Author Archives: Allan

Togue

By Allan | Published: 08/12/2009
“Togue” as we call bean sprouts in Tagalog. The mung bean sprouts are particularly my favorite. It’s the main ingredient for the lumpia (spring rolls) That was my initial plan but end up with this
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Sad Omelette

By Allan | Published: 29/11/2009
The week started great yet ended grim. I have lost most of my office mates, my lunch mates, my coffee mates, my language mates, my friends. I brought pancit over that lunch. It was really special because I used fresh shrimps. I brought more for my mates and I am so pleased that they liked [...]
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Torrejón

By Allan | Published: 22/11/2009
Two weekends ago I was in Torrejón de Ardoz over a family friend invite. Here are some photo notes I am a big fan of ants
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Comfort Food

By Allan | Published: 20/11/2009
Comfort food, according to Wikipedia are: Familiar, simple foods that are usually home-cooked or eaten at informal restaurants. They are foods that are often emotionally significant to a person or group of people and are sometimes related to pleasant associations of childhood A scene from Pixar’s Ratatouille sums this up very well: Well, I have [...]
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Primavera ’09

By Allan | Published: 17/11/2009
Since I have a post for this year’s autumn, it is only fair that I should too for the this year’s springtime. Spring is a kaleidoscope of colors and I thought that the best place to have a glimpse of it is in Madrid’s Real Jardín Botánico. Zero disappointment. Every spring is the only spring [...]
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Pan-grilled Turkey & Asparagus, Red Onions & Bleu d’Auvergne

By Allan | Published: 12/11/2009
I used to tell myself that chicken breast and white onion are the good stuff. I would shop for it and make dishes out of it without even thinking about it. Until last weekend, I saw some turkey breast and remembered that I have red onions literally hanging around the kitchen. I realized that there [...]
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Otoño ’09

By Allan | Published: 12/11/2009
Autumn is all about hues and everything that is in between El otoño se condensa en los matices de color y todo lo que ocurre en ese cambio and impendence y inminente
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