A Scientist in the Kitchen – What I Have Been Up To

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, I’ll be working on maize breeding. It is challenging, given the fact I have very little (mostly theoretical) knowledge about maize. Rice and maize maybe the world’s more important cereals but growing them is altogether different. At least I am working on one aspect I am confident of – breeding for disease resistance. So hopefully, here’s to the next disease-resistant maize hybrids! Next, I am moving to another place so expect a shift in cooking to mostly seafoods! I will cook as soon I get my new kitchen going.

So what have been cooking during my long absence from the web? Here are some samplers while I work on the next posts for the recipes.

palitaw
My traditional Palitaw

bacon
Homemade bacon

italian-sausage

Italian sausages

tuna-salpicao
Tuna Salpicao

pizza Pizza from scratch

mahi-mahi

Steamed mahi-mahi fillet

bihod

Tinolang bihod (tuna roe)

Here’s to another great year of cooking and food blogging!

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Joelen January 13, 2009 at 9:20 PM -

You’ve been busy in the kitchen! Everything looks delicious!!
Gay January 13, 2009 at 9:29 PM -

We had two weeks of holiday last December so I spent a lot of time in the kitchen. If there’s nothing to do, I always check what’s in the pantry then cook!
dennis de leon January 13, 2009 at 10:05 PM -

Wow! The food looks great. Hope we get to taste it. Kudos mommy! You’re a whiz in everything.
Ning January 13, 2009 at 10:24 PM -

Happy new year! I see you have new challenges for the new year! Looking forward to more of your food posts.
shavedicesundays January 14, 2009 at 12:13 PM -

Welcome back! Hope you had a great holiday.
jeanny January 14, 2009 at 10:37 PM -

Hi. This place is nice. I love everything
(and especially the palitao, yummm. I think, I’ll visit again
anijun January 18, 2009 at 10:08 PM -

wow! sarap naman ng mga pagkain dito.
Jude January 20, 2009 at 12:07 AM -

Oooh homemade bacon… Looks a bit reddish.. Did it come out like tocino?
Jescel January 21, 2009 at 10:14 PM -

wow.. those are some serious tsibugs.. the homemade bacon – is it tocino?
Jj January 23, 2009 at 6:43 AM -

You certainly have been busy – wonderful pictures, too. Thank you!
Soapaholic January 24, 2009 at 2:57 PM -

That tuna salpicao looks mouth-watering!!! I wish I could learn to cook like that someday.:)
Lainy January 24, 2009 at 10:08 PM -

Hi po! It was nice meeting you earlier. Nakakagutom naman tong site nyo, hehehe! May kokopyahan nako ng mga recipes, hehehe!
Gay January 24, 2009 at 10:47 PM -

Hi Lainy, great to meet you as well and hope to see you from time to time around Gen San. Thanks for dropping by
Nate Marx January 25, 2009 at 12:52 AM -

Hello Ate Gay! Thanks for visiting my site. It was a pleasure meeting you too.

The pizza is very tempting, I’m a pizza addict… I hope I’ll have the chance to indulge into your culinary creations…

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Joie de vivre January 25, 2009 at 6:26 AM -

Glad you’re back!
Nate Marx January 26, 2009 at 3:22 AM -

Droppin by! take care!!!
jinky January 26, 2009 at 12:42 PM -

hi, gay!

ang ganda ng site mo. I luv it!

Hope to see you soon!
Gay January 26, 2009 at 5:34 PM -

Thanks! See you soon, too.
Ayel January 26, 2009 at 7:16 PM -

Hello po!

Now that you are here in GenSan, I might be able to taste the food you prepare. (*Wishing*)

Nice meeting you po sa Coffee Club 101.
Núria January 26, 2009 at 7:47 PM -

Hola Guy! Wow, you’ve been busy cooking and that rice project sounds so interesting

I love the new look of your blog!!!!!!! Really nice!
Gay January 26, 2009 at 9:00 PM -

Ayel, once I have my own kitchen here in Gen San…

Hola Nuria! The rice project is interesting but now I’m into rice… another really interesting project to tackle.
sheng January 27, 2009 at 2:00 PM -

hey gay! nice seeing you. so, shall i see you again thursday for the blogger’s nite?
solraya January 29, 2009 at 12:36 AM -

Gen San???? waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ang layo mo Gay Have you started your kitchen? Planted herbs? Am sure you will walk up to your new challenges hungrily.
Gay January 29, 2009 at 3:25 AM -

Hi Solraya! Yup, Gen San. I’ll have my own kitchen soon. Need to get herbs too. Wala masyado rito. Walang wansoy!!!!!
pixen January 31, 2009 at 1:49 AM -

Hi Gay,

I can’t wait to see your seafood recipes! I’m a huge fan of seafood and love the sea as I’m born and bred in a tropical island. Also, i hope you can share recipe of your homemade bacon. Thank you with all the best wishes!
anya February 2, 2009 at 9:21 PM -

wow, bago na lay-out mo ms. gay. but one thing remains, kakagutom pa rin dito. i can’t wait to know the recipe of salpicao.

have a good one!
Gay February 4, 2009 at 5:18 PM -

I do need to post more often…