Yesterday was the 77th birth anniversary of my late father-in-law. The family gathered for dinner at the Xin Tian Di Chinese Restaurant on the 4th level of the Crowne Plaza … [Read more...]
Drugs can save marriage… huh?!?
November 21, 2006 By 18 Comments
Marriage as an institution must really be in serious trouble if spouses need to be drugged in order to make their marriage work. According to James Hughes, a bioethicist at … [Read more...]
(Something like) tiramisu
November 20, 2006 By 14 Comments
I wasn't going to post my tiramisu entry until I could make a better one but the photo looks so gorgeous with the perfect lighting and right focus. :razz: It all started when … [Read more...]
Pre-nuptial agreement
November 20, 2006 By 5 Comments
I'm not a believer that, once married, "what is mine, is yours." I used to kid my husband that if I were to articulate it, it would be, "What is yours, is mine, and what is … [Read more...]
Cannibalizing and Gringo’s story
November 20, 2006 By 15 Comments
You know I hardly talk about my family in my blogs. Except for some really interesting incidents that reflect strongly of Filipino culture (like this one) or something … [Read more...]
Peanut cakes
November 19, 2006 By
They are a Chinese delicacy, actually, but the way Filipinos have taken to them, one would think they have always been a part of Filipino food tradition. Peanut cakes are made … [Read more...]
Look what Pacquiao did!
November 19, 2006 By 11 Comments
That's the sitemeter reading for Pinoy Cook today. On weekends, there are usually about a hundred visitors at any given time one-hour period. The numbers are higher during … [Read more...]
Salted eggs and vegetables salad
November 19, 2006 By 5 Comments
In the Philippines, fried fish is often accompanied by a salad made with fresh tomatoes and itlog na maalat (salted duck eggs). It's not that there's something wrong or … [Read more...]
Book review: Nigel Slater's 'The Kitchen Diaries'
November 17, 2006 By 4 Comments
If there is one thing I enjoy reviewing almost as much as food, it would be books. It's probably a carry over from writing all those college papers on books especially those … [Read more...]
Book review: Nigel Slater’s ‘The Kitchen Diaries’
November 17, 2006 By 4 Comments
If there is one thing I enjoy reviewing almost as much as food, it would be books. It's probably a carry over from writing all those college papers on books especially those … [Read more...]
Batangas barako coffee
November 16, 2006 By 6 Comments
When I was taking the photos of the coffee percolater earlier this evening, my intention was to post an entry about the percolator itself. I’ve had it for 10 … [Read more...]
Bacon and eggs for breakfast
November 16, 2006 By 14 Comments
When we have bacon for breakfast, we usually consume a 250-gram pack. By that I mean the bacon strips are fried to a crisp then served with eggs, sunny side up, and bread. But … [Read more...]
Living to a ripe old age
November 16, 2006 By 15 Comments
It's common sense. You want to live to a ripe old age, then, you have to maintain a healthy lifestyle. "Healthy" is, of course, relative. So is "old age". But eating the … [Read more...]
Miss Earth 2006 motorcade
November 15, 2006 By 6 Comments
Filipinos just love beauty contests. My husband was in Balayan, Batangas again today and a motorcade of the Miss Earth 2006 contestants passed by. Of course, he took photos. … [Read more...]
No marital rape in Singapore
November 14, 2006 By 8 Comments
It wasn't until the Anti-Rape Law took effect in 1997 that the Philippines finally acknowledged that there is such a thing as marital rape. I used to think that the government … [Read more...]
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