I don’t know my way around the kitchen at all, but every now and then I feel inspired to learn how to cook certain dishes that strike my fancy. A couple of weeks ago I was able to replicate the pajeon at Kaya through a recipe I found on the Internet, but my early attempts at cooking involved following recipes from Yummy Magazine. This inexpensive, idiot-proof guide to kitchen noobs and not-quite noobs made cooking a lot less intimidating and complicated with its easy to follow recipes, mouthwatering food photos, and informative articles. Last night, I got the chance to dine with editors from Yummy Magazine at Tosca in Dusit Thani Hotel while they showed us the magazine’s new and exciting offerings.
As a response to their readers’ demand for Yummy Magazine in book form, the publication released three new pocket-sized cookbooks for easy meal preparations – Yummy Meals in Minutes, Yummy So-Easy Sweets, and Yummy Weekend Cooking. I was only able to get my hands on the first two cookbooks, but I think these will be a great help, especially when I move out and live on my own. Meals in Minutes has 50 of the magazine’s best Asian and Western recipes, plus 10 new recipes you won’t find anywhere else. It seems as though this book was made especially for the kitchen clueless, because it includes a chapter that organizes the recipes into set menus to help you plan your week. There’s even a section on basic kitchen skills!
I’m a little bit more experienced when it comes to baking, and I’m definitely looking forward to trying the recipes in Yummy So-Easy Sweets. The appetizing photos that come each recipe won’t make you think twice about trying your hand as a baker. Also – molten chocolate cake. I can’t wait!
Yummy Magazine has also made themselves more available to their online audience with their newly redesigned website. I am loving the pink and brown color scheme of yummy.ph – it’s so fresh and appetizing. In the website, you’ll find thousands of simple, everyday recipes neatly organized by category, food-related features, even a message board where you can swap cooking tips and restaurant reviews.
Announcements aside, the dinner was very slow-paced, relaxed, and casual. For appetizers, we were serve a small bowl of potato sour creme soup with lemon-grilled shrimps and tarragon. I love cream-based soups, but it was the shrimp that pulled the whole thing together. Each juicy piece was bursting with flavor, as though they were marinated in lemon and spices for hours. I finished my soup too quickly and was sad that there wasn’t any more.
Our entree was chicken breast filled with marinated apricot, orange-cinnamon couscous, and green asparagus. I was really excited to eat another couscous dish so soon after the orgasmic Navarin of lamb at Katre I had for Friday dinner. The chicken marinate and red wine sauce was delicious, but I’m not a big fan of fruity meats. I felt that the apricot stuffing was a little out of place. The serving of couscous was also disappointingly tiny and had the texture of rice. I’m not entirely sure that the subtle citrus flavor went well with the chicken, either.
The dessert was a work of art – triologie of vanilla and red wine creme with caramelized mango. I almost didn’t want to eat it for fear of ruining the plating! But dessert is meant to be eaten, and eat it I did. Together with the cookie-covered vanilla, the red wine creme made for a sweet but light dessert.
And because the triologie was so good, it deserves a second photo!
Yummy Magazine can be found at newsstands everywhere for P125 an issue. Check out the website too at yummy.ph.————————————
You might also want to read my personal blog at Touched by an Angel and my other blogs like Free Filipino Food Recipes, Shopping Finds, and Techie Gadgets. Hope you can drop by! Thanks for visiting…Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Yummy Magazine Media Dinner at Tosca, Dusit Thani Hotel is a post from: Pinoy Cuisine
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