I Love Mango!

Yes! Mango has and will always be a favorite fruit of mine.   I love the sweet and fragrant smell of the ripe ones.   I can really devour several pieces of that golden yellow, heart-shaped fruit especially when I was younger.   Pity I am diabetic now that's why I slowed down eating this lovely fruit because it is classified as Medium in the Glycemic Index of Food.   Glycemic Index as Wikipedia defined is a measure of effects of carbohydrates on blood sugar levels.   I remember way back then during my 5th grade when our family relocated from Manila to Laguna. Me and my friends had the joy of climbing the mango trees and picked the mangoes we like and eat them there and then.  They have 3 varieties: Kalabaw, Piko...

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Cristeta Comerford: White House Executive Chef

It's great to hear that a Filipino-American woman has made it to the top post in the White House kitchen. Her name is Cristeta "Cris" Comerford and is the first minority to hold the Executive Chef position. She studied Food Technology at University of the Philippines in Diliman and was unable to complete her studies as she has to immigrate to U.S.A. to be with his family. In 1995, during the Clinton administration, she worked at the White House kitchen as an assistant chef to Executive Chef Walter Scheib. When Scheib resigned in 2005, First Lady Laura Bush promoted her as the new Executive Chef. When the Obamas moved to the White House in 2009, they retained her in that position. Please click this link http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6939075 to...

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