A friend celebrated his 30th birthday a week or so back, set at 8:00 on a Friday night. Normally, I would have had my fill of something right before heading down to wherever but unfortunately, my day didn’t go as planned and I was still held up in rush hour traffic by 7:18 p.m.. Naturally, upon arriving at the venue, I greeted my host and went straight for the buffet table. Filipino Food, oh boy! I knew I was going to have to watch what I put on my plate. So I asked the wait staff which of the s… Continue

Surrounding the consciousness of the average man are legends on how the Universe and the World were created. Surrounding every knowledge known to man is the basic need to explain the nature of Their existence and evolution. Wisdom is the core from which all imaginings were founded.

When I first started writing about Food and Cooking, I had very little words to express very big dreams. But dreams only remain big when materially unattainable, while unattained means that those dreams were not true… Continue

The guitar - the most romantic instument. I never understood the reason for this, and I never did try to research on the subject. I suppose waking up with "Dahil Sa 'Yo"(Because of You) , "Maalaala Mo Kaya"(Will You Have Memories?), and "Mutya ng Pasig"(River Muse) each morning for more than 20 years obliterated all reasons to question its merits. Yes, the Kundiman and the Harana, songs of love and courtship traditionally play… Continue

This mixture is best at room temp. Try this as a spread over toasted baguette or grilled ciabatta as a starter with dry white wine or as accompaniment to a lovely rustic seafood broth flavored with saffron and a dash of lemon juice. It’d be a big hit!

You will need:

3 medium eggplants; grill over charcoal or broil on stove-top (unpierced) until skin is burnt and flesh is cooked and tender; set aside and let cool; remove skin and top

6 cloves garlic
1 large tomato seeded and finely chop… Continue

**Thanks to all YE voices in my head.... LOL!!!

When I was a little girl, my Lola(grandmother) was in-charge of the cooking. She used to wake up at 4 a.m to compose her daily menu and by the time we arose, each of us family members had an array of dishes waiting to be devoured. From classically simple Breakfast Scones to decadent Chocolate Mousse Pie topped with perfectly soft Italian Meringue; smoky beef Jerky to succulent Wellingtons; my Lola made it all seem easily available. It was always a… Continue