Food, Culture & Everything in Between

This is one of the most requested ‘ulams’ in my household, just last night this ‘maya-maya’ or snapper has finally found its final resting place, lol. Since last week of September I cook viands for dinner hours before it is served because of my class schedule, this term my class is scheduled from 6-8 in [...]

Since this cooler was invented, it has already been my all-time favorite. This one is Chowking’s; it’s a little bland though, I’m not sure if they’re adding additives to the water. But if you’re health conscious, you can make one that you are sure of the quality. What you need are pandan leaves, wash thoroughly [...]

I forgot to take a photo before my trooped jumbled on this course, and while in the middle of our eating session my son said, oh! Mom what a miracle you didn’t take a photo of your masterpiece, that’s when I hurriedly take my cam and took a shot, the sauce has spread around the [...]

We call this locally ‘guso’ (gelatinous seaweed) we have quite an endless fresh supply of this bounty as people from the adjacent island, Samal farm this for export. Last night, we had this on our dinner table. What you need: ¼ kilo of guso2 pcs. Reg. size carrots, julliene1 reg. size onion chopped1 reg. size [...]

I don’t know how to devein a shrimp, a skill quite hard to develop so I often end up buying the deveined ones, this one is a product of Sarangani Bay. I know their product quality as I know the people behind working to make these products available in the market. They’re really good, promise! [...]

I cannot just find an appropriate English translation for ‘Tinolang Isda’ in English this is roughly fish soup, but there is more to Tinolang Isda than just a soup. This is my family’s comfort food, this is my most requested ‘sud-an’ (viand), whenever we’re all at home and especially when it’s raining, and it’s a [...]

I’m sharing with you my family’s all-time favorite spaghetti; I call this my cream of mushroom spaghetti. What you need: 250 grams Del Monte Spaghetti Pasta (I recommend this brand) Knorr Cream of Mushroom in sachet 500 grams Del Monte Spaghetti Sauce (your choice of Filipino or Sweet Style Sauce) 250 ml All purpose cream [...]

I’m really not a good cook, I learn as I go ‘ika nga’, and we often eat out on weekends as my cooking holidays but on weekends I have no excuse but to prepare 3 meals a day. Here are some random recipes I have …. My Beef with Mushroom in Oyster Sauce What you [...]

How sad I’m the only one who eats this at home, although my kids eat vegetables, as they should, they can’t take me munching on raw greens like these… they all have eaten up much of the corn that is supposed to be on this salad though but nevermind … So here sharing my at [...]

One of the most deeply ingrained methods of Philippine cooking is ‘Paksiw’, this is a Filipino culinary term for any cuisine cooked in considerable amount of vinegar, giving it a subtle sour taste. But there can be great alternative to using vinegar in paksiw, and that is IBA (emphasis on the last syllable) that is [...]