Last Thursday, on my way home, I had the sudden inclination to go to the market and see what seafoods I could buy. These curacha crabs grabbed my attention so I bought half a kilo. There were five pieces which I steamed once I got home.

I cooked three of them with gata and the rest I kept for later. I brought it work for lunch, and yes, you guess right. I ate with my hands so I could enjoy the goodness of coconut milk and seafoods.

Ginataang Curacha

In a pot, mix half a cup of water, ginger, shallots and garlic and the crabs (cracked in half).  Bring to boil then add the coconut milk. Simmer for a few minutes till coconut milk is cooked. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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After several weeks of not blogging, I am back! The holidays were spent harvesting corn, visiting friends and getting around GenSan. I have been uncommunicative, I apologize for that. Watch out for new posts and emails, though. Things should get fun in the coming days. In the meantime, my blog’s first major activity for 2010 is hosting Presto Pasta Night‘s 146th edition.

The last time I hosted PPN was way back in July, 2008. It was such a pleasure to do, I wonder why it took me some time to host it again. Anyway, I look forward to all your entries. Come back on Friday, Jan 15 for the round-up.

One of my cooking obsession is to master the art of cooking crepes. Then from crepes to crepe cakes which I finally started to make this week. I could use some help with the filling though. In time for the bloggers’ lunch at home I made this crepe cake with vanilla creme filling. It’s luscious and creamy and something I’ve set on perfecting.

Photo courtesy of Orman

This seems like a delayed reaction to the news that A Scientist in the Kitchen is finalist in the Philippine Blog Awards (Food and Beverage Category). All I can is wow!

This is really a welcome news, getting a text message from Sheng that this blog made it to the finals, while I am in the middle of the corn field evaluating hundreds of corn. It is a welcome respite from the heat and sweat, which is part and parcel of a plant breeder’s work.

While I may not have been regularly posting here, I still do cook a lot. From tomato sauce from scratch to scallops soup, there are a lot in store in the coming days.

For the meantime, check out the finalists in the various categories of the Philippine Blog Awards.

Thank you everyone!