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Lola Mameng and my kitchen prep

Not everyone cooks. But those who don’t cook and take pride in the inability should be ashamed of themselves.  Not being able to cook is surprising, given how popular culinary courses are now and even just how dime-a-dozen cooking shows are crowding television and the internet. In fact, the food and beverage industry is among...

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Over a hot stove: ‘Ube halaya’ and love’s labors

I was born into a transnational extended family. My father, the eldest among his siblings, married before his brother (younger by only a year), was drafted into the US Navy. As a consequence, slowly, the brother and his parents and seven other siblings eventually came to live in the United States.  We, the family of...