Wifely Steps

Tweet Creamed corn with milk and ice has always been a family favorite. I associate this dessert with Sunday evenings of my childhood. After dinner, my Mom would take out a serving bowl of this creamy dessert and ladle them into our individual bowls. My Dad, my sisters and I would savor every drop of [...]

Tweet It’s too hot, very hot! The weather makes me feel I’m wearing Katniss’ parade clothes in Hunger Games, only I can actually feel the heat. Not a good thing. So it’s ice candy time. We had a bunch of melons at home, so I got one and made melon ice candy. It’s a really [...]

Tweet Grab a whole wheat tortilla. Heat for a few minutes. Slightly toasted will do. Smother half of it with peanut butter, the other half with jelly. Place a peeled banana in the middle. Like so: Roll it up and you’ve got yourself a quick and (relatively healthy) snack! I got this idea from Pinterest. [...]

Tweet Basil pesto is a favorite at home. It’s light, delicious and healthy — what’s not to love about it? Nothing beats homemade pesto. But when laziness hits, bottled pesto is a fine substitute. I recently tried Stonewall Kitchen’s Basil Pesto from Healthy Options. A spoonful of it in a small bowl of pasta and [...]

Tweet A set of pre-packed spices caught my eye at the supermarket a few weeks ago. McCormick’s Recipe Inspirations it was called. For Php 86.25, you get six kinds of pre-measured spices and a recipe. My sister and I picked the Apple & Sage Pork Chops set. According to the package, that’s Rubbed Sage, Minced [...]

Tweet A cloudy grey day calls for a cup of hot chocolate and an extra fuzzy blanket. Sometimes it shouts for a mug of steaming coffee. On some days like today, when the rain makes the air extra cold, there’s a drink that’s a far better match than chocolate and coffee. It’s tea. But not [...]

Tweet This is the cure for my lost baking mojo. Oh yes, I think I found it. Turns out that what I needed was a baking kit. Bright Bakers‘ tagline is “Banish baking blues” so isn’t that perfectly apt for a lost baking mojo? So apt, very apt. Baking intimidates me so that I still [...]

Tweet If you’ve been on Pinterest, you know it’s a complete time suck. You’re giddy at all the pretty images you find for your future home or wedding, then panic later when the ten minutes you said you’d allot for Pinterest surfing has turned into a whole hour. Sometimes even more. I don’t blame you. [...]

Tweet If you want to jazz up some plain chocolate cupcakes, here’s a quick and easy way to do it. Split the cupcake into two layers. Smother the two lower layers with cream (you may opt to whip in sugar), then add a layer of strawberries. Put the middle layer on top of the bottom [...]

Tweet Batuan is a traditional souring ingredient from Iloilo. While I’ve heard about batuan before, it was only last week that I got to try it in Sinigang. I really enjoyed the dish, and am now a huge fan of this little fruit. This pack of batuan was being sold at the Negros Trade Fair. [...]