Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...
Tikoy comes during the month of February in celebration of Chinese New Year. Tikoy is made of glutinous rice that has been pounded and shape into a circle like a cake form that is flat. You can it in Eng Bin Tin or Chinese deli. There are different types of flavor to choose from tikoy that becomes available: White Tikoy Brown Tikoy Muscovado Tikoy Red Bean Tikoy Sweet Corn Tikoy Ube Flavor Pandan Flavor There are different ways to cook tikoy Some people scramble the egg into a bowl and dip the sliced tikoy than fry it under little amount of cooking oil. My favorite way cooking tikoy is just like a turon. Instead of using banana I would add slice tikoy with jack fruit. You can find my recipe in Filipino turon. Tip : The reason why I don't like frying with egg it is hard to get it from the pan. It spread and gets sticky afterwards. I find it easier to wrap in a lumpia wrapper and stays form inside being wrapped up. Tikoy is very popular and it be...