Filipina Soul

There is no reason not to write about Whole Grain Rosemary Potato Bread on a Filipino blog. While Filipinos are not big bread eaters, we’re adaptable and will happily enjoy good freshly baked bread anytime.
Our featured blog this week is Apple Pie, Patis, & Pâté. Its author, Jude, mixes cuisines from all over the world “from a tiny apartment kitchen in Chicago”. In addition to Filipino food, you’ll find Finnish, French, Indonesian, Belgian and Austrian recipes here. While I love traditional Filipino food, I’m also interested in Filipino fusion cuisine. For starters, how about a grilled version of Chicken …read more

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I was organizing my pantry today, when I came across a tub of rice flour. What to do with it? Apparently, not a lot. Unlike sweet rice flour, there doesn’t seem to be many recipes that use rice flour. The only one I can find in The Philippine Cookbook (by Reynaldo Alejandro) is Putong Puti (Rice Muffins). I had most of the ingredients on hand, so I figured why not? I was up for a bit of a cooking adventure.
   

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I found another great Pinoy food blog! One of our readers here on FS pointed the way to Market Manila. And I’ve been devouring the online offerings of this blog ever since.

Market Manila gives homage to Filipino cuisine, yet it is also worldwide in its scope. The Marketman isn’t afraid to go where Filipino food has never gone before. Food items like dates and brioche unabashedly jostle for (virtual) table space beside lechon and sinigang na bangus at bayabas.

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My son is allergic to soy, so I have held off on using soy sauce for cooking. The other day, I was lamenting the fact that I miss adobo and that it might be a while before I can make it again. So I looked for a soy-free adobo dish that will satisfy my cravings.
I found this recipe for Filipino Adobo with Coconut Milk on Chowhound. This rather blurs the definition of adobo for me. There is no soy sauce, or even a substitute other than salt. It’s white, instead of dark. But there is vinegar in it. And, regardless …read more

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