My husband and I went on a food shopping spree yesterday. First stop was the supermarket. We bought canned, bottled and dry food supplies that will last for a month. Yeah, … [Read more...]
Drunken chicken
September 9, 2004 By 3 Comments
You will find a recipe for "drunken chicken" in many Chinese cookbooks. But you will not find this recipe for drunken chicken in any cookbook. In fact, you won't find it … [Read more...]
About sperms from a dead husband
September 7, 2004 By 3 Comments
Ah, perspectives. Doc Emer has an entry about a doctor who acquiesced with the wife’s request to retrieve sperm from her dying husband after his death. While Doc … [Read more...]
Steamed whole fish in olive oil
September 6, 2004 By 11 Comments
Simple and easy. Geez, it was good! From the aroma that first permeated the kitchen and then the dining room... but the best things were the short cooking time (40 minutes … [Read more...]
Legal rights of solo parents
September 6, 2004 By 3 Comments
The good news is that a solo parent can demand to work on a flexi-hour schedule for as long as he/she works for the number of hours required by the employer. That means a solo … [Read more...]
About adoption
September 6, 2004 By 1 Comment
Adoption has many legal effects. It grants the adopted child the rights of a legitimate child in relation to his adoptive parents. It terminates the parental authority of the … [Read more...]
Sinigang na sugpo (prawns in sour soup)
September 6, 2004 By 9 Comments
Don't you just love the colors... this dish has everything: color, texture, flavor. It is a soup dish with generous amounts of seafood and vegetables. I cooked it for Sunday's … [Read more...]
Pork satay
September 4, 2004 By 7 Comments
A classic Thai dish, satay refers to small pieces of meat marinated in a mixture of soy sauce, honey, peanut butter and lemon juice, ginger and sambal oelek, then threaded on … [Read more...]
Property relations between husband and wife
September 3, 2004 By Leave a Comment
In Philippine law, unless there is a pre-nuptial agreement that sets forth the regime that will govern property relations between husband and wife, the default … [Read more...]
Guinataang Halo – halo
September 1, 2004 By 24 Comments
Guinataan means cooked with gata or coconut cream (or milk); halo-halo literally means mix-mix. Guinataang halo-halo is a sweet snack or dessert made with chunks of saba … [Read more...]
Mashed kalabasa (squash)
September 1, 2004 By 8 Comments
No, I didn't "invent" this one. My 12-year-old daughter's idea. She figured what we could do with potatoes, we could do with kalabasa (squash). And that's because kalabasa … [Read more...]
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