Embarcadero Holiday Lights: Let the Holidays Begin
The lights have been turned on and the holiday season in the city has officially begun. With more than 17,000 lights illuminating the Embarcadero Center, the San Francisco skyline is more stunning...
View ArticleOn Making Pie Crust from Scratch
Making pie crust from scratch isn’t too hard. Okay, scratch that. Watching Dennis make pie crust from scratch isn’t too hard. But seriously, it’s one of those things that seem too laborious, too...
View ArticleOn Missing Home and Reminiscing with a Plateful of Jollibee Chickenjoy
It must be the chilly start to winter. Or my dear friend, Alvin’s visit over Thanksgiving. Or the Christmas carols over the radio. But whatever it is I am starting to miss home. I have spent many...
View ArticleOn Thinking about Perfect Stuffing Balls and Pumpkin Pies While Wishing the...
Thanks to the rain, I was able to finally post photos from Thanksgiving. Kudos to my pie maker extraordinaire, Dennis made a lovely Thanksgiving dinner from perfect stuffing balls to tasty pumpkin...
View ArticleHow to Make Thanksgiving Turkey Stuffing Balls
My very first Thanksgiving dinner was at Carrows, off the Strip in Las Vegas. I was a penniless graduate student at the time, fresh off the boat — fresh off the Greyhound bus, in fact — and the $11.99...
View ArticleGiving Thanks and How to Make Pumpkin Pie
Everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong that day. It may sound overly dramatic but it certainly did feel that way. As soon as Stanford unknowingly knocked down my tripod and my Canon...
View ArticleHow to Make Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake
When I’m worried and I can’t sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep And so the Irving Berlin ballad goes. Crosby crooning with Clooney in the Hollywood Christmas classic. The sentimental song has...
View ArticleHow to Make Egg Pie (Filipino-Style Custard Pie)
I have a soft spot for Rose, our one and only Buff Orpington. If chickens had personalities, Rosie is the timid type. She’s a textbook introvert just like me. Quiet and reserved. Always careful, always...
View ArticleHow to Make Apple Dumplings
It was a crisp fall day. The sky was blue with wisps of white clouds. The golden mulberry glowed in the warm fall light. Mitzi was chasing Stanford while Stanford was chasing his ball. Mom was sweeping...
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