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Food
Minestrone on the dalican
CYG felt the urge to cook a big pot of soup today because she didn’t want to cook for the next two or three days. So here is my lunch and dinner ’til Friday – minestrone cooked on a clay oven called “dalican” (from Ilocos of course courtesy of Moosh moosh). The heat comes [...]
Lung Center heaven!
No, it’s not about my smoking – it’s a visit to the Sunday Market at the Lung Center of the Philippines. Prices are sometimes steeper than those in the grocery but if you want fresh and organic food, this is the place to go. Aside from the regular market stuff, they have other sections [...]
Xmas fare
We were supposed to have steak and salad. Goat stew triumphed in the end! Not for the squeamish.
Traditionally, this is eaten with cold beer. In Manila, they call it “papaitan” (where we come from , we call it “swam“). The goat’s stomach content, ideally just grass, adds a bitter taste to [...]
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