A Brrrgrrrr. This is my favorite food joke of the year, and whenever I remember it I start craving burgers, fries and a milkshake. Right now, those are pretty much off limits because I’m trying to eliminate food that I’m intolerant to. I’m supposed to avoid wheat, dairy, eggwhites, soya bean, mushrooms, brewer’s yeast andContinue reading “What do you eat when you’re cold and angry?”
Author Archives: Bertha
Oops. I ate too much, too often.
It was only last week that I realized just how far from my normal I’ve let myself go, and felt the worst I’ve ever felt about my body. I feel awkward writing about it because by BMI standards, I am normal, I’m not close to being overweight but as someone who has been a competitiveContinue reading “Oops. I ate too much, too often.”
Ladies: this device could change your life
Women have the shorter end of the stick (haha) when it comes to using the toilet to pee. Guys, because of how their plumbing works, can basically go anywhere. Girls, on the other hand, have to hold it in if there’s no bathroom in sight, or deal with icky public toilets. Side note- If you’veContinue reading “Ladies: this device could change your life”
Knorr Sinigang Soup mix vs. Tamarind Pulp
Sinigang is one of my favorite Filipino dishes. If I could have one dish for the rest of my life this could be it. Before modern food scientists figured out how to create packets of tamarind soup mix, Sinigang was made with fresh tamarind pods. By the time I was growing up, soup mix orContinue reading “Knorr Sinigang Soup mix vs. Tamarind Pulp”
Attending Blogcademy NYC
Last September 27-28, I attended the Blogcademy, a two day blogging workshop that gives you all the blogging basics and more. I decided to attend because I’m a longtime reader of Gala Darling, who was one of the facilitators, and have always wanted to write more consistently. I’ve never attended anything like it before, soContinue reading “Attending Blogcademy NYC”
Staten Island Half Marathon
I signed up for the Staten Island Half Marathon so that I could run one before my first full marathon. I’m using the New York Road Runners 16 week marathon training plan, which I’ve followed as best as I could. There were just days that wouldn’t want to do long runs all by myself,Continue reading “Staten Island Half Marathon”
House of Inasal
Today, after running some errands, my hungry family decided to try House of Inasal in Woodside for lunch. My husband and my mother-in-law both grew up in Bacolod, and I’ve visited Bacolod and had my fair share of inasal at various places there- Aida’s in Manokan Country, Chicken House and roadside vendors. That’s our background,Continue reading “House of Inasal”
Training for my first marathon!
When I first moved to New York in 2012, I added running the NYC marathon to my bucket list of things to do while I lived here. The longest race I’ve ever done was a 15km back in Manila before tearing my second ACL in 2011, so a 42km (26.2 mi) race seemed to be doable,Continue reading “Training for my first marathon!”
Black Pepper Crab
My mother-in-law bought blue crab at the Asian store and I suggested that we make Singaporean Black Pepper Crab with it. This brings me back my last family trip to Singapore in 2011 when we ate at the popular Long Beach restaurant. This is my first attempt at cooking crab, and my father-in-law was nice enough toContinue reading “Black Pepper Crab”
Post birthday blog post.
It’s been a month and a half since I started culinary school while still taking my MBA. I’ve been wanting to write about so many things but I always manage to just list it down somewhere and forget to actually write in my blog. My fourth semester for my MBA program at Fordham started onContinue reading “Post birthday blog post.”