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Archive for September, 2010

Blinks: Doors to the Future

Education is a fundamental human right. We send our children to school because we believe that this is the first step towards a bright future. We encourage them to have fun, we tutor them with their lessons, we do everything we can to help them realize their dreams. We tell them that they can be [...]

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Taste Buds: Spinach Empanadillas plus German Potato Salad

A couple of Mondays ago, the kitchen adventures of Ms B and Cindy began. This attempt to learn our way in the kitchen seems to now be growing into our very own cooking club as some other friends have expressed interest in joining our Monday rendezvous. But, we shall see. Nonetheless, Cindy (who first graced [...]

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Mommy Adventures: Oh, Precious Time

I worked on a different Mommy Adventures post for an hour only to find out that it didn’t get saved. I let my son who has been patiently waiting to play some video games on my laptop take over and blogged on my phone instead. Apparently, the post that I worked on was only on [...]

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Following Your Star

I was reading my journal entries from 2005 and 2006, before and right about when I met Chef. One of them was about a conversation I had with our brother, Tyler (code name, of course). It was Christmastime 2005 – the first time in a long time that he’s been back to the States because [...]

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Taste Buds: Homemade Marinara Sauce/Spaghetti alla Bolognese

Okay, I know this is simple for a lot of people. But believe me, making a sauce from scratch rather than buying a jar is a huge accomplishment for me. Incidentally, a lady who makes tamales gave us loads of tomatoes. Like a sign from the cooking gods, my CuisinArt newsletter featured my blender, with [...]