I would learn much later that the phrase consists of two lines from a song by Rupert Holmes entitled Escape but which became more popularly known as The Pina Colada Song. Pina colada is considered the national drink of Puerto Rico. The story has it that the captain of a pirate ship used to serve…
We’re running on a different schedule in the house these days. Both kids now have half-day classes as the school year draws to a close. That means lunch is around 2.00 p.m. when the school bus drops them home. So, instead of cooking lunch for myself, I postpone breakfast until around 9.00 or 10.00 in…
When I read from Ces’ food blog that it’s going to be fusion cooking for the 12th edition of Lasang Pinoy, I got overly excited. This is my passion–turning traditional, often boring, recipes into dishes that are more today. I started digging into my archives to find out which of my previously posted recipes would…
Spanish in origin, churros are fried strips of dough. They may be dipped in thick chocolate or sprinkled with a mixture of sugar and cinnamon. The churros in the photo were made with a ready mix. It’s something new in the market from Antonio Pueo, maker of the chocolate tablets that are melted to make…
So the new school year begins. And it’s back to solo lunches for me. I was debating whether to have a chicken sandwich with the usual lettuce and cucumber and tomato slices when but I decided I could be more creative. If my little experiment was successful, I could even have the kids take something…
I got the idea from the American Heart Association Cookbook that my husband bought from a book sale a couple of weeks ago. I’m a big fan of sesame seeds and the idea of combining them with butter and honey attracted me immensely. See, I’ve always associated sesame seeds with oriental cuisine. One of my…
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When we have bacon for breakfast, we usually consume a 250-gram pack. By that I mean the bacon strips are fried to a crisp and then served with eggs, sunny side up, and bread. But it’s tedious work. I have to watch the bacon lest they burn. Then, the eggs have to be fried separately….
Now, imagine that the creamy cheesy topping was a little thicker not of pouring consistency but of spreading consistency. Imagine that there were bits of smoked ham in it. Imagine split hamburger buns topped with this ham and cheese spread. Then, imagine these split buns going into a very hot oven until the topping bubbles…
I wanted toast but didn’t feel like butter and jam. I wanted something hot from the oven but was too lazy to bake muffins or scones. Too lazy even to make some pancakes. I thought I’d have a salad with croutons. But not just any croutons but something spicy and bursting with flavor. I reviewed…
While I try to figure out the newsletter problem being experienced by some Yahoo! users (I may have to get a third-party program for the newsletter), let me introduce a new category in my recipes blog breakfast. I’m not going to cook different brands of pancake mixes. No, it’s something else. We’re re-learning to appreciate…
