Foot and Fire

What else is summer but a burst of colors and vibrancy, of energy and happiness. Summer is bloom;  Summer is a boom. Summer is flower; Summer is power. Summer is fruit; Summer is growth. BLOOM. *** *** *** *** *** HONEY. *** IBA. KAMIAS. *** LEMON. *** STEVIA PLANT. ***

Candied Iba Iba, the fruit. Kamias or Iba lime water Sugar In big plastic basin, place all washed iba or kamias . Place water enough to cover the fruits. For every one liter of water, dissolve one tablespoon of lime or apog. Let soak overnight. The next day, rinse well the soaked iba or kamias. Boil fresh water and add the kamias and blanch for five minutes. Drain, and prick each fruit with fork or toothpick and press each lightly to remove some juice. Let stand in a strainer to drain more juices. In a casserole, dissolve two cups of sugar in one cup of water and prepare syrup just enough to cover the fruits. Bring the syrup to boil and add the fruits and let simmer for 5 minutes. Let stand for overnight. The next day, remove fruits from syrup. Add a cup of sugar to the syrup and let boil. Return the fruits and let boil for five minutes. Let stand for overnight. Repeat immediate step for another night. Remove the fruits and let drain. Line each fruit in a clean cloth. Dry under the su...

By GERLIE M. UY Fishes are just added...after boiling it again, and adjusting the flavor, camote tops are quickly added. 1 liter water/ 5 cups water 1 big red onion, sliced or quartered 2 ripe tomatoes, sliced or quartered 2 stalks Spring Onions, cut into 2-inch long salt and ground pepper fish sauce (optional) 1/2 to 3/4 kilo fish (any fish suitable for clear soup), cleaned and sliced into serving size Camote tops and leaves In a casserole, put the water with the onions, tomatoes and spring onions then bring to boil, making sure the tomatoes are cooked through. Add salt and ground pepper. Then add the fish. Let boil and taste. Adjust taste with fish sauce. Add the Camote tops and leaves and immediately cover with the lid and put off the fire so as to overcook the leaves. Other options: add tamarind cubes or powder or fresh kamias together with the tomatoes to bring out a sour taste. The purplish and green leaves and tops of camote Fishes above are suitable for soup and are just as b...