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2011-12-15T02:42:00.000-08:00

Cassava Recipes

2011-12-10T02:11:00.000-08:00

My mother bought a kilo of rootcrops for twenty pesos ($.50). I have been thinking of making a cassava cake for a while now, or anything made from cassava. My first attempt was to make pichi-pichi. I checked on several recipes online but it was a disaster. What did I do? I grated the cassava then boil it in two cups of water, put some sugar and drops of pandan essence. The results? It is better not shown in picture!
It is close to pichi-pichi but it is not something chewable. I think that is how the lye water works in pichi-pichi. It makes the delicacy chewable. I just put some grated cheese and imagine it is pichi-pichi.

I will try again to make pichi-pichi or cassava cake next time.

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2011-12-10T02:01:00.000-08:00

Stairs for Small Spaces

2011-11-10T04:50:00.000-08:00

We recently transfered to a small space. It measures only 36 square meters. So we needed to exhaust all efforts to maximize the space. Since I put a mezzanine as a storage area and possible sleeping area for my small nephews and niece when they visit us, I thought of putting a few flights of stairs.

Since my concern is space, I took inspiration from the images below. I was not sure what is most suitable unless the house was finished. So when it was completed, my big concern was the stairs.

I like the stairs above. But given space left to maximize with a few flights of stairs, I settled with the inspiration below. But mine is four-flight stair that doubles up as shelves. :-) I asked the carpenter to use scrap woods. I still need to paint the shelf. But it is now useful whenever we need to get something from the mezzanine area.

Plates on the Wall

2011-11-01T18:13:00.000-07:00

In a few days, we will be transferring to a new place. On its third week, the renovation of the new place will soon be completed. It is not that big so the works to be done were easy. As of this date, the kitchen and bathroom are 90% complete. I just asked the men to add another layer of wall tiles in the bathroom and to the counter top and cooking area. They are also working now in the middle part of the house which will be divided in three sections - bedroom, living room and dining room.

Since I am thinking to have all walls painted in white, I am also thinking how to safely mix colors. The bathroom is in mild blue shade. The kitchen is in white and terra cotta shade. For the main part of the house, I have the lightest blue and white for the floor tiles.

Speaking of colors, I put out all out colorful plates. I intend to have them hung on the kitchen and dining area walls. I also want to put a shelf above the counter top where I can put some of the plates. I am thinking of white exterior and colored interior or background for the shelf. This will also be applied to the kitchen cabinets. (I hope by Saturday I can show them here when I visit the place to check on the progress.)

I looked for some inspiration on how I can put the plates on the wall. Gladly i stumbled upon these sites and pictures.

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Tiles for Bathroom and Kitchen

2011-10-12T21:03:00.000-07:00

Since a house needs to be a home to make it a better dwelling place. I am searching online for different design inspirations. One part of the house I want to focus on is the kitchen. I am thinking to use tiles for floor and walls in the kitchen. But until now I am not sure about the colors and the size. These are some of the design inspiration for the kitchen.