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So it’s the New Year and we are back in the grind. Although it has taken a lot of willpower for most of us to shift from holiday mode to reality, the first month of 2013 has flown as quickly as the arrival and departure of the last Christmas rush. But here I am still reeling from all the indulgent eating, now desperately trying …

Instead of the standard “Hello, how are you?” Filipinos like to greet each other with, “Kumain ka na?” (Have you eaten) or “Kain tayo!” (Let’s eat). Because food is such a big part of our culture, whatever the occasion – a business conference, a wedding, or a funeral, the meal is always the main event. But I think many of us find joy in …

MANILA, Philippines – Who has time to cook?  Let me rephrase that question; who has time to prepare a meal from scratch? With our full packed daily schedules, who has time to slice and dice ingredients to prep a dish for oneself or your family? More often than not, we are tempted to just go to our favorite fastfood restaurantor resort to the usual …