Category: how-to

Scratching that Bacon Itch: Bacon Brownies!

I just had to do it. There was this one night I stayed over at Cafe drinking with our chefs as Mark, our restaurant chef, shared with me,…

Fermented Carabao Meat Experiment or Pindang Damulag

My recent trip acquisition of fresh carabao meat led me to experiment on a dish that I grew up on and enjoy: pindang damulag. Without a specific recipe…

Carabao Meat and Tripe Stew

For the carabao striploin I bought, I decided to make a stew along with some tripe from the grocery. When I make stews, my seasonings and additions become…

Making Soft Cheese from Scratch in the CACS After-Work Workshop!

Cheese is my super favorite, favorite food! And for the first time in the history of anything, the Center for Asian Culinary Studies, along with Chef Elena Rivera,…

A Very Special French Toast

I’ve finally found a great do-nothing Sunday to catch up on my home cooking and styling work and decided to do something “for two” since it’s almost Valentine’s…

My First Attempt at Papaitan at Home

I’ve been dreaming of making my own papaitan for a long time now…I was in for a smelly treat. I went to Farmer’s market to get my fresh…

Fish Steaming Blunder

I was able to salvage a fish that was immersed in ice for a shoot. So I was watching a World Cafe Asia marathon with a beer in…

Frozen Strawberry and Banana Shake

I once had this shoot that needed so much strawberries that after it, I had to freeze them because I knew they would rot before we would consume…

DIY Ultimate Steak “Reborn” Sandwich

I just had a big steak dinner the night before and I kept the leftover steak in the fridge hoping to eat it the next day. It was…

Tagaytay BBQ Picnic Part 1: Open Air and Foie Gras

China, my brother, Porto (my bro’s dog), Mig and I went on an impromptu trip to Tagaytay for a night BBQ in China’s newly built home. Traffic was…

My New Pet Mushroom

Last Saturday, I finally gave into my curiosity and got myself a oyster fruiting bag from SM Hypermarket. I’ve been thinking about doing a science lab slash kitchen…

Kesong Puti & Cherry Tomato “Bruschetta”

Coming down from Tagaytay, I made sure I grabbed a bottle of carabao milk and a couple of boxes of Mr. Moo Carabao Kesong Puti (or Carabao white…

Carrot and Leek Soup

I was doing some crisper emptying when I thought about making some soup for lunch since I had such a heavy meal the night before. I found some…

A Butter Beer-ing Morning Part 2 (for little Wizards!)

I wasn’t quite sure how many adults would actually try my butter beer concoction so I decided to make one for kids as well. Again, this is my…

A Butter Beer-ing Morning Part 1 (For wizards of drinking age only!)

After watching the last of the Harry Potter series, I couldn’t help but get into the HP fever by making my own version of the series’ most popular…

DIY Cold Seafood Spread

I recently had a cold seafood dinner spread for the family one Sunday which prompted me to do an impromptu left over shoot the next day. Cold seafood…

Making a Vietnamese Lotus Stem Salad with Shrimp, Pork and Prawn Crackers

I really have the greatest respect for the bloggers I follow like Beatrice Peltre, The White on Rice Couple, The Church Cook and the Cilantropist. It really takes…

My Funny Stirfry in 15 Minutes

There are nights where I just want to eat vegetables after all the rich food I’ve been scarfing down for the past several days and yesterday it was…

From the Farmer’s Market: Pako or Edible Fern Salad

Basically part of dinner were the salads we made from the stuff we bought in farmers. I had a lady ask me in the stall of how I…

From the Farmer’s Market: Shrimps in Mountain Dew

When we were preparing for our all-seafood dinner the other night, I was just about to panic to know that we ran out of 7up for my dish…

From the Farmer’s Market: Nylon Clams in Soju and Mirin

Again, we overbought clams. Since it was cheap and nice looking, we bought 1 kilo of nylon clams (from Farmer’s Market at P70 per kilo, i haggled) and…

Fluffy and Rich: The Truffle Scrambled Egg

My friend recommended that I give out some very quick and simple recipes in my blog so here goes…A truffled scrambled egg. I’ve been obsessed with the perfect…

New Discovery: The Shellfish only known as Lubad

Finally another new food that I hope we can brag about to the world. I’ve been looking over at Google for another name for this shellfish which is…

Room Light and Hot Chocolate

Finally after dreaming of being able to do some photography in my room, it has finally come to life. I’ve always loved the light in my room even…

DIY Props: Table Napkin

I recently went on a cloth spree when I went to Taytay to shop for some fabric. Since the fabric was all on a per kilo basis, I…

DIY Slow Cookin’ : Khao Ka Moo

In my unending craving to have this a week after my trip, I decided to make my own version of Khao Ka Moo at home. I decided to…