Lengua Estofada
A friend and I discovered a butcher in town yesterday who sells ox tongue. I have been thinking of lengua estofada for a long time – it’s hankering for something […]
Lechon Paksiw
We made pork crackling (following Delia Smith’s)—yes, it’s good (I never got to take pix 😦 )! But I’m not a fan of the lean meat … what to do […]
Almond and Cardamom Polvoron
The basic recipe is something we just winged as children, no measurements – toast some flour, add sugar, powdered milk, margarine or butter if we can afford the latter. Playmate […]
Hungarian catfish stew
Thank you to Mark Wester for introducing me to Hungarian catfish stew. I got this recipe from the Smithsonian Folklife Festival blog and it did not disappoint–in fact, we love […]
Garlic bread
I don’t buy garlic bread – unless it’s already landed in the reduced section and dirt cheap. But where I work, we get Tesco’s leftover breads in a crate on […]
Garlic and herb tomatoes (Ina Garten’s)
This is from Ina Garten’s “Barefoot Contessa at Home”. I didn’t have fresh basil and thyme so I used dried, neither did I have parsley (not a staple in my […]
Gugelhupf in a roasting tray
This bread recipe is from Mary Norwak’s “Home Baking”. It’s supposed to look like a fluted cake (baked in a fluted tin, or course, and yes, it’s supposed to […]
Bicol Express
After checking other websites on how to make Bicol Expess, I came up with this lazy version. If you want a creme-coloured curry, just don’t leave it for too long […]
FdM’s pasta
I had to watch very, very closely (and hitting pause often in the remote) when Francesco da Mosto was preparing dinner with his dad in his documentary “Francesco’s Venice”. It […]
Chocolate Decadence
A flourless chocolate cake, taken years ago from a [regrettably] now-deleted blog by a lovely Messianic Christian lady. Ingredients:1 lb / (454g) chocolate½ / (113g) cup margarine1 tbsp hot water4 […]
Cooking Filipino in the UK 
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