by Ianne I. Monfort
[Chef Ianne I. Monfort joins Edge Davao as a regular columnist on topics related to culinary arts, including the latest cooking trends and dining styles. Graduating cum laude in Hotel and Restaurant Administration at the University of the Philippines-Diliman, Ianne also acquired special trainings and short-courses from various culinary schools specializing in Filipino, Asian and European cuisines. He now works as consultant in a number of known restaurants in Davao City and is a leading endorser of Uniliver FoodSolutions products. —The Editors]
What’s for dinner? This question is asked in homes around the world, day after day, and met with all too familiar responses. Is it any wonder that the home dinner is less of a family affair and more of a share the home maker when the response is dull as the menu? This columns provides a creative source for new menu ideas, from appetizers to desserts. Let this question be answered with new exciting dishes found within “ From our Kitchen to Yours”.
Creativity is the key to eliminating boring routine of the weekly menu selection. This is exactly what you will find within this column, very simple but easy cooking recipes. You will also find extraordinary dishes, as well as desserts to satisfy the sweet tooth in all of us.
The collection of kitchen tested home cooked culinary delights prepared for you is also shared with the expertise of Unilever FoodSolutions Culinary team. A down to earth home cooked fare that provides an exciting, innovative approach to food preparation that even the strictest gourmet will appreciate. Not complicated, never mundane, from our kitchen to yours will surely provide you with years of enjoyable cooking. This column truly will become one of the standards of your kitchen that you will rely upon lunch after dinner, day after day.
Enjoy the wonderful delights that await you. Bon Appetit!!!
My Choice Marinades
Gone are the days when people still had time to enjoy long-lasting and chatter-filled meals. With the introduction of the word “multi-tasking,” people have come to embrace the idea that there are so many things to do yet so little time to get there within the 24-hour period we call a day. We have in fact compressed so many tasks altogether and have found two words to match our criteria for modern-day living: “quick & easy”
Have a quick tour inside your refrigerators and cupboards and you’ll find a whole lot of instant foods and quick-cooking meals all ready for your convenience. Visit the supermarkets these days and there’s a greater possibility these “quick-cook” inventions are mirrored into dozens and dozens of shelf spaces.
The next best thing to happen to quick-cooking comes with the launch of NCCC’s Choice Brand Marinades. These marinades are specially created by Unilever Foodsolutions’ Culinary Chefs to address the growing demand of delicious and value for money marinades by the public. And since the marinades are made under the strictest measures of sanitation under NCCC and UFS, you can be assured that you only get the highest quality ingredients for your marinades.
Now, housewives and mothers alike who are balancing between demanding jobs and caring for their families; and who still enjoy cooking the family’s meals, not to mention the children’s “baon” for school, but have very limited time to do everything, can now breathe a sigh of relief because the NCCC Choice Marinades are so easy to cook you only need to sauté.
The new Choice Marinades from NCCC offer the following delicious assortments:
a. Asian Chicken Wings
b. Chicken Snitzel
c. Chicken Tika
d. Chicken Pandan
e. Chicken Persilade
f. Aromat Steak Seasoning
g. Oriental Marinade
h. Texan BBQ
i. Lemongrass Chicken
j. Stir Fry Beef
k. Teriyaki Chicken
l. Szechuan Chicken
and are available in 250g pre-packed styros and on per kilo choices.
Now, everyone in the family can have something new to look forward to when you visit the NCCC Mall Supermarket – the delight to choose which marinade to take home and enjoy.
