Chopped carrots and cucumbers with a bit of Lady’s Choice sandwich spread topped with bits of cheese cubes and fish fillet. They’re my tummy friends these days, keeping me away from rice, bread and other high carb dishes. I’m now on my 10th day of low carb diet, (no rice for me!) and so happy […]
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Exotic food, anyone?
Have you eaten exotic food like fried silkworms, crickets, cultured frogs or those that look like cockroaches? I saw these kinds of food always being displayed in Thailand. Last december while we were at the night market in Chiang Mai, my bro gave me one of those tiny worms (of course they’re fried, not squirming […]
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Tropical delight
I hear a big familiar thud outside the yard. This was followed by some more of the same sound. Hearing this makes me smile knowingly. Yup, some heavy objects falling to the ground… coconuts! 🙂 We have two coconut (aka buko in Tagalog, butong in Hiligaynon) trees in our front yard and they’re giving us […]
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On food allergies
Are you allergic to certain kinds of foods? I recently browsed an online journal with the main rant about being allergic to shrimps, crabs and diary products. What a pity, isn’t it? Me, I can’t relate to this problem because I can eat almost anything as long as they’re edible and cooked well. I can […]