Learn to Cook in 10 Weeks
Learn to Cook in 10 Weeks appeared first on CASA Veneracion You own good cookbooks, watch cooking shows and frequent the best recipe blogs. You come across a mouthwatering beef dish, you follow the...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 1: Know Your Ingredients
How to Cook, Lesson 1: Know Your Ingredients appeared first on CASA Veneracion The best way to learn about ingredients is to go to the market and see the various cuts of chicken, pork and beef, and...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 2: Five Essential Kitchen Tools
How to Cook, Lesson 2: Five Essential Kitchen Tools appeared first on CASA Veneracion To cook successfully, there are five essential kitchen tools that you need. Yes, just five. Not five pieces but...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 3: Chicken, Meat and Seafood
How to Cook, Lesson 3: Chicken, Meat and Seafood appeared first on CASA Veneracion If you go to the market or grocery, chicken, pork and beef are often sold by cut. There are cases though when labels...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 4: Prepping Vegetables
How to Cook, Lesson 4: Prepping Vegetables appeared first on CASA Veneracion Prepping vegetables for cooking consists of two parts: cleaning (peeling, stringing, deseeding, etcetera) and cutting...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 5: Basic Cooking Methods
How to Cook, Lesson 5: Basic Cooking Methods appeared first on CASA Veneracion If you’ve been following this series, by this time, you know your ingredients, you have gathered your essential kitchen...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 6: Intermediate Cooking Methods
How to Cook, Lesson 6: Intermediate Cooking Methods appeared first on CASA Veneracion By now, you know how to boil and tell the difference between boiling and simmering. You know how to pan fry,...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 7: Cooking Without Meat (Think Vegetarian)
How to Cook, Lesson 7: Cooking Without Meat (Think Vegetarian) appeared first on CASA Veneracion Meatless dishes need not be boring. I can say that now in all honesty. I would have said things...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 8: Creative Cookery (a.k.a. Cooking With No Recipes)
How to Cook, Lesson 8: Creative Cookery (a.k.a. Cooking With No Recipes) appeared first on CASA Veneracion One evening years ago, my brother-in-law and his girlfriend came over for dinner. It was...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 9: Reheating and Recycling Leftovers
How to Cook, Lesson 9: Reheating and Recycling Leftovers appeared first on CASA Veneracion It rarely happens that the food cooked for a meal is exactly enough. Sometimes, there’s a bit too little that...
View ArticleHow to Cook, Lesson 10: Exploring Cuisines
How to Cook, Lesson 10: Exploring Cuisines appeared first on CASA Veneracion Nothing beats comfort food. That is a fact. But because we associate food with pleasant memories, our definition of “good...
View ArticleDuck Binakol: You’ll Never Go Back to Chicken
Duck Binakol: You’ll Never Go Back to Chicken appeared first on CASA Veneracion Stay away, purists! I created a twist on a Filipino classic and the hack is richer and tastier than the original. We...
View ArticleBoneless Bangus Belly Sinigang
Boneless Bangus Belly Sinigang appeared first on CASA Veneracion The flavor is in the bones. I always say that. Yet, you can’t make me eat bangus (milkfish) these days that hasn’t been deboned. I’ve...
View ArticleHow We’re Trying to Survive a Waterless Summer
How We’re Trying to Survive a Waterless Summer appeared first on CASA Veneracion Plans for a new series of cooking lessons over the summer take a back seat as we struggle to survive a waterless summer....
View ArticleSwarms of Flying Termites a Sign of Home Infestation
Swarms of Flying Termites a Sign of Home Infestation appeared first on CASA Veneracion I grew up with the superstition that the appearance of swarms of gamo-gamo (antflies) means impending rain. Today,...
View ArticleHow to Cook Congee (Rice Porridge) Minus the Myths
How to Cook Congee (Rice Porridge) Minus the Myths appeared first on CASA Veneracion Asian rice porridge, or congee, can be cooked with water or broth. It may be thick or thin. The rice grains may...
View ArticleDecluttering: What Do You Do With Old Books that No Longer “Spark Joy”?
Decluttering: What Do You Do With Old Books that No Longer “Spark Joy”? appeared first on CASA Veneracion We’re in the midst of a massive house renovation and we’re KonMarie decluttering: what do you...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Congee With Sausage and Egg
Slow Cooker Congee With Sausage and Egg appeared first on CASA Veneracion Day-old rice was dumped in the slow cooker with bone broth for the most delicious congee ever. Topped with browned sausage...
View ArticleChori Burger (Grilled Sausages in a Bun)
Chori Burger (Grilled Sausages in a Bun) appeared first on CASA Veneracion Chori Burger is based on choripan, a grilled sausage sandwich popular in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Puerto Rico and Uruguay....
View ArticleLaundry 101: Prevent Color Transfer of Dyed Clothes
Laundry 101: Prevent Color Transfer of Dyed Clothes appeared first on CASA Veneracion In Hanoi, Sam bought a beautiful wine red linen blouse. It was rather pricey so she haggled like her life depended...
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