Category Archives: Filipino Food

The Uber Seafood Feast

Posted on February 25, 2015 by likeitiz

My hubby and I visited his family when we arrived in Manila late last week. He cajoled our sister-in-law to do her seafood feast for all of us who are in town. She beamed and accepted the challenge. Yesterday, after … Continue reading →

Posted in Filipino Food, Food, Grilled Stuffed Bangus, Seafood Feast | Tagged Bangus, catfish, crab, family feast, feast, fiddlehead ferns, hito, langoustine, salted eggs, Seafood Feast, Seafood meal, shrimp, shrimp paste, sugpo, tilapia | 3 Comments

Weird Foods

Posted on March 22, 2014 by likeitiz

I was driving to work Friday morning with my dog, Beau, sitting at the back. Yes, I get to bring him to work on Fridays! I really did not want to hear anymore the nauseating intimate details of Putin’s Hitler-esque justifications over … Continue reading →

Posted in Bopis, Chitlin, Dinuguan, Fermented Foods, Filipino Food, Food, Stinky Tofu | Tagged Anything That Moves Book, Bopis, Chitlin, Chitlin Strut, Chitterling, Daily Post, Dana Goodyear, Danggit, Dinuguan, Fermented Shrimp Paste, Food, Food Culture, Gulp book, Mary Roach, pop culture, postaweek 2014, Smelly Food, Stinky Tofu | 4 Comments

Lunch at Antonio’s Grill

Posted on February 15, 2013 by likeitiz

After visiting a friend’s grave site, we decided to head over to Tagaytay, where Antonio’s Grill is located overlooking the Taal Volcano, which is in the middle of Taal Lake. It was a good time for a leisurely lunch. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Banana Turon, Filipino Food, friends, Gising-Gising, Grilled Stuffed Bangus, Kare-Kare, Pinkabet, Sinigang, Taal Volcano, Tagaytay, Travel | Tagged Banana Turon, Bangus, Bitter melon, Friends, Gising-Gising, Kare-Kare, Pinakbet, postaweek 2013, Sinigang, Taal Lake, Taal Volcano, Tagaytay, Travel | 13 Comments

America’s Test Kitchen, Holy Snafu!

Posted on January 20, 2013 by likeitiz

I was perusing the latest issue out from America’s Test Kitchen‘s Best Recipes and Reviews 2013, when I came upon page 67, which laid out the Filipino Chicken Adobo. I was elated! Wow! Yes! Our cuisine has finally arrived. No … Continue reading →

Posted in Adobo, America's Test Kitchen, Chicken Adobo, Filipino Food, Food | Tagged Adobo, America's Test Kitchen, Chicken Adobo, Cook, Filipino, Filipino Food, Food, Postaweek2012 | 23 Comments

At Greenbelt 5, Felix Is Not A Cat!

Posted on June 7, 2012 by likeitiz

The past three weeks have gone by in a flash. First there were the preparations for various meetings. Then meetings to prepare for more meetings. There were also the preparations for the long trip, the frenzied last minute shopping for … Continue reading →