Last week, my mom gave me a board of charcuterie for my birthday. She knows how I love it. She knows that I’ll be able to finish a big box all by myself. That’s how I love cured meats and cheese. On its last day, when the cured meat slices were gone, I decided to
I was on the “Singapore” episode of Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil and I discovered another attractive drink from this Southeast Asian city. The Singapore Sling is a gin-based cocktail developed by Ngiam Tong Boon, a barista at Long Bar in Raffles Hotel. By that time, it was socially unacceptable for women to drink alcohol in
Sardines was introduced to me as a canned fish either in tomato sauce or olive oil. When we hear of sardines, we initially think of the ones in cans instead of the fresh ones because it’s a fish that we don’t usually buy from the wet market and cook it at home. It’s a fish
As I continued to watch Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil and streamed the “Helsinki” episode, I discovered another gem that, I think, I should cook and eat at home. I found out that Finland and other Nordic countries have this amazing soup called Lohikeitto. It’s made with salmon chunks, carrots and potatoes. It’s guaranteed to warm
Instead of finding pumpkins spooky during Halloween, I find them nutritious and delicious. In fact, this season is a great time to make pumpkin dishes as we need to utilize the flesh of Halloween pumpkins. After all, thanksgiving is also coming. For this year’s Halloween, we decided to make Pumpkin Soup. It’s fast and easy
While herring is common in European countries, in the Philippines, herring is a rare find. So when a friend presented us with imported goods last Christmas, the canned herring was ignored. Therefore, I came up with a smørrebrød recipe to utilize the canned herring before it expires. Smørrebrød is basically an open-faced sandwich, piled with
Did I tell you that my favorite cheese is Brie? Made using milk from either cows or goats, Brie has this flavor that is soothing and mellow. It’s not hard to love. Brie is so good that I can’t help but have a bite of this cheese before I could begin making the dip. My
Honestly, I don’t have any knowledge about beers, cocktails, wines, alcohols and even kombuchas since I’m not a drinker. And when I do occasionally, the drinks were just given and mixed by my friends. So basically, I just get drunk without knowing the contents of the thing I’m drinking. But since I’m an explorer, I
On our next episode of cooking nutritious lunch for my husband because he’s on a weight loss diet, we’ll have another vegetable dish to cook. Even though I know that he won’t manage to maintain this controlled eating habit, let me support this journey of his. As I mentioned in the Apple and Celery Salad
In a restaurant menu, salad section would probably be given the least attention. Take me as an example. I would to a restaurant because I want the best dish so I would choose carbs and not vegetables. But if there is nachos in that certain salad, I think, I’ll give it a go. Nacho chips
