(Singapore) – My all-time favorite flatmates back in 2006 introduced me to a Japanese buffet restaurant at Suntec City Mall when I was still a newbie in the Singapore world of multi-cultural cuisines. 4 years later, here I am, going back to indulge in a variety of an all-Japanese buffet spread. The sushi is nice and well crafted, not like the others that I have tried where the rice easily falls off when you pick it up with your chopsticks! My ever favorite is of course – California Maki! Tempura is also endless and tasty, not too salty. The Teppanyaki stall is also good, I tried beef and salmon. There…
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Win $100 for your Christmas Noche Buena
Congratulations to Irmadaldal from San Juan, Philippines! Here’s how the winner is drawn: All valid comments are numbered in chronological order. Those comments from the admin and from users that are just inquiring are deemed invalid and excluded. Then, a random number between 0 and the total valid responses is generated using the online Random Integer Generator. Thanks for all those who participated. Qwekqwek hopes for a bountiful and meaningful holiday to all. Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon!!! It’s almost Christmas! For sure, you are excited to make your favorite Christmas dish. Qwekqwek.com has a way to make it extra special. Just tell us your favorite Christmas dish and…
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Woman on Top (2000)
Set to the intoxicating rhythms of Brazilian music and filled with color, food and passion, Penelope Cruz stars in this sexy comedy as Isabella, a chef whose motion sickness drives a wedge between her and her husband, Toninho (Murilo Benicio). After Toninho is unfaithful, Isabella relocates from Brazil to San Francisco, where she starts a successful television cooking show. Soon, Toninho follows Isabella to America to try and win her back. You can hold the sleep/wake button until the red slider appears, then press and spytomobile hold down the home button to quit the iphone app.
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Food Matters (2008)
With a staggering number of Americans suffering from obesity and other food-related maladies, this film takes a timely and hard-hitting look at how the food we eat is helping or hurting our health, and what we can do to live (and eat) better. Nutritionists, naturopaths, scientists, doctors, medical journalists and more weigh in on everything from using food as medicine to the value of organic food and the safety of the food we consume. (excerpt from Netflix) You can park ghostwriter kosten using https://best-ghostwriter.com your car in the parking lots to the right here you need to change to the s4 train traveling toward marbach.
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July 4 = BBQ
(Chicago) – I should feel guilty. I am more excited for July 4 American independence day than the June 12 Philippine Independence. While my nationalistic hunger for anything-Filipino still remains intact, I can deduce that the only reason for this is BBQ. July 4 is the perfect holiday to bring out your grill, invite friends to share some good food and drinks, and watch fireworks together. I have not hosted a 4th of July party before so this year I thought of inviting a few friends and whip up something on the grill. An initial plan of 15 friends in my guest list doubled after an hour from the time the…
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Nothing New with New Tokyo Sushi
This sushi joint in Lakeview area, Chicago is overpriced for an ordinary-tasting Japanese food and the serving portions are too small. The ambiance is unremarkable and their wine glasses are like cleaned up Nescafe containers. Although it is a BYOB place, I will not come back to this place again. Mark of Chicago But funding and other issues https://eduessayhelper.org are still roadblocks to the creation or expansion of such programs in some states, the survey concludes.
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Staying in for Sunday Brunch: Omelet
(Chicago) – It’s Sunday. My usual routine is to look at my secret black book of restaurants upon waking up, select a brunch place from the list, get ready and head out. For a change, I’d stay-in and make my own special herbed omelet. I have some fresh mushroom from a farmer’s market which goes perfectly with my egg dish. At the end of brunch, my friend and I had a realization on how simple and cheap to make a really good tasting omelet that is comparable with the ones you get in restaurants for a quarter of the cost. I should do this home brunch more often to save…
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Grilled Lemony Chicken
(Chicago) – I have a very short list of ideas for a marinade whenever my palate is asking for some meaty goodness. Most of the time I do the basic salt-and-pepper combo or the ever sweet Filipino-style mixture. I just realized that if I am really a certified carnivore, which I proudly profess, I should diversify my repertoire of marinade. Although my primary concern in being a carnivore is the natural flavor and juiciness of the meat, the seasoning or marinade can elevate the oomph of the meat, undeniably; hence my attempt to stretch my marinade concepts. I went to a book sale one time and I got a tiny…
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Burger Steak, Almost Like Jollibee
(Chicago) – One of my favorites in Jollibee is their burger steak. The mushroom gravy is just soooo good with rice. Since there is no Jollibee in Chicago, I’m stuck to making my own version. This is an easy, quick and inexpensive dish to make. It surely brought back memories of coutnless moments when I crammed for my statistics exams in college while lunching on 2 orders of burger steak in one meal— just for myself, no sharing. Ingredients: 8 burger patties 1 tablespoon EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) 1 tablespoon butter 1 medium onion, chopped 1 tablespoon Worcesteshire ½ cup water 1 small can (10 ½ oz) condensed mushroom…
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The Joys of Asian Food at Joy Yee’s
(Chicago) – When I fancy Asian food and I can’t think of anywhere else to go, my default go-to restaurant is Joy Yee’s. I’ve been coming to this place for years and I can’t recall an instant when I complained about the food or I left the table unsatisfied. With the hundreds of items in their menu, there should be at least one or two dishes that should falter or at least offend my taste; that is yet to happen. Or it might not happen at all. The year that Zagu Pearl Fruit Shake was so famous in Manila, was also the year that I started travelling to Chicago. My search for a Zagu look-a-like in Chitown led me to…
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More Mediterranean Flavors at Gourmet Pita
(Chicago) – A friend of a friend is raving about this place. I live in Chicago and this resturant is in Skokie, a northwest suburb of Chicago. But I was intrigued enough to spend one Saturday morning to go drive to this place and taste what it has to offer. I was hoping I won’t regret driving for more than an hour. Gourmet Pita is humbly located in a nondescript strip mall. The place is not fancy at all but I didn’t really care much. I came for the food. My friend and I arrived just a few minutes after opening which can be a bad or good thing. Bad in…
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Inugatang Manok (Chicken-Root Veggies Stew)
(Chicago) – This is a simple, hearty chicken stew and perfect with hot white rice. Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil 12 chicken thighs 1 large onion, chopped 1 cup dry white wine ¼ cup fresh marjoram or 2 tablespoons dried marjoram 2 medium boiling potatoes cut in chunks 2 large carrots cut in chunks 2 small parsnips cut in chunks 2 small turnips cut in chunks 4 cups chicken broth (or 4 cups water + 2 chicken bouillon) ¾ cup whipping cream 2 tablespoon cornstarch Directions: Put oil in a large pan on medium-high heat. Sear chicken thighs until both sides are brown. Do this in batches so as not…
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Celeb foodie: Venus Raj
MANILA, Philippines – Maria Venus Raj loves eating — in a “major major” way. The beauty with a 22-inch waistline admits that she doesn’t watch her weight and eats almost everything — from the usual fish and vegetables to the more exotic frogs and snakes — citing her humble beginnings as a farm girl in Camarines Sur, Bicol. She has, however, developed a soft spot for all things with coconut milk. “Ako kakainin ko basta may gata (I’d eat anything with coconut milk),” she happily tells abs-cbnNEWS.com, adding, “I love Filipino food.” It could be noted that sweet, creamy coconut milk and spices figure prominently in the local cuisine of…
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Filipino-style Spaghetti
(Chicago) – When I was still living in Manila, I can’t recall a single birthday celebration, Christmas, baptisms, housewarming or any party that did not have spaghetti on the table. Like in most Filipino households, spaghetti is always a part every family event. It is even instittutionalized by widely popular fast food chains like Jollibee and McDonalds. It is also a favorite menu item among pervasive “turo-turo”, street vendors or carinderias. Spaghetti is omnipresent. But of course, it is whipped up the Filipino-way—it is savory and sweet commingled. Here’s my version of spaghetti as I remember it from my childhood with the addition of my favorite ingredients in a pasta…
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Persian Brunch at Reza’s
(Chicago) – Lamb is my all-time favorite meat. But it’s not easy to find a restaurant that serves a decent lamb. If not prepared properly, it could smell and taste extremely gamey. I like my lamb a little gamey. Yes, you heard me right. This makes the meat distinct from the others. Some sensitive palates might find it foul-tasting. But to me, it is appetizing. Mediterranean restaurants for sure know how to handle their lamb. It is their staple meat. And the vast cultural diversity in Chicago is an assurance that there is at least one good authentic Mediterranean place in the city. Actually, there are a few of them…
