Wifely Steps

Tweet The toddler just recently discovered the magic of stickers. His eyes light up when he peels one off the paper and sticks it on… wherever. Instead of our furniture getting plastered all over with baby stickers, Timmy has a sticker box. It’s just a simple old gift box that’s plain all over. Timmy’s pedia [...]

Tweet Are you: (a) looking for a children’s present? (b) a foodie? (c) teaching any children about the alphabet? (d) looking for ways to introduce Filipino food to children (or adults, come to think of it)? (e) looking for ways to introduce the Filipino language to children (or adults again, come to think of it)? [...]

Tweet If you’re a tea lover and have been living under a rock like me, you probably haven’t tasted Serenitea yet. There’s been a lot of buzz about this new specialty tea shop. While it was a huge hit last year, it still continues to enthrall tea lovers and potentially convert non-tea drinkers. Well, at [...]

Tweet Smaller frozen delights but still big on indulgence — this is my second attempt at frozen refrigerator cake bars. Using whole graham crackers was quite heavy on the tummy, so I decided to make mini versions. Check out the original version here. There weren’t any decent bananas at the grocery the day I made [...]

Tweet What does olive oil with chilis taste like? How about olive oil with lemon? Mmmmm. Wait, what about olive oil with thyme? Or mandarin oranges? It’s 2 am and for the past hour (and give or take a few weeks), I’ve been going back and forth to the Nudo website. I’ve got olive oil [...]

Tweet When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan When you thought I wasn’t looking You hung my first painting on the refrigerator And I wanted to paint another. When you thought I wasn’t looking You fed a stray cat And I thought it was good to be kind to animals. When [...]

Tweet This intense summer heat is exhausting. Drinking lots of water, staying indoors to avoid sunstroke — these are just a few sensible things to do to stay safe from the bad heat. Then there’s the indulgent way of keeping your cool — frozen treats! Yum. Refrigerator cakes are a favorite snack of mine, and [...]

Tweet If you like orange chocolate and mint chocolate, you’ll be pleased to know that Kit Kat has orange and mint flavors now. Yum. Orange chocolate is a family favorite, and mint has its own fans in the household. I think we like Kit Kat’s because it has chocolate and a wafer. Yum again. The [...]