one filipino dish a week

There are many things in life that we take for granted but when we look back on that particular thing we realize that it has such great importance in our lives that it really needs to be celebrated. Looking back at my childhood I am really grateful and thankful for the dinners that my family had. Everyday we sat at the table to share dinner, Saturday lunches and to celebrate birthdays and holidays. Looking back at those times it was definitely a bond that made my family close and probably attributes my close relationship with my parents. Granted that I’m the only child but I think the forum of the dinner table is when the family can just be themselves and share their joys and tackle their problems together. I may not have been privy to some of the issues that my parents spoke about when I was a young boy but I think that was a place for us to share that moment with each other. One thing that I’m glad was that there was no tv. It forced the family to really talk to each other and create conversation. It made my parents aware of how I was doing in school and who my friends were (what I told at least) . But the dinner table is a powerful place that is quite important in a home. There aren’t too many big events in our lives that we don’t share a meal with our family and friends. Take time this week to share a meal with your family/friends together.

I’m so glad that my mom brought that table with us when we moved. It’s definitely an important piece in our lives and makes my family what it is today whether we realize it or not.

Several birthdays, Christmases, anniversaries, joys, tears and heated debates have happened at this table. Lives have changed, people have moved on, kids have turned to adults but the table remains an integral centerpiece each step of the way.