Who would have thought you can make a simple homemade tomato sauce? I use two different brands of tomato based sauces ever since I started cooking for my family. I have a favorite spaghetti sauce brand which I will never replace. After trying this homemade tomato sauce of Giada de Laurentiis, I may have to ditch my go-to […] Read more…
The week before started a little gloomy in my side of the world. Light showers added to the cool December air. With this kind of weather, comfort food keeps me warm and fuzzy. Thinking about taking a spoonful of that hot sopas (macaroni soup) as my kids it. Or maybe that Nilagang Baka with corn […] Read more…
Our family business is doing good these days, thank God. However, this means standing in the kitchen for long hours preparing customers’ orders. Days like these leave me too worn out to even think of preparing dinner for the family. As much as I want to grab my yarn and hook and crochet all night […] Read more…
Our family is divided when it comes to pasta sauces. The boys love tomato-based pasta while my daughter and I enjoy cream-based ones…though I lean more towards the tomato-based haha! Every time pasta is on the menu, I make it a point that we alternate the red and white sauce. If last week I prepared […] Read more…
I am not a believer of food supplements primarily because I really don’t know if it works the way I want it. I’ve tried a food supplement in the past but I only gained weight so I stopped. The only supplement I take is Vitamin E for the skin and Vitamin C to boost my […] Read more…
Now that school is out, I don’t have any excuse not to allow the kids to watch TV or use gadgets. I have to be creative in getting them off these electronic thingies. For lunch the other day, I commissioned Jianne to help me prepare a simple pasta dish we call, Tuna Fusilli. This dish […] Read more…
It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind. T. S. Elliot At the start of this year, I asked God’s approval for two things. First, I wanted wisdom whether to push through with the home business my […] Read more…
Savory adobo is known around the world as a Filipino delicacy. Unfortunately, I found out that this is not true. The Filipinos’ version of adobo was an adaptation from the Spaniards way of pickling or marinating food. This method called “adobar” was used by the Spanish homemakers to preserve their choice of meat using vinegar and salt. Since […] Read more…
It’s almost a year since my husband had a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Say what??? Peewee had his gall bladder surgically removed in December last year. The stomach pains were getting worse that one afternoon, I had to rush him to the emergency room. After laboratory tests and ultrasound, doctors found the infected gall bladder as the culprit and […] Read more…
The first time I ever held a spatula and a mixing bowl was in high school. My mother had a recipe for Chocolate Crinkle that she wanted me to try. The recipe was already premixed in box she bought from the supermarket. I forgot the brand but my first try at baking was a success. […] Read more…