Food

  • The Waffle Adventures (Allergen-Free), Part 1

    Our whole family loves waffles. My personal love affair with the waffle started with the cheese-filled waffle-on-a-stick at our school cafeteria in high school. When Aisa was little I bought us one of those waffle iron – grilled sandwich combo… Continue reading

  • The Mighty Broccoli

    We’re about halfway through Lent and I thought it would be a great time to feature some meatless recipes here. I probably should dedicate this post to my youngest brother who hates broccoli >:) . Broccoli’s one of my favorite… Continue reading

  • Meatless Soups for Lent

    Suzanne over at the forum bumped up Nancy’s old thread on meatless soups, so I’m putting together a compilation of old posts here in case it would help. It’s soup season still, so I’m hoping to update old posts with… Continue reading

  • Sunday Reverie

    It’s been a fairly relaxed Sunday around here… slept in, had a leisurely brunch since I had cooked the chicken last night. Got to chat with our favorite people after Mass. The boys had a Friends-of-Scouting event right after. A… Continue reading

  • Murphy’s Law: Deep Conversion, Deep Prayer

    [et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Yesterday, Valentine’s Day, was as horrible as it could possibly be. This happens every Lent, like clockwork. If you start writing about how holy your kids are, by the time you hit publish… Continue reading

  • Grain-Free Muffins

    from Meals that Heal Inflammation Recipe can be found here. But here’s my adaptation: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Line muffin tin. Whisk together 2.5 cups almond flour, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp cinnamon. Add 3… Continue reading

  • Braised Fresh Ham, Szechwan Style

    Feeds a family of 7, easy. For at least 2 meals. Perhaps more if you accompany with rice or steamed bread and LOTS of vegetables. In the Philippines we have a somewhat similar dish called Pata Tim, though that one’s… Continue reading

  • My Go-To Pizza Crust

    Adapted from Peter Reinhart’s American Pie 2 1/4 cups unbleached bread flour 2 1/4 cups freshly-ground whole wheat flour 1 3/4 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon SAF instant yeast 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 3/4 cups water (approximately) Additional olive… Continue reading

  • This Week’s Menu

    Still some things left undone from last week’s menu, so doing those first and then adding these to this week’s lineup: 1. turkey embutido *** 2. edamame with orange-soy dressing *** 3. chicken apritada *** 4. blueberry yogurt cake 5.… Continue reading

  • New Gluten-Free Menu

    I’ve just finished putting together a 31-day gluten-free menu for us. NO WHEAT, NO OATS, NO BARLEY, NO RYE. Some family members have dairy and egg allergies as well, so I’m limiting those, or for things like “lasagne” an alternative… Continue reading

    New Gluten-Free Menu