On May 13th last year, less than a week after I got my Canon EOS 350, a Mother's Day gift from my husband, I went out of the house, took a leisurely walk and took photos of … [Read more...]
One summer day
August 31, 2006 By 1 Comment
Adobong kabute sa gata (mushrooms adobo in coconut cream)
August 30, 2006 By 30 Comments
Two of the entries I lost when all my blogs went down last December were the recipes for mushrooms adobo and guinataang kabute (mushrooms in coconut cream). I've been itching … [Read more...]
Cottony cloud and wild grass
August 28, 2006 By 7 Comments
Taken at the backyard. At least three kinds of wildgrass peeped above the wall that divides our property from the vacant lot nearby. I had to wait until the cloud was in just … [Read more...]
Real cream of mushroom soup
August 28, 2006 By 20 Comments
Forget powdered mushroom soup--the mushroom bits are practically invisible. Campbell's tastes great but is too expensive in the Philippines. Besides, as goos as it tastes, … [Read more...]
Early morning in the garden
August 25, 2006 By 4 Comments
Grass is slippery when it rains and I don't bring out my camera unless it's safe. The one morning early this week that it wasn't raining when I got out of bed to fix the kids' … [Read more...]
Steamed fish in sesame oil
August 25, 2006 By 12 Comments
A couple of years ago, I created a dish of steamed fish, garlic, ginger, parsley and olive oil. Earlier today, I decided to create something similar but with more oriental … [Read more...]
Koi, ripples and reflections on the pond
August 22, 2006 By 3 Comments
I took these photos last summer at the MMLDC, the same day that I took the photos of the cuckatoos and the parakeets. I hadn't gotten around to posting these koi photos … [Read more...]
Ban milk formula ads
August 22, 2006 By
Published as an op-ed column in Manila Standard Today EXECUTIVE Order 51, or the Milk Code, aimed at promoting breast milk and breastfeeding, took effect during the term of … [Read more...]
Lavender (lilac?) gumamela flowers
August 20, 2006 By 16 Comments
I really don't know where the color lavender ends and the color lilac begins. I've always referred to these as my lavender gumamela. We have two varieties, the smaller ones … [Read more...]
The view from Robinson’s Place
August 18, 2006 By 5 Comments
If there is one aspect of photography that I find absolutely fascinating, it is nighttime photography. I just love the play of lights, colors, shadows and highlights. The … [Read more...]
Flowers from long ago
August 18, 2006 By 5 Comments
I'm still digging into my old photos and look what I found! These are some of the flowers that used to grow in our garden. We have a lot of new ones now. If the colors … [Read more...]
Cock-a-leekie soup, Pinoy style
August 17, 2006 By 5 Comments
Cock-a-leekie soup is a traditional Scottish dish. There are many ways of preparing it but, traditionally, the chicken is simmered whole then the meat is carved from the … [Read more...]
Pineapple chicken
August 14, 2006 By
This isn't my recipe. I don't even know where the recipe came from exactly. This was a school project of my daughter. The recipe was given to them in school and the project … [Read more...]
Baked creamy chicken and potatoes
August 9, 2006 By 77 Comments
In one of my inspired moments, I dreamed up this so-easy-to-cook cheese-topped baked chicken and potato dish. Since I had a pack of chicken thighs, there was no chopping to be … [Read more...]
Beautiful parents more likely to have daughters
August 8, 2006 By Leave a Comment
A professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science says that “attractive” couples are more likely to have daughters than sons. Since my husband … [Read more...]
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