IÕm a coffee drinker. Been so since law school. ItÕs the first thing I reach for after my morning trip to the bathroom. People are shocked when I say I need my cup of coffee … [Read more...]
Obesity and BMI
March 23, 2004 By
Even during those times when my career was active and I hardly saw my kids, I took pains to make sure that they ate correctly. My absence was never an excuse to resort to food … [Read more...]
Foot and mouth disease in Manila
March 23, 2004 By
Still struggling hard not to get hit by the dreaded bird blu, dizzy over the spiraling prices of pork, and now this. SOME 50 hogs infected with foot and mouth disease (FMD) … [Read more...]
Spamjam? Oh, well…
March 19, 2004 By
I have lots of cookbooks. I buy them to get ideas. Very rarely do I cook a dish exactly as it appears in a cookbook recipe for two reasons : 1) ingredients in foreign … [Read more...]
Look who's being anti-progress
March 17, 2004 By 1 Comment
The Philippines today has the highest birth rate in Asia. ''If our birth rate is to go unchecked, it will impact on food production, health and education services, the … [Read more...]
Go Nuts Donuts and Gerry’s Grill
March 8, 2004 By
Summer in the Philippines is kite-flying season. For years, my husband and I have been taking our kids kite-flying on weekends. The usual venue had always been U.P. Diliman. … [Read more...]
Porkless summer?
March 5, 2004 By
It might be. A GROUP of meat dealers in Metro Manila has threatened to cut off as much as 77 percent of the pork supply in Metro Manila by calling a three-day farm boycott … [Read more...]
Bye bye, Coca – Cola?
March 2, 2004 By
Coca-Cola, the drink my officemates couldnÕt eat their meals without, may soon be losing more business than it can afford in the First World as consumers become more aware of … [Read more...]
Drink to health
March 1, 2004 By
First, there were the health benefits of resveratrol in red wine. For those who do not like the taste of wine or canÕt drink alcohol, there is the red wine pill which may be … [Read more...]
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