I enjoy the flavors of good restaurant salpicao, but I’m often turned off by the frequently dry and tough texture of overcooked beef. A shame since this heavy-handed overcooking often ruins a great, tasty marinade. Not so here. Ren’s cubes of choice tenderloin are perfectly seared, so they remain succulent, [...]
Dayrit’s Burger & Roast Beef House
Having been a fan of Dayrit’s since childhood, I for one would like to see them follow the lead of a Pancake House.
Beef Burger: Dayrit’s Big “D” Burger
Verdict: 2 / 5
Abe
My brave, albeit pathetic attempt to immortalize a meal at one of Manila’s finest purveyors of Filipino food, Abe by LJC.
Birthday Dinner at The Frazzled Cook
As expected, we got what we came for – good, home-cooked food endearing in its rustic appeal despite the imperfections.
Fettucine with Parma Ham, Peas and Arugula in a Cream Sauce
Ever read The Secret? Drawing its principles from the Law of Attraction, it tells you to will life-changing events, such as increased wealth, health, and happiness, through the power of positive thinking (and feeling). Well, that’s kinda how this bowl of pasta came to be. Never a big fan of [...]
Umami Paste
Interestingly, it’s made only with everyday Mediterranean ingredients packed with natural umami, such as ripe tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, Porcini mushrooms, salted anchovies, black olives, and balsamic vinegar, and contains absolutely NO MSG. For flavor junkies, Taste #5 is certainly something to squeeze and be pleased about.
Seared Rib-Eye with Arugula and Roasted Peppers
My mom is the most tech-UNsavvy person that I know. She never learned how to text, she thinks Hotmail means Richard Gere, and the iPad that we bought her as a birthday gift last November is still in its original packaging. On several occasions, she’s asked me why I keep [...]
Spaghetti Bolognese
Like it were yesterday, I still remember the first time that I ever tried spaghetti bolognese. It was 1985, I was 10 years old, and we had just landed in Los Angeles on my first ever visit to the US. After checking in to our hotel in Anaheim, we sat [...]
Gamja Jorim (Korean Spicy Potato Side Dish)
In tune with Ren’s recent fascination with gochujang, she prepared this wonderful Gamja Jorim side dish to complement our takeout of Chooks roast chicken. Putting her own unique spin on this popular Korean banchan, her version is spicy, savory, and sweet, and went smashingly well with the roast chicken. I [...]
Bibimbap
My first encounter with bibimbap was in the mid to late 90s when my Korean friends Kimbo and Sung ordered it at the Woo Lae Oak restaurant in Maryland. Recalling that time fondly, I remember that Bill Clinton was recently inaugurated to his second term, Princess Diana had just died [...]
