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It’s about time I switched. This is the first time I’m able to blog in WEEKS!! My laptop is always at 100% CPU usage, it’s driving me crazy. Something that used to take 10 minutes to do now takes me 3 hours. This is our third Dell. Hubby’s on his third [...] It’s 2:09 am and yes, I’m still awake. Made allergy-free brownies for Aisa’s party with her college friends (+the Walshes) and I forgot that I made it with regular coffee, STRONG-BREWED even… and now everyone’s asleep and I’m still awake. I’m going to be dead in the morning, just when little one will be [...] Only Pinoys would get THIS passionate about food. Yup, believe it or not — this song is about a guy walking into a restaurant and not getting any of the things he wants from the menu. It’s the nearest thing to “hard rock” you’ll ever see on this blog. And talk about uninhibited. [...] 1 16-oz package firm or extra-firm tofu, drained, cut into 1-inch cubes and patted dry with paper towels I’m not too fond of most Asian-style salads, because I find some things are usually “off” or the combination of tastes just screams WRONG! This is one exception to the rule. 1 package baby spinach, washed and spun dry My uncle’s wife who’s from Pangasinan, Philippines, makes a similar dish, except that hers is more a veggie dish, with the emphasis on the snow peas. She also adds shelled peas and cashews to hers, a nice variation to this dish. Shrimp and Snow Pea Stir-Fry (Cha How Lang Tao Nung B’kong) adapted from a recipe in The [...] 1/4 cup coconut cream Two of my favorite writers — Rod Dreher and Michael Pollan — talk food. Must read! Some helpful resources: Slow Food USA And information: a YouTube Playlist: Torn From the Land: The story of the take over of American farmers’ land by financial manipulation of world grain, interest, prices. The end result was the acquisition [...] GRILLED CORN (Poat Dot) For 6 ears of grilled or steamed corn: In a saucepan, mix together 2 tablespoons oil, 3 tablespoons minced green onions, a tablespoon each of water, sugar and fish sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook over high heat until scallion starts to wilt. Brush or spoon sauce over hot corn and serve. This is a [...] Now that I’m starting to feel a bit more normal, I thought I’d pick up a project I started way back that I never got to finish. Last night I finished adding the links to recipes I posted at Like to Cook when I used to write there. The recipe links can now be [...] Mama asks what we want for lunch. (Mama is visiting from St. Louis and helping out in the cooking department because I still can’t cook much.) She asks Tops (my brother who’s also visiting from Philly for the weekend). Tops wants corned beef. We look for the tomato. Mama is convinced we had [...] This post is for our good friends D&L & their kids, on college tour right now…. They’ll be visiting Washington University tomorrow, dh’s and my alma mater and where our 17-yo went for preschool… Here you go: The Queeny Tower is actually located on the 17th floor of Barnes-Jewish Hospital, so it’s relatively unknown to foodies (or at [...] Baby Poems over at Martha’s, Yes They’re All Ours! The American Mathematics Competitions MathCounts Latin Spell Checker Catholic Music Network Spirit and Song Why Eating a Big Mac is Cheaper than Eating a Salad Latin Altar Card (pdf file) Altar Cards in Word format More Altar Cards Blue Knights Lenten craft CatholicPrayerCards.org Kids need to watch their #&!@* mouths: Cussing commonplace — Really…? Kids need to watch [...] 1 lb. rice noodles (the dry, flat kind that’s about 1/4- to 1/3=inch thick) |
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