I was snuggled in bed the other night, way past my bedtime, watching, as I love to do, reruns of Nigella Bites. I love Nigella. If you don’t, that’s fine, just please indulge me. ...
Garlic Butter Prawns
Who doesn’t love Saturday mornings? The weekend is just beginning, with the promise of seemingly, at that sun-kissed moment at least, endless time and possibilities. The load of work rolls ...
Boquerones en Vinagre
I was in the market the other weekend and spotted the loveliest looking little fish. Their smooth bodies, no bigger than my finger, were translucent white with a shiny silver stripe down its ...
Shrimps with Sambal
Our little C turns 2 today! How these last two year managed to speed past me with such impetuous haste I will never know. I have tried my best to hold on to every moment with hands and ...
Smoky Curacha Cakes
So. I’ve gone on and on about curacha. I am quite certain that you do not want to hear more of the same ardent ramblings on the subject. If you missed it though, please check here and here. This ...
Chili Curacha Pasta
I have mentioned before that my husband’s family hails from down south our little archipelago. From a lovely city called Zamboanga to be exact. I’ve been there twice before, the first time carrying ...
Tinapang Bangus (Smoked Milkfish)
There are many things in life we can neither control nor change. The only thing we can control, and change, is our own actions, and our reactions to these uncontrollable things.Almost a decade ago, ...
Sugpo sa Aligue at Gata (Prawns in Crab Fat and Coconut Milk)
I have been thinking a lot lately about the cost of things vis a vis their actual value. That’s what happens I suppose when you become a grown-up with a mortgage...suddenly all expenditures are ...
Ginger Chili Fish Fillets
I have the worst technology/computer luck. Ever. My computers have gone through more crashes that all the world's stock markets combined. And it's not just hardware...the simplest of programs have ...
Pan Seared Salmon with Creamy Leeks
Wasn't it just a moment ago that I extolled the virtues of whole fish? Hadn’t I declared my love for whole fish over fillets? I am no inconstant lover to be sure, but every girl needs variety don’t ...