http://www.cesanciano.net/spices Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:07:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif TOMATO When Ces asked if I would be interested to do the second “Iron Chef LaPiS Challenge”, I was honestly both excited and a wee bit, ahem, “apprehensive”. Excited because this would probably be the closest I would get to rubbing (virtual) elbows with “foodie greats” and “iron ... http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/lasang-pinoy-sundays-tomato/ The delicious aroma of food. The gastronomic delight we get from the smell of breakfast. The pungent scent of Pinoy breakfast. salty DILIS, garlicky SINANGAG coupled with the appetizing flavor of spiCy vinegar dip! SARAP! Lahok para sa na may temang...AMOY! http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/litratong-pinoy-amoy-aromascent/ the simple and lowly carbs filled POTATO...is this week's theme. simple? i had a difficult time deciding on what to post here! geesh! seriously. but more importantly i was so swamped the whole weekend and with that...i offer my deepest apologies again this time for posting oh so ... http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/lasang-pinoy-sundays-potato/ ...to kick off our IRON CHEF inspired themes, this week is all about succulent and sweet strawberries! and all i can come up with is everyone's favorite in the house...CREPES. this one is specifically for moi and my girl. we love crepes with strawberry filling, loads of whipped ... http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/lasang-pinoy-sundays-strawberries/ kids and nutella...what can possibly go wrong, right? and if i may say so, even for big kids like me! i made these on one of those playdate days. tried to make the simple bread and nutella spread a bit more fancy by making them into cutesie ... http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/lasang-pinoy-sundays-kids/ ...Saturday mornings, more often than not is our 'you-me-while-the-kids-do-karate' time as a couple or something like that.  our less than an hour gastronomic date. or shall i say, our ONLY date a week if we're lucky enough. as simple as it is,  we definitely love it and always look ... http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/lasang-pinoy-sundays-dimsumfreestyle/ ...after a long while, we came back to Panera for a simple yet hearty dinner for Samia's 90909 birthday. and this is what i had...the Lobster Sandwich. ...coupled with a bowl of deliciously warm Broccoli Cheddar chowder. is a weekly thematic FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, Pinoy style! this week...freestyle!:) http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/lasang-pinoy-sundays-paneras-lobster-sandwich-freestyle/ when the craving hits you... ...you'll have to have not just one, or two. ..but three! An entry to http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/babycakes-food-friday/ ...Samia did it again! she managed to do a quick and easy sweet tooth fix for both of us :) and then for dad later. ...out of the package [not in box eh:) hee!] from Betty Crocker. seriously, it's that good you won't need any measuring and scrambling for ingredients! ... http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/lasang-pinoy-sundays-chocochipcookies-freestyle/ ...for 2 days in a row, we had Teriyaki on the dinner table. the first one was with Salmon and last night, it was chicken. both with stir-fried bok choy with sesame oil on the side. why? just because i made my own Teriyaki sauce and it was just ... http://www.cesanciano.net/spices/food-friday-salmon-teriyaki-and-sesame-bok-choy/