Garden Chef's Needle and Pen

I'm still exploring the October 2012 issue of Appetite Magazine although I have another issue already... from Ana Cristina, yes, my supplier of recipe magazines at home. This is still among the magazines I featured in my post ( One Yummy and Healthy Idea a Week: A Year-ender Resolution ) last year. Click on the link to read how I discovered this magazine that has become one of my kitchen buddies. :)) In this issue, you will find a number of classic Spanish dishes revisited. One of them is Pescado al Horno (Baked Fish) . Here's the recipe. Ingredients for the Marinade: 1/2 kilo Lapu-lapu fillet 1 pc calamansi, squeezed (I used 5 pcs) Salt and pepper Ground paprika Ingredients for the Toppings: 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp onion, sliced 1 red bell pepper, sliced 1/4 kilo fresh shrimps, peeled 1 cup tomato sauce Salt and pepper Ground paprika A pinch of sugar 1/4 cup fine bread crumbs 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (I used Quickmelt cheese) Procedure: 1. Mari...

In one of my posts as a new blogger last year, I featured the crochet works of my younger daughter, Ana Cristina when she was still a college student. Click here to view post entitled, " Does it Really Run in the Blood? " Well, many things have changed now. At 20 and having landed a job ( a month after graduating from college) in a marketing company ( Focus Global, Inc. ) that is an e xclusive Philippine distributor of several well-known international brands including consumer goods and home furnishings, there had been a shift of her interest from volleyball and entrepreneurship into products showcased by her company. Quite noticeably lately, she has gotten into the habit of bringing home food magazines that I didn't have time browsing until last Saturday. As I entered the door coming from the market, she excitedly showed off a page from the Olive Magazine telling me, "You make one like this! You make one like this!"    The remark seemed like a ke...