It’s Australia Day long weekend. Ignoring the predicted scorching summer day, Australians are ready to roll. Harbours, parks and beaches will be packed by groups of families and friends with their picnic mats and foods, all ready to soak up the sun and enjoy the festivities. I always make something to celebrate this day by […]
Another favourite fruit in season – mangoes! My grandfather grew mango trees of different varieties. I have very good memories of harvest season back in the Philippines when I was a young girl. My favourite was the “Indian Mango”, which was not commercially popular but pretty much every backyard in the provinces have this tree. […]
Happy New Year everyone! Today, the 6th of January is celebrated as The Epiphany in the Christian world. It is also referred to as “The Three Kings Day”, the day when the magi visited the infant Jesus. Growing up in a Catholic country, this day was celebrated and as far as I can remember, marked […]
