Cooking, and Other Things

Health Benefits of Honey and Ginger

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:23:18 PST

I am now taking my ginger brew (salabat) with honey. Here's why. Read the Health Benefits of Honey and Ginger

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Factors Governing the Benefits of Honey

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:17:30 PST

Factors Governing the Benefits of Honey

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Potato Salad as Prelude to a Typhoon

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:32:44 PDT

Got our laundry early from a shop at the Riverbanks and then went to the supermarket to buy something for potato salad. We have a couple of potatoes on standby so I thought might as well do something...

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I have been a friend of Ginger for a long time now

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:55:59 PDT

With my hypertensive condition, I take every wellness advice I get from friends and relatives to heart. For one, my mother told me that ginger could be a powerful health food. This root crop grown in...

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Hydration for any old hot and humid day

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sat, 07 May 2011 08:30:25 PDT

The weather seems to prove 'hell'. Especially to mature and elderly citizens, a human grouping I belong to. No matter what we do, the humid and hot tropical climate is here to stay perhaps, at...

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Of Nephews and the future

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Wed, 04 May 2011 02:26:27 PDT

It was the baptism of my nephew's daughter Dana, last Sunday. He and his girlfriend Rachel, had a baby daughter seven months ago. As we waited at the church courtyard for...

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It's Been Awhile

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:16:29 PDT

How do I get the motivation to post again.. about food.. or food safety..ahhh, anything, as long as it is about food? There are countless food site that I have seen. I ask myself, what else...

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Orange Juice and Fast Food A healthy Combination?

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 21:12:01 PDT

I read somewhere that taking orange juice with meals ala fast food may deter the development of heart related ailments. This is because, according to the study orange juice contains flavonoids;...

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Pancit Canton with Chinese Sausage and Olive Oil

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:44:10 PST

This is one breakfast and dinner dish I prepared recently. This is my own version of a pancit canton recipe which I have cooked and concocted in countless ways based on what ingredients are available...

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Valentines Day Suggestions

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 02:50:30 PST

Not mine, though.. For those located in the Philippines, check out this link from GMA's wmn.ph. The link provides information on the 10 best date places for...

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A Valentine Song

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 07:41:10 PDT

"Hoping you see what your love means to me"

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Learn Italian Cooking while you are on vacation

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:50:00 PST

The Gourmet Vacation Package is essentially learning to cook the Italian way conducted in an authentic Italian setting. What can be more authentic than being in Italy to learn how to cook the...

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Fried Pork? or Crispy Pata, take your pick

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:22:08 PST

I saw an interesting news clip about 'fried pork'. Seems unappetizing if called by that name. Actually, fried pork is really Crispy Pata. It's prepared from the pig's front legs, "unahan" as the...

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Plastic surgery anyone?

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 02:49:33 PST

I know that this seems to be off-topic from this blog which is supposed to talk about food and cooking. But one night, while having dinner with friends who were on vacation from the United...

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Hello There

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:17:24 PST

And yes, it seems like I will be a web-tizen once more. The idea thrills me. But on second thought, what could I still write here that no one has ever said or written about before? I have seen...

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Ibanag's Wish fulfilled with Compaq Notebook

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:23:15 PST

I am so happy that it looks like I will be back in the blogging world for good. First, because we have somehow settled in our new place. Still in Marikina, despite our experience In Provident Village...

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Machiavelli is not just a philosopher

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:48:18 PDT

But a brand of Philippine fruit based chocolates as well! There's this new type of chocolates created by a Filipino. As i understand it, the chocolate used by this brand are belgian and french...

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Goodbye Cory

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:12:28 PDT

I learned that Cory was a good cook. Noynoy, her son said in an anecdote that when he felt he was doing good in his public life, food served to him was extraordinarily good. But during times when he...

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Fair Trade Chocolate and Organic Chocolate - Organic Chocolate Brands - thedailygreen.com

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:59:35 PDT

Fair Trade Chocolate and Organic Chocolate - Organic Chocolate Brands - thedailygreen.com Posted using ShareThis

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Healthy chocolates please

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:24:49 PDT

I am currently reading one food subject I like a lot . And this is about organic chocolates. Choco goodies that allow indulgence and yet friendly, both to our health and the environment. I didn't...

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Ludy carrying salmonella must be avoided at all costs

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:24:26 PDT

While, my children were all growing up, breakfasts were normally accompanied with sandwich fillings, specifically, peanut butter. Yes, the commercial kind. Unlike the ones that my relatives from the...

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Re-activate my sleeping relationship with Basil

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:34:06 PDT

When I recently bought my rosemary plant I also bought a pot of basil. I could not resist how cheap it was against the cost of rosemary. I have always had ongoing relationships with herbs. And so...

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Smile a little smile for me Rosemary

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:11:22 PDT

I think that's a line from a song popular while I was growing up. But this is not about a song. It is about, yes, you guessed right. It is about a Mediterranean culinary herb called rosemary. Yes...

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Watch that bacteria

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:04:25 PDT

Did you know that unwanted bacterial pathogens may probably be in your veggies? Of course, we all know that, so, please take care when preparing vegetable salads, particularly. Note the...

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Other food preparation tips my mother used to teach me

noreply@blogger.com (Lotus Flower) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:36:19 PDT

Other food preparation tips my mother used to teach me as early as when I was still in middle school and which I now remember and follow whenever applicable. 1. Store fruits and vegetables in the...

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