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LP VIII: Suam Mais (Cooking with Children)
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Continue reading →: LP VIII: Suam Mais (Cooking with Children)When talking to our town’s renowned cooks, I ask about how long they have been cooking and who taught them to perform magic in the kitchen. Some took cooking seriously very early, some as young adults but to a person, each one had kitchen duties as children. Everyone remembers receiving…
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Continue reading →: IMBB 24: Alamang & Camias (Make it in 30 minutes!)
Summertime in the Philippines is hot and humid. The heat can be oppressive and renders one lethargic. March is just the start of summer but it already feels like an oven in here! Even the normally hyperactive cats are asleep all day, waking up to drink every few minutes. I…
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Continue reading →: Camias / Bilimbi / Tree Sorrel: Fruit of Southeast Asia
Every now and then, I encounter people touring some foreign visitors and when they point out certain native fruits and vegetables, they always say that these are found “only in the Philippines” which is of course inaccurate. There are instances when I hear our cabalen coming from overseas astounded to…
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Continue reading →: Tira-Tira: Sweet Memories of Childhood
It’s what many childhood memories are made of – raw caramelised sugar candies that have a bubbly texture as they melt in the mouth. Locally produced, they were sold in public markets or corner stores. Nothing fancy, just something sweet to satisfy a child’s sweet cravings. I associate tira-tira (also called balicutya or balicutsa in Ilocano)…
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Continue reading →: Little hands at work
Summer is indeed upon us! Pretty soon, school will be out (the Philippine school year is from June till March) and parents will be hard-pressed thinking of activities to occupy their children’s time at home. Do you remember what you did on long vacations? Well, I do! I climbed trees,…
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Continue reading →: Welcome the Summer!
Unbelievable! Is it March already? Wasn’t it only Christmas the other day? I can’t believe how much time has passed. This blog has way too much backlog, hehehe! I’ll write down what posts are to be expected in the next few weeks: Stay tuned or nag me to make sure…
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Continue reading →: LP VII: Nasi Inambulang Gatas Damulag (Gising na! ALMUSAL!)
Breakfast is perhaps the simplest of the day’s meals but just like Joey, this month’s Lasang Pinoy host, it has a very special place in my gut, er, heart. 😀 My problem though was what to post for Gising na! ALMUSAL! not for a lack of ideas but for having too much! The traditional Filipino breakfast is…
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Continue reading →: Breaking the Fast in February
On cold mornings, getting out of bed can be a struggle. I often wake up at my usual time then fall asleep for five, ten, fifteen more minutes. It doesn’t help that the skies are still dark at 6.00 a.m.! What makes me jump and have a nice and early…
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Continue reading →: LP VI: Sisig Páro (Let’s Wash It Down with Booze!!)
Gaiety and spontaneity are trademarks of most Filipino societies. Being very sociable, camaraderie is at the heart of many relationships. Perhaps it also comes from the nature of our traditional occupations – farming and fishing. Our ways of living rely on being with others, helping and sharing in the labour and the harvests.…
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Continue reading →: Still on Fruits… and Vegetables too
New research, old conclusion. Well, old to my Lola. A study conducted by the University of London shows that eating more than five (5) servings of fruits and vegetables each day significantly lowers the risk of stroke. I think my grandmother knew that from way, way back. Well, or something like…
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