Missus Bounty Basket

Joining contest can be fun. So I thank Dr. Oetker for my prize. By the way, I think it's good with green tea. ;)

So many things to enjoy around us, flowers on the table, a nook where one can sit and contemplate the nature,even a door which could open to something new and exciting.

...and I thought I could feed my bird in peace!

How I love to look at my surrounding. The colorful leaves make up for the cold and wet weather we have right now.

It's cold and raining here today. This is the time when I miss foods like these: Hmmm.... So what food do you miss when it's raining?

In a month, I will be travelling alone with my two gals! It's kinda stressing just thinking about it but at the same time I'm excited to visit my family back home. This past few weeks(yeah, you read it right!) I have been reading forums and blogs about travelling alone with toddlers. I want to be ready. Although, I know that every trip is different at least I have conditioned myself not to panic. My cause of anxiety? It's Erin. She's at stage right now where she wants to try everything and be the BOSS. Of course, my patience has its limit and I get easily upset and irritated. I want to be positive and think that everything would be ok. No hazzle. No tantrums. Am I kidding myself?

I've lost count on how many times we had it in a week so as I entered the house and smelled the familiar odor wafting through the air all I could do was silently utter my discontentment. Dried fish! As I sat with the others for lunch my hunger won. Our Nanay Manang had prepared some tomatoes and onion dip with chopped coriandre. There was also vinegar with some crushed chili pepper. It was a feast! I never thought that I would miss having dried fish. I was slowly conditioning myself that chicken and steak would be a better substitute. But the village girl in me kept on resurfacing. I would prepare brewed coffee just like we had back home. Ate lots of rice until my bulges came and triumphantly stayed. Still there was something lacking. Then one fine day a Pinay friend brought me some dried fish. It was like being home once again. So for two days, I feasted on them. The smell that penetrated my kitchen didn't bother me at all. I savoured every moment and every bite. Some bitter s...