Food
What's cooking — from the everyday to the fiesta table.
Two Days in Vinegar
Why I buy Dagupan bangus fresh, and marinate it myself I do not buy daing na bangus already marinated. I know where to get it.
What Marriage Did to My Cooking
Bicol gata, Pangasinan bagoong, and a lifetime of putting the two in the same pan I am Pangasinense. My husband is Bicolano.
The Restaurant in My Home
What my dad taught me, what the cookbooks left out, and why I finally renovated the kitchen There is a restaurant in my house.
I Do Not Eat Rice Anymore, Doctor
What people mean when they say that, and why the blood sugar does not agree "I do not eat rice anymore, Doctor.
The Fish I Call Tilanggit
Three weeks of rain, a word I made up, and the small tilapia I dry in the sun There has been no sun for three weeks, and so there has been no tilanggit.
The Basil in the Freezer
A morning harvest, a freezer full of pesto, and everything else a basil plant will give you I cut the basil this morning, before the sun came up.
Kimchi: The Living Side Dish
Advantages, drawbacks, pairings, and what it actually does to your gut microbiome Very few foods on a dinner table are still alive.
