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It's our first time to attempt making súman from our cassava (and banana leaves) and it  turned out to be really good! We're a...

It's been some weeks and we still haven't had our fill enjoying a dish; ginataáng santól (above), since our santól trees  (Sando...

We've had a steady supply of fresh úbod in the last weeks and is a good excuse for May to perfect our own home-made wrappers...

The free-range chickens are so free that one decided to lay eggs on a glazed bonsai pot, on an antique aparadór in the  cabana ! This ...

It's always sheer joy to see someone coming up the gate with a bagful of homemade súman ! The locals always make some when there...

photo by Groovy Dulcet It sweeps me off my feet that fellow blogger and loyal reader  Groovy Dulcet  came to the farm yesterday, all the...

We're still harvesting plenty of  kamóteng káhoy  so it's time to make one of our perennial favorites: cassava cake! This time, Ma...

A nutritious, filling, and highly-fibrous vegetarian staple is Labóng (young bamboo shoots), generously flourishing now in the farm at th...

We have visiting family (from California) at this time and what best to serve them this beautiful Sunday morning but súman (native rice ...

Sunday is barbecue day! Dining alfresco in the gardens with the grill nearby is one of our simple joys living in the farm. We grill pr...

The kadyôs are ready for picking, Pigeon peas (Cajanus cajan)  rich in protein and amino acids. It has yet to be a more frequent staple i...

No, it's not fried rice! It's called púto lansón;  I couldn't photograph it any better, but I wish I could make you taste thro...

My caretaker, Bukíng surprised me one weekend with vinegar that he made himself,collecting the coconut sap right from the tree and ferment...

My caretaker and his family made súma n  (above) today, a glutinous rice cake wrapped in young coconut fronds ( íbŭs ), on the occasio...

Now, I don't mean to be a food blog but my staff managed to come up yet again with something from the excess  corn  produce and our usu...

I chanced on this good Mexican cookbook at National's Cut-Price Book Sale the other day called Antojitos: Festive and Flavorful Mexican...

Sometimes, for whatever reason, we would have one or two felled coconut trees. When we were building, we had to clear some areas and there w...