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drive 

block 

eat 
arugula pasta
handful cherry tomatoes
handful arugula, stems trimmed
handful multigrain flaxseed pasta
garlic chips, crushed
douse of olive oil, sprinkle of salt

trip-tych

 

Don’t wanna wait to bring you flowers
Waste another hour
Let alone another day
I’m gonna tell you something
Show you something
Won’t wait til it’s too late

Life is cheap, bitter sweet
But it tastes good to me

you’re my empress
me and you together

for now

countryside bbq on katipunan ave. – metro manila, 2008

yay philippines

Internet here in Manila is slow but I definitely cannot keep up with all the yummy food I’ve been eating here. Once technology is a bit faster, I’ll post my notes of things like moron (muh-ron) from Tacloban, fresh buko shakes, and fish ranging from Lapu-Lapu to bangus. Weather has been beautiful, with showers here [...]

moving beyond just spring rolls

I love Vietnamese restaurants. Five-spice chicken, marinated, seared and rich in its juices atop a bed of fragrant Jasmine rice, hot crisp egg rolls, golden with tiny blisters outside and stuffed with minced mushrooms, carrots and pork inside, and fresh-pressed, lightly sweetened soymilk compose one of my perfect Vietnamese dinners.
Pho ga is my absolute favorite [...]

ready for the road

Been pretty nice catching up with some own home cooking this week, all courtesy of leftover produce from this weekend’s Kain Na fundraiser for FACES. We had a good turnout and many people asked if we could do it again. It was definitely a great day of cooking, eating and sharing. I’ll post photos later [...]

mariebelle hot chocolate, european-style

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Originally uploaded by li.fe

Tis the season for hot chocolate!! I am working on a recipe that utilizes Philippine cacao in the form of tablets, tablea. More to share later!!
For now, I’ll burn my tongue on some of this thick, steaming Aztec Hot Chocolate.

Thank You.

Dear Friends and Family,
Well, it’s here! Thank you so much for your support throughout these few months of constantly hearing about nothing but my “long runs” and that “I need to eat carbs, more carbs!” Most especially, thank you all for helping me to raise over $2,700 to help support the work of the Leukemia [...]

getting ready

It’s down to the final few days before the marathon and I’m a little scared. My knees are hurting and I haven’t had time this week to get into training, though I ran 6 miles on Saturday.
The week isn’t going to well for me, personally. Tomorrow is Wednesday and I have to be at work [...]