Wifely Steps

Tweet “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, [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet 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, [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet 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 [...]

Tweet 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. [...]

Tweet Roasted vegetables — my favorite side dish! They’re healthy and full of flavor, that’s why. Just quarter some onions and tomatoes and throw them into a baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper. That’s what my sister did. She also threw in some red bell peppers, roasted till the skins [...]

Tweet When I think of peaches, the first words that come to mind are: refreshing, sweet, indulgent. When I think of cream, the first words that come to mind are: rich, comforting, indulgent. No wonder combining peaches and cream in a dish makes for a delightfully seductive experience. It will always be rich and indulgent, [...]