Alexis Rodrigo, Freelance Writer

Archive for the ‘Housekeeping’ Category

06 Sep, 2008

Gadget Lust

Posted by: Alexis In: Frugal living| Housekeeping| Uncategorized

It took all my willpower not to plunk down cold, hard cash for a KitchenAid artisan mixer yesterday.

The KitchenAid artisan mixer. Isn’t it a beauty?
There I was, minding my own business, when this sales clerk comes with a box of the said gadget, puts it down on the counter right in front of me, near [...]

30 Jul, 2008

Chicken Adobo

Posted by: Alexis In: Cooking/Baking| Family| Housekeeping

Every two weeks, I cook chicken adobo, because everybody in the family likes it, including Anton.

Here’s the recipe I use:
chicken, cut into pieces (I like to use boneless, skinless thighs because the chickens in Canada are very fat!)
equal amounts of soy sauce (reduced sodium) and vinegar
about 3 bay leaves
2 garlic cloves, smashed
3-5 black pepper cloves
2 [...]

I slept fitfully last night. Our toilet bowl had been backed up and I was having nightmares about it. So this morning, Bobby and I were ready to call a plumber. We know plumbers in North America are very expensive to hire, but sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.
I remembered that I [...]


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Alexis Rodrigo is a professional writer based in Windsor, Ontario. She specializes in writing for publicity and copywriting.