Food
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Sikwate mornings
Since I returned from the metro after a weekend recharge at home with our families, I decided to read one chapter daily from a book I bought before our flight back to Manila. And mornings aren’t complete without a hot cup of sikwate which reminds me of childhood and family. I also fried the saba Read more
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Coffee jelly recipes (from Dolci)
☕☕☕ ☕☕☕ Backstory I really wanted to buy the ready-to-eat coffee jelly I saw on a grocery shelf one day, but my husband said no (because I’ve been eating too much sweets lately). So, whenever I go to that grocery store and see the product on the shelf, my heart sinks every time. But one Read more
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Road to Zerophoria: Journal entry from the future #1
I am spending 10 days in the future, and this is what my daily life like in the year 2033, where zero-waste laws are strictly enforced, and no one comes to pick up the trash anymore. You can read more about this imagined future scenario here. Today, I’m waiting for my food delivery because I’ve Read more
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Why we like fast food
Yes, living alone is expensive (and lonely, too). And for a time, I just embraced living the dorm life. What do I mean? You know, where we just order everything we’d like to eat because it’s way easier than preparing a meal for one? Fast food makes our life more convenient, especially when we are Read more
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Milk tea together
When I say milk tea, I really mean bubble tea. Want to catch up with a friend? Grab some milk tea together. Want a place to stay while waiting for someone? Go to a milk tea shop and get some milk tea. Are you fond of coffee and at the same time, would you like Read more
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Fast foods, convenience foods, and sugar
As I was thinking about how time-consuming it is to prepare good meals, the satisfaction you get from creating something that people enjoy is gratifying. But why do we eat fast food, especially when we work in the city? Because the systems force us to. Unless you really made time to prepare your lunch at Read more
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Are you going to eat cultured meat?
Perhaps, another question you like answered is when you are going to start seeing cultured meat on the store shelves. And what problem is it trying to address, anyway? Cultured meat is supposed to be an alternative to traditional meat that has a high carbon footprint, which contributes to climate change. (Is climate change real?) Read more
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