Foot and Fire

Choco Mixture... Wonder how chocolates are made? This is how the basic of all chocolates... The preparation of cacao... from humble seeds to grand hot choco... While sipping, remember the Mayans, on how they treasure every cacao bean during their times. Dried Cacao seeds Peanuts Mascuvado sugar Bake or roast cacao seeds.  Remove outer covering by twisting and then separate from the cacao seeds inside. Add roasted peanuts, if desired. Add mascuvado sugar. Let it grounded electrically in the market, otherwise mortar and pestle will be used to refine the mixture. The powder mixture is ready to be enjoyed as hot choco! Mascuvado *** cacao, not yet peeled. *** My lola roasting the cacao! *** The peeled cacao...

By GERLIE M. UY POSTER BOY OF PASTELLAS THESE ARE SOME OF THE PHOTOS OF FOODS FEATURED HERE AND YET-TO BE FEATURED. DROLL OVER THEMMMMM... FRESH PANCIT, ANYONE? PATO TIM PATA NGA LINAGA  WITH LANGKA CUCUMBER SALAD TUNA AND EGG BRUSCHETTA BOILED SWEET CORN... SAGING NGA KUMBO AVOCADO, CUCUMBER AND CORN SALAD  GINAT-AN NGA TILAPIA PICKLED BAMBOO SHOOTS VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI AVOCADO TOPPED WITH MASCUVADO SUGAR CASSAVA CAKE PANCAKE WITH BUGNAY SYRUP

By GERLIE M. UY How to enjoy Avocado? Slice in half, remove seed, scoop and put mascuvado sugar and with no much ad, eeeeat!!! avocados abound here... The seed and the peels that resembles a boat. The flesh, clean and yummy! scooped avocado laid with mascuvado sugar (raw sugar) Our simple delight!

The caramel pork in clay pot -- Carlene's dinner later. <p><p><p> </p></p></p> Another favorite of the Vietnamese aside from the fish sauce is the caramel in their fave meats. Since I am not a pork person, I asked the chef for the alternative and he suggested chicken and warned that beef will not be suitable for the recipe as beef gets dry... Well, I am going to try it on chicken and fish meat for sure. here's the recipe to this popular claypot dish. 100g boneless pork legs, sliced (chicken breased or legs ma...

By GERLIE M. UY 2 RIPE MANGOES, seeded 2 MEDIUM CUCUMBERS, peeled and cut into pieces 3/4 to 1 cup mascuvado (or white sugar, if desired) 2 cups ice cold water ice crushed Blender first three ingredients while gradually adding water.  Place in jar or individual glasses and put crushed ice. Garnish with sliced cucumber and/or mango