tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44160311827928838902011-11-28T08:29:47.868+08:00Mostly about food, sometimes about crafts, often about lifeGinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-58573013022467597632008-07-24T08:51:00.004+08:002008-07-24T09:34:59.530+08:00

My husband has been working in Manila for more than two months now after 6 months of being a house husband. That 6 months have been the bonding time especially with my eldest MJ. Sometimes when we go to the open field of the university campus, they would bring along Jojo's old soccer ball and play. MJ would just run around, kick the ball to any direction and have Jojo run after her. They always

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-24082786152070760952008-06-26T09:22:00.004+08:002008-06-26T14:39:31.749+08:00

I like to try out different recipes especially when I have the needed ingredients at hand. And I call them "Experiments", which gives me some justification if the food didn't end up right especially the taste. However, 80% of my so-called experiments ended up better than I expected, which often surprises me. But the weird thing is I cannot replicate these experiments; I have to do several trials.

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-6849682474375030552008-06-20T10:03:00.001+08:002008-06-20T13:48:22.916+08:00

As I have mentioned before, I am into crafts. I really like working with beads, papers, cross-stitching etc..the more tedious the craft the better. That was before i had kids. I still have some unfinished patterns with me ever since i got married. Whew, anyone would understand a day in the life of a mother. Anyways, there are a few perks being into crafts and having kids, especially toddlers and

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-11043544927654290882008-05-12T14:18:00.002+08:002008-05-12T15:00:08.438+08:00

Thanks to the passing typhoon, we just had some heavy rains for the past few days. Actually my daughter and I just came in after running and playing on the street while there's a heavy downpour. She was truly ecstatic, running around with a few children also playing in the rain. I remember the time when my mom won't allow us to have a bath in the rain. I decided not to be like that. I want my

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-31947058788052271662008-05-03T22:05:00.004+08:002008-05-03T23:07:46.026+08:00

When I was young, my mother would often bring us along when she goes to the market. Bringing us along means extra help for carrying the bags of fresh goods. I don't mind too much when I accompany her except during the times when we go to her suki (patron) butcher for the meat for her small business. I truly disgust it when male butcher make some comments like 'oh, how pretty is your daughter'

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-28001936105767343812008-04-25T09:13:00.002+08:002008-04-25T09:42:18.714+08:00

All along I thought it is just a Philippine phenomenon (or Asian or African problem for that matter). I haven't been watching any foreign news channels lately but when I did yesterday, the new anchor said that food has become a global crisis as affected by climate change. It has definitely affected crop, livestock and fish production. Some areas are heavily flooded while others have cracked

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-63391458213593639482008-04-21T13:20:00.002+08:002008-04-21T14:10:55.563+08:00

Have you had your favorite summer food? I myself have yet to have the halo-halo. I remember during my college years when there was a small stall near our apartment that sells halo-halo at P10 a cup, a good deal i may say since the prices now has gone up. Now I think a cup of halo-halo costs around P15-25 depending on where you'll buy it. I also had my constant fill of ice cream cone, thanks to

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-54643804213624251372008-04-04T16:37:00.004+08:002008-04-04T17:28:26.924+08:00

Being an Ilongga, I grew up eating pancit molo, sipping its hot clear soup and consuming its meat-filled noodles. In college, I discovered that other people called it "ulo ng madre" (probably because the molo has an excess noodle part which looked like the veils of the nuns). Actually I don't know how it came about, but i think it was a variation of chinese dumplings and a distant relative of the

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-7277728654920783682008-04-03T15:30:00.005+08:002008-04-03T16:44:20.956+08:00

Cakes, cakes and more cakes...Who wouldn't be happy to even have just a mouthful especially if it's made by Ate Karla of Claycakes. We are so lucky that she's a cousin of my hubby Jojo. She made our beautiful wedding cake with signature caketopper and luscious chocolate sauce (yumyum!). It is one of those things you can't get enough of. For my father Rusty's 60th birthday, Ate Karla was kind

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-6810768619922581862008-02-27T10:42:00.005+08:002008-02-29T16:44:02.234+08:00

It may be too simple for others but this is the first time I made such dish. Arroz caldo is a chicken-ginger-garlic based porridge often eaten during the cold, rainy season or when one is sick. Thanks to the recipe I found from Mr. Marketman's website, I finally was able to cook arroz caldo having all the ingredients available at hand (except for kalamansi or calamondin). It just so happen that I

Ginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08833073705820897786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4416031182792883890.post-85266582756212899602008-02-12T18:55:00.001+08:002008-02-21T15:07:17.487+08:00

This is one of the moments when I am quite nervous that my mind goes blank. Don't know what to expect, don't know what is expected. Encouraged by my good friend, now i'll try my luck in blogging.Why the title? It literally means "Let's eat" or "Kain tayo" in Karay-a. One of the dialects spoken in Iloilo, Karay-a is one dialect I like to hear being spoken but didn't have the chance to learn.

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