Category Archives: Recipes

Joyful Walnut Bars
(Chef Charina Cano for The Maya Kitchen)

IT’S December 30, 2013, a date sandwiched between Christmas Day and the New Year. The celebration for Christmas, including Noche Buena on Christmas Eve and most of the gift-giving, is done. But there’s still the New Year, particularly Media Noche … Continue reading

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Cookie Butter Polvoron
(Armando Alvin Velasco for New Zealand Creamery)

GOING loco over Speculoos Cookie Butter? There’s something about this crunchy peanut butter-y spread that’s all the craze not only in the United States but also in the Philippines and other parts of the world. But must you always just … Continue reading

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Chicken Tinola Paella

CAN you turn the Pinoy comfort food Chicken Tinola into a paella? Oh, yes, you can! The idea came from the late Chef Ed Quimson. About two years ago, we both joined the San Miguel Pure Foods Culinary Group’s two-day … Continue reading

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Baked Chicken with Basil, Cheese and Tomatoes
(Chef Jill Sandique for Glad Non-stick Aluminum Foil)

CHEF Jill Sandique is one of the Filipino chefs that I truly admire and look up to. She’s not only a great pastry chef and an equally good cook. She’s also a damned good teacher who understands the science behind … Continue reading

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Paella Valenciana

COOKED up a whole paellera worth of delicious Paella Valenciana with F&B World editor Marilen Fontanilla at The Cookery, Kensington Place, in Bonifacio Global City, yesterday afternoon (September 26, 2013). The occasion was the launch of the Knorr Kitchenhood Clinics … Continue reading

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