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Archive for January 2008

Cookie Order #1 – YAY!

Posted by: undercoverchef on: January 30, 2008

I have to make about 150 of these:

Suffice it to say, I’m not going to earn oodles, but it’s a start.   And I’m testing this weekend, shortbread cookies. Mandy gave me a recipe i’m going to try. Yay! for chefy friends!

On top chef Season 3, Hung on Hung.

Posted by: undercoverchef on: January 27, 2008

I don’t think he’s arrogant. He just knows that he’s good.
I wish I had knife skills half as good as his. I only learned to peel about 2 years ago. Actually, I just learned to cook 2 years ago. And yeah, I’m going to get there, eventually.
I can also relate to Hung because [...]

Korean fusion/confusion?: Tofu, Tuna and Kimchi Soup

Posted by: undercoverchef on: January 23, 2008

I purposedly didn’t eat lunch at my house today. I wanted to passby Sta. Rosa and eat at Kanin Club, because the last time I was there people were all-a-linin’-up, and I wanted to find out why.
Enihoodles, I was very unfortunate in finding out that restaurants in Paseo De Sta. Rosa usually close during [...]

Childhood Happy things: Kamias & Salt

Posted by: undercoverchef on: January 21, 2008

I like sour foods. My friends usually look at me quizically when I start dumping vinegar/calamansi juice on everything from picadillo, menudo to monggo. What can I say? “Sour” things in salty things make it more palatable to me. Not saying that all my food is “maasim” or sour per se, my tongue can balance [...]

Book Covers: Manila’s Best Kept Restaurant Secrets

Posted by: undercoverchef on: January 20, 2008

Here’s something I bought yesterday. Pinikit ko na lang ang presyo, the clincher was that CAFE YSABEL was featured. I saw the SOLE ROULADE and the braised veal shank featured. Ahaha, I served those dishes. So nice, I swear, made me think if I should work in some of the restaurants that were there. Just [...]

Moving. Moving… HERE!

Posted by: undercoverchef on: January 20, 2008

I’m here from moving from two other blogs. Gah, where am I going? The same place baby!
The kitchen in my head still is beating to the drum of weird. But jeez, I’m not weird, I’m gifted.
And suffice it to say in this blog, I WILL SHARE RECIPES. Ahaha, last blog was very much a picture blog. [...]


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