Comments on: A Magical Christmas Tradition

By: Noemi

Noemi — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:12:40 +0000

@jessie- Filipinos love to celebrate and befestive

@marlon- Fallen Cradle can be bought in any National Bookstore branch. Best to call up first

@raqgold- good that you copied them. My recipe cards are all cracked too with age. I should transfer them .

By: raqgold

raqgold — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:08:16 +0000

baking cookies together is a tradition here, too. and my in laws still use the old recipes that are now yellowed and cracked with age with those twirly handwriting that i cant read. well, i’ve copied them already

By: Marlon

Marlon — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:40:34 +0000

hi there, i would just want to ask where to buy the book “Fallen Cradle” I’ve checked on the websites of National Bookstore and Powerbooks for the search ended up with nothing, i would like to buy one just to inspire my friend who also faced a loss and now is moving on with her life… thanks

By: jessie

jessie — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:50:37 +0000

Christmas has always been special for us Filipinos… I love the cake in ur post… sana may magbigay sa kin this xmas. hehehe.

happy blogging, kabayan!

By: Noemi

Noemi — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:12:17 +0000

@Lemon- I also remember mom baking refrigerator cake. What is lechon carajay? It must be a special dish

@lady cess- Our parents did a great job giving us this special memories. I also loved the santa idea. Naku better get your mom’s trade secret so you can pass it on. Or better yet, make it even better than your mom’s.

By: lady cess

lady cess — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:50:37 +0000

ooooh… this is so heartwarming. reminds me of my our own christmas traditions. christmas has always been my favorite season (more than my bday actually) thanks a lot to my parents, that’s why my husband and i are taking a lot of effort to make our children’s christmas celebrations something they’ll remember with fondness when they’re older.

when i was a child ilooked forward to “santa’s gifts,” and my mom’s spaghetti which in my opinion can never be duplicated by me or my sisters, hot chocolate and buko salad. very simple yet so special.

thanks for the recipes! will copy them!

By: lemon

lemon — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:31:54 +0000

I’m sure your girls treasure the warm feelings that this tradtition evokes, more than the gifts they receive around this time, simply bec. it reminds them how much you love them and luijoe.

For me, the memory of Mama cooking lechon de carajay before 12 midnight and preparing the refrigerator cake with her, would always, always remind me how special she is.

By: Noemi

Noemi — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:36:28 +0000

@dexie- I will make the Gingerbread house next week

By: dexie

dexie — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:26:25 +0000

my son and I are getting ready to bake our sugar cookies. probably this weekend. he loves rolling the dough, cutting the shapes and decorating afterwards. i’m going to tackle the gingerbread house this year. OI!