The title is in reference to that BBC cooking show, “Two Fat Ladies”, which my mother and I used to watch together before I was married. I have my own Two Fat Ladies here in the Philippines too. I don’t think any woman would be flattered to be called fat so I didn’t tell them [...]
These squash parts consisting of the fruit, the leaves and flowers were fresh from the vendor who traveled all the way from Nueva Ecija, about an hour’s drive to our place. I ordered it the day before and they come and bring it to my doorstep the very next day. There is nothing more convenient [...]
I looked around for the English translation of this commonly used vegetable in the Philippines which we call “upo” and almost identified it as winter melon. Apparently, the winter melon is “kundol” back home. This vegetable pictured above is a bottle gourd. It’s a light and delicately flavored vegetable we often use sauted [...]
This is what we call a melon in the Philippines. We know other people call it a cantaloupe, but we still call it a melon. This particular one is from somewhere in California, like most fruits we get in Colorado grocery stores. It was VERY sweet. Cantaloupes and any kind of melon needs [...]
At last, Daing na Bangus in Colorado! But of course it has to be Daing na Bangus, the milkfish did come from the Philippines after all….it’s that special a milkfish! The milkfish is known as the Philippine national fish. I’ve tasted milkfish from Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan and none of those compare to [...]
It’s summer again soon and the strawberries are getting sweeter. I’ve been buying a pint every week to go with the breakfast cereal, yoghurt and even oatmeal. This morning, I was preparing to slice some up when I noticed how oddly shaped some of them are. Here’s a plateful of some pretty, but odd-shaped ones. [...]
Cherry time again! I was planning to bring home a big bag of cherries back with me to the Philippines last April but it wasn’t available then. There’s just nothing like fresh cherries…not maraschino, not canned or frozen cherries…
