Update! STEP INTO OUR KITCHENS -- Collection of Recipes and Essays by St. Theresa's College Philippine Graduates

 

UPDATE Re my cookbook project, STEP INTO OUR KITCHENS: THERESIAN RECIPES AND TALES -- I am happy to say that Vibal will be publishing this book and we're looking at a book launch date of June 8 in Manila. We are also looking at book signing in Cebu around May 31, all to be confirmed.

 

I am sharing the blurb that Ige Ramos wrote for this book that collects recipes and personal essays by graduates of St. Theresa's College in the Philippines.

 

"Step Into Our Kitchens: Theresian Recipes and Tales is not just a cookbook; it's a time capsule of cherished family recipes and stories passed down through generations. As you explore these pages, you'll discover more than just ingredients and cooking method—you'll uncover the love, laughter, and traditions that have shaped a Theresian family's Philippine Food Historian culinary heritage. For those with a Theresian grandmother, mother, aunt, wife, or sister, let these recipes serve as a bridge to the past, a connection to your roots, and a reminder to savor the flavors of your family history for many years to come. This is a true culinary masterpiece that captures the heart and soul of Theresian values. ~ Ige Ramos

 

The photo shown is Chef Pam Relampagos one of the contributors to this food book.

Tags: Filipino cookbook, Philippine cookbook, cook book, food book, St. Theresa's College, ICM Sisters, Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 

How I Became a Writer -- Eileen R. Tabios - Filipino FilAm Series #6

From Cecilia Brainard: I am proud to share Eileen R. Tabios's Essay on HOW I BECAME A WRITER -- A POET, THEN NOVELIST. All articles and photos are copyrighted by the individual authors. All rights reserved. Cecilia Brainard and PALH have permission from the authors to use their materials. 

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Eileen R. Tabios has released books of poetry, fiction, essays, art, and experimental prose from publishers in 11 countries and cyberspace. Recent releases include the novel The Balikbayan Artist; an art monograph Drawing Six Directions; a poetry collection Because I Love You, I Become War; an autobiography, The Inventor; and a flash fiction collection (in collaboration with harry k stammer), Getting To One. Other recent books include a first novel DoveLion: A Fairy Tale for Our Times which was subsequently translated by Danton Remoto into Filipino as KalapatingLeon and two French books, PRISES (Double Take) (trans. Fanny Garin) and La Vie erotique de l’art (trans. Samuel Rochery.  

Her body of work includes invention of the hay(na)ku, a 21^st century diasporic poetic form; the MDR Poetry Generator that can create poems totaling theoretical infinity; the “Flooid” poetry form that’s rooted in a good deed; the monobon poetry form based on the monostich; and a first poetry book, Beyond Life Sentences, which received the Philippines’ National Book Award for Poetry. She’s also edited or conceptualized 16 anthologies that involved hundreds of writers worldwide. Translated into 13 languages, her literary output has received recognition through awards, grants and residencies. More information is at https://eileenrtabios.

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HOW I BECAME A WRITER --- A POET, THEN NOVELIST

The Poet

From my mother, I know the story of my first book. I was about two or three years old. It bore no title. It was created by my toddler-self folding a piece of paper to emulate a book’s pages. The first page bore a green Crayola scrawl at the bottom of the page. The second page bore a yellow Crayola circle at the top right corner of the page. The third page bore a brown Crayola scrawl at the bottom of the page. The “text” of its three pages might be interpreted as follows:

The grass is green.

The sun is out shining.

The sun burnt the grass.