Food for Functions: The Pancake House Special

Pancake House has long been known for really good food for the whole family.  Aside from the griddle cakes from whence it got its name, it also offers sandwiches (the chicken asparagus, in my personal opinion, is the nicest), pasta, grilled meats, and a variety of blue plate specials.  That said, it’s not surprising that [...]

Brie: The King of Cheeses

Cheese.

Because the Philippines isn’t exactly dairy country like, say, Switzerland or even Japan (They make fabulous cheeses in Hokkaido, by the way.), most people look at it as something that comes in a rectangular blue box in the dairy section of their neighborhood supermarket, a gooey yellowish-orange concoction with pimentos in a jar. [...]

On Binalot: Meals Wrapped for Convenience

Say this about the cuisines of Asia: each nation on the continent has its own way of toting about their lunches.  There are metal tiffin boxes on the Indian subcontinent and Japan has its o-bento.  Southeast Asians – particularly those in the Malayan Peninsula and the Philippines are known to wrap cooked rice and viands [...]

Weekend Breakfast: Danggit and Longganizang Lucban

The thing about Sunday breakfasts is that they make for lovely memories on Monday morning and even lovelier things to look forward to throughout another week of drudgery.Yesterday’s breakfast, in particular, was absolutely savory.  Fr. Jeff’s recent trip to Bacolod for the thanks giving Mass of the newest member of the Clergy of Paranaque (Congrats, [...]

Sweet-and-Sour Pork at Home

Sweet and sour pork has long been a favorite dish at our house, but our version of it is not the vividly orange-colored dish seen at so many Chinese [and faux Chinois] restaurants.  As a matter of fact, sweet and sour pork at our house is brown, but that’s because of the addition of soy [...]