I taught my daughters to eat vegetables by finely mincing boiled potatoes, carrots or kalabasa (squash) with rice and broth as soon they were old enough to eat table food. I … [Read more...]
Praying mantis
June 27, 2006 By 8 Comments
Insects land on my computer all the time, especially at night. Moths, mostly. In various colors. In the past, however, the almost always alighted on my keyboard, rarely on my … [Read more...]
Ocean Adventure: tropical saltwater fish
June 26, 2006 By 4 Comments
I wish I could tell you the proper names of the fish in this series of photos but I can't. All taken at the Ocean Adventure in Subic. … [Read more...]
Turkey and potato salad
June 26, 2006 By 15 Comments
In the turkey lumpia entry, I mentioned that half of the turkey meat I was able to salvage went into a potato salad. This is it. Not only was I able to save the turkey meat, I … [Read more...]
Tigers at Zoobic Safari
June 24, 2006 By 5 Comments
These photos were taken while riding in a customized jeepney with grilled windows. I had to take the photos through the grills to make sure that there would be no dark lines. … [Read more...]
Chef d’Angelo
June 24, 2006 By
If the resolution of the photos seems a little wanting, that’s because they were taken with a phone cam. We were going to see MI 3 about a month ago and we decided to … [Read more...]
Pancake House
June 23, 2006 By
For reasons only she knew, my 13-year-old daughter Sam had been whining about eating at Pancake House for the past month. Other than her, no one was eager to go. I think that, … [Read more...]
Zoobic Safari : deer with a broken antler
June 22, 2006 By 2 Comments
Zoobic Safari. This deer somehow managed to get out of the cage. Some of the people were avoiding it thinking perhaps that it was ferocious. It wasn't, actually. Not exactly … [Read more...]
Hello, Flipper!
June 21, 2006 By Leave a Comment
I think it took about 10 minutes (perhaps more) of patient waiting before a dolphin leapt up near enough to take a photo. My 13-year-old daughter and I stood by the ledge side … [Read more...]
Lumpiang pabo (turkey spring rolls)
June 20, 2006 By 11 Comments
From the rice-stuffed roast turkey that I cooked for my husband's birthday dinner, I was able to salvage enough meat which, after mincing, measured about four cups. It wasn't … [Read more...]
Bangkok kalachuchi
June 19, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Bangkok kalachuchi growing just in front of the flower stalls at Market! Market! … [Read more...]
Roast turkey with rice stuffing
June 19, 2006 By 24 Comments
I know that in the U.S. cooking turkey is both a ritual and a tradition. As a non-American, turkey elicits no feelings for me except as food. I wasn't even a turkey eater, … [Read more...]
Birthday dinner: roast turkey, vegetable salad and peach cake
June 19, 2006 By 6 Comments
My husband celebrated his birthday last Saturday and we hosted a small dinner party. I opted to keep the menu simple since I would do the cooking alone. I decided on … [Read more...]
Independence Day fireworks
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Scenic Subic Bay
June 18, 2006 By 4 Comments
Above and below, panoramic views of Subic Bay as seen from Ocean Adventure. … [Read more...]
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