When I do anything remotely close to domestication, I always remember the debate me and my mom had when i was in college. It goes like this:

My Mom: When you get married, you need to know how to cook, do laundry. You have to serve your husband:
Me: Mom, You're not paying tens and thousands of money for my tuition fee just for a man to treat me like a maid. I'm going to marry a man who will not require me to do those things!
My Mom: Bahala ka.

She said those last words with a smirk as if she know something I didn't. Well, Mother truly knows what's best because now I understand what she truly means. Learning some household skills doesn't mean I'm cowering to my husband. Every household chores I do is actually an act of love for my family. It took me becoming a wife and mother to learn that. Good one, mom! You got me there.

So here I am learning more and more about how I can serve my family and bring smiles to faces with the little things I do for them at home. One of which definitely learning a lot of dishes to cook for my husband.


#BetterMe Moms invited me to their Recipe Swap Event. I admit, I feel like I don't belong to that kind of gathering but I summoned the courage because I really wanted to learn new dishes. I was already running out meals to cook for the family. When I got there, I saw a very familiar ingredient that we use frequently in our dishes at home. It's the Lee Kum Kee Panda Oyster Sauce. I'm sure everyone of you has one in your kitchen and our home is no different. Ron's favorite dish, my Mom's Pork Chop Marinade has Oyster Sauce as one its main ingredient! My favorite Thai Dish, Thai Basil Chicken, has oyster sauce in it. Oh was I glad to see it on the counter of the fabulous Marlade Kitchen because I know I could probably cook the recipes they will be showing us!


And guess who were the mom's who generously shared and prepared their recipes for us!