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Clarity in Tinolang Manok with Kale, and Organized Chaos
At 10:30 am on a Saturday, my brain is currently performing at half its capacity – a state which could be construed as not very good, but in its own way is preferable and, to me at least, better for my...
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Lumpiang Shanghai: Building Layers to Get to the Good Stuff
A plethora of crisp, party-tray ready lumpiang shanghai. Gobble! Photo by AppleGuy / CC BY-NC “It’s like being trapped in between layers of crisp lumpia sheets (paper-thin flour and egg crepes)..”...
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Filipino Country Cooking
Filipinos are nothing short of astounding at utilizing local resources to meet their daily needs. Shelter, clothing and food translate to nipa hut (palm tree) houses built with lumber from fallen...
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Atchara and Biding My Time
I know I’m not alone in saying that none of the things I do feel like they make any sense, and I feel lost in general. There are goals I would like to reach, but anticipating the work it will take to...
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A Cuisine of Freshness
So this is what happens with working overnight shifts. You find yourself wide awake at 5 a.m. on your days off, with your brain ready to run at full capacity and your senses and faculties completely...
View ArticleNastasha’s Lumpiang Shanghai Recipe
Finally, a recipe I can replicate. Adapted from an entry in Reynaldo Alejandro’s The Philippine Cookbook, these crisp lumpiang shanghai will now be a staple in my freezer, to accompany the atchara that...
View Articlekasaysayan (a history)
As I mused about an appropriate title for the subject matter I wanted to write about – surrounding new chapters in life, my fledgling career and growing into the person I would like to be – the word...
View Articlepaglingon (reflection)
“Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinangalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan.” “He who does not know how to look back upon where he came from, will never reach his destination.” – Jose Rizal...
View Articlepaghilom (healing)
This long weekend has proven to be quite therapeutic for me. Cliched as it is to say, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. People write routinely about the changing of the seasons for a...
View ArticleOn Mangoes
What story has entranced us so much as the Philippine mango? I adore mangoes. Fresh, canary yellow, plump orbs of fruit, elongated with a sexy curve that guides your ring and pinky fingers to nestle a...
View Article#FilipinoFood Book Review: The Foods of Jose Rizal by Felice Sta. Maria
“There are more days than longaniza sausages.” – Jose Rizal To those educated in Philippine high schools: do you recall coming across this line from any of your high school Rizaliana? I sure don’t! I...
View ArticleHow Sean Brock’s Heritage Inspires Me to Find My Own
To understand a cuisine, the question to ask is not “What do we cook?” Instead, it should be, “Who does the cooking, and why do they do it in this particular way?” You must understand more than simply...
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pagkain (as food, and also sustenance)
I’ve just returned to Toronto from a week in beautiful Prince Edward County, holed up in an off grid cabin along Adolphus Reach in the town of Picton. I tease my boyfriend that he has now turned me...
View ArticleNastasha’s Slow-Cooked Pork Belly Sisig
Ingredients: 3 bay leaves 20 whole black peppercorns 2 tbsp coarse salt 2 cups (500 mL) pineapple juice, plus 1/4 cup for braising 1 kg pork belly, skin-on (preferably from an Asian butcher, with...
View Article#FilipinoFood Book Review: Panaderia – Philippine Bread, Biscuit and Bakery...
I have never craved a buttery piece of ensaymada bread as much I have while reading Panaderia: Philippine Bread, Biscuit and Bakery Traditions – a essential addition to all Filipino food-themed...
View Article#FilipinoFood Book Review: The Coconut Cookery of Bicol by Honesto General
“As the southern extremity of the main island of Luzon, the Bicol peninsula and the outlying islands are hemmed in at the west by…an arm of the South China Sea, and at the east by the Pacific Ocean,”...
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View ArticleOn Mangoes
What story has entranced us so much as the Philippine mango? I feel like anecdotes from many people can be told, and if permitted to begin telling, I would love to share one of those that hold dear to...
View Article#FilipinoFood Book Review: The Foods of Jose Rizal by Felice Sta. Maria
“There are more days than longaniza sausages.” Jose Rizal To those educated in Philippine high schools: do you recall coming across this line from any of your high school Rizaliana? I sure don’t! I...
View ArticleMaking Monggo Guisado (Balatong) – Mung Beans Stewed with Bacon, Tomatoes and...
Today’s rainy Friday is best summarized by this song, courtesy of Mac Demarco’s crisp guitar picking while he sings about a lazy day and the people in his home. Backing up to this post’s title, we made...
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