My Journey. Narrated in the Language of Food.
My brother flew to Japan recently for a business trip and gave me a pack of cheddar cheese strips from Tokyo. I didn’t want to make the usual pasta given that the cheese was a little bit more special and Continue reading Kani "Carbonara": Japanese Style Pasta
My passion for food, as I have constantly explained it, is very much related to sharing it and cooking it for friends and loved ones. I guess it’s the sharing of food and the conversations that come with dining that Continue reading Julia Child and My First Boeuf Bourguignon
Recently, a grand-uncle and his family came home to the Philippines from Canada and visited our house. We sort of had a mini reunion, which, for our family, means hours of storytelling in the dining room. The stories are usually Continue reading Chocolate Buchi with Strawberry Syrup
With a new president and vice president finally proclaimed, I believe I can take a break from commentary and write about something I am almost as passionate about — food. If there’s one thing I enjoyed about having been Continue reading Chicken Inasal at Home
I had a very scrumptious salad at a restaurant in San Pablo, Laguna sometime last year. The salad was a great delight because instead of the usual greens, it made use of fiddlehead fern or pako as it is known Continue reading Pako Salad with Honey Mustard Dressing
I always love Saturday afternoons. It is when I can really spend time in the kitchen to experiment on new dishes. My latest experiment is a new approach to a comfort dish, spaghetti with meatballs. I used linguine instead of Continue reading Cheese Meatball Linguine in Bechamel Sauce