When my parents bought our family home, my brother and I had no say in the matter. I was a little over a year old and my brother was a newborn infant. So, voting was out of … [Read more...]
Ceiling fans: they’ve come a long way, baby
May 28, 2008 By 7 Comments
That time that Speedy and I had a fight over whether to use a ceiling fan or a stand fan, we were actually trying to decide what fan to install in our bedroom in the new … [Read more...]
Ceiling-mounted light fixtures and chandeliers
May 27, 2008 By 6 Comments
Not every light that hangs from the ceiling is a chandelier. By definition, a chandelier is a lighting fixture that is attached to the ceiling, has branches (or arms) with … [Read more...]
Oriental noodles with peanut sauce
May 27, 2008 By 13 Comments
If you're a fan of Vietnamese food, then you should be familiar with the peanut sauce that goes with the spring rolls. It's a mixture of tamarind paste, peanut butter and … [Read more...]
Exterior color of your house
May 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment
If a house were like a web page, I could try different colors and color mixes without incurring too many expenses. But the reality is that if I can't make up my mind about … [Read more...]
No one sleeps early on a Saturday night
May 27, 2008 By 7 Comments
We watch movies at night. When school's out, no one's obliged to wake up early the next morning so we sometimes spend the entire night watching movies. So, breakfast hour is a … [Read more...]
Carlo’s Pizza
May 26, 2008 By 7 Comments
Somewhere between the two home depots in the Ortigas area is a row of restaurants. Some are familiar names, other's aren't. We were hunting for lighting accessories yesterday … [Read more...]
The days of the week, according to Speedy
May 26, 2008 By 22 Comments
If you're a Wordpress user, you might have noticed that Monday is the first day of the week by default. I've often wondered about that because in grade school teachers were … [Read more...]
Fresh herbs in my lamb curry
May 25, 2008 By 2 Comments
Lamb curry is almost always associated with India where it most probably originated. But lamb curry also figures prominently in Southeast Asian cooking, particularly in … [Read more...]
Love means you should say you’re sorry
May 25, 2008 By 30 Comments
The title, of course, is a play on the tagline of one of the biggest, and mushiest movie hits, of the 1970s. "Love means never having to say you're sorry" from Love Story has … [Read more...]
Buying a new house
May 24, 2008 By 21 Comments
We really need more space. The kids, especially. The room they share has become a war zone cum safari and the constant bickering affects all of us. To be honest, it makes … [Read more...]
Yellow fried rice with shrimps and coconut cream
May 24, 2008 By 5 Comments
The rice is yellow because of the turmeric. Unlike the mixed seafood rice with turmeric and coconut cream recipe, grated fresh turmeric was used for this rice dish. Turmeric … [Read more...]
Pan – fried kitang with tofu – egg salsa
May 23, 2008 By 2 Comments
Kitang is a fish. What its scientific name is or by whatever other name it goes by is something I have yet to discover. It was the favorite fish of my late uncle Ben who would … [Read more...]
Tilapia with shredded corn and coconut cream
May 21, 2008 By 14 Comments
I know, I know. I wrote in the previous entry that I was going to get creative with the mozzarella balls from Rizal Dairy, that I was going to make a salad or bake cannelloni. … [Read more...]
Kesong puti (white cheese) from Rizal Dairy
May 21, 2008 By 16 Comments
The obsession over reproducing at home that glorious pesto, tomatoes and kesong puti sandwich that I had at Manna Bakery a couple of weeks ago finally led me to Rizal Dairy … [Read more...]
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