- Summer raspberry memories
- Sort of craving these. All I see nowadays is lemons and pumpkins. And more pumpkins.
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Showing posts with label fruits and nuts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fruits and nuts. Show all posts
Don't knock my durian ...
Not that you'd want to, because those spikes can be deadly! Can you believe my shock when I a pile of durian -- blast froze...
Hit me up! Fig me up!
I think the first time I ate a fig, it was like those one of those shrivelled up dates. I guess I liked them. But fresh figs are the best. ...
Triple citrus juice
When at home, we take the extra time to make our own juice with whatever fruits are available. Citrus is in abundance year-round and you ...
A scoop (or two) of mango heaven
Mango ice cream ( Selecta preferred). Ricotta cheese. A scoop or two of Philippine mango ice cream makes this hot summer in the prai...
I long ... for longan!
What are these strange looking things? Stones? Eggs? No and no. These are luscious longan (pronounced long-guhn), a fruit common thougho...
Banana matcha bread
We did our usual grocery shopping and, as usual, I made it a point out to stop by the 50% off rack in the fruits and veggies. This t...
Ode to the dalandan
Buying up dalandan at a roadside stall, en route to Real, Quezon. Ah, how I missed you, dear dalandan ! You're not a mandarin wit...
Nuts about nuts!
It's getting chillier and you should see the piles of leaves everywhere! And fall is also nut season! So out came the gifted nut cra...
Dessert! Grilled peaches!
No recipe needed. We were watching Jamie Oliver on his show "Jamie at Home" ... and he started grilling these lovely peaches!...
Durian without the stench?
In Thailand, the world’s smelliest fruit may be shedding its notorious title, to much controversy. The odorless Chantaburi No. 1, bred by...
Eat like a Bogorite (6)
Thanks Uchie, I am forever indebted for your introducing me to rujak! Recently, I chit-chatted with a fellow Filipino who is now based i...
Of apple tops and brownies (NOT breakfast fare)
Since the choco chip cookies have been consumed and surprisingly fast, I decided to give it another go. In fact D has been asking for th...
Eat me, drink me ...
"What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance." - Jane Austen, Letter of September 18, 179...
Ravin' about raspberries
And so, my love affair with fruits elusive in the tropics continues ... Like cherries, fresh raspberries are only a figment of my imaginati...
Spinach salad with walnuts, strawberries and feta cheese
Strawberry season! Whatto do with all those strawberries? Here's a nice take by Boston Pizza . And with the excruciating heat, salads ...
The cherry IS the cherry on top!
If you've been in the Philippines for ages, you would probably eat cherries in these forms: as a maraschino cherry in some ice cream su...
Organic red bananas!
I know that we have a lot of curiosities in the Philippines, but these red bananas caught my eye at the Organza Market here in Winnipeg, C...
Lemonade upclassed
We've always loved lemonade. We used to buy huge glasses of it at Auntie Anne's (great pretzels too) or at American Hotdog on a St...
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