RECIPE 2 - ITALIAN SPAGHETTI Sometimes, I just like to eat the classic spaghetti: chunky, saucy, simply good. So, here is my recipe for you and five of your friends. My buying list at JS Ilustre: 1 package of spaghetti noodles (Ram, Php33) 1/4 ground beef (Php65) 1/4 ground pork (Php50) 1l three-cheese-spaghetti sauce (Php59) onions, garlic McGormick's Italien Spices (Php44) Ready... Chunky go! Step 1 - heat the water until it starts to bubble and insert the whole package of spaghetti noodles into the pot and let them cook in it for about seven to eight minutes until they are al dente! Another tip: add a bit salt to the water. and...

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The Five Wonders at Bankerohan

The wonders at Bankerohan market offers to Dabawenyos everything that makes a Pinoy food to a perfect dish. FRUITS Davao offers the perfect place to grow various kinds of fruits. It abundance of tropical fruits has made its name all over the country and far abroad its boundaries. Incredible fruits that make your kind of dish perfect. We might even call Davao Philippine's Banana Republic No. 1 - our agricultural sector is said to earn $1billion a year by exporting bananas all over the country, Asia and to Western Countries, might it be as fruit or as delicious banana chips. Banana are a great food choice here in the city: Php 5 for Banana...

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Recipe 1 - Pasta ala Capers & Anchovies

Today, I decided to grab my cooking spoon again and cook some fine dinner for me and apartment mate last night. Much to my dismay, I was short and yet I couldnt think of anything else than pasta. Buying fast food was a no go on that day - isn't it much more satisfying to have come up with something brought up by your own hands? That was the inspiring thought that brought me into JS Ilustre's grocery inside. With only 250Pesos in my wallet... I thought I would need to think of something simpler and less pasta-like, since I needed to calculate five people who are going to eat tonight. Much to my surprise I was able to create two different...

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