Many things make a wedding especially memorable, but few of them lend a more elegant touch than a fantastic ice sculpture or ice carving created just for the occasion. On a buffet table, lighted and surrounded by beautiful and colorful food, it leaves a lasting impression on every wedding guest. Carvings create Considering the elegant…
This is Filipino menudo. Pork, liver, peas, potatoes, carrots. There is a Mexican menudo which is similar to what we call callos. Although menudo is not exactly something I’d serve at a party (my mother-in-law is right when she described it as too much everyday fare), I’d crave menudo now and then, especially on rainy…
It is difficult to talk about Asian cuisine without touching on the subject of noodle soup. Noodle soup is found across Asian cuisines from our own La Paz to the Indonesian (also Malaysian and Singaporean) soto ayam to the Japanese ramen and udon to the Korean Ranchi to the Singaporean laksa to the Burmese Rohingya….
Last month, I discovered an alternative natural coffee sweetener coconut sugar. Last week, I discovered yet another alternative natural coffee sweetener called balicucha, and how I discovered it is a funny story. Natural sugar We were having breakfast at our hotel in Vigan, coffee was served and, on the saucer was what I first thought…
Almost anything can go into a farmer’s soup. The only caveat they must all be fresh. Farmer’s soup derives its name from the practice of cooking soup with ingredients fresh from the farmer’s market. Or, if you prefer an even fresher version with ingredients fresh from the farmer’s garden. Either way, there is no room…
7 Amazing Benefits of Eating Star Fruits Star fruit is one of the fruits that have a unique form among other fruits. Tracing the physical shapes of the fruit star fruit is indeed similar to the star or star fruit color yellow to green-forage. Taste the fruit Star fruit is capable of vibrating tongue consumer…
Tortillas stacked on top of one another and, in between, an assortment of filling and lots of gooey cheese. The dish is known as taco pie although others refer to it as quesadilla pie. I doubt if it’s an authentic Mexican dish most probably, it’s Texan-Mexican, or Tex-Mex, in origin. I made my taco pie…
It’s my dream to build a huge archive of coffee recipes, you know? But it’s been slow going. Mostly, because I keep forgetting that I am building an archive of coffee recipes something I ought to remember every time I make a cup of coffee. If I can only remember that, it should be an…
The multi-colored and multi-flavored vegetable noodles are a product of China. The good news is that they’re really pretty–pretty enough to turn an old boring dish into something new and exciting. The better news is that they’re good for making oriental noodle dishes as well as Italian pasta dishes. The best news is that they…
I had a small piece of tuna belly, a cake of firm tofu, and some vegetables. I also had two choices. Stir fry everything without adding any sauce and, after they have been transferred on a serving platter, pour over them a sauce similar to tempura sauce. Or, I could stir-fry them the usual way,…
