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Moms Cook up Asian dishes Book
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“YES, SPICE IT UP WITH MOM’S FAVORITE ASIAN DISHES” COOKBOOK: A LABOR OF LOVE FOR TWO DOCTORSThe cookbook “Yes, Spice It Up with Mom’s Favorite Asian Dishes” is a collaborative eff ort between two retired psychiatrists who share a penchant for cooking and entertaining. For Dr. Erlinda G. Pascual and Dr. Carolina Lugay-Lacson, the book project started as a request from their daughters to document the recipes they loved and dishes their friends enjoyed when they came over. It is quite common in families that recipes are just handed down from one’s mother or grandmother without any measurements – an “over-the-shoulder” technique of teaching. Both authors learned through this method; revising recipes as they cooked for their families over the years, supplementing this with readings and what they learned in their travels. | ||||
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Suggestions are included on presentation of the dishes. To the
delight of readers, ingredients used are those that are readily
available at local Asian and Filipino grocery stores. Erlinda G. Pascual,M.D. and Carolina Lugay-Lacson, M.D. were born in the Philippines and moved to U.S.A. and Canada to pursue their medical careers. Erlinda hails from Pampanga, a region known for its wealth of good cooks; was introduced to cooking by her maternal grandmother. |
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Memories of the annual fiesta, when different cooks would come to prepare dishes, heightened her interest in cooking and made her more daring to experiment with different recipes. As a career woman and a mother, her hectic schedule compelled her to plan meals ahead of time, making recipes that were easier to prepare and healthful. The book is available from Amazon online and at other book outlets. (FILAM NEWS DIGEST) | ||||
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