Fresh Pizza on Puff Pastry

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If you’ve read my blog long enough, you’d have an idea on how much I love cooking and eating pasta.  Oftentimes, I’m happy just having it alone.  But then there are times when it must have a partner dish.  Without Continue reading Fresh Pizza on Puff Pastry

Camembert En Croute: Easy Baked Camembert in Puff Pastry

When one talks about baked camembert, one has to be straightforward: It is simply delicious, period.  For me, it’s a very sophisticated, elegant dish.  Homey and comforting because of its puff pastry outer shell.  But inside — all the richness of cheese, Continue reading Camembert En Croute: Easy Baked Camembert in Puff Pastry

Baked Scallops: The Secret Sutokil Recipe

Baked Scallops Sutokil Style

If I were given a chance to pack my bags and relocate to another place within the Philippines, there’s a big chance that I choose Cebu.  It’s a place that has everything.  It has the conveniences that any modern city has, Continue reading Baked Scallops: The Secret Sutokil Recipe

Quick Creamy Tomato Soup

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I have long considered soups as very versatile.  They can be good starters.  In a party, they set the tone for the kind of meal ahead. Likewise, they can also be the main event.  Give me soup with a good, Continue reading Quick Creamy Tomato Soup

Not the Usual Fusion: Seared Scallops on Buttered Kimchi

Insofar as imagination is concerned, certain tasks are easy.  It might be relatively easy to visualize the beauty we want to see, to imagine music we would want to hear, and even imagine pleasure — or pain — depending on the scenario.  But Continue reading Not the Usual Fusion: Seared Scallops on Buttered Kimchi

Capellini with Red Basil Pesto and Shrimp Roe Confetti

There’s a rather prominent chain of Italian casual dining restaurants that is famous for a number of  imaginative and delicious pasta dishes.  My girlfriend TJ and I go there occasionally when we need a quick pasta fix. Somehow, we would Continue reading Capellini with Red Basil Pesto and Shrimp Roe Confetti