Food articles that feature 'torta'

A frittata is an Italian omelet that is partially cooked on the stove top then broiled in the oven. Why? Because the frittata is served open-faced and you want it evenly cooked with both the topside and the underside uniformly … (more...)

Tortang talong or eggplant omelet (or frittata, if you prefer to cook it a bit differently), is one of those Filipino classics that is considered by many to be the ultimate comfort food. It's easy to prepare, it's inexpensive … (more...)

By necessity, because I'm catching up with work after last week's out-of-town trip, lunch today was simple. But that doesn't mean I didn't turn it into a learning experience. I'm very much into Italian cooking and I'm learning … (more...)

When the Lenten season sets in, I always get asked for meatless dishes. Last year, I chose 18 of my favorite meatless recipes from the archive and posted them as my recommendations. Well, I've cooked a lot more meatless dishes … (more...)

Suppose you have two whole fish, each weighing about 400 grams, and you need to feed six people. Do you cut each fish into three portions (they'll be small pieces, I tell you), give everyone one portion each and tell them that … (more...)

Beef and chicken are not the only things you can use to stuff flour tortillas. A tortilla is a bread and anything that goes well with bread will taste delicious with tortilla. I bought a bag of flour tortilla a week ago intending … (more...)

There is actually a story behind the short title of this entry. The night I was cooking this frittata, my younger daughter Alex was in the kitchen chatting via YM using the pullout table in the customized kitchen cabinet (if you … (more...)

Fourth day without tap water and I'm losing my inspiration to cook. How can I get inspired when the primary concern is to use the least number of kitchen utensils so that minimal water is needed for the clean-up afterwards? That's … (more...)

I love sisig. Everyone in my family does. But, for the life of me, I can't cook sisig -- it just entails too much work from cleaning the pig's head to the boiling to the grilling to the chopping... It's just easier to order sisig … (more...)

In my tortang tilapia entry, reader Felixberto commented, "I've been making torta using ligo sardines. Haven't tried tilapia, With sardines, my torta crumbles... I was wondering, should I put in the veggies first before the fish?" … (more...)