April 2014 – The Zamboangueña

Ch..Ch..Cheese Cupcakes

Published on 28 April 2014 in Recipes by Claudine

This one is long overdue and I cannot apologize enough for the delay. (Still, sorry Jo! 🙁 ) If you’re anything like me, then you love cheese. Like A LOT! I can’t get enough of it, which is weird since I am lactose intolerant and I should not be able to eat cheese without getting sick. But yeah, I can and that makes me really happy. [I would share more about this in later posts.] Anyway, I had anticipated that the long week due to the observance of the Lenten Season would have me soooo bored so I had planned…

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Struggling with Resentment

Published on 14 April 2014 in Planet Motherhood by Claudine

It’s been five months since my husband left us to work in Ethiopia and while the pain of separation had slowly numbed, I find myself struggle with something else: my feelings of resentment. I know I’m not the first nor the last nor the only one whose significant other has “abandoned” the Family ship to look for dry land and a greener pasture. I know I’m not the first nor the last nor the only wife and mother who has to juggle children and work. Many had been through that hell and survived. My own dear mother among them. And…

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That Color Purple: Ube Cupcakes

Published on 5 April 2014 in Recipes by Claudine

I should be inserting something witty, funny, inspirational here before the recipe but I don’t have time to spare right now. Well, not that I have it in me to be witty, funny or inspirational but a friend is waiting for me to post this thing (Hi, Jo! :D). Truth be told, I’m not really sure if I will edit this once published. Chalk it up to motherhood, solo parenting, and four kids. There’s just so many things to do and not enough time in a day. I know, me and my excuses 😛 So I suggest you don’t hold…

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