Gardening: The New Green Gym

Research shows that we burn more calories in an hour of gardening than would be done in a step aerobics class. Other household tasks, such as washing dishes or painting the house, also burn calories effectively. So, why don’t you try growing your own small patch of vegetable or herb garden this long weekend?   [...]

Japchae

We love Japchae, the Korean counterpart of our Guisadong Pancit. It was cool this morning, so, instead of cooking our usual pancit, we decided to go Korean! The ingredients are local except for the noodles. Here’s our easy all-vegetable version of this dish: EASY JAPCHAE Ingredients: Starch noodles (buy in Korean grocer – they’re everywhere [...]

Pancit na Puti

Our very first Pancit na Puti was bought in Corrie’s in Mandaluyong in 2002. We remember eating a simple, white rice noodle, with a few toasted garlic and minced spring onion as toppings. That’s it! Our weekly delivery from Juan Market arrived and we noticed that our pechay had beautiful yellow flowers. Inspired by its [...]

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