How to replant lemongrass and citronella
About two years ago, in our desperation to find a natural and non-toxic way to get rid of mosquitoes, we got scammed by a woman who claimed that she was from U.P. Los Baños and that the plant she was...
View ArticleHydroponics gardening: harvesting lettuce
To get a better context of this post, read about the Lotus Pod Agritour. That one explains hydroponics and contains details about where to get the hydroponics kit. With that out of the way, I am so...
View ArticleVegetables and spices that just sprouted in the garden
We like growing herbs and fruits. And we do grow them in abundance. We have a tamarind tree, a lime tree, a kaffir lime tree, a kalamansi tree and the huge mango tree that was already huge when we...
View ArticleThey don’t teach cooking in law school… or do they?
The other night, we watched the first three episodes of Outlander. Alex, who is so smitten with the fashion and the cars of the 1940s, was visibly excited at first. But after the protagonist travelled...
View ArticleWhat’s the difference between dalandan and dalanghita?
My life was so much simpler when I was a child. So was my vocabulary. To me, oranges were oranges and the local name was kahel. If they were small, I called them ponkan. If the skin was green, they...
View ArticleKaffir lime: racial slur and recipes
Not only has our kaffir lime tree grown to tremendous height and breadth, it is also generously bearing fruits. I cook with kaffir lime leaves extensively, I’ve even made simple syrup with them but...
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