I’m back and it’s all because my 93-year old uncle found my blog when he entered his name on google and found a post I wrote a couple of years back about our family and soybeans. Go check it out to understand the strange connection. Now, I’m in touch through email with my cousin like… [Continue Reading]
Larry J. Cruz, My First Boss
May 12, 2012 By 12 Comments
LJC. He was my first boss. It was a shock to hear about his death last Monday. LJC was the first true bon vivant I met. The year I worked for him was before the LJC Restaurant Group was even formally named although they already had a string of restaurants open in the Philippines and… [Continue Reading]
More Cupcakes
May 12, 2012 By 5 Comments
Eldest Sister passed on an order of 192 cupcakes she got from her husband’s niece last week. The dummy that I am, I took it on without batting an eyelash. You really have no idea how many 192 cupcakes are until you have them all laid out…and run out of counter space. This really was… [Continue Reading]
Fish Steaks
May 11, 2012 By 2 Comments
The Philippines has over 7,100 islands and you bet we eat a lot of fish and seafood, aside from rice of course. If you are in the Philippines and thinking of having steaks for dinner, your best bet is fresh fish steaks in calamansi butter sauce.
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