This is the food that was served at the First Friday Fellowship at the Custom House Maritime Museum. Along with the lecture, there is food presented. It is the food of a port of call from Newburyport MA; a shipping center in the past. The Custom House was a place that collected taxes on items being imported. It has since been made into a maritime museum. I believe the food theme / port of call for this event was the Philippines.
The food was prepared by member and personal cook Sheila Mullins. She does an excellent job. It takes at least a couple of days to prepare for it and most of one day to cook it. I do my best to help; mostly staying out of the way.
The food does not last very long. There are those who thoroughly enjoy it. The amount is made per budget. There are days everyone one gets some and days when there doesn't seem to be enough for everyone. I don't usually get a chance to try it but I do get a lot of compliments from those who do get to try it.
Adobo chicken
Cashew sans rival meringue cake with buttercream frosting
Eggplant Adobo
Mixed seafood with oyster sauce
Pipino
Tausi
The museum is small but it holds a lot of history; pertaining to Newburyport MA and the maritime trade that happened there. There is a small but nice gift shop. The cost to get in is reasonable.
The museum is on the first and second floors. The rest rooms - where the pipes are located - are in the basement. It is also where storage and offices are located. Each room has a theme. It does not take long to tour the museum but I think it is worth the effort.
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