Wifely Steps

I love the sizzling sounds onion rings make when they hit the hot pan. I love the aroma it gives while sauteing. Best of all, I love its uncomplicated sweetness. The simple, homey flavor of wilted, almost-caramelized onions is one of my favorite gustatory delights. Caramelizing onions is easy. Get your oiled pan nice and [...]

Queso de Bola is one of the good foodie things about the holidays. But what happens when the holidays are over and there’s still so much cheese left over? You think of other ways to enjoy it aside from its regular sliced version. We didn’t want the cheese to go to waste so we enjoyed [...]

“Wifey, will you cook pasta?,” asked my husband as we were planning our New Year’s eve dinner. My lazy bones wanted to scream “No!”, my clogged nose wanted to say “Uh-uh!”, but my heart won over those two sickly body parts and said, “Of course!” Cooking took a huge backseat for me in ’08, going [...]

I had my first taste of Hot Toddy a few nights ago. New things are always good to try, so I went for it. This Toddy was hot, fierce and soothing. My senses were offended at first, but after giving this Toddy several chances, I began to fall in love with… it. Lest you think [...]

This is Part 2 of my 3-part interview with Jay David, a.k.a. popular blogger Batjay. In Part 1 of our interview, Batjay wrote his 12-year-old self a letter. He’s incredibly witty and funny. He’s not only a clown though, he’s the healthiest and most kickass 40-year-old I know. In this part of the interview, he [...]

Christmas decorations are up in malls. Christmas songs are playing all over. Christmas crafts books and cookbooks are on display in bookstores. Last week, I felt the Christmas spirit creep up on me and I’ve been super giddy about Christmas since! And then I went online to watch these awesome Nigella Lawson holiday recipe videos. [...]

1. Throw in a handful of fresh or frozen strawberries into your favorite bowl. 2. Top with chilled yogurt. That’s berry yogurt in the pic above, and regular yogurt in the pic below. 3. Enjoy! You’ve got a naturally sweet and delicious snack that’s good for you. Also great as dessert. Would you like some?

What you need: 6 large onions 2 green bell peppers 6 huge, ripe tomatoes or 1-2 large cans of tomatoes 1 bunch of celery with leaves 1/2 head white cabbage 4 carrots 1/2 big can of tomato juice Salt, Pepper to taste * My mom also puts in 1 pack Lipton onion soup mix for [...]

1. Throw in about 12 graham crackers into a blender., 2. Throw in butter and whiz., 3. Lay out the crumbs in your dish., 4. Stir about 60 grams of sugar into one box of softened cream cheese. 5. Whip the cream, use double cream if you have it. I used 250g of all-purpose cream., [...]

In our household, fried saba bananas coated in flour and sugar (maruya) are a perfect Sunday afternoon snack. When my uncle took out a can of whipped cream and chocolate syrup, out went the flour and sugar, and in came a tastier, more sinful way to enjoy fried bananas. It’s pretty easy to prepare. My [...]