Salads from Christmas past
There were three salads that never failed to make an appearance on the Christmas dinner table when I was growing up. Chicken potato salad or chicken macaroni salad, …
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Halloween in suburbia
Halloween parties in the Philippines often take place on the weekend before October 31st. Our village had its bash on October 25 with over 300 adults and children in …
Dim sum in a hotbox
Hotbox is the brand name of the "first self-heating, portable food box" made in the Philippines. The Old China dim sum hotbox has two strings. One end of each string is …
30-minute meals
What main dishes can be cooked in 30 minutes or less? Stir fries (ones that don't entail lengthy prep anyway), pasta (excluding lasagne or cannelloni or any of those …
Today I learned that Alaska (walleye) pollock is a cod
Pollocks and cods belong to different genera. Pollocks are members of the genus Pollachius but what is sold as Alaska or walleye pollock belong to the genus Gadus …
In defense of instant ramen
While there's not much that can be done to remove unhealthy ingredients (if any) already integrated in the contents of a pack of instant noodles, the shortage (or lack) …
Brownies, blondies and dessert bars
Historically, a brownie was originally a blondie. No chocolate. Made with flour, brown sugar, eggs and butter, the first documented brownie recipe, made with molasses, is …