The Happy Home Cook: Beef Bourguignon

The Happy Home Cook: Beef Bourguignon

This is one of my favorite recipes. I like to fix this for a large crowd. I can prepare it ahead of time and warm it up before the guests arrive. I serve it with rice, salad, and perhaps a ham or salmon as well.  The recipe below serves 6 or so, and when I fix for a larger group, I have to triple the recipe.

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Holy Week! Baguio’s Still Worth Your While

Holy Week! Baguio’s Still Worth Your While

Why despite the evident “deterioration” of Baguio’s nostalgic pine-scented, quiet and stress-free atmosphere, the city still beckons.

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Bacalao With Love

Bacalao With Love

Find out why the Caballeros’ bacalao casserole is a top order at Eats Amore Foods, her and husband Raffy Caballero’s catering enterprise from their home in Merville, Parañaque.

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The Happy Home Cook: Bacalao Casserole

The Happy Home Cook: Bacalao Casserole

For Fish Friday, dig in to Eats Amore’s Bacalao Casserole!

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A Tree in My Ballesteros

A Tree in My Ballesteros

A towering tree serves as a living monument to a beloved hometown.

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From Coffee to Pollo Con Chocolate

From Coffee to Pollo Con Chocolate

There is a story in every dish, history in every bite.

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A Magic Book & the Man Who Could Not Die

 A Magic Book & the Man Who Could Not Die

A new novel pays a debt to magical realism.

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A Passage to India, 2019

A Passage to India, 2019

A visit to the land of the extravagant maharajahs and rahnis, their fabled palaces, the other land of “call centers” and Bollywood (although Mumbai was not on the itinerary). 

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Triple Chocolate Champorado

Triple Chocolate Champorado

You'll never go wrong with chocolate! Whether it's Cadbury, Hershey's, or dark chocolate, this champorado spells ultimate bliss in a bowl. What to pair it with? Fried tuyo, of course! Or bacon. Anything salty is a great match to cut the taste of this luxurious champorado

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Death of an Army

Death of an Army

What’s the death of an army like? Survey the scenes of Filipino and American defeat at the Bataan peninsula.

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