Why? Why Not? Balut Anyone?

My hubby started watching a particular cooking show that features dishes that can be prepared and cooked easy and fast.

One of the recipes that captured his interest is this "balut dish". I've never heard or seen such a dish, but because he was thrilled that he believes he can cook this recipe, he started talking me helping him in his task.


We bought corn oil, garlic, oyster sauce, ginisa mix, spring onions and of course " balut", six of them.

It was fun, for we did everything together . . . buying the ingredients, cooking the dish, plating the dish plus waiting for the kids to go home, taste it and comment on it.

One of my sons ate two pieces of balut, but my other son just looked on and never tried it. My younger son preferred my chicken-pork afritada with carrots, red pepper, mushrooms and baby potatoes.

My eldest son said both dinner dishes were winners!

The Dont's on Having Glowing Skin

Seven (7) Beauty Sins to Avoid

by Sarah Bernard, Host of The Thread
Her blogpost

We all want glowing skin, but the truth is our daily habits often take us further from our goal than we realize. In this episode, dermatologist Dr. Jeannette Graf, points out what we should not be doing, from booking time in tanning beds to staying in sweaty gym clothes post-workout.I consider myself relatively healthy and mindful of my beauty/skin regimen but the truth is, there are small-seeming things we can all do that will have a big effect. Check out Dr. Graf’s list and see which sins you are guilty of:

1 No tanning beds. They age you and triple your risk for melanoma.

2 No lounging in sweaty gym clothes. Exercise is fantastic for the skin as it increases blood flow, but the toxins you just released are sitting on your clothes and clogging your pores.

3 Not exercising.

4 Not using an anti-aging moisturizer till you’re older. Start in your 20s. The number one anti-ager is a cream with SPF, which should be used every day of the year.

5 No going to bed with makeup on. Keep pre-moistened makeup remover cloths by your bed so being tired won’t work as an excuse.

6 Not cleaning your face after flying. Airplanes are full of re-circulated air that’s drying to the skin. Again, the pre-moistened makeup remover cloths can come in handy here.

7 No overindulging on the inside. Drink plenty of water, avoid cola and refined sugar, eat fruits and vegetables and your skin will look so much better as a result.