The Happy Home Cook: Oyster Mushroom Escargot

The Happy Home Cook: Oyster Mushroom Escargot

The first time I heard about Escargot was when I was a kid, probably around ten years old, dining with my family at a seafood restaurant in the Philippines. Over there, we would refer to Escargot as Ginataang Kuhol which means “Snails in Coconut Milk.”

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What a ‘Bird of Prey’ Can Teach Humans

What a ‘Bird of Prey’ Can Teach Humans

Find out how a documentary film and a family of Philippine Eagles can restore hope in nature and humanity.

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Our Filipina ‘Vietnam Idol’

Our Filipina ‘Vietnam Idol’

Meet Janice (Buco) Phương, the Filipina “Vietnam Idol”

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The Happy Home Cook: No-Churn Ube Ice Cream

The Happy Home Cook: No-Churn Ube Ice Cream

A smuggled summer treat from Budapest's Barako Kávéház

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Gina Ortiz Jones: ‘The Promise of America is Worth Fighting For’

Gina Ortiz Jones: ‘The Promise of America is Worth Fighting For’

Texas Fil-Am Gina Ortiz Jones, who lost by a hairline in her last race for the U.S. Congress is running once more.

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Opinion: Rapist-Murderer Ex-Mayor Has Friends in High Places

Opinion: Rapist-Murderer Ex-Mayor Has Friends in High Places

How was it possible for the perpetrator of a rape-murder that shocked the Philippine nation, to be slated for release, despite a life sentence?

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Halo-Halo? In Hungary?

Halo-Halo? In Hungary?

Find out the story behind Barako Kávéház, the only source of halo-halo in Budapest.

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The Happy Home Cook: Binagoongang Adobo (Adobo in Shrimp Paste)

The Happy Home Cook: Binagoongang Adobo (Adobo in Shrimp Paste)

It has never occured to me that I can enjoy two popular Filipino dishes — binagoongan and adobo — fused into what I initially thought was an odd single recipe.

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Gina Lopez: Rich Girl, Kind Heart, Woman Warrior

Gina Lopez: Rich Girl, Kind Heart, Woman Warrior

“I want to do something great, to do something for the country because I’m in a position to do it.” - Gina Lopez

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Ninoy Changed My Life

Ninoy Changed My Life

I never met Ninoy Aquino or President Marcos, but I wish I had met Ninoy. I want to tell him, “Thank you.”

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