With the weather warming up, there’s nothing more refreshing than a nice big glass of an icy something-something to cool you off at the end of the day. In my case, I would specifically like that icy something-something to be melon juice, a Filipino beverage that I grew up with. Melon juice is nothing more [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Filipino Food’
March 21, 2010
Misua Noodle Soup With Baby Bok Choy, Shittake Mushrooms And Homemade Chicken Stock
Misua, a very thin noodle used in a lot of Filipino soups, is a tricky thing. Cook it for too long, and you end up with a glutinous, pasty chunk at the bottom of your pot. Cook it too short, and you’re eating straw. Unlike other Asian noodles, misua — which hails from China and [...]
December 31, 2009
A Very Filipino Christmas: Terrible (But DELICIOUS) Food Photos from Noche Buena, Etc.
October 17, 2009
Arroz Caldo: Ginger, Chicken and Rice Porridge with Fried Garlic, Scallions and Lime
On cold winter days, my Tito Maro — who used to pick my sister and me up after school — would surprise us with a big pot of arroz caldo waiting for us in the kitchen. Min Min and I would eat about three bowls each and absolutely ruin our appetites for dinner, but we [...]
September 30, 2009
Flan Is Such A Disgusting Name For A Food, So Just Call It Creme Caramel: Nora Daza’s Filipino Recipe for Leche Flan
A few weeks ago, my friend Becky decided to have a ROYGBIV potluck party — everyone was required to bring one food from one color of the rainbow. I took yellow and declared I would make FLAN. FLAN!?!?! What the hell was I thinking? Who likes flan? I mean, my mother is a great maker [...]
September 20, 2009
Ginaatang Kalabasa at Sitaw: Squash in Coconut Milk and Homemade Shrimp Stock
Finally, in honor of my new Filipino cookbook, Kulinarya, I decided to make ginaatang kalabasa at sitaw, a coconut milk stew of buttercup squash, green beans and shrimp with ginger. It was incredibly easy to make — I had no idea it only took 5 minutes for squash to cook (I thought it would [...]
August 26, 2009
Happy Birthday, Sinigang!
When I was a little kid, I used to get so excited when Nanay or Mommy or Tita Pinky made sinigang that I would start singing “Happy Birthday, Sinigang!” in front of the mirror in the bathroom to get myself revved up for my most favorite food in the whole world. Sinigang really isn’t that [...]
