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Three Ways to Go Loco with Coco
It’s common knowledge that most people are fond of eating chocolates. The aroma, taste, and the effect on people which evokes memories of childhood are what makes chocolates so well-loved. According to studies, chocolates tell our brain to produce feel-good chemicals to soothe our nerves and make us happy. That’s why when everything goes wrong, I always turn to chocolates to perk me up. Imagine how happy I was when I got a special delivery from my former student, James. He recently started selling his chocolate concept and named it Coco Sweets PH. He sells the most exquisite Belgian chocolate truffles carefully packed in a cute box with a sweet note and little stickers. The first bite of the Coco chocolate truffles led me to several bites that I can never seem to stop. I just love how the Belgian chocolate melts in my tongue as it bursts an overload […] Read More
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Quick Recipe: Lechon Fried Rice
It’s the holiday season once again and families are gathered to bond over sumptuous home cooking which we all love and enjoy. Of course, one of the staple food served is the roasted pig, or what we, Filipinos, fondly call Lechon Baboy. Then we always cook our lechon left-overs either fried and crispy or paksiw for several days. For some, the lechon paksiw even runs for a couple of weeks! Days before Christmas, Dad was craving some lechon for dinner. We paired it with our favorite spicy dinuguan and puso (hanging rice). We ended up having a lot of left-overs last night so we planned not to buy any meat the next day. Morning came, I woke up on the right side of the bed. So I was in the mood to whip up something nice for breakfast. I remembered the lechon left-over so I decided to cook Lechon Fried […] Read More