meat

  • Braised Fresh Ham, Szechwan Style

    Feeds a family of 7, easy. For at least 2 meals. Perhaps more if you accompany with rice or steamed bread and LOTS of vegetables. In the Philippines we have a somewhat similar dish called Pata Tim, though that one’s… Continue reading

  • Lasang Pinoy 14 – A La Espanyola: Callos

    A La Espanyola, or “in the Spanish style” (my rough translation), is the theme of this month’s edition of Lasang Pinoy (The Filipino Taste), hosted by none other than Purple Girl of In Lola’s Kitchen). Vamos a comer! This concludes my LP 14 entry.… Continue reading

  • Growing Your Own

    I always talk about growing your own food, and how it’s my dream to live off the land and harvest everything fresh from my backyard…. but this is ridiculous. Funny how I wrote this in 2006, and look where we… Continue reading

    Growing Your Own
  • Lakror: An Albanian Meat Pie

    Gezuar vitin e ri 2006!! Albanian cuisine is typical of the Balkans, and similar to other Mediterranean cuisines. Albania was under Turkish subjugation for almost 500 years, so their cuisine shows a lot of Turkish influence. Because of proximity, however,… Continue reading

    Lakror:  An Albanian Meat Pie