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Sometimes desperation drives us to do things we normally wouldn’t do in the right frame of mind. A few months ago our bedroom door got stuck shut and I couldn’t enter the room.  I asked my husband to try and open the door but he couldn’t. “What about using a screwdriver?”  I asked him.  After [...]

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One of the greatest food writers in the Philippines was a lady by the name of Doreen Fernandez.  When I was in the Philippines I took for granted her contributions to our cuisine and so I rarely paid any attention to her works which was a pity since I have been crazy looking for some [...]

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When people ask me about what I miss most about the Philippines – there is no doubt that the answer will always be “the food”.  My mouth waters when I remember the Lechon Kawali (Crunch Pork with Shrimp Sauce), or Kare Kare (Oxtail Stew with Annato Peanut Sauce).  I reminisce over my Mom’s Beef Tenderloin [...]

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Who said Filipino food is unhealthy?  If you haven’t already, hop on over to Tangled Noodle‘s site to read her essay on Filipino food.  I couldn’t have written it better myself.  In her post one of the things that Tracey mentions is that many people have a misconception that Filipino food is unhealthy.  Yes, we [...]

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The other day I spent more than sixteen hours trying to get my house in order.  It had been awhile since I did a MAJOR clean up but I knew it was time after speaking to a work colleague.  We were chatting one morning and I mentioned that I needed to get my house more [...]

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The Blog Monster has a collection of recipes which she put together a few years ago. I remember that she asked me to “design” the front cover. After some discussion this is what we came up with. Daily Menus 7 Week Cycle With Weekly Market Orders Proven Effective, even for beginners

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