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By Anonymous Paul on 29 June, 2012
We have a santol tree in the backyard presently burgeoning with fruit; some actually just falling to the ground. However good it might be one can only eat so much of it plain, with a sprinkling of rock salt. So to vary things up a bit, I decided to try a Thai-street-style fruit preparation; dressing …read »
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By Anonymous Paul on 11 May, 2012
Here’s the result of a relatively successful experiment. I’ve always loved bread pudding. With some vanilla ice cream on the side and a dollop of boozed vanilla cream, it’s just downright comfort food for me. But this is a level-up of sorts. A savory version. The inspiration stemming from an episode of Dosanko Cooking on …read »
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By Anonymous Paul on 22 March, 2012
I was shopping at the Landmark grocery a few weeks back and had noticed they had some Haas avocados. They’re smaller in size than our local avocados and they characteristically have this darker, harder bumpy skin. But the inside of the fruit is just luscious. Incredibly smooth, dense, less or non-fibrous and makes for the …read »
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By Anonymous Paul on 16 February, 2012
I’ve been seeing mangoes a lot lately. Sweet, juicy, yellow fruit. There are also literal heaps of green (unripe) mangoes along with the bright yellows. And if life hands you green mangoes…you make “buro”. Buro literally means “to ferment” or “fermented”. But if you’re on the verge of freaking out, keep in mind there are …read »
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By Anonymous Paul on 26 December, 2011
Ok, so it’s a loosely interpreted version of the banh mi. But I call this the Christmas Cleanup Sandwich simply because it does a great job as a medium to consume leftover holiday meats . Roast turkey? Check. Chicken Gallantina? Works. Excellente ham? Great. Steak, lamb, sausages? Fantastic. Embutido, morcon? Awesome. Pinoy-style barbeque on a …read »
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By Kitchyart on 9 December, 2011
The bacon trend has been around for a couple of years now. Never did I imagine that cooking bacon would pose such a challenge for myself. And I’m not even talking about buying a slab of pork and curing it at home. In the past weeks I’ve tried to find ways to make bacon crisp …read »