Graham Cake

If you can't bake (or like to try out something different), why not try making a Graham Cake?  So called because it uses Graham crackers, this refrigerator cake requires no cooking.  Easy to make with a yummy result!

Pinakbet (Ilocano song)

Here's another interesting video.  An Ilocano folk song about the Pinakbet, which is a vegetable dish with fish sauce and some pork bits mixed in.  It's really good, and is one of my favourite dishes.

Street food: more fun in the Philippines!

I stumbled across this video segment of a popular gag show in the Philippines featuring street food served fast food style.  Hilarious!

Tita Rem's Sunset Surprise

This was served to us when we visited my wife's good friend Tita Rem in La Union.  I thought it was a very clever way of serving gelatin, which is a fun desert but with a nutritious twist.  Who would have thought that carrots and gelatin can be so good?  They called it Sunset Surprise.  Not sure why they named it such but it has a fun ring to it!

My take on Fishballs

Last weekend, I thought of trying to make my own fishballs.  I reasoned with myself: how difficult can it be?  Fishballs are - as far as I can see - just flour and there must be some fish in there too!  So instead of running off to the Filipino store I decided to head for the supermarket's fish section.