How to cook ginataan bilo-bilo
A Filipino sweet soup snack perfect for chilly winter nights Contributed by Sarahlynn Pablo / Filipino Kitchen Beyond the brown sugar and coconut milk, my aunt said, any available fruit or vegetable…
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Recipes for the holidays from Chef Eric Pascual
Though born and raised in the Bay Area, Chef Eric Pascual spent a good amount of his childhood in Hawaii. His passion for cooking started at a young age when…
Ginataang na Alimasag at Hipon by Chef Eric Pascual
Ingredients: • Meat from 2 large Dungeness crab (approximately 1 lb. of meat) • ½ lb. shrimp (shells removed) • 1 cup green jackfruit, chopped (fresh or 1 can large,…
Cassava Cake by Chef Eric Pascual
Ingredients: • 3 ½ cups of frozen grated cassava or fresh cassava if available • 1 ½ cup evaporated milk (or ¾ cup of whole milk and ¼ cup half…
Food, glorious food: The noche buena spread
There is no doubt that Christmas is one of the Filipinos’ favorite holidays. Aside from having the longest holiday season (starting in September until January), Christmas is the time for…
From books to chocolate: How a Fil-Am college dean transitioned into becoming a chocolatier
One night about two years ago, Romeo Garcia decided it was time to take a “creative sabbatical” from his career in academia. Over the past six years, Garcia — who…
A celebration of Christmas and Filipino culture
It was an unbridled celebration of sound and scenes last Saturday at the International Celebrity Center for the Philippine Institute of Language, arts and culture (PILAC) in partnership with the…
Fall in love with these fall makeup trends
SOME weeks ago we welcomed the fall season with an article on hairstyles. Today, we tackle another one of my fortes—and a sought-after subject for women—the latest makeup trends. I…
To be prophets of hope
“THE Lord gives sight to the blind; the Lord raises up those who were bowed down. The Lord loves the just; the Lord protects strangers.” – Psalm 146:8-9 Archbishop Gomez…
Anorexia nervosa & bulimia
What is anorexia nervosa? This is a “psychological” disorder where the person has a disturbed sense of body image. He/she has a morbid fear of obesity, refuse to maintain a…
The interview: A delightful minuet
INTERVIEWS come in many ways. Some regard them as battles, others call them theater pieces — even as delightful minuets. But for showbiz interviewing, which tends to elicit mere entertainment,…
Weird on the road: Unusual driving laws you may not know
The rules of the road aren’t always as straightforward as red, yellow and green. For example, if a police officer were to pull over a driverless car, who would get…
Buckle up for safety: Why the seat belt is your best protection
Confusion and panic often accompany the sounds of screeching tires and metal slamming into metal. A passenger’s body hurtles forward during a front end collision, carried by momentum for a…
December 7, 1941: The Pearl Harbor moment
HOW could it have happened? Pearl Harbor — and its awful treachery and death — is one of the worst battles and defeat ever suffered by the United States. It…
A ‘hero’s burial’ and the path to forgiveness
The late Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the…
Our longing for peace
THERE are many things happening in the world and in our lives today that trouble us. They are the constant killings of innocent people in many countries, the never-ending violence…
Famed ramen shop Tsujita opens third location in Glendale
In recent months, a stretch of Brand Blvd. in Glendale, California has suddenly been revitalized with outposts of hot foodie spots. Across from The Americana at Brand, Shake Shack, Philz…
Mark Bautista emboldens career image as he (still) sings on a high note
The moniker “Mark Bautista” has persistently been a household name since his emergence in the Philippine music arena via a local reality TV talent search, Star For A Night, where…
The Wonders of Super Gene
All of us want to live a long and healthy life. The search for the Fountain of Youth has been an obsession of man from time immemorial. More than ever…
November to remember
IT was a month of passion, erudition and of past times, but mostly politics and government at every turn both here and across the country. In a trove of bemused…
Club Balai Isabel: A Paradise at the heart of Batangas
There is no better place than to be than in your own country. I realized that there are a lot to discover in the Philippines. This is my most memorable…
A profound look at gifts and blessings
I WILL always remember Fr. Anthony Lee’s homily last week in the seminary when our community celebrated a Thanksgiving Mass. To start his homily he shared a “culture shock” he…
The startling resurgence of Archie D’s music
THE soul of a great music never dies…but merely fades to oblivion, takes a brief respite after a top-chart supremacy, and resurfaces anew with a recharged dominant influence geared up…
Laughing matters
“Neither of us would ever die of love, we will grieve, part and separate. For we were not meant to be tragedians. We were meant to be comedians.” – Graham Greene,…
Allergies 101
What is an allergy? An allergy is a condition where the body overreacts following “contact” with an allergen (dust, molds, pollen, flower, dander, fur, animal protein from hair, perfume, cosmetics,…
Vina Lelim Nacionales: A beauty queen with a golden heart
Everybody has a story. Each story bears a fascinating reason that explains why the characters are the way they are. I’ve always believed in how our past could mold our…
Proclaiming the kingship of Jesus Christ
“HE is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in Him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible…”…
Thanksgiving: Gratitude and appreciate of life
THIS great holiday of thanks and giving is not a date on a calendar, but a state of mind. It is about our capacity to realize things that we can,…
Calcium is essential
What is calcium? Calcium is a hard, silvery metallic element with an atomic number of 20 and an atomic weight of 40.078. It is a mineral found in bones, teeth…
What’s on the table for Thanksgiving?
AS its name suggests, Thanksgiving is a holiday centered on giving thanks for the numerous blessings in our lives. During the meal — whether held at lunch or dinnertime —…