November 20, 2011

Filipino Beef Salpicao

Finally, I have a new Filipino recipe for you guys! I know I've been teasing you with my memories of Filipino food (ube jam, lechon, green beans with squash and coconut milk, spicy snails...

Love, Loss, and Spaghetti
November 16, 2011

Love, Loss, and Spaghetti

Last year, I had my heart broken twice. First, when my boyfriend and I broke up. And second, when my beloved grandfather (my lolo) died shortly after. I didn’t know how to deal with it....

Remember when I had a Wahlberg hangover? I gave high praised to Chef Paul Wahlberg, forgave Marky Mark for the Funky Bunch, and asked Donnie to call me (he never did). Oh and my friends...

Quinoa. (Pronounced keen-wah) Just saying it makes me feel all healthy and wholesome and granola. Like I'm the type who goes to yoga (which I am) or the type who does Meatless Mondays (which I...

November 6, 2011

Dia de los Muertos Dinner

November 1 was Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. It is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico and around the world, a day to honor family and friends who have passed...

Kalabasa. That's what we call butternut squash in the Philippines. I never had a strong liking for it, prodding away the squash chunks from my soup bowl in beef nilaga, opting for the starchier potato....

October 30, 2011

3 Musketeers Event at the W

"All for one, and one for all..." Can you read that sentence without singing along? Aha! I knew it. I'm not the only one. Or am I? Hello? Before I further embarrass myself by admitting my...

A few weeks ago, I received an invitation to attend the Legal Harborside: Bivalves and Bubbles event. My first instinct was to say no. I'm allergic to oysters, after all. But... I'm not allergic...

October 23, 2011

My Most Extravagant Meal

... was composed of 22 courses, eaten in 5+ hours. It included caviar and foie gras and different kinds of truffles. I had the best steak of my life. And I ate a gold leaf. At a Japanese...

There is something that competes with chocolate for my favorite dessert flavor, and that is salted caramel. Salted caramel ice cream? Yes please. Salted caramel cupcake? Oh my. Chocolate covered caramel with sea salt on...