Lifestyle & Features

CHEF MOM / Adoree Chong-Uy The past few weeks have led us to a lot of questions about cookies, specifically drop cookies and rolled cookies. We have compiled some of them that we deem commonly experienced by a lot of bakers.

By Alvin I. Dacanay For many beauty-pageant spectators, one segment of the Miss Universe competition that they always have fun watching is the so-called Parade of Nations. In this parade, contestants introduce themselves while wearing their national costumes—or what they try to pass off as such.

One place worth going to—one that’s not far from Donsol—is the Panumbagan Sand Bar, a five-kilometer-long, tamarind-shaped islet in Pilar town that’s known for its fine, pearl-white sand.

Writer Isobel Diamond describes the city as a “medieval Spanish walled town at its heart; it is chaotic and seedy in parts—with strip joints and dwarf-wrestling clubs—but steeped in old-world glamour.”

Leanne Italie / The Associated Press New York—With lots of easy breezy makeup, minimal jewelry and loose hair, the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards opened the awards season with a red carpet chock-full of sparkly metallics, bright whites and dramatic reds.

By Cherie Mercado Santos Last part The moment the sun rose on that lovely Sunday morning, my husband Mike and I were halfway through our breakfast at our charming hotel in Aix en Provence and ready to explore what’s said to be two of the most beautiful villages in France.

Since his surprising election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis has attracted an astonishing amount of attention from people who are awed by his simplicity, modesty and indomitable will. Not surprisingly, this has led to an almost insatiable demand for books and other published materials on the popular pontiff.

CHEF MOM / Adoree Chong-Uy As we welcome the New Year with every taste bud satisfied, while still craving for more festive delicacies or sweets, we would like to spread the spirit of gratitude as we tackle questions about well-loved Christmas goodies.

By Cherie Mercado Santos First of two parts I can’t remember how long I had dreamed of seeing Provence, in France’s southern region, but the moment my husband Mike and I boarded the fastest possible train from Paris to the city-commune of Aix, I was giddy with excitement. I was like a little girl about to get her gift from …

One hour by air southwest of Manila can be found what The Hufftington Post’s Carly Ledbetter describes as the “most beautiful island in the world.”