Kat's Notebook

I just got a new electric toothbrush, DiamondClean, bought from Sonicare. I got it at dental professional price (meaning, cheaper) which convinced me to buy one. I never had the problem of taking care of my teeth. I brushed diligently and flossed often. I still had to go into the habit of rinsing with mouthwash. [...]

Alzheimer’s disease is something I have believed would not touch our lives. It’s a disease I just watch from TV, something I just hear and forget. To be racist and ignorant, I thought only white people get Alzheimer’s. My mom would joke about having Alzheimer’s because she has a tendency to forget where she puts [...]

I love eating vegetables. I couldn’t relate to advertisement where kids hate eating their veggies well because, I love eating them. My most favorite vegetable is squash or kalabasa while my least fave is radish or labanos. Every time we shop at the oriental grocery store, we always stock up on vegetables because it’s cheaper [...]

When my mom was recuperating in the house from a major surgery, we made sure that she ate food that would help her get well quickly. Chicken in sibut soup was one of the food that has been tried and tested. I remembered when she had surgery before back in the Philippines, a relative came [...]

I’ve been very bad lately when it comes to food. I’ve been indulging myself with chocolates and other sweet stuffs. For the past nights, I’ve been snacking on homemade s’mores, tootsie roll, ice cream, and softdrinks. Foods that are highly cariogenic. I’ve not neglected my oral hygiene though. I brush regularly and thoroughly and I [...]

I’ve just received this email from my uncle. We are so cancer-conscious now because one of my uncles have Stage 4 colon cancer. I don’t know if the article here is true but for those who are fighting cancer and wants to know any means to fight it, read on. “Please read about this miracle [...]

Lately, I’ve noticed that I get indigestion more frequent than before. Twice now eating at home during my 1 hour lunch break, I will return to the office with a bloated and uncomfortable stomach. It’s an indigestion attack again. I usually pride myself of having a good metabolism. Before, I could eat a very big [...]

What’s in a winter melon? As post-script to the winter olympics, I decided to blog about this intriguing vegetable. I tried cooking this dish when my grandmother served this soup to us. She said that she imitated the recipe from a Chinese restaurant. The soup was simple, delicious and high in nutritional value. It was [...]

Almost every after dinner, our main dessert would be fruits. My dad loves to eat fruits. He abides by the rule “One apple a day keeps the doctor away”. So every grocery shopping, he buys lots of fruits: banana, avocado, apple, oranges, and watermelons. He shops at Costco where the fruits are reasonably priced and [...]