My tropical escape (2) – the best of the PH
Really–what are the best foods in the PH? I thought it would indeed be very biased if I post here what I think are the best. So I’m posting foods […]
Ampalaya salad/pickle
Ampalaya–translated as bitter gourd or bitter melon, or what they call karela in India. This bitter vegetable finds itself in Filipino dishes such as pinakbet and omelette. The leaves are […]
My tropical escape (1)
I hope you are all keeping well. After a long absence, I don’t know where to begin. Maybe I’d share with you some of the food pictures from my last […]
Season’s last day of festive feasting
Happy Epiphany! ‘Just sharing with you a video of our Christmas pudding, eaten on New Year’s eve, and prepared in October 2017 (we made two)–yes, matured for 15 months–I could […]
Garibaldi biscuits
A horrendous schedule this year has been preventing me from plenty of cooking–and I have not baked AT ALL–can you imagine!!!!! So here is Playmate’s garibaldi biscuits. Tried and tested–between […]
Chicken sopas
Nothing special, just the ordinary chicken macaroni soup. Back in the Philippines, it’s usually prepared in big batches, thus suitable when there’s a gathering (office meetings, parties), or as part […]
Champorado (mock version)
I will give you here the both the recipes for the mock and true versions. The mock version is just porridge (oatmeal) with chocolate. I dissolved some cocoa powder in […]
Viva España!
A trip to Spain in autumn did not disappoint—28C when it was already 15C in the UK—not bad at all! And staying in a lovely villa made the holiday really […]
Pork nilaga (nilagang baboy)
Like pork sinigang, this is a clear pork broth, but not sour, and with different vegetable ingredients. I didn’t have saba banana, so I substituted with carrot for that “sweetish” […]
Ginisang munggo
Mung bean stew without coconut milk. Can be made a bit more soupy. Recipe is the same as ginataang munggo, sans the coconut milk of course.
