Wifely Steps

My first attempt at making gravy from scratch and my first successful attempt with mashed potatoes. We had this a couple of weeks ago when I visited my family. Mama made roasted chicken with herb dressing. I prepared this to complement her dish. The only bad thing about this was there wasn’t enough [...]

Appetizer - If you could have a free subscription to any magazine, which one would you like to have? O, Oprah’s magazine. I buy a lot of its back issues ’cause it’s cheaper. There are a lot of interesting articles in it and hey, I just love Oprah.
Soup - If you were to suddenly become [...]

I’ve been tagged by Daphne!
Random 10:1. “The Reason” by Hoobastank2. “Kahit Isang Saglit” by Martin Nievera 3. “One Less Bell to Answer” by Sheryl Crow4. “Only Hope” by Switchfoot5. “Every Morning” by Sugar Ray (Mark McGrath, I love you!)6. “Fly” by Suger Ray7. “All Things Just Keep Getting Better” from the Queer Eye for the [...]

Hanging by their ears. The pic in the previous entry was taken by my sister J. That’s her 17-year-old Snoopy hanging by his ears on the clothes line. The other stuffed toys are my Mom’s and my other sister’s. Coming from a family full of girls, you can be sure our closets and shelves were [...]

Cleaning the bathroom is usually assigned to my ever-industrious H. To be fair though, I pitch in once in awhile. Haha! During one trip to Ace Hardware a liquid cleanser caught my attention. Apple-scented? Sounds interesting. I bought it and started cleaning the bathroom the next day. What can I say? The scent of [...]

They look weird, don’t they? But trust me, they taste fantastic!
I got this idea from Renee. Puffi Cones were a favorite snack of mine when I was a kid, and boy was I ecstatic when she shared a recipe for this snack!
What I needed: 1 Box of Instant Brownie Mix, Jet Puffed Marshmallows, A [...]

“No other success can compensate for failure in the home.” - David O. McKay
This is one of Mama’s greatest guiding principles. She shared this with me when I was having a personal crisis one time. It was a quote I reflected on for a long time. I tried to understand it deeply, wondering how true [...]

First, I just want to say that I’m really happy that blogging has helped me share a lot of my kitchen experiences. It warms my heart when I read how these recipes inspire you to learn how to cook, cook more often, and for others, step into the kitchen for the first time! I am [...]

My mother-in-law is a fantastic cook. She can whip up an elaborate dish in five minutes and even the simplest dishes turn out tasting out of this world. What’s wonderful about her style of cooking is that she cracks jokes, tells stories, gestures wildly with her hands. Before you know it, the food is [...]