No, these photos weren't taken in the Mountain Province. They were taken in Antipolo, a mere 15 minutes from our house. The family of a photographer-friend "imported" an … [Read more...]
Pork siomai (steamed dumplings), pearl balls and lumpiang shanghai (fried spring rolls)
March 29, 2007 By 57 Comments
I could brag and try to impress you by saying I was inspired and I decided to cook three dishes for last night's dinner. But that's not really true. I used the same ground … [Read more...]
A thing of beauty…
March 28, 2007 By Leave a Comment
... is a joy forever (from Endymion by John Keats). … [Read more...]
The Philippine weblog awards
March 28, 2007 By 10 Comments
The Philippine weblog awards night will be on Saturday. It's another reason for the slow blogging -- I'm one of the judges. One of the organizers, Gail, called me up last … [Read more...]
Ubuntu on Sam’s MSI S425
March 28, 2007 By 22 Comments
I promised her we'd replace her four-year-old desktop with a laptop and that was what we did. Yesterday, I bought her a new MSI S425. We already decided that with all computer … [Read more...]
(Something like) pasta a la putanesca
March 27, 2007 By 18 Comments
With the interval of postings on this blog, you'd think we haven't been eating at home. It's not that I haven't been cooking; it's just that I haven't been blogging too much … [Read more...]
Harvard Law, WordPressMU and a month of absolute geekiness
March 23, 2007 By 26 Comments
My husband and I were in the kids' school fair in mid-February. I was talking to a friend (and batchmate at the U.P. College of Law and a co-parent in the kids' school) about … [Read more...]
Fish lumpia (spring roll) with gata (coco milk)
March 19, 2007 By 13 Comments
Why fried lumpia (spring rolls) has come to be known in the Philippines as lumpiang Shanghai, I have no idea. I do know, however, that ground or minced pork is not the only … [Read more...]
Shopping for shoes and flip-flops
March 18, 2007 By 21 Comments
We haven't been to the mall in months. I can't remember the last movie we saw. Because Speedy will be out of town for five days for his company's annual conference, when Sam … [Read more...]
Baby prawns and broccoli fried rice with oyster sauce
March 16, 2007 By 15 Comments
We cook what we can afford. And, as much as my kids love those plump juicy prawns, they can only enjoy them occasionally. It's final exams week and, during times like this, I … [Read more...]
Figure skating and the varsity football team
March 16, 2007 By 22 Comments
For the longest time, the head coach of the varsity football team has been recruiting Sam to join. Just for as long, she has been saying no. In one sense, her decision is a … [Read more...]
Co-sleeping with kids
March 13, 2007 By 22 Comments
In the comment thread of The Family Bed, Christianne referred to a link to a New York Times article about ways to solve the problem of children wanting to sleep in their … [Read more...]
Steamed chicken with ginger – garlic sauce
March 12, 2007 By 37 Comments
I've mentioned before that we have this Sunday arrangement -- my husband does the cooking on Sundays. There are times when he makes palusot (headache, don't know what to cook … [Read more...]
The family bed
March 12, 2007 By 11 Comments
I was reading an article about holistic parenting and wondered if Speedy and I had been observing a philosophy we didn't even know there was a term for. I guess we have. … [Read more...]
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