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Food Quote Meme – SWEET!
This is this week’s Food Quote: A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch. ~James Beard If you would like to join the meme, visit The Healthy Lifestyle for directions. In the photo: Black Bottom Pie. … Read entire article »
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Fresh Turnip Greens Salad – COOKED
This is the second version of my Fresh Turnip Salad experiment. This time, instead of keeping the greens raw, I briefly cooked them by steaming them with just the moisture from washing them. I cooked them over high heat until they were wilted and most of the water has evaporated. I did not add any seasoning at this point. After the greens have been cooked, let them cool or rinse them in cool water. I chose not to rinse them though as I felt that rinsing them will get rid of the flavors and vitamins. The dressing is quite simple for this salad. I diced some tomatoes and tossed it with some lime juice and fish sauce (patis) then poured the mixture over the greens. Very simple! Now this second version had a … Read entire article »
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Fresh Turnip Greens Salad – RAW
I remember my dad used to eat raw mustard greens with fried fish. All he did is tear them and dip the leaves in fish sauce (bagoong) and that was it! It was spicy and somewhat refreshing at the same time. I wasn’t too crazy about it though. To me it was equivalent to biting into an onion. But now, especially that we have our own garden where I can harvest greens anytime I want, I have grown to appreciate the flavors of uncooked or lightly cooked greens; It’s something that is totally divergent from how they cook greens here in the south, but I find that it is more suited to my palate now that it has matured from my prejudiced young taste buds. So with the occurrence of our … Read entire article »
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Food Quote Wednesday
There’s a new meme going around called FOOD QUOTE and this is my first time to join. You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients ~ Julia Child If you would like to join the meme, visit The Healthy Lifestyle for directions. … Read entire article »
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Beef Tapa
I made TapSiLog to feature the Uncle Ben’s Whole Wheat Rice Giveaway but in our house, the real star is always the meat. This is simply called Tapa or Beef Tapa in the Philippines which kind of confuses some people who are more familiar with the term ‘tapa’ as it applies to Spanish tapas or appetizers. Tapa in the Philippines is more like a version of the beef jerky. My grandmother used to dry it too, just like a jerky. But nowadays, I know very few people who actually dry it. We now tend to simply marinate it then cook it straight away. When my grandmother used to make it, she would simply marinate it in salt and vinegar then dry it out in the sun until it dries out like … Read entire article »
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