When a good friend moved into a beautiful apartment with sweeping views of Cebu City, she asked if I would cater her housewarming event. One of the advantages of catering as a hobby, is that I don’t have to think about profit margins. Providing this
I usually cook my salmon in the sous vide “naked” but recently I tried cooking with a marinade in the pouch. First was with a teriyaki sauce (soy, mirin, sweetener, ginger and garlic). Then while searing the salmon I reduced the sauce to be thick
I placed an online meat order a few weeks back, which can be fraught with issues. The minimum order for frozen beef cheeks was 7kg, which I was happy to buy, but I expected them to be in small packages. But no, the 7kg was
I am so excited that I’ve figured out how to get a good sear on wet packed scallops. I think I might eat the entire enormous pack of frozen scallops in a week! These guys were brined in salty, lemony water for 35 minutes, patted
This pork was prepared over 36 hours. First it was brined for 6 hours, then set to dry in the fridge for a few hours. It was bagged and cooked in the sous vide, drained and pressed in the fridge, before cutting and frying. I
A week or so ago I bought fresh scallops in the shell which were a huge disappointment. The white meat was minuscule, the roe huge and the flavor average. I salvaged it and made a delicious mornay, but the whole experience inspired me to figure
My only nod to “plating” today was to serve breakfast on a coloured plate. And doing so confirmed my preference for food on white plates – this just didn’t do it for me. This is a fried egg over spinach, mushrooms, caramelised peppers and onion
Bored, bored, bored. I need constant change and challenge when it comes to what I eat, and I’ve been lacking inspiration. When that happens, my diet devolves into cheese, nuts and wine. It’s less than a year since I did a vegan month, and a
Most dietary styles have rules and guidelines that people interpret and implement in their own way. Some vegans eat sugar even though animal parts are used in the processing. Some vegetarians don’t eat eggs, some do. In the raw food movement, the most consistent rule