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Rose Apple Spinach Salad 22 Feb 2011 | 07:32 am
Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just as light deprived of all shadows ceases to be enjoyed as light. John Ruskin A rose isn't a rose isn't a ...
Asian Style Barley Pilaf 8 Feb 2011 | 07:54 pm
Nothing makes a woman realize the consequences of the gluttony she committed during the recent festivities like a pair of tight-fitting jeans. You know, those pair of jeans with zippers that glided s...
Meringue-Making On A Manic Monday: Silvanas 20 Jan 2011 | 05:32 am
BlogCritics: my first article submission, Confessions Of A Chocolate Chaser, has been chosen as Editors' Picks. You can read it here if you're interested. I just discovered my own personal B...
New Year's Eve 2010 3 Jan 2011 | 04:33 am
Unlike in the West, New Year's Eve is a family affair here in the Philippines. It really is just a continuation of Christmas Eve with a few differences. Being a "holiday orphan," my friend invi...
Local Christmas Traditions 26 Dec 2010 | 05:37 am
With the over-the-top, paranoid-like security measures that every high-traffic US airports employ, I have decided to stay put for the holidays instead of going home as I usually do. After working for...
Loomi Luvin' 16 Dec 2010 | 11:48 pm
My palm reader said I'm going to hold something old and withered in the palm of my hand. Perhaps this was what she meant?! Unless you are familiar with Persian and khaleeji cuisines, most ...
Papaya Fried Rice 9 Dec 2010 | 05:25 pm
With Christmas just a little over two weeks away, I am starting to feel the pressure to finish everything work-related before the break. It doesn't help either when you hear "Only 'X' da...
Thai Pumpkin Coconut Custard (Sang Kaya Fuk Thong) 2 Dec 2010 | 09:18 pm
From about 2003 to 2007, I spent Thanksgiving Day in Thailand on business trips. I have done away with turkey but Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without any kind of pumpkin. I used to order this T...
Kotlet (Persian Burgers) For Thanksgiving Dinner 28 Nov 2010 | 08:25 am
For Americans living overseas, many of us do not celebrate Thanksgiving on Thanksgiving Day. Since it isn't an international holiday the way Christmas is, most of us are usually working on Thursd...
A Retort On A Tort Of A Torte 25 Nov 2010 | 12:19 am
I learned how to bake first before I learned how to cook. When I moved out of my parents' home to go off to university, my mother worried about my lack of cooking skills. She used to say: "You ...
