23 Jul, 2007
I was thrilled to see so many folks wanting to risk their lives vying for, winning and tasting and living through Marketman’s kalamansi marmalade. With over 160 comments, and two winners, your chances of winning were roughly 1 in 80; a pretty good probability, certainly better than winning the lotto…heehee. At any…
23 Jul, 2007
I get into these semi-marathon baking weekends once in a while and though I have made a record 13 different items in a 36 hour period once, this past weekend I made just four… I noticed that our fridges are jampacked with dried fruit and nuts so I wanted to make a dent in…
22 Jul, 2007
My previous post on Chelsea Market Cafe at Serendra made me realize we had eaten at a restaurant near the Chelsea Market Mall on the last trip to New York. My nephew, an investment banker with Lehman Brothers, recently moved into an apartment in the neighborhood and he invited us to dine with…
22 Jul, 2007
We had lunch at the Chelsea Market Cafe at Serendra Mall, Fort Bonifacio the other day and was pleasantly surprised. It had a menu that read well and from which I could pick several dishes I that wanted to eat, the prices seemed reasonable for such a high rent district and the whole…
20 Jul, 2007
I floated the idea of doing a price comparison among groceries last January and got an enthusiastic response. Many folks even volunteered to check their neighborhood groceries, which was a pleasant surprise. I finally got around to attempting the idea, and I have to tell you, it was a a royal pain…
20 Jul, 2007
This is the headline of the Philippine Daily Inquirer this morning (excluding the words in the parenthesis, these are my additions). And apparently some of the folks you might know have been caught up in these scams lately. First it was the Francswiss scandal that got middle-income to upper-income internet investors. …
20 Jul, 2007
Table setting is an art. I realize most folks today may not be able to relate to this statement given the economic times, but I firmly believe this to be true. The readership of this blog is sufficiently broad in number, age, income levels, tastes, etc. that some will find this post…
19 Jul, 2007
If you like kalamansi, you will probably love this sherbet. I realize you may be sick of reading about kalamansi posts, but what to do when you have to use up an unexpected bounty of the fruit? And besides, it is at the peak of the season, so use it while it…