Banana Leaves Quotes

“small fragrant”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“fried chicken”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“I often use cake mixes as my basic ingredients, then exploit them to produce more exciting products.”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“Place the flat cut corned beef, with all its juices and condiments from the package, in a big pot. Pour water to the level of the beef. Add”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“coconut”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember Tia Bestra, who would patiently show me that the whites should be separated from the yolks. She would first beat the egg whites in a shallow bowl with a fork until it was so foamy. I was always amazed but at the same time I felt it was too much effort wasted, after all we were only making an omelet. Then came the time when I had to learn how to, at least, make the sauteed vegetables Josh and I enjoyed.”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“Then came the time when I had to learn how to, at least, make the sauteed vegetables Josh and I enjoyed. When I asked mother about this, I remember her saying,”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be writing a cookbook. I never liked helping in the kitchen when I was growing up. We were often assigned chores and I always opted for washing the dishes. I hardly ever cut vegetables, never cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“Wrap filling in the lumpia wrapper following the directions in the”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“would be writing a cookbook. I never liked helping in the kitchen when I was growing up. We were often assigned chores and I always opted for washing the dishes. I hardly ever cut vegetables, never cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember Tia Bestra, who would patiently show me that the whites should be separated from the yolks.”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“my wildest dreams did I think I would be writing a cookbook. I never liked helping in the kitchen when I was growing up. We were often assigned chores and I always opted for washing the dishes. I hardly ever cut vegetables, never cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember Tia Bestra, who would patiently show me that the whites should be separated from the yolks.”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“dreams did I think I would be writing a cookbook. I never liked helping in the kitchen when I was growing up. We were often assigned chores and I always opted for washing the dishes. I hardly ever cut vegetables, never cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember Tia Bestra, who would patiently show me that the whites should be separated from the yolks.”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“was growing up. We were often assigned chores and I always opted for washing the dishes. I hardly ever cut vegetables, never cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember Tia Bestra, who would patiently show me that the whites should be separated from the yolks.”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“Preface
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be writing a cookbook. I never liked helping in the kitchen when I was growing up. We were often assigned chores and I always opted for washing the dishes. I hardly ever cut vegetables, never cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember Tia Bestra, who would patiently show me that the whites should be separated from the yolks.”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“Preface
Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be writing a cookbook. I never liked helping in the kitchen when I was growing up. We were often assigned chores and I always opted for washing the dishes. I hardly ever cut vegetables, never cooked rice and I detested beating eggs. I remember Tia Bestra, who would patiently show me that the whites should be separated from the yolks. She would first beat the egg whites in a shallow bowl with a fork until it was so foamy. I was always amazed but at the same time I felt it was too much effort wasted, after all we were only making an omelet.
Then came the time when I had to learn how to, at least, make the sauteed vegetables Josh and I enjoyed. When I asked mother about this, I remember her saying, "Gisahin mo ang sibuyas at kamatis..." (Saute the onions and tomatoes...) but I quickly stopped her to tell her that I did not know what gisahin meant. Visibly annoyed with me and with a hint of sarcasm in her voice, she very slowly said, "Get the fry pan, put some oil in it, heat it..." and again I quickly glanced up from the notes I was taking to tell her that she was going too fast and what size fry pan was I to use and how much oil do I put in it. Realizing how neglected my education in the kitchen had been, she immediately started my cooking lessons. I carefully wrote things down, but words like sankutcha, ligisin, and my ceaseless interruptions were just too much for both of us. Out of desperation, I sent my maid over to my mother's house to learn how to cook all of the dishes that Josh and I enjoyed. I congratulated myself thinking it was one of my most brilliant decisions, but good things always come to an end.
In 1978, Josh, our two sons Alan and Adam, and I left our country. We left our life of Riley. With no more maids or help of any kind, I had to learn how to cook if”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“ample supply of water. In the Philippines, rice planting is a celebration. The soil is first prepared by the farmer and his carabao (KAH-RAH-BOW), then the land is flooded and the planters come in to do their jobs.
Each seedling could develop two or more offshoots, each producing about 200 flowers, which turn into grains. After harvest time, these grains are removed from the stalks by threshing them. They are then hulled in a big”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“tedious. Just”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“scarce, we sometimes”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“heavy mixing”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“with ample supply of water. In the Philippines, rice planting is a celebration. The soil is first prepared by the farmer and his carabao”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“into grains. After harvest time, these grains are removed from the stalks by threshing them. They are then hulled in a big wooden mortar and pestle, usually by the synchronized pounding of two men. The process of winnowing, usually done by the females using a bilao (a woven, flat, round, bamboo tray), separates”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“which turn into grains. After harvest time, these grains are removed from the stalks by threshing them. They are then hulled in a big wooden mortar and pestle, usually by the synchronized pounding”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“course there are mills that process”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“warm places with ample supply of water. In the Philippines, rice planting is a celebration. The soil is first prepared by the farmer and his carabao (KAH-RAH-BOW), then the land is flooded and the planters come in to do their jobs.
Each seedling could develop two or more offshoots, each producing about 200 flowers, which turn into grains. After harvest time, these grains are removed from the stalks by threshing them. They are then hulled in a big wooden mortar and pestle, usually by the synchronized pounding of two men. The process of winnowing, usually done by the females using a bilao (a woven, flat, round, bamboo tray),”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“which turn into grains. After harvest time, these grains are removed from the stalks by threshing them. They are then hulled in a big wooden mortar and pestle, usually by the synchronized pounding of two men. The process of winnowing, usually done by the females using a bilao (a woven, flat, round, bamboo tray), separates the kernels that we eat from the hulls, the rough outer”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“By: N.T. Alcuaz
Illustrated By: Alan and Adam Alcuaz”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“ground beef and sprinkle garlic on it. Stir until beef is browned. Add the tomatoes, the juice from the can of”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“hot oil, saute onions until tender. Add ground beef and sprinkle garlic on it. Stir until beef is browned. Add”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“of measurement is in the metric system, our ovens are calibrated in Fahrenheit. However, if your oven is in Celsius, the following formulas might”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More

“mozzarella. I do not buy them in packages already grated as there might be something in it that keeps them nicely separated. My parmessan and pecorino romano cheeses are bought in chunks from the delicatessen. When in a rush, I sometimes have them grind it for me.
Memories
Right after the war, to promote some semblance of sanity, schools were immediately reopened. No longer were the pages”
― N.T. Alcuaz, Banana Leaves: Filipino Cooking and Much More