A brunch idea for 2006

Dec 31, 05 A brunch idea for 2006

Posted by in Cafés, Restaurants

A sweet and Happy New Year to all the readers of this website! Thank you for making 2005 such a phenomenal year for me. Dessert really does come first. More sweet things to appear here in the new year.It’s normal to sleep away the first half of the first day of every new year. With all the ruckus and revelry that goes on...

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Most requested Recipe of the Month: Food for the Gods

Dec 30, 05 Most requested Recipe of the Month: Food for the Gods

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I haven’t a clue as to why we Filipinos call date bars food for the gods (fftg). As far as the rest of the world is concerned, the food for (or of!) the gods is chocolate. Still, it can’t be denied that a good food for the gods is sheer heaven. It must be the way the brown sugar and butter mix and mingle, tickle the...

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The best cassava cake is in … Baguio (Christmas in Baguio – 2nd in a series)

Breakfast in Baguio Baguio: A Food Trip in Pictures My Favorite Starbucks Branch (is in Baguio) Baguio Food Trip: My favorite things Baguio Food Trip: Coffee at PNKY What’s To Eat: Christmas in Baguio Baguio Food Trip: My favorite things Baguio Food Trip: Coffee at PNKY Baguio Food...

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Somethin’ in the Noggin’: Eggnog

Dec 28, 05 Somethin’ in the Noggin’: Eggnog

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Eggnog is something that I make for myself once a year. I’ve never tasted commercial eggnog, so I can only hope that what I churn out resembles something close to what it’s supposed to be. The beverage’s short list of ingredients reads like a prescription for a holiday heart attack: eggs, cream, whole milk, sugar,...

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Star Café: coming full circle (Christmas in Baguio — 1st in a series)

Dec 27, 05 Star Café: coming full circle  (Christmas in Baguio — 1st in a series)

Posted by in Food Tripping

As the waiter sets down my hot chocolate, I can’t help but notice that the cup looks so familiar – the off-white with the green trim around the rim. My lolo (grandfather) had the exact same cups which I’d use whenever I’d visit him in Pampanga. That was years ago. I stare transfixed at the heavy mug, feeling...

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