Cacao (Theobroma Cacao) cocoa plant; “food of the gods”; from the Aztec language word “Cacahuati”.
Chocolatier Benjamin Pedro started off the Chocolate seminar with a brief history of chocolates from the Mayans (500 A.D.) who used Cacao beans as currency; the Aztecs (15000) when Hernan Cortez met Montezuma and brought the Cacao-Elite lifestyle to Europe to the present.
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One of my favorite restaurants because of the huge servings and hearty dishes, the Burgoo does not disappoint. My favorite dish is not a main dish but an entrée , the Seafood Caesar Supreme. Not your typical Caesar salad, the Seafood Caesar Supreme is topped with grilled shrimps, fried calamari, crab meat and Parmesan cheese. A word of advice, if you’re by yourself, stick with the regular serving, its enough of 2 persons. Read the rest of this entry »
Death By Chocolate
A couple of days ago, a coffee shop owner/blogger friend (Leira Pagaspas) and Ate Sire invited me to Leira’s Coffee Shop in Makati. Indulgence Deli Cafe is a few minute walk from corner Paseo de Roxas and Ayala Streets in Makati.
This is my third attempt in cooking Pacham! And of course, I’m sharing it with you here at Patay Gutom. I will be enumerating the ingredients of this original recipe and how to cook it. This is another magic recipe with McCormick just like my previous recipes that was posted on this very blog. Without further ado, here’s a snap shot of Fish Adobo ala Jehzlau
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During my Ilocos Vacation Tour, one of the places that I was able to visit was the Paoay Church. It’s a baroque church that was built in 1704 and was completed in 1894 by the Augustinian friars. Wow, that’s around 190 years of construction!
