Food
A Halo-Halo Treat for the Kids
Friday, May 2nd, 2008There’s no doubt that everyone, specially kids, love sweet food (except, perhaps, for formula milk, which is not sweet in my opinion . . . go taste it yourself). We parents, of course, are told by our doctors (and, yes, our parents) to minimize the consumption of sweets by our children. Bad for the tooth. [...]
All Rice!
Sunday, April 6th, 2008The headlines these past days have been all about rice. I know rice, and not simply because I don’t feel satisfied eating without rice, just like any Filipino. Many years ago, while growing up in the province, I would walk the pilapil of rice paddies with easy, something which would probably come in handy when [...]
The case of the Disappearing Milk
Sunday, March 16th, 2008No, I’m not referring to an actual case, like someone stealing milk, although that could very well happen with the increasing prices of breast milk substitutes. I’m referring to something more intriguing — scary, even — happening at the market shelf.