Wifely Steps

This is Toni’s younger sister. She asked me to post this entry to let you know how she is.
Toni will not be able to post in the next few days due to a really bad viral infection. She is recovering slowly and has been in and out of the ER since Monday. Toni will be [...]

Got drunk on my pasta. I put too much wine in my pasta sauce last night and ended up light-headed the rest of the meal preparations. Eep! I had to make a gazillion adjustments.Meatballs are fun!. I made my first meatballs. Just mixed ground beef, an egg, salt and pepper, bread crumbs, minced onions [...]

H and I are celebrating our 2nd year wedding anniversary in about 2 months time. I was thinking of getting something for our families and our entourage. Yes, ye olde wedding entourage.
Something like a small gift and a little note to each one of them. For example, I can give one of my godmothers [...]

I wanted to tap dance at Fully Booked when I heard this cook book calling out my name:

There were several other books of hers (and I wanted them all, all, ALL!!!) but I decided to get the first one first. Most of the recipes I’ve been jotting down from her shows are HERE! Hurrah. The [...]

I’m not too fond of measuring. I call my type of cooking “Freestyle Cooking.” Hahaha! Does the recipe call for a cup of chopped tomatoes? I just grab four to five pieces and chop away. What about a teaspoon of black pepper? I just sprinkle some on the center of my palm and if it [...]

Nakita niyo ba yun tsinelas ko? Nawawala eh. Color blue siya na flip-flops. Saan ko ba iniwan yon? Payapak-yapak pa kasi ako eh.
Ah naalala ko na. Huli ko ‘yong naiwan sa bago kong tambayan eh:
Katambay ko diyang ang mga rebeldeng walang dahil. Yes you read that right. Rebeldeng walang dahil. Bisita kayo para malaman [...]

This is the life. At work, anyway. No Account Executives are hounding me. All my paperwork is done. No last-minute calls from other people. Just me, my computer, and oh, HIM:

Oooh yeah, Justin. I didn’t like him during the N’Sync days ’cause of his hair. His curls put on their own show, you see. But [...]

I have a new favorite — Orange Clean Wipes! I saw this in True Value, Park Square 1. I was getting sick and tired of using rags or paper towels to clean my kitchen counters and some spills. This one looked really promising so I bought one container.

I tried it. I LOVED it! Why?1. They’re [...]

Have you experienced something of great worth passed on to you? Your grandmother’s engagement ring perhaps, an aunt’s old diary or even a piece of furniture that has been passed on from generation to generation? I have.
This set of books have been sitting in one same spot even before I was born. They have [...]

I’m feeling much better, I’m still on antibiotics but I have my voice back and I’m a strong woman again so what’s the first thing I’m gonna do? Catch up on my friends’ blogs!!! Oooh yeah!
But before that, here’s another thing I wanna share with y’all. It’s my quick and easy recipe for a new [...]