When hubby and I were in the US a few years ago we had a chance to have had several hands-on cooking lessons from relatives living there. Ate Anding showed us how to make hers and Lola Titay's beef empanada (an heirloom recipe!) while Tita Agnes shared her famous pistachio cake recipe.
This is what happens when you mix olive oil, garlic, stewed tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, balsamic vinegar, olives, thyme and chicken.
Imagine the disturbed look in hubby's face when he saw several empty Campbell's cream of mushroom cans stashed inside our closet. I've been obsessed with the Campbell's logo since forever. I even made a super-sized version out of an empty drum (used to store water back in the day when Paranaque had perennial water shortage) and used it as an outdoor table (will search old albums for pictures to show as proof)
These empty baby food bottles are also too cute to discard! 
Our cat, Cat-y, gave birth to 5 kittens last week. I am reminded of the time when my then 7 year-old niece adopted a stray cat and called her "Lulu". Before leaving for school she asked the maid to make sure to give Lulu some milk and to give her a bath. The maid happens to be bisaya and kept wondering the whole morning why on earth she would have to give "Lolo" (grandfather) a bath! Later that day it was decied to change Lulu's name to Cat-y.
