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This is lechon kawali. This, and all other deep fried foods are banned from our home following the (semi) strict diet we have imposed on my hypertensive husband. This is sauteed mung beans (ginisang munggo). This, and all other kinds of beans, are also banned in our home following the (semi) strict diet we have [...]

I am a firm believer in the age old saying that: you don’t really know what you’re missing until its gone. My family used to frequent Gerry’s Grill in Manila. It also helps that my sister used to work there, so we got a lot of freebies, too! Hehe! And then when we moved abroad, [...]

Cynch put up another quiz for foodies naman this week. And it’s all about our relationship with food and our in-laws. Here are my answers: 1. Kung ang mother in law mo ay isang dish or ulam, ano siya? :: Kare-kare. Akala mo mahirap lutuin pero madali lang pala. Ang MIL ko, sa simula parang [...]

It is not a secret among everyone who knows me that, before I got married, I couldn’t even boil water. Yes, I was pretty spoiled by the kapampangan matriarchs in my family who ruled over our kitchen. Anyway, that all changed when I got married. It was either I learned how to cook, or we [...]

No matter how yummy my ancestral recipe for adobo is, he still prefers his mother’s recipe. He will not eat canned sardines, if he can help it. According to him, it brings back memories of the days when sardinas was a luxury ulam for his family. He likes his ginisang munggo with a pinch (or [...]

If you’d ask my hubby what his favorite food is, he will readily tell you that its Sinigang Na Baboy. With extra fat. I have never been a big fan of sinigang before we got married, but then I haven’t tasted my husband’s singigang before. It didn’t take very long and, soon enough, I was [...]