Achi and I have been planning for the
longest time to make pancit molo. The plan took time to actually materialize because
the recipe is work intensive and time consuming to prepare, the wanton wrapper
is also homemade.
At last, all in good time.
Pancit Molo is an Ilonggo dish, we got
from our mother side. This dish might confuse you because...
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 24, 2018
Do you have one of those things where no matter what you're doing, where you're going, or how much food you've eaten, you always seem to carry or bring with you your favorite snack? I know I do. So much that nearly all of my friends and family associate me with it.
So what is it? Its beef jerky. Ask anyone who knows me what my favorite snack is...
Aug 16, 2018
As a child, Arroz Caldo was prepared by
my nanny and fed to me whenever I was sick.
Since we are living away from the
comfort of home, whenever we are sick, we have to prepare it on our own. Not only
when we are sick but it warms us during the winter season.
I vaguely remember the Arroz Caldo of
my childhood made using cooked rice, sautéed...
Aug 13, 2018
“I want to make apple fries!”
“Sure,” says Travis in a tired voice as we’re driving home from
work, “I’ll just go into the grocery store and get them for you. You stay in
the car.”
The last part he says knowing full well that if he sets me loose
in the grocery store, it’ll take us at least an hour before we check out and
head for home.
“Which...
Aug 10, 2018
Travis is a Cajun who is fiercely proud of his heritage and, most
importantly, cuisine. Olga and Leica are Pinoys (colloquial term for
Filipinos) who grew up in a multi-cultural setting but retain great pride in
their mothers’ hometown: the seafood capital of the Philippines, Capiz.
Seafood features prominently in both native cuisines, and...
Aug 9, 2018
I learned something today: I hate frying food.
"Double hate... loathe entirely" - Grinch
No, seriously, for me, this was a disaster: constantly battling the temperamental gas stove and maintaining the oil temperature at least 350°F.
Ugh. A battle lost. I don't think I'll be frying anything for a while.
Anyway, today's menu: Southern Fried...
