These days, weekends are anything but slow and lazy. The girls’ schedules have gone insane with the projects they need to finish and, most times, weekends are spent driving back and forth between our suburban house and the rented condo near the university where the girls stay on weekdays. Yesterday was particularly crazy. Speedy and…
Inspired by a soup that we had at Hai Chinese Restaurant last night, this soup dish is a kaleidoscope of subtle flavors. The base is fish broth but neither the fishy aroma nor flavor is overpowering. What stands out, but oh, so subtly, is the slight crunch of the onion leaves and the whiff of…
We were at SM Marikina City last night to buy external hard drives for the girls which they so desperately need because of the amount of photos and videos in their Mac Books. We weren’t planning on having dinner at the mall in fact, the original plan was to go to a restaurant in another…
As soon as I saw the Swedish coffee bread on Elise’s Simply Recipes, I knew I’d make my own. The original plan was to bake it last Sunday because I thought that Sam would just love to drizzle the glaze over the newly baked bread but she went back to the condo early Sunday morning,…
A friend who does not drink wine recently asked me to help her buy some wine for her son who has recently begun to drink wine, likes trendy things, and probably would appreciate getting some wine as a gift as he’s still paying off student loans and such. Normally, I’d discourage a non-wine-drinker from buying…
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Despite still recovering from the bubonic plague, or a sinus infection and bronchitis, I was able to get out of the house on to attend a cooking class at The Chubby Cook in Beachwood. I’m a reformed microwave gourmet, and I love learning new cooking tips and Making raw food is fun Although I’m a…
