There are two versions of adobong sitaw in my archives, one using liempo (pork belly) and, the other, using ground pork and topped with hard-boiled eggs. I was wondering if … [Read more...]
Taisan from Edna’s Cakeland
January 29, 2007 By
I’m baking a strawberry cake today. But while I wait for the butter to soften and the eggs to warm to room temperature, let me share with you something absolutely … [Read more...]
A birthday
January 29, 2007 By 19 Comments
Alex turned 13 last Friday, the 26th. Part of me is regretful that Alex-the-child will soon be a thing of the past. Another part of me is excited over our evolving … [Read more...]
Father-daughter conversation
January 25, 2007 By 24 Comments
A few years ago, I posted an entry about how my husband got upset when he heard me discussing sex and rape with our daughter Sam, then 12, while watching an episode of … [Read more...]
Packed school lunches
January 25, 2007 By 10 Comments
Let's just say I'm making up for my delinquence so I'm lumping three school lunches in one entry. When I started Sassyfoodie.com, there were two goals -- learn to bake and … [Read more...]
Vinaigrette as a dipping sauce
January 24, 2007 By
Sometime between Christmas and New Year, my husband and I went to the SM Megamall Trade Hall where there was Christmas gift bazaar. There was a food stall selling tocino, … [Read more...]
Hot pepper cheese toast
January 23, 2007 By 10 Comments
I wanted toast but didn't feel like butter and jam. I wanted something hot from the oven but was too lazy to bake muffins or scones. Too lazy even to make some pancakes. I … [Read more...]
The blossoming of a yellow hibiscus
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Firetrees along an empty road
January 23, 2007 By Leave a Comment
In the summer of 2005, I spent a lot of time photographing firetrees in Antipolo. I don't know why but I am awed by the colors. … [Read more...]
Sunset at the beach
January 22, 2007 By 6 Comments
The fourth in the series of photos taken by my daughter Sam at the pawikan conservation site in Morong, Bataan. [tags]Philippines+beach, sunset+photos, … [Read more...]
Beach volleyball
January 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The third batch of the photos taken by my daughter at the Pawikan Conservation Project site. It wasn't all work and study for the kids at the pawikan conservation site in … [Read more...]
Outsourced parenting
January 22, 2007 By 9 Comments
This is absolutely nauseating. No need for expectant parents to wade through books or trudge round shops for the latest products guaranteed to turn others green with … [Read more...]
Save the pawikan
January 22, 2007 By 8 Comments
This is the second in a six-part series of photos taken by my 14-year-old daughter Sam. Every year, the high school students in the school that my daughters attend spend a … [Read more...]
Beach, sand and sea
January 22, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The following photos constitute the first of six batches of photos taken by my 14-year-old daughter Sam during their school's three-day trip to the Pawikan Conservation … [Read more...]
Babies are not commodities
January 21, 2007 By 2 Comments
In the Philippines, there have been far too many horror stories about hospitals selling abandoned newborn babies to couples willing to pay the price. Some hospitals will even … [Read more...]
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