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\"\"Well hello.<\/em><\/p>\n

Ok, I\u2019m not going to go into how long it has been since I\u2019ve been here. Or why it was that I have been away for so long. Or about life and living and time and busyness and work and family and \u201cthe universe\u201d.<\/p>\n

You have lives\u2026so I think you know the drill. And I won\u2019t waste both our times in looking back. Only just to say that nothing terrible has happened, we are sailing as smoothly forward as we can manage, and in fact, some exciting things have been, and are, happening. But I suppose the more important thing, for this little space anyway, is that I\u2019m here now.<\/p>\n

(and hopefully, you are too)<\/em><\/p>\n

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And I\u2019m here, as always, with a recipe to share.<\/p>\n

But first, a little story, by way of background.<\/p>\n

It was our 25th year high school homecoming last year. The rush of preparations, practices, fund-raising events, and get-togethers. A whirlwind that can both invigorate and drive one insane\u2026as I am certain many of you who have gone through homecomings can attest to. In any case, I contributed as much as I was able, and to as much as my skills would allow. Which is to say, I joined the cookbook committee.<\/p>\n

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Our high school has been producing cookbooks since time-before-time, so this wasn\u2019t a new idea. But with a bunch of food loving individuals in our batch, we wanted to make something different. So with money out of our own pockets we hired a professional photographer, raised the call for heirloom recipes, and got to work.<\/p>\n

As anyone who has published a cookbook can tell you, it was a tough and taxing process. Shooting food all day (with the huge help of our classmate, this lady<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, and the incredible food conglomerate she has built!<\/em>), editing recipes (three heads copy-editing until the wee hours!<\/em>), and I won\u2019t even go into the financial aspect of it (we had an awesome finance team\u2026able to juggle numbers and call in receivables\u00a0with dizzying speed and an iron fist!<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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But it was wonderful and rewarding and an amazing experience altogether. Working with people equally passionate about food. Working on something that was purely food-related (as some of you know, my actual job has nothing to do with food<\/em>). Working on something that didn\u2019t feeling like work\u2026that left you tired but satisfied at the end of the day.<\/p>\n

And, of course, making a pile of money for our homecoming!<\/p>\n

This is one of the recipes from the book (from our classmate, Racky Torres Manalastas<\/em>). It is homey and comforting and simple and full of flavor. Passed down from generation to generation. It\u2019s a delicious example of the timelessness and value of family recipes.<\/p>\n

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Manok Tim<\/em><\/strong>
(recipe adapted from the Legacy Cookbook<\/strong> of Assumption high school batch \u201992)<\/em><\/p>\n