This year, said son Mol, let’s plan the Christmas menu as dad would have, as if he were still alive. “All meat??!!” shuddered Son No. 2’s wife Lilli-Ann. “How can it be complete,” wailed Wendy, “when there’s no Collins Street Bakery fruitcake this year? Dad was so ill in May I’m sure he forgot to order it or it would have arrived in November.”
It’s a yearly occurrence that turns the season of merriment into mourning. All too often is our holiday dampened by tragic news on the untimely demise of a friend, relative or neighbor. This health invader is breaching the walls of our community and fast infecting the country and the world, with fatal results.
AHA Chef instructor Joey Carpo shows how to prepare and cook Coronation Salad.
AHA Chef instructor Joey Carpo shows how to prepare and cook Ham and Potato Chowder.
AHA Chef instructor Philip Golding shows how to prepare Paninis.
AHA Chef instructor Joey Carpo shows how to prepare and cook Peking Wraps.
AHA Chef instructor Joey Carpo shows how to prepare and cook Lechon Paksiw.
Christmas is a time for good food, and, of course, great ham. For celebrity moms Barbie Almalbis-Honasan, Suzi Entrata-Abrera and Danica Sotto-Pingris, the Noche Buena ham is festive food that delights both kids and adults in their families.
Now that the Christmas season is in full swing, lots of candy canes are for sale in supermarkets and, sometimes, even in bookstores. Having outgrown my childhood fondness for these colorful, peppermint treats, I’ve found other uses for them that are more suitable for grown-ups. Here are some suggestions to make the most of this season’s candy canes.
“The most rewarding part of my job is to see children with a smile on their faces,” says candy chef Chua Wee Hao of Made in Candy, a Singapore-based candy store that specializes in 100-percent handcrafted sweets.
