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The plan to cook ox tongue with mushroom sauce went pffft! when my daughter Sam walked into the kitchen just as I was about to make the sauce and demanded why I wasn’t cooking lengua with corn. I told her to put the mushrooms back into the fridge and open a can of corn kernels [...]

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My family loves leche flan. They like the custard to be smooth and creamy but they’re not very particular about the caramel syrup topping. So, I thought I’d introduce them to another kind of topping. Made from sugar just like the traditional syrup but something crunchy that actually forms a crust. In short, I made [...]

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It took me all day to decide whether I should post this recipe. Two reasons. First, I wasn’t able to take good photos of the baked baby back ribs because we were in a hurry to have dinner last night. Second, I did this dish a second time today for lunch but using pork spare [...]

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http://pinoycook.net/butterscoth-brownies-with-3-nuts-and-drunken-raisins-2/

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I like adding a personal touch to Christmas gifts. It’s like saying, “You’re special.” This year, it’s a variation of last year’s Food for the Gods. Instead of sultanas and walnuts, I used rum-soaked raisins and three kinds of nuts. Warning: the result is highly addictive.

Yield: about 100 squares.
Ingredients:
1-1/2 c. of raisins
8 tbsps. of [...]

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http://pinoycook.net/salmon-and-portobello-mushroom-kebabs-2/

http://pinoycook.net/?p=15479

My mother will be staying with us over the holidays, she’s on a low sodium and low fat diet so I’m trying to brush up on my healthy cooking. I’ve done two wonderful tilapia dishes so far (they’ll be posted before the New Year) but the recipe for these grilled salmon and portobello mushroom kebabs [...]

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http://pinoycook.net/miso-soup-with-fresh-clams/

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A couple of weeks ago, I bought a kilo and a half of fresh clams not knowing exactly whether I would use them for a pasta dish or a soup. By the time they had been soaked and cleaned, I felt it would be boring to cook them in just any old familiar way. A [...]

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http://pinoycook.net/chateau-verde-in-up-diliman/

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(This is an update of the Chateau Verde article originally published in September 25, 2006.)
Last Friday, December 18, my family went to see the U.P. Lantern Parade. I was a U.P. student for eight years (four years undergrad, four years in the College of Law) and I have seen as many lantern parades but it [...]

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http://pinoycook.net/great-asian-food-at-every-price-range/

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Two weeks ago, my husband and I went to the Dapitan Street flea market for a little shopping. If you haven’t heard, Dapitan is a haven for bargain shoppers. Everything from furniture to Christmas wreaths can be found there. But that’s another story. What I want to share with you is where we had lunch [...]

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http://pinoycook.net/general-tsos-chicken/

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The thing about stir fries is that they cannot be cooked in advance. Which makes them none-too-ideal dishes for large gatherings especially if, like me, you prefer to distribute the cooking over several days so that you don’t look and feel like wilted vegetable by the time the guests arrive.
But if you’re cooking for a [...]

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http://pinoycook.net/dessert-overload/

http://pinoycook.net/?p=15150

Some readers are wondering why there haven’t been cake and dessert entries since I came back from my nine-day vacation. A strange thing, some think, considering that the Holiday season is well upon us. I will be doing a lot of baking in the coming days. Soon, very soon. I have to or my daughters [...]