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Exotic flavors

by Lydia D. Castillo - October 6, 2019 - 12:00am

An adventurous dish, I added ulang to a very European recipe of veal in white sauce. The flavors combine very well.

Simple but delicious

by Lydia D. Castillo - August 4, 2019 - 12:00am

We are confident this dish will delight your families.

All about marinades

by Lydia D. Castillo - July 21, 2019 - 12:00am

The homemaker is more challenged now that price of foodstuff has gone up.

All about marinades

by Lydia D. Castillo - July 14, 2019 - 12:00am

We have concocted different mixes that we now share with our home cook readers.

Escalating cost of seafood

by Lydia D. Castillo - June 30, 2019 - 12:00am

The homemaker is more challenged now that price of foodstuff has gone up.

Two vintage recipes

by Lydia D. Castillo - June 9, 2019 - 12:00am

We decided on two dishes taught by our late Inay that we can share with home cooks.

Little chefs

by Lydia D. Castillo - June 2, 2019 - 12:00am

If you have youngsters who show signs of being potential bakers or cooks, you must check this out.

Vintage lenten soup

by Lydia D. Castillo - April 7, 2019 - 12:00am

Our archive revealed a dish which has been completely forgotten in the course of our kitchen activities.

Of marinades and dips

by Lydia D. Castillo - March 17, 2019 - 12:00am

In the course of our home cooking chores, we developed other sawsawans using and combining different flavors.

Inspired by fabada

by Lydia D. Castillo - March 10, 2019 - 12:00am

As even home cooks have taken the liberty to innovate on traditional recipes, we dared and did that with fabada to meet our health needs.

Meatless Fridays

by Lydia D. Castillo - February 17, 2019 - 12:00am

Let’s look at this period as a time to eat light, avoiding heavy meat dishes.

Recipes from the Garden

by Lydia D. Castillo - February 12, 2019 - 12:00am

That’s the subtitle of the Good Food Book which our friend Chita gave us recently. It is a recipe book but is more meaningful because it is a collection of recipes – heirloom and modern – which...

Remembering Shoe Mart Carriedo

by Lydia D. Castillo - February 3, 2019 - 12:00am

We are in awe at how Henry Sy transformed a small shoe store to become a leading business enterprise. Definitely through hard work and perseverance.

A vintage morcon recipe

by Lydia D. Castillo - January 20, 2019 - 12:00am

Th excellent cooks of our hometown Biñan never used food enhancers, confident that natural flavors were better done without any “aids.”

Make a kitchen inventory

by Lydia D. Castillo - January 13, 2019 - 12:00am

Organize – put together pots and pans, electrical appliances such as grillers and roasters, kitchen knives and ladles, tongs, cooking forks and spoons... everything in its proper place.

Let’s be optimistic in 2019

by Lydia D. Castillo - January 6, 2019 - 12:00am

We homemakers are saddled with the usual concerns about our family’s well-being, how we can make them healthy and strong.

Time to be grateful

by Lydia D. Castillo - December 30, 2018 - 12:00am

We had challenges but we also had victories. Overall, we actually had a reasonably good year.

Two days before C-Day

by Lydia D. Castillo - December 23, 2018 - 12:00am

Sharing is one of the best ways to truly celebrate the birth of our Savior.

Passion for food evolves into food enterprise

by Lydia D. Castillo - December 16, 2018 - 12:00am

Hurry up – cost of every food item is escalating fast. There are hardly any promos in stores but only regular prices remain.

Dips and spreads

by Lydia D. Castillo - November 18, 2018 - 12:00am

In the course of manning our kitchen we have concocted dips and spreads to serve and even to sell. Here are some of these dips and spreads which can be packaged and sold as Christmas gifts.

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