Of course these foods aren’t limited to Christmas, but they seem even more delicious when eaten at this time of year.I ask several people what their favorite foods with queso de bola (QdB) are. The initial reactions are almost always similar: a sharp intake of breath with a simultaneous closing of the eyes and a slight raising...
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I think I must have been high when I shot these photos.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors . They say that a person eats with the eyes first but I could make an equally impassioned argument for people who eat with their noses first. Consider Addie Wijangco’s ensaymada. As I’m unwrapping and preparing these...
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“Must we stick to dessert?” Chef Gene Gonzalez asks me. After much discussion over dessert (!) we decide to stick to the sweets.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors . Everybody knows who Gene Gonzalez is: chef extraordinaire, wine connoisseur, cookbook author, and owner of his own cooking school among many other...
read moreMy favorite ensaymadas come from three different people. This is one of them.Note: I spell “ensaymada” with a “y,” unlike others who spell it with an “i.” I think I envy Addie Wijangco. I’ve always wanted to have a lola (grandmother) who would serve me my daily merienda of choice and when I was old enough, would...
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