- Sneaking food into World War II internment camps concealed in hollow tubes of bamboo
- Working as an undercover agent in the underground forces fighting the Japanese occupation
- Developing new ways to preserve seasonal products in a time of grave food shortages, including making vinegar from pineapples, flour from cassava and ketchup from bananas-- all now staples on Filipino tables
- Transforming vitamin-rich rice bran, previously a waste product, into tasty disease-preventing desserts
- Organizing rural-improvement clubs, inventing the palayok or clay oven and developing delicious recipes for coconuts, soybeans and a range of native plants, vegetables and herbs
This book celebrates the life and achievements of a daring daughter of the Philippines, war heroine, culinary scientist and bold freedom fighter who helped to feed the nation!