Cook, cook, cook: demo and teaching

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One day I attended a cooking demo.  Who can resist FREE food while learning how to replicate the recipe and networking with other English Teachers?  I learned that coconut soy sauce is better to use so one's Chicken Adobo turns golden delicious  ( not dull ), and how to "di-stress" chicken wings ( so stress is not passed unto the eater? ).  I was reminded that standardized measurements are a must have for beginner cooks ( c'est moi! ) and how versatile gravy can be ( for Tempting Tofu, and Rock and Roll Potatoes ).

The chef not only summarized the typical palate and gastronomic aesthetics of Filipinos ( todo bigay- the saltier, the spicier, the sweeter, the better ), she shared a story.  Everything in her life was going well.  She had a career, and she was a good daughter, but when it came to her love life, she didn't have any.  She asked the Lord, "Bakit ganon? Parang lugi ako sa luv life ko..." ( Why is my love life like this? Why didn't God bless me with a special someone? )  

Little did she know that God already had a plan for her.  Her future husband-to-be was already working in the same company with her.  She didn't notice him kasi she was in a higher/managerial position, while he was not.  Then one day, her mother got cancer.  She was sad, and ended up telling her mother's story to him over lunch.  When her mother's situation got worse, he accompanied her to the hospital to visit her mother.

After her mother died, their relationship evolved, and eventually they married.  She found out from her siblings that before her mother died, she gave her blessings and approval to the husband-to-be.  She wanted someone like him to take care of her daughter.  The story doesn't end there, this is just the beginning.

One day she was pregnant.  Another day, she had a miscarriage.  For many days, she was depressed until she started cooking ( which revived joy to her for days ).  Not only is she a SM chef winner, she's also a member of the British Council's Teachers Club.  She's currently homeschooling her 2 chubby boys, and one of them is the winner of McDonald's caption contest.  His slogan "Love Ko To" is currently plastered in various billboards and advertisements nationwide.