As I was on my way home today, the rain was beating down my car. Stuck in traffic, I started drifting back to old memories from childhood of walking in the rain. When the rain falls hard back in Manila enough to cancel school, my friends and I would be strolling amidst the rain, celebrating […]
June 27, 2015
Originally posted on Ann's Filipino Food Diary:
There was one time where I was in a cooking frenzy trying to get ready for family and friends to visit. As a new friend with a kid was part of the group, I had the foresight to ask what her son liked and she said “anything…
June 14, 2015
Originally posted on Ann's Filipino Food Diary:
Now let’s talk about breakfast or what we Pinoys call agahan. There are a lot of dishes I could highlight and I will start with one dish. We tend to like the start to our mornings with something hearty and filling, more salty than sweet. One of…
May 30, 2015
Thursday was that kind of day where I was mentally convincing myself not to lost my temper at work. You know, that kind of day where one problem just opens up another. All that kept me in check was that I was planning to have some good ole fashioned Filipino Inihaw at Diona Joyce a.k.a […]
April 26, 2015
Originally posted on Ann's Filipino Food Diary:
Another iconic Filipino dish is the Chicken and Pork Adobo. When the word has its Spanish origins, it is very different from what it means in Spain than what it means to a Filipino. In Spain, the word comes from “Adobar” which means “soaking raw meat in…
November 12, 2014
Last Sunday I found myself driving along Rexdale Blvd area on my way back to North York from Mississauga. It was at a time that was close to dinner and it would be another 20 minutes to home. As I know I have no energy to fix myself something at home by the time that […]
March 18, 2014
Last Monday, I was invited at Lamesa for a media preview of their new look, new menu and their new bar. As I walked up Queen St. West, close to Bathurst, I see the new signage. I do prefer this logo design from the old one. Although it has an understated clean contemporary lines, it […]
July 7, 2015
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