by Faith | Jul 12, 2017 | Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
After downing my first espresso of the day, a sentence occurred to me: I love to cook and I don’t know how to read maps. (This is the most intelligent thought I can muster on a Wednesday morning. Sorry.) The thing about creating recipes is it’s not unlike creating...
by Faith | Apr 17, 2017 | Snacks
If there’s something I like about the international food aisle at the supermarket, it’s McVities’ Digestives. That and the raspberry Loacker. And the buttery Dutch waffles that are always reduced every 2 months (Is it sad that I KNOW when the supermarket items are...
by Faith | Oct 14, 2016 | Condiments & Sauces
Last week, we ate at a pizza place in El Nido called Trattoria Altrove. Aside from the perfect pizza crust (or well, MY idea of a perfect pizza crust, which is a bit soft, with a bit of chew, and a tad yeasty-flavored), what I liked about that restaurant was their...
by Faith | Oct 13, 2016 | Dinner, Wing It
Lagkitan Squash is currently cheap/in season and you can buy a quarter of the fruit for about 20 PHP. If am not mistaken, lagkitan squash or kalabasa is the one that smells like melon. So yes, I’m the person sniffing squash at the palengke/grocery. During...
by Faith | Jul 18, 2016 | Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
The first time I had Banh Xeo was a revelation. Here you have a crepe that’s almost junk food-like in its crispiness but balanced by fresh greens and a sweet n’ salty dipping sauce. Highly addicting stuff. Back when I was still a full-time college student...
