Has it really been a year? This food blog started upon the prodding of my youngest sister. She knew that I was a woman with a mission: learn how to bake from scratch. After I received a brazo de mercedes lesson from my brother-in-law on Christmas Day 2013, I began 2014 …
With fall season officially in high gear, Art de Fete shared with me their original fall and winter salad recipes created by their resident home and style expert, Editor-In-Chief Svitlana Flom. After reading Ms. Flom’s step-by-step directions to making her salads and admiring the gorgeous pictures for each one (you’ll …
I’m a big fan of buying organic produce and going to farmers markets. In fact, our weekly produce at home comes from the farmers market in our area. When Farmbox Direct contacted me about their new subscription service and asked if I’d be willing to review a trial Farmbox, I …
Are you a beer or wine drinker? Which do you like better? CompareCamp.com‘s article Beer & Wine: Comparison Of Popular Brands, Surprising Facts And Market Trends is a must-read for you. Personally, I’m more of a wine drinker. The only beer that really captured my taste buds is from the …
This is a non-food blog post, but since I sent Ello invites to fellow bloggers, I thought I’d share what I know about using Ello so far. Remember: Ello is still in beta stage. It’s not Facebook, so using it is a bit tricky. They welcome and encourage questions, comments …
Growing up in a tropical country like the Philippines, I had access to coconuts because we had coconut trees growing outside our home. In addition, it was so easy to find street vendors selling them. They use machetes to cut open the coconuts in front of you. That’s my experience …
I’m very pleased to report that my Brandywine tomato plant yielded three tomatoes already. This little guy went by unnoticed until today. I don’t really do anything to my tomato plant except water it when the soil’s dry. I’ve read some online discussions about removing “suckers”. Some people advise trimming …
Ever tried mint sugar? Me neither. Having a mint plant in my little herb garden that has grown so much since June, I felt bad for the plant. Its companions basil and parsley were seeing so much kitchen action, but mint was hardly used. Today, I snipped off some branches …
Back in June, I blogged about my Little Herb Garden. Since then, it has expanded to include other produce like watermelon, squash and bush beans. Here’s how it looks like now. Color me proud that my Brandywine tomato plant has yielded two tomatoes so far. There are tiny ones still …
