A Scientist in the Kitchen

I haven’t had a post for the last few weeks. I have been busy with real life, not that I didn’t cook at all. The scientist was still busy in the kitchen over the holidays. More important, some life-changing choices have to be  made. First, there is the change in crop to study. From rice, [...]

We just love Foodie Magazine at home. Easy-on-the-eye layout, eyecatching cover, interesting recipes and well-written instructions! It is probably one of the better local food magazines around. Worth every penny so we really watch out for each easy. Reading it is like a book. Very little, if any, page advertisements!

In one of the issues, they [...]

There is variety of mango called paho which has a pungent aroma. The fruit is usually around 1-2 inches long, sold green in the market and is great with salsa. We typically eat paho by combining it with sliced tomatoes, a pinch of salt and chopped paho. There is short window for the season of [...]

In the Philippines, Father’s Day is celebrated every third Sunday of June. But, I just read that different countries have different officially recognized Father’s Day celebrations. Some have specific a date such as March 19 in Bolivia, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Honduras and Liechtenstein. Then similar to ours, a particular day of each month. Nepal has [...]