Foodie
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IMBB #19 Part 2: “I Can’t Believe I Ate Vegan Brownies! Uhm, I mean… Almost-Flourless Chocolate Cake!”
It’s funny what these foodie events will do. My kids have been waiting for these brownies for a long time. As some of you know, my kids suffer from various allergies, eggs and dairy included. They’ve been clamoring for brownies… Continue reading
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IMBB #19: “I Can’t Believe I Ate Vegan”
Wow, I haven’t joined the IMBB in a couple of months — life has been hectic here! Luckily, we’ve been very “vegan” these days as we gather the fruits of the garden and prepare for more out-of-town trips, which more… Continue reading
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Pad Thai / Kuaytiaw Phat Thai
1 lb. rice noodles (the dry, flat kind that’s about 1/4- to 1/3=inch thick) 1 1/2 cups large shrimp, peeled, deveined and butterflied 1/4 cup tamarind puree (If you don’t have access to tamarind puree, you can make it by… Continue reading
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OXO salad spinner update #2, hopefully the last one
Received the new salad spinner today. Boy that was quick! Though I was not too impressed with the “product suggestions” department, the customer service sure is great. The new one even has a separate lid, for storing your spun and… Continue reading
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Wet Grinder
This is getting dangerous. Yesterday it was a Kahuna burner. Today it’s a wet grinder. What next? To Pinoys: I’ve heard this is indispensable if you want to make your own authentic bibingka, etc. I’ve been putting my old blender… Continue reading
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i want one, i want one, i want one!
I’m so excited, a fellow foodie got this! mmm-yoso!!!: yoso-greedy:Eastman Outdoors Big Kahuna Burner We used to talk about these all the time at THS, and the conversations ended up with someone raining on our parade and warning us about… Continue reading
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Utensibility Meme: Electrolux DLX, etc.
July 27, 2008: I finally found a copy of a post that somehow got lost when I migrated over to WordPress. It’s a post from June 30, 2005 — thank you, Web Archives!!! This week is Utensibility Week at Becks… Continue reading
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Catfish, Anyone?
And I was craving for some, blackened. Continue reading
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Asian Fried Rice
I hesitate to call this dish by anything but its generic English name “fried rice”, because fried rice is so ubiquitous in Asian cuisine. They are all variations on the same theme, the Chinese fried rice, “chow fan”, give or… Continue reading
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Breading/Coating Alternatives to Wheat
A friend was asking for wheat-free alternatives to breading for cutlets so I’m posting this here: you can use a mixture of rice flour and cornmeal. i blend this in a blender with seasonings until the cornmeal is ground finely,… Continue reading