Red Wine Braised Pork Belly
Featured, French, Pork Monday, June 27th, 2011
(Chicago) – Braising does wonders on the food. Also called as pot roasting, it is simmering meat or vegetable over low heat for a long period of time. And the outcome …
Chicken Fricassee
Featured, French, Poultry, Vergel's Kitchen Tuesday, May 24th, 2011
(Singapore) – Here’s another dish that Vergel prepared for my baby shower, called Chicken Fricassee. It might also be your first time to hear the word “Fricassee”…
Vive La Crepe
Featured, French, New York Monday, May 2nd, 2011
(New York) – So I was in Soho with my friends and we couldn’t get a table, not even a space in the bar, in restaurants that I wanted to try. It was 7pm…
Beignet. Doughnut. Donut.
Featured, French, New Orleans Sunday, February 6th, 2011
(New Orleans) – I was not a fan of the ubiquitous Dunkin Donuts when I was growing up in Manila. I never liked those techni-color glazing and candy bits sprinkled on top. However, I still love donuts – those that my grandma had brought me whenever she visited the closest public wet market. Those deep [...]
French Made Affordable at Bouchon
Featured, French, New York, Photo Gallery Sunday, November 28th, 2010
(New York) - This is one place that excites me the most about coming to New York. Right on the 3rd floor of Time Warner Center in Columbus Circle, there stands a petite bakery serving extraordinary baked goods, chocolates and some French bistro fares. For those who are not aware, this boulangerie is owned by [...]
French Eating at Café Chloe
Featured, French, San Diego Monday, September 27th, 2010
(San Diego) - I was excited for my first dinner in San Diego, but it almost got ruined by the glasses of free wine and snacks that I gorged the whole afternoon in the hotel lobby. In short, it was 8pm already and I wasn’t feeling hungry. But I would not dare waste the night [...]
Artful, Exquisite Riot at RH
Featured, French, Los Angeles, Photo Gallery Sunday, September 19th, 2010
(Los Angeles) – Just recently, I went to San Diego for a weekend getaway. Since Los Angeles is not too far away, my friends and I decided to drive and spend Sunday night there. I was super thrilled and my head was spinning in excitement while thinking on where to eat. Well, Los Angeles just [...]
Mother’s Day Treat
Beef, Featured, French, Other Meat, Vergel's Kitchen Friday, July 9th, 2010
(Singapore) – My husband, Vergel, prepared a surprise Mother’s Day party for me this year, and invited some of our closest friends here in Singapore. He cooked 2 dishes from Cook’s Bible as part of his cookbook challenge – Beef Bourguignon and Shepherd’s Pie. As Filipino parties won’t be complete without fish or any seafood [...]
Boeuf Bourguignon (A Julia Child Original)
Beef, French Monday, June 14th, 2010
(Chicago) – I knew little about Julia Child and her food until after I watched the movie “Julie and Julia”. The movie is very inspiring and provides the push that I need to pursue food blogging and explore complex recipes outside my comfort zone. Julia Child’s recipes are not easy to make. The procedures are [...]
Chilean Sea Bass in Lemon-Butter Sauce
French, Seafood Friday, April 2nd, 2010
(Chicago) – This week, we commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus. It’s customary for Filipinos to observe this season with penitence by not eating meat or poultry until Easter Sunday. Even though I am not with my family in Manila to celebrate, I will do my share of personal sacrifice by abstaining from eating [...]
Charcuterie in a Steel Town
French, Markets Saturday, February 20th, 2010
(Pittsburgh) – There’s a lot to love about The Strip District, a lively ten-block neighborhood adjacent to downtown Pittsburgh. The area features numerous coffee shops, markets, specialty stores, and restaurants, all along the Allegheny River. The area’s vibrancy is matched by its personality, a gritty, industrial type that screams ‘Pittsburgh.’ In many ways, The Strip [...]
Market for All Seasons
French, Markets Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
(Chicago) – I can hardly wait for winter to be over! Although I don’t completely hate a really cold weather, Chicago winter just over extends and worse, arrives earlier than scheduled most of the time. I surely can maximize the use of my coat and knitted shirts but too much of freezing temperature becomes boring [...]
It’s All about Savings! (Steak Au Poivre Home Version)
Beef, French Sunday, December 27th, 2009
(Chicago) – Do I need to describe how bad the economy is now? It’s all over the news and it’s scaring the s**t out of everyone especially if you have a mortgage to pay. I have a few friends who got laid off from work, some friends’ vacation days got slashed and my salary increase [...]
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