Hot pan de sal in the Philippines is akin to the pan asobao in Puerto Rico, the baguette in France, challah in the Jewish community or the loaf bread here in the US . When I was growing up, this was a favorite. Erin and Megan love these, too. This is a versatile bread because [...]
I had something else in mind to write about today to welcome October and the last quarter of 2017. I awoke to somber news from Las Vegas. My first thought was for my cousin and her family. I later heard they are safe. I had a heavy heart soon after reading the news because I decided [...]
After the kids flew the coop, meal time for Ralph and I have come down to 3-night leftovers, take out, TV dinners, and dinners out. Cooking for two people became more inconvenient than necessary. I heard of Hello Fresh on social media last year. I signed up for their 3-meal for two people classic plan. [...]
Ralph had a workshop at the University of Florida today so we came up last night and stayed at Home2Suites in Gainesville. I smiled when I saw the waffle maker as we checked in. I couldn't wait to head down to breakfast this morning. I was impressed with the number of choices even for [...]
After over a week without work due to Hurricane Irma, we finally went back today. I have never been so happy to get back to some sense of normalcy after the storm. We have so many students in the Miami-Dade and Monroe counties who are still without power and/or internet. However, the resilience of the [...]
Three days after Hurricane Irma, some of our friends were still without power. We had our power restored the day after the storm made landfall. We were so grateful to all the personnel of FPL who continue to work long days to power us back up. However, our internet did not return until 3 days [...]
We've made it to Wednesday! Happy Hump Day! I hope your day has started off on the right foot. I am sending a shout out to my friend, Rosanna, who is celebrating her birthday! Cheers, and here's to a day full of God's blessings! Today's message: "Start each day with a grateful heart". Today, I turn [...]
