If one has to make a sauce that is of equal value in the kitchen like soy sauce, fish sauce, vinegar, etc. this is one you should make and…
When I was a young girl, I used to see our laundry woman Trining, make Putong Puti. I just savored her product and didn’t care much to learn how…
Today I’m going teach you something that looks very ordinary but it is really part of Filipino delicacies: Galapong. It is the foundation of many traditional Filipino kakanin or…