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Usually I’m pretty modest (if not critical) when eating my own food, but tonight, I can honestly say that this dinner was something you could easily find in a restaurant — and it’s so basic. I had some chicken breasts staring at me from the fridge (what a conundrum) so I pulled out my trusty 3-ring binder of recipes and looked for something to cook under the “chicken” tab.

I saw this recipe in the Food Network Magazine and had immediately wanted to try it; the idea of roasting a chicken in an orange marmalade sounded delicious! The chicken is then tossed into a salad of green apples, red grapes, shallots, Greek yogurt, cashews, and a bit of curry and cumin seasoning This combination reminds me of my favorite Cos Signature Salad, which is basically greens with red grapes, green apple, Gorgonzola cheese, pistachios and a shallot dressing…

I remember the exchange of emails just like it was yesterday. A couple of Filipina friends exploring the possibility of starting a cooking club that would promote Filipino food. We talked about designing a banner and spent a few days coming up with an “introduction” to our club. We talked about having monthly themes which we would then post our own version of on our blogs. So in November 2009 a group of three friends decided to officially kick off the the Kulinarya Cooking Club…

Learning to love mustard is one of my culinary projects right now. There’s always something out there that you’ve never had a taste for, have never quite appreciated, or have never even tried, right? I’ve been working on brown mustard for several months now, and I’m happy to say that I’m finally beginning to identify it as a food that I enjoy. The true test? Cooking with it and using it as a main ingredient, versus dolloping a touch on a slice of cheese or sausage.