We made it through the weekend! We had a quite busy Saturday and a lazy Sunday. More often than not, it’s during those lazy Sundays that the husband and I get to talk in between watching a movie. We talked about a possibility of going out of town this Memorial Day weekend again. Since two
Ginisang Ampalaya or Sauteed Bitter...
May 15, 2015 in Food Trip Friday, RecipeOther than Ginisang Monggo or Sauteed Mung Bean, here’s another favorite simple Filipino dish of mine, Ginisang Ampalaya. Ampalaaya or bitter melon is a kind of vegetable that is very popular in the Philippines. It is often used in many different Filipino dishes including...
Soccer’s Solid Impact on Our...
May 13, 2015 in SportsI brought my now wife Lynndee and her son Yogi to the US from the Philippines in November of 2010 and they began their adventure of living in a new country. By the fall of 2013, Yogi had advanced to the 5th grade. He came home one...
Flower Gardening: I Didn’t Kn...
May 11, 2015 in Gardening, House and HomeBefore anything else, I have a confession to make. I love flowers. I love looking at them, I love receiving them and I love decorating our home with their beauty, but something refrained me from having a flower garden back in the Philippines –...
For the Love of Bubba, Forrest Crea...
May 8, 2015 in Celebrations, Food Trip FridayAnyway, like I was sayin’, shrimp is the fruit of the sea. You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. There’s shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There’s pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp,...
