Showing posts with label halaan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halaan. Show all posts

Thursday, May 31, 2012

How to Purge Clams

Clams are so good and light in flavor. Unfortunately, they are packed with sand as much as they are light. I made my spaghetti alle vongole (spaghetti with clams) by modifying Chef Pasquale's recipe to fit the Filipino budget. In order to make this simple dish with modified ingredients still have bright flavors, time must be spent in purging the clams. The video below shows how clean and active (and hungry!) my clams were after spending a night undisturbed by curious me.



Sunday, May 13, 2012

Spaghetti with clams (Spaghetti alle vongole)

Spaghetti With Clams
Spaghetti With Clams
It's mother's day and I am taking a break (at least for a couple of hours) from completing deadlines for my freelance job.  So what should a mother do for a special occasion? Cook up a weekend treat!

Mother's Day Feast

My mother's day lunch menu was: