Deep in the archive of Home Cooking Rocks! is a recipe for sweet and sour fish. I used whole tilapia and took photos with my first digital camera -- a point-and-shoot 1.3 … [Read more...]
The birds of prey and Batjay
April 29, 2008 By 49 Comments
Amado V. Hernandez's novel "Mga Ibong Mandaragit" (Birds of Prey) is required reading for third year students in the school that my daughters go to. When my younger daughter … [Read more...]
Kani salad
April 26, 2008 By 39 Comments
This recipe has been updated on August 6, 2009 @ 11.54 a.m. Fresh. Green. Bright. Juicy. These are words I associate with the summer. Philippine summers are either famous or … [Read more...]
Maneki Neko, the beckoning cat
April 25, 2008 By 8 Comments
I'm sure you've seen one of them at one time or another -- the ceramic cat with the raised paw on display in many business establishments. The symbol is found in both Chinese … [Read more...]
Art work inside a sketchbook
April 25, 2008 By 31 Comments
She's 14 and she's going to be an artist. Her dream is to be able to do what they do in Pixar and she diligently practices everyday. She reads her daily dose of Naruto then … [Read more...]
It’s matter of attitude
April 24, 2008 By 28 Comments
This entry consists of two parts. The first part is my column today in Manila Standard Today; the second is the full text of an e-mail forwarded by my brother-in-law, … [Read more...]
Look at Laguna Lake now
April 24, 2008 By 22 Comments
When publicists of businesses e-mail me with invitations to take part in this and that event, I rarely respond. On those rare occasions that I do respond, I say no thanks. … [Read more...]
Chicken and mushrooms burger
April 23, 2008 By 30 Comments
If you've been to Tagaytay City, you must have passed by Mushroom Burger along Aguinaldo Highway. And if you're a Tagaytay habitue like I am, you must have eaten at the place … [Read more...]
Toxic colors
April 23, 2008 By 2 Comments
Pop culture has given a new meaning to the word "toxic" and Britney Spears' 2004 hit written by Bloodshy & Avant, Cathy Dennis, and Henrik Jonback has not dampened the use … [Read more...]
Why I don’t want to have the dogs’ ears cut
April 22, 2008 By 13 Comments
I may have mentioned it before, or I may have not, but Astro is not our first dog. Sam's first dog was a mongrel named Rajah (after Princess Jasmine's pet tiger in Disney's … [Read more...]
12 kilos of lacatan bananas for 52 pesos?
April 22, 2008 By 7 Comments
Fifty-two pesos and eighty-five centavos, to be more precise, if you like your bananas with four legs and an ear-splitting growl. Astro was reaching for the bananas but … [Read more...]
Don’t be a kitchen slave
April 22, 2008 By 13 Comments
Much as I love to cook and spend time experimenting with new dishes, when summer comes, I enter a stage of non-inspiration which is often combined with lethargy. It is simply … [Read more...]
The Olympic torch hoax
April 21, 2008 By 18 Comments
Just a couple of weeks ago, while reading up on digital virus in brand new iPods, I was reminded of stereotypes of creators of computer viruses. But all this virus talk … [Read more...]
Must see: ‘Awake’
April 21, 2008 By 5 Comments
First, you have to read about anesthesia awareness because that is where the story revolves around. 'Awake', starring Hayden Christensen, Jessica Alba and Terrence Howard, … [Read more...]
Lunch on the beach
April 20, 2008 By 5 Comments
Unlike Boracay, the beach in Roxas City is more intimate. It looks more like a neighborhood affair rather than a posh resort community. On one side are the private residences … [Read more...]
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