Tikim artwork dedicated to Doreen G. Fernandez

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Doreen Fernandez in Baybayin - Tikim cover web

Happy Birthday to the late Doreen G. Fernandez. She would have been 91 this year!

She is reknowned for her contributions to the writing, study, and appreciation of the different cuisines of the Philippines.

Tikim: Essays on Philippine Food and Culture by Doreen G. Fernandez.
Tikim: Essays on Philippine Food and Culture by Doreen G. Fernandez.

In the preface to her book, “Tikim: Essays on Philippine Food and Culture” whose cover inspires this art, she wrote:

“My teachers are all those who give me information about food: market vendors, street sellers, cooks, chefs, waiters, restaurant and carinderia owners, farmers, tricycle drivers, gardeners, fishermen, aficionados, nutritionists, readers of my columns, friends, food critics, and historians, fellow researchers, authors of books (and cook books), writers of columns, food anthropologists – everyone who eats and cares.”

Let us continue to eat… and care!

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Doreen Fernandez in Baybayin - Tikim cover

Help bring hot food to Cebuanos and Davaoeños

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Earthquakes have shaken communities throughout the Philippines this October. Hot nutritious meals are now getting to communities affected in Cebu and Davao thanks to volunteers at Art Relief Mobile Kitchen from Bacolod and Davao.

October 15 marks 12 years after the Bohol earthquake in 2013 where an estimated 200 people died, and historic landmarks were destroyed. Earthquakes are inevitable since the country sits on the “ring of fire,” a ring of volcanoes due to plate tectonics or moving layers of the Earth’s crust. But the will to build stronger hazard protections is up to leaders who can set aside selfish motives for the greater good.

Bohol earthquake 2013 - Baclayon church belfry damage

For now, support ARMK by being a volunteer or donating to help nourish those rebuilding from today’s and tomorrow’s tremors. And call on the government to put people first.

ARMK GCASH: 0917-828-8690
ARMK Davao GCASH: 0994-483-3290
ARMK BPI acct: 0911 0161 68 (ART RELIEF MOBILE KITCHEN INC)

Learn more or donate through the following Facebook pages of ARMK:

Please send your transfer/donation receipts to the Facebook pages of ARMK above so they can track donations.

Happy Lanzones Festival!

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Lanzones festival art

Lanzones are ubiquitous small brown balls of nature candy found all over the country. They’re also full of nutrients, such as magnesium, potassium, zinc, calcium, and iron!

Lanzones trees are native to Southeast Asia, with the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand being main producers of commercial crops.

They’re in-season now, and different towns and provinces are celebrating lanzones in festivals. They include the Lanzones Festival of Camiguin (Oct. 19-26), the Ana Kalang Lanzones Festival in Nagcarlan, Laguna (Sept. 29-Oct 5), and the Maradula Festival in Talisay City, Negros Occidental (Oct. 24-26). Maradula stands for Marang, Mangosteen, Rambutan, Durian, and Lanzones… not surprising since Negros is known for its delicious sweets, and lots of sugarcane!

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A4 Lanzones Festival coloring page

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