From Mr. Gay World to Community Activist
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How a question in a trans contest changed John Raspado’s attitude towards pageants.
Read MoreThe Fallen Horses of Baguio City
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Find out why Baguio’s horses are dying, and the horseback-riding trade along with it.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Black Rice Salad
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Today’s my mom’s death anniversary so I thought I’d prepare something out of the ordinary, one that she probably never thought of preparing in her kitchen. (I learned my cooking from her.) So today, I’m taking a break from my no-rice diet and will prepare some black rice salad.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Boneless Bangus Donburi
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Unlike in California, I don’t have a source of packaged eel where I currently am in Baguio City in the Philippines. But I have found a worthy, readily available alternative to unagi domburi: boneless bangus (milkfish). I have even come up with my local version of the unagi sauce, using my choice of beer, San Mig Light, as a substitute for sake.
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Steamed Stuffed Bitter Melon a la Siomai
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If you have the acquired taste for bitter melon, you might enjoy a recipe of this steamed gourd stuffed with a ground pork mixture. Think about it as having siomai with a twist!
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Beer-Braised Pork Chops
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Whenever I prepare recipes needing beer, everything depends on where I am. In California and Hawaii, I’d usually use Bud Light or Corona. But when I’m in the Philippines, my beer of choice is San Mig Light, and that’s what I used in preparing this pork chop recipe!
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The Happy Home Cook: Beer Boneless Bangus Belly
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This recipe is my take on the Chinese-style beer fish. My twist? I used boneless Bangus (milkfish) belly popular in the Philippines. Additionally, I didn’t have light beer on hand (I prepared this recipe in the midst of an Enhanced Community Quarantine because of the Covid-19 pandemic which included a ban on the sale of liquor), so I used a “stronger” kind of Philippine beer called Red Horse. The results were surprisingly amazing!
Read MoreFried, Breaded SPAM Musubi
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What could be better than SPAM musubi? SPAM musubi that’s breaded and fried!
Read MoreThe Happy Home Cook: Creamy Beef Macaroni Soup
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When it’s rainy outside, nothing brings cheer to your dining table than a warm soup. Not just the usual soup, but creamy beef macaroni soup. It’s a meal by itself, packed with either ground beef or slices of it, complemented by fresh veggies like carrots and cabbage. Then you add that enticing creamy flavor by adding milk. It’s perfect to drive away that dreary feeling of the pouring rain and cold temperature.
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