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Cookbook Recipe Testers Wanted!

2011-12-18T18:08:49-08:00

***UPDATE 12/20/11: "Boy, that escalated quickly." Thank you all so much for showing such great interest in this cookbook! I'm thrilled with the overwhelming responses in just a short amount of time. I won't be able to choose everyone to...

Turkey, Sweet Potato, and Cranberry Empanadas

2011-11-15T16:14:10-08:00

As someone who sometimes celebrates Thankgiving sans turkey [insert GASP here], I'm always looking for new and different ways to incorporate said bird into my recipes around this time of year. Recently, while trying out different Filipino empanada recipes for...

Papaitan: Offal & Bile Soup

2011-10-25T10:10:22-07:00

I know what you're thinking. WTF? Offal and bile soup?!!! Yes, that is perhaps the most unappetizing description of a soup ever known to man. I mean, it's got "awful bile" in the title. But I didn't know how else...

An Interview with Claude Tayag

2011-10-10T00:39:03-07:00

Photo courtesy of Claude Tayag To American audiences, Claude Tayag may best be known as Anthony Bourdain's Pampangan host and tour guide in the Philippines episode of No Reservations. But Claude Tayag is more than just a tour guide. Tayag...

Fresh Mango Pudding From Rasa Malaysia's New Cookbook

2011-09-26T10:39:36-07:00

Aside from the occasional homemade ice cream binge, or the very rare instance where I actually bake something, I don't usually make many desserts. It's not that I don't enjoy sweets, it's just that my sweet tooth usually gets vetoed...

Short Rib and Foie Gras Caldereta

2011-09-14T15:21:08-07:00

Caldereta (or Kaldereta if you're nasty) is an honest to goodness meat stew influenced by both Spain and the United States, but yet remains uniquely Filipino. Caldereta's roots in Spain can be found in its Spanish name (of course), but...

Swill to Twenty: Food and Wine Fundraiser

2011-08-31T21:26:39-07:00

On Saturday September 10, and Sunday September 11, the 20th Anniversary Festival of Philippine Arts and Culture will take place in San Pedro, CA. Although I've participated at FPAC in some capacity (either as an attendee, or as a vendor)...

Giveaway: Philippine Heirloom Rice

2011-07-25T08:06:22-07:00

When we think of rice, we may think of only a few specific varieties. Italian Arborio, Thai Jasmine, and Indian Basmati, for example. But what if I told you there are rice varieties from the Philippines whose aromas, textures, and...

Abalone Kinilaw

2011-07-06T21:19:10-07:00

I have this vague childhood memory of a cousin, or an uncle, or someone, bringing my grandparents a freshly caught abalone from who-knows-where. Upon presentation of the abalone, the household of grandparents, aunts, and uncles went absolutely bonkers--like if Ed...

Gone Fishing

2011-06-29T20:30:13-07:00

So a Filipino guy, a Japanese guy, and two Chinese guys walk onto a fishing boat... The Japanese guy takes a deep breath of fresh sea air and says, "Looks like a good day for fishin'! Hopefully we can pull...