When I asked my husband to buy some broccoli on his way home from work yesterday, he thought I was going to cook beef with broccoli. When he got home I told him, no, I was … [Read more...]
On tattoos, body piercing and breast reduction
January 30, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Three interesting articles, all on the same Backwash page. 1) If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, you get neither a tattoo nor an ear (or any body) piercing. Or … [Read more...]
Fish croquettes
January 29, 2006 By 12 Comments
This is actually a recycled dish. My younger daughter turned 12 last week and she had a birthday party here at home last Friday evening. I was planning on taking photos of … [Read more...]
Is monogamy dead?
January 29, 2006 By Leave a Comment
In many cultures, law and moral rules say that monogamy is the norm and polygamy is the exception. The accepted rule is the one-on-one relationship, and that includes … [Read more...]
Wifely solutions
January 28, 2006 By 1 Comment
If your husband were a habitual drunkard, or if you caught him surfing the web for porn, what would you do? Would you chain him up like a dog, file for divorce... what? In … [Read more...]
Tofu, spinach and bean sprouts stir fry
January 25, 2006 By 5 Comments
Still having this passionate love affair with tofu. We've been having tofu dishes at home almost every other day these past few weeks. It really started out as a counter move … [Read more...]
Regional conference on elimination of mercury from hospitals
January 25, 2006 By 4 Comments
I'm supposed to attend a "Regional Conference on the Elimination of Mercury in Hospitals" today, upon the invitation of fellow blogger Ronnel Lim. I had already made … [Read more...]
Fish, mung bean sprouts (togue), tofu and rice noodles
January 20, 2006 By 11 Comments
Early this morning, I made a stir fry dish with togue (mung bean sprouts), shredded cabbage, flaked poached fish, some tofu and cilantro. I had it for breakfast with some … [Read more...]
Patani
January 20, 2006 By 16 Comments
I couldn’t find it’s English name or its scientific name. Just in case someone asks what patani is after I post the recipe that includes it among the ingredients, … [Read more...]
Togue (mung bean sprouts)
January 20, 2006 By 5 Comments
Mung bean sprouts, or togue in Filipino, is one of the cheapest vegetables in the local market. Probably one of the reasons for the cheap price is that togue is easy to … [Read more...]
Chicken and spinach stir fry
January 19, 2006 By 15 Comments
The original recipe uses slices of pork tenderloin. Found it in a magazine some 15 years ago. I used to make this dish with kangkong because spinach was rarely available in … [Read more...]
Han Pao Chinese restaurant
January 17, 2006 By
My husband’s youngest brother, based in Beirut, was home for Christmas. We were planning on giving him a party at our house but the December database disaster that made … [Read more...]
Alex’s mango shake
January 17, 2006 By 24 Comments
My younger daughter, Alex, stayed home from school yesterday. Bad cold. By noon, she was bored. She started pestering me about making some mango shake. I told her later in … [Read more...]
Salmon, mango and coriander maki
January 16, 2006 By 10 Comments
Last time we had homemade maki, it was my 13-year-old daughter who made them with crabsticks and scrambled eggs. She made some again last night, ditching the eggs and … [Read more...]
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