My delicious stories will make you want to eat like a Filipino.

Hi! My name is Merce.

I live in sunny California with my husband and friend of 50 years and Moe, our precious Jack Russell. An anthropologist in my prior life, I also worked as a food importer and wholesale trader. In retirement, I play the piano to soothe my soul, read and write to stimulate my mind, and cook to keep my loved ones close by.

Today’s Feature Food Story:

Fish Sinaing: A Dish Made in Culinary Heaven

Mercie 4/21/24 Mercie 4/21/24

A Dish Made in Culinary Heaven

Mercie 8/7/21 Mercie 8/7/21

My Ongoing Affair of the Heart with a Fish

My long, personal relationship with bangus made it possible for me to play a role in bringing it to the top tier of Asian supermarket products in the U.S. and in introducing it to mainstream supermarkets. Here is a fish story you can believe.

Mercie 8/1/21 Mercie 8/1/21

Adobo, on the Sweet Side

Adobo on rice is the quintessential any-time-of-the-day meal. All the adobo-loving Filipinos will swear by their religion that this dish gets more scrumptious with the passing of time.

Mercie 7/18/21 Mercie 7/18/21

The Long Table: FilipinoTable Spreads and Tablescapes

Insisting on a table spread that was not only pleasing to the appetite but also to the eyes showed my father’s embrace of genteel poverty, the idea of living well on a small income. My mother had to create tablescapes from decorating ideas shared by her younger sister, who married into wealth.