Comments on: From our home to yours: our Noche Buena feast

By: solraya

solraya — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:51:22 +0000

I like your blog

No pretensions, simple…if it was food, it will also be good…no masques of flavours

By: Leftover Roast Chicken Adobo

Leftover Roast Chicken Adobo — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:59:42 +0000

[...] could never one whole chicken so leftovers are usually made into sopas or in the case with our roast chicken for Noche Buena, we cooked into adobo the next day. You would have though that we would be very full [...]

By: Katiez

Katiez — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 21:00:56 +0000

Christmas, for me also, is about the food. And I just read that the French spend much more on food and wine for the holidays than presents. I knew I like living here.
Your feast looks wonderful!

By: A scientist in the kitchen

A scientist in the kitchen — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:01:45 +0000

Brining actually makes for an evenly salted chicken. My idea is that osmosis will let the salt ions enter the chicken muscles evenly than if you rub salt directly to the chicken. I thought my idea was original until I learned that brining is one way of preparing turkey for roasting.

By: jeff

jeff — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:54:45 +0000

what makes brining a chicken worth it? how does it make a difference?

By: A scientist in the kitchen

A scientist in the kitchen — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:41:33 +0000

Thanks and merry Christmas, too. Being with family is the best thing of all.

By: gita

gita — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:37:59 +0000

merry xmas, gay! your noche buena feast looked divine! and all the food looked great… but nothing beats the last foto… that of your happy family. dont we just love christmas and how it brings about love and binds families even closer!