Stressful days usually call for some heavy chowtime or what my friends and I like to call consuelo de bobo. Instead of settling for the usual greasy fast food after a back-aching, mind-numbing day, a satisfying meal always sounds good; one that doesn’t entail the use of our credit cards sounds even better.
After the bingeing season, don’t let the leftover food from the holiday feasts go to waste. Your leftover ham can be used, chopped into pieces and cooked into a delicious frittata.
This was a most blessed foodie year, but what made it most distinguished was the patriotism that underscored each effort, each event.
Whenever you visit a province or another city, is there a restaurant or diner you must dine in? Well, I have. I first went to Cebu sometime in the early ’80s for a shooting competition of the Philippine Practical Shooting Association. In those days, the organization had less than 50 members who had a passion for the sport. Free from petty intrigues, we had fun wherever we went.
AHA Chef Instructor Philip Golding shows how to cook and prepare Pasta with hungarian sausage and parmesan cheese
Every year, dozens of new restaurants open to much fanfare. Original concepts and foreign chains with everything, from specialty tea to steamed chicken, vie for the attention of Filipinos, inveterate foodies.
Christmas is personal to a family. It doesn’t have to include the food the region is noted for. It can do away with the perceived must-haves like jamon and queso de bola. It all depends on what the family expects. And that is usually the specialty of lola or an aunt or a retired driver’s haleyang ube with Star margarine on top.
Atching Lillian Borromeo is known to the culinary world as the expert on traditional Kapampangan cuisine. To her I owe much, for she is the woman who so unselfishly allows me the privilege of reliving the glory of the past through her stories and cooking techniques and the uniqueness of her cuisine.
Can’t find a perfect holiday gift for your foodie family and friends? Why not grab these delightful food books that not only teach readers how to prepare healthy, yummy meals, but also provide tips on how to become environmentally responsible individuals?
As far as Swiss vodka company Absolut is concerned, winter is the best time of year.
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