My recipes in Shanghai
I really thought that I only knew one Filipina in Shanghai — fellow food blogger Iska of Edible Experiments. It turns out that another long-time reader is also based in Shanghai. Her name is Phynkee.
Yesterday, I posted an entry in my other weblog about requests for my baked macaroni. One is from my daughter’s best friend who is celebrating her birthday today (the party will be tomorrow though). The other is from Sam’s classmates who have voted to include my baked macaroni in the class party’s menu. You might want to read the original entry for better context.
Phynkee posted a comment about having made the baked macaroni twice (her two daughter’s birthday parties, respectively) and that she would be making it again for their Pinoy Christmas party in Shanghai. Well, she e-mailed me some photos from her daughter’s birthday party and… I really feel like Christmas, you know?
Phynkee’s letter is below.
Good day to you, Ms. Connie!
Your recipes are in Shanghai, hehehe.
As i was planning what i should cook on Snowe’s 1st birthday party, she’s my second daughter, some of our friends here suggested that i should have again the Baked Macaroni. (like i said, i’ve already prepared it last time, when my elder daughter celebrated her 4th birthday). so there…
Along with the Baked Macaroni recipe goes your Roasted Whole Chicken, Pork Menudo, Pininyahang Manok, Beef Cutlets and buttered vegetables, and Lechon Kawali. There’s also the achara (pickled papaya), i just can’t remember which version i used, i believe there are two in your list, here i added some crushed garlic and white raddish and i used a smaller grater for the papaya. Also with the dishes i have is the Fried Tilapia with onion and tomato stuff (in foil) and Shrimps in butter and garlic (not in the photo) and Leche flan for desert.
everything’s a hit… only enough are left for us 4 people in the house for the next 2 days, well, just enough for me to taste the food i cooked, hehehe… hindi kasi ako makakain ng ayos after i cooked a lot… you know. after the party ko pa malalaman kung ano ba talaga ang lasa ng mga niluto ko. most of our guests are meat lovers so it’s all meat.
about the beef cutlets hindi ko na naluto yung cream topping, kasi nagdatingan na ang mga bisita at gutom sila, as in… but it’s still good, buti n alang i’ve seasoned the beef and veggies enough, at least hindi bland…. kasi naman lunch yung invitation namin, at exactly 12:00pm nagdatingan sila, we weren’t even able to take pictures with guest before the kainan started, pati pag-blow ng cake muntik na makalimutan, hahaha!
Well, here’s enough evidence of your so “sarap” dishes… i’ve already recommended your website to those asking me how i cooked those food.
thank you so much for sharing your recipes and More power to you and your Blogs! i can really relate to your stories and writings, i keep browsing everyday checking for new post.
God bless you and your family and advance Merry Christmas!
phynkee
For a food blogger, there is no better gift than a testament that my recipes do work and that readers have actually tried and enjoyed them. I do get your feedbacks in my comment boxes and mailbox and I thank you for them. I thank you for letting me know that you have cooked my recipes and that you made your husbands or your boyfriends and your kids happy. I am especially pleased at feedbacks from ladies who say that they knew next to nothing about cooking until they found Pinoy Cook. That, for me, is what makes food blogging most worthwhile — knowing that I do touch your lives and that I contribute, even if only in a small way, in making them more enjoyable.
Thank you, Phynkee, you made my day. 
I hope this entry makes my detractors faint. 
Sorry, couldn’t resist that hehehe.
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May detractors ang recipes mo? For sure na-i-inggit lang yan.
I’ve been trying your recipes for a year now & every time I get a thumbs up. Kung may palpak man (like yung siopao) it because I can’t knead too well due to an failing arm.
I printed your choc cake & cheesecake recipes as planning to have a sweet Noche Buena this year. But I’ve definitely got a collection of your other recipes compiled in a binder!
Hi, Auee!
“May detractors ang recipes mo?”
Ano pa?
“For sure na-i-inggit lang yan.”
Malamang nga kasi food bloggers din yung mga ‘yun. hahahaha
Awatin mo ‘ko… I might name names hahahaha
I’m also making cheesecake on Christmas Eve. We’re having roast duck.
Ang tagal-tagal ko ng nagluluto ng mga recipes mo and I realized that I haven’t thanked you yet!
Maraming-maraming tenkyu! I don’t only have a husband who’s so bilib sa mga luto ko… but I got all our friends hooked as well…
O, btw, I am in Singapore… so ang mga recipes mo, umabot na rin dito.
Again, thank you very much… and looking forward to more recipes from you.
PS
There’s a lot of Filipinos in Shanghai… mga nasa IT field – working for a commercial bank. I’m sure you’ll meet quite a few.
Ahahaha! I didnt know that ur a fighter! Go go go tita Connie! Cge mention k lng ng names eehehe! Kidding…Just don’t stoop down to their levels
What matters is you inspire a lot of us, u boost our hidden talents and most of all, we eat more! ehehehe!
Ohhh hope someday if I get a chance I could also send pictures like Phynkee did.
Go girl!
Hi mb
Ah niluluto rin pala sa SIngapore recipes ko! I’m so glad to know that. Nakakatuwa how many Pinoys out there are enjoying cooking!
Sige, Hush, I’ll wait for the pics ha?
hi miss connie!!..i think i’ve already left a msg once..but i’d like to thank you too for posting simple, uncomplicated, yummy and hearty recipes…my mom’s a chef too so it’s kinda hard to live up to her standards..when i made the beef laing and kare-kare from your recipe..it was a total hit..and whenever we have parties i’m assigned to do the kare-kare….and it never failed..now my mom’s wondering where i get the recipes..she’s been telling me that i cook better filipino food than her now…not bad coming from her..btw, for people who haven’t found the right peanut butter to cook kare-kare here in the states, i’ve found that creamy all natural peanut butter by smuckers work!!!….thanks again!
Hi Connie,
Can’t believe that your recipes get criticized. I tried your recipe from the first time I came across your blog. I just can’t remember which one I tried first but I can recall why I happen to find your blog. I was tired of cooking the same food (you know the usual nilaga, sinigang, adobo, etc.) over and over again so I search the web for filipino recipes and I found yours. Since then I became a regular visitor of your blogs. Everything that I tried from your recipe suits my husband’s pihikang panlasa. Before we came to Winnipeg, Canada (yes your recipes reached Canada, too), my mother’s cooking is his benchmark. Now, my cooking is the standard. If other people don’t cook a dish the way I do, the food will be criticized (secretly). I pity those who were criticized pero nakakataba ng puso kapag sinasabi niyang hindi kasing sarap ng luto ko. Hahaha, I would say I molded my husbang the way I wanted to. Thanks to you of course. You’re part of the molding process. A lot of what I know now if from you. It’s true that the way to a man’s heart is thru his stomach. Kaya mai-insecure ako kapag na-meet ka ng husband ko. The only disadvantage of being the best cook for him is he prefers my cooking over any restaurant in our area. So very seldom kaming mag eat out.
Keep up the good work.
Carol
hi connie,
pati sa seoul nakarating na din ang recipes mo! hit sya sa husband ko pati mga korean at ibang foreigners na co-workers ko. thanks so much.
sharonel, do you know that it is the kare-kare that has been getting criticized so much because I don’t start by grinding fresh peanuts? LOL So thank you very, very, very much for your feedback.
Carol, I know what you mean. My husband has become very critical of restaurant food too because he compares them with home-cooking. Isn’t that great?
rosas, first time ko yata naka-receive ng direct feedback from seoul. thank you.
I for one ms connie love your food blog (actually i love all your blogs), and just like so many others out there i have a compilation of recipes in a folder labeled “Pinoy Cook”. I love your blog because it’s so down to earth and real, and as a mom to young boys your recipes are perfect for our family! How anyone could even criticize what you do is truly unthinkable.:mad: Don’t worry, ganyan talaga magaling…maraming bumabatikos lol. Btw, our family naman is having the cheesecake for the christmas feast and the chocolate cake for new years. I plan to add either fresh or canned fruits to top the cheesecake…or should i just leave it as is? im worried it might make the overall taste too sweet. any thoughts?
Hi connie,
Mga walang magawa sa buhay yang nag criticize na yan.
For my birthday last sept., I cooked baked mac using your recipe and had it sent to our office. Result? Everybody’s been raving since then and telling me what to do with my life–I should be a caterer daw. Just imagine, they liked it too much that the men even made sandwiches using the baked mac as filling. Muntik pang mawala ang mga pans ko kasi everybody wanted to take some home. So there, if I ever get tired of my work, I now have an alternative career. And it’s all bec. of your recipe.
nadia, fruits would be a very nice touch. thin thin slices of strawberries would be very good, i think. but perhaps nothing weighty as they might crush as cake… the cake is really soft and light.
lemon, LOL, you know what… I have a friend who used to cater and the baked mac which she printed right off my blog’s page was her best seller. You might want to consider that heehehe
You can now tell people that you have at least 2 pinays making use of your recipes here in Shanghai.
Both my flatmates (not Filipinos) know of my pinoycook.com addiction. They normally ask me whether “we’re having pinoycook for dinner tonight” when they see me slaving away in the kitchen.
Marie, really? Wow. What a merry christmas I’m having with all these feedback. Thank you, thank you.
This just reminded me that I haven’t tried your baked mac recipe yet, so I must do it soon! And please add New Jersey to the list of places that Pinoycook has been…cyber-speaking! By the way, your adobong sitaw has officially become a staple in our household menu, we all love it. My three year old even brings some to preschool for his baon, & when at home, “feeds” the green beans to his stuffed giraffe. What would we do without you!
Hi Connie,
Your recipes have reached Chiang Mai, Thailand as well. I’ll be making your chocolate cake this coming Sunday for the Pinoy party dito sa bahay. I’ve been a Pinoy Cook fan for a long time now, and I always consult your food blogs whenever I’m preparing for a feast, I’ve learned a lot talaga, thank you!
From the Pinoy community in the northern region of Thailand, a very Merry Christmas to you and your wonderful (and lucky) family. When kayo pupunta dito?
Hi Connie,
I’ve never done any real cooking before coming here to the states. I guess I never bothered to learn because there was always good food in the house as my nanay is an outstanding cook. Anyhoo, I was forced to learn and somehow found your blog. I’ve been using your almondigas and kare-kare recipes (among others) ever since. One of the reasons I like your recipes is that they give very specific instructions for kitchen-stupid people like me. Although I’m not cooking as much now because I’m too tired most of the time, I still visit your blog everyday to look at the latest photo and indulge in home cooking, albeit vicariously. Thanks a lot Connie!
to connie,
you’ve inspired me to start a food blog because of our food adventures and resto hopping inside and outside metro manila, and as far as cebu and davao.but unfortunately i am not a writer.:wink: kya i’ve decided to stick into marketing….hehehe…
you’ve also inspired me to give my family a good home cooked meal and to always have time to cook for them!
yourn recipes made me looked like a pro
:lol:
thanks for the inspiration!
i hope we can meet someday.
Julie, adobong sitaw for a pre-schooler. That is so cool especially since many moms find it hard to feed their kids with veggies.
Hello to the Pinoy community in Chiang Mai, Tuesday! And happy holidays to you all. When the kids are through with college, my husband and I will travel and hope to see you all. A few years yet but we’ll do it.
aggie, baliktad tayo. i learned to cook because my mother couldn’t hahaha. something i learned out of necessity has become a creative expression.
naoj, ano URL ng blog mo? pabasa naman!!!
hi connie, just want to thank you for inspiring me errr, better yet helping me learn how to cook. im from michigan & ive been addicted to ur foodblog. being somebody very dependent to my dad’s cooking, i had a hard time filling my tummy when i moved out of the house last may. ive been eating a lot of junk from fastfoodchains, got so tired of it that it made me think of moving back to him. thanks to you, i am learning, a lot!!! yey. keep it up.. my bestfriend’s been wondering where i got my recipes, she’s loving the way i cook.. so i shared my secret, pinoycook.net. cheers!
Hi Kim. I’m glad you ditched fastfood in favor of cooking at home. Feels great, doesn’t it?
hi connie – believe it, you’re global! my friends and i have been reading your blog for years while living in dubai. my family moved to toronto and i’m still reading… and cooking. i met new friends here and they now know about your website too. i really felt lost that time your system crashed – i loved lots of your original recipes. can’t find any other website i can trust more than yours when it comes to food so more power to you!
More praise for your baked mac: Last night I decided to make a soulfood-inspired dinner. I made Southern fried chicken, mashed potatoes, cranberry and gold raisin cornbread and your baked mac in place of the traditional American Mac and cheese. You’d be happy to know that my guests, (1 American, 1 French and a New Zealander) wolfed down an entire roasting pan of your baked macaroni! My American flatmate is now bugging me to “introduce” you to him when he goes to the Philippines for a visit!
Lea, thank you.
You know, there are still about a dozen entries that I lost last year that I haven’t reposted. The cream puffs, for one. Ah, but I’m going to do a lot of baking over the holidays. Perhaps, I’ll make a batch of cream puffs again. 
Marie, goes to show, doesn’t it, that comforting food knows no nationalities.
Please say hello to your friends for me. Maybe, we’ll all get a chance to meet someday. The internet is making the world smaller everyday. 
Sus. Kung sino man yan critic na yan – wala siyang K. I’ve been trying your receipes for so long and received no complaints from Kulas. Ang daming ngang hit meals – aside from the bake mac, yung beef stew mo, yung lemon-butter-garlic prawns ultimo yung kangkong with oyster sauce ubos pag hinaanda ko. Inggit lang yan. Simple food are not only for simple people, simple-minded ones should try them too! (LOL)
Hi kulasa, “Simple food are not only for simple people, simple-minded ones should try them too!”
hahahahahahaha TAMA KA! hahahaha
Haay naku sa bagal ng net ko ngayon lang yata ako magtatagumpay makapag post ng comment ko dito… Anyway huli man…
Just wanna say marami na ang naluto ko from your blog. May not be cooked exactly how you did but certainly “inspired” by your recipes. Online cookbook ko na nga sya… hanapan ng ideas on what to cook and reminder of what ingredient to add.
Also wanna say congrats on that NYTimes thingy!
Iska po ito nasa Beijing, hindi po Shanghai
Happy New Year!
hay iska, kagabi lang yata bumalik sa normal ang internet ko. yun earthquake kasi…. at salamat, salamat. kamusta na ang gwapo mong anak?
Hi Ms Connie,
I’m filipina living in Shanghai. I want to cook many pinoy dishes for my guapong asawa but can’t find the ingredients, for e.g. Sinigang etc. Where can I buy these ingredients in Shanghai?
Salamat Pinky
Pinky, you’re the one in Shanghai and I’m the one in the Philippines… Why are you asking me?