Tomato and Basil Spaghetti
The ease of playing, I mean cooking, with pasta is always a source of wonderment for me. It seems that you can put together any combination of ingredients (okay, not any, but selected) seem to work. I have yet to put fruits in my pasta, or nuts for that matter, but with the other right … Read more
Corkscrew Pine
I have mentioned using Pandan in the Buko Pandan post but I don’t think I have featured the pandan properly. Pandan is a local plant that is common to have around. When I was younger, I only knew that it was added to rice to make it smell better, though we never actually did that. … Read more
Annatto Seeds
Since I never use atsuete, or also called annatto seeds, I never really was interested in finding out where they came from. But on a random trip to Tagaytay, I spied a tree with dried red fruits, almost looking like a dried rambutan. I was told that this was the fruit of the annatto seeds. … Read more
Mature Coconuts
The picture up-top is two whole coconuts and some grated coconut. With the Filipino cuisine being peppered with the use of the coconut, it’s so much more convenient that having the fresh mature coconuts grated (and squeezed too!) easily available. I was watching an episode of Good Eats and I was surprised at how difficult … Read more
Sandwiches with Basil
As my basil continued to bloom, my leaves kept on bigger. The ones I used for these sandwiches were really huge, so I decided it was high time to use some again. (Some went to dry under the sun again, because we were only two who were going to eat the sandwiches.) I wasn’t sure … Read more
Dried Herbs and Basil Seeds
The height of the summer season brought out a bajillion basil flowers. I’ve read before how flowering kind of dilutes the flavors of the leaves, I trimmed most of them out. But after reading that people hardly noticed any difference, and that the flowers were the seed source, I decided to let them flourish so … Read more
Basils in Bloom
I am not complaining, but I found this odd. It started around March when two basil plants of mine started blossoming wildly. They started growing tall, and now have reached around more than three feet in height, and they haven’t stopped blossoming flowers! I read somewhere before that cutting off the blooms is recommended … Read more
Creamy Pesto Pasta
I’m not a fan pesto, though I love basil. I would rather use fresh basil in green curry, or in a shake, or in a sandwich. But when I was pressured to use the pesto I made before, well, I wanted it to be easy and fuss free. If I had more time, I … Read more
Plants from Tagaytay
How can I go to Tagaytay and NOT have new plants? Well, I got some I was able to successfully grow some basil, oregano and tarragon before. We had too much tarragon at some point, then it died (feeling useless maybe?). But I got it again now because I’m sure it would be nice to … Read more
Mahogany Market, Tagaytay
What to see in Mahogany Market
