The Happy Home Cook: Lying Laing (Kale Greens in Coconut Milk)

The Happy Home Cook: Lying Laing (Kale Greens in Coconut Milk)

Laing (pronounced "lah-ing") is conventionally made with fresh or dried taro leaves slowly simmered in coconut milk. But I've found that kale makes for a wonderfully hearty substitute for what I like to call "Lying Laing."

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[PARTNER] State by State, Communities Push Back Against Voter Restrictions

[PARTNER] State by State, Communities Push Back Against Voter Restrictions

Amid the fear and confusion around voter suppression, voting rights advocates are sounding a message of hope and determination. 

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Watch Out World: Carlo Enciso Catu, Film Director

Watch Out World: Carlo Enciso Catu, Film Director

Film director Carlo Enciso Catu captivates the world with Capampangan poetry.

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The Flag of Their Forebears

The Flag of Their Forebears

Little did a young couple know when they got hitched that their union had been preceded by a stitch in time—more than a century before. 

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The Accidental Green Home

The Accidental Green Home

How “making do” with readily available materials fortuitously turned a cottage into an environment-friendly home.

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Touch of Gold

Touch of Gold

Who’s the mother of the business process offshoring industry in the Philippines? Karen Batungbacal, that’s who.

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The Happy Home Cook: Bulanglang Batangas-style with Crispy Tawilis and Calamansi Dipping Sauce

The Happy Home Cook: Bulanglang Batangas-style with Crispy Tawilis and Calamansi Dipping Sauce

Every region in the Philippines has its own version of bulanglang, loosely translated as boiled vegetable soup. This Batangas version is best enjoyed with tawilis, the freshwater sardine also known as sardinella tawilis, found only in the volcanic waters of Taal Lake. 

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Memorial Day and Filipino WWII Veterans: Remember the Dead and Recognize the Living

Memorial Day and Filipino WWII Veterans: Remember the Dead and Recognize the Living

May recognized two communities through celebrating both Asian American/ Pacific Islander Heritage Month and Older Americans Month.

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Le Happy Chef

Le Happy Chef

Rex de Guzman a.k.a. Le Happy Chef is intent on lifting Filipino cuisine out of obscurity in the UK.

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Lives Larger Than Themselves

Lives Larger Than Themselves

Gemma Cruz Araneta and Myrna H. Francia, ICM, led two different lives but lives always attuned to a larger humanitarian and spiritual truth. 

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