HEALTHY DINNER!!!!!!

Whenever my children are at home I see to it that they will eat healthy food. Monday to Friday they were on their own at school, condo and dorm and monitoring what they eat was so hard for me.

Nutritious dinner would ensure that the body receives all the nutrients. Healthy dinner choices go a long way in keeping our family healthy. The reason I see to it that Saturday and Sunday its a complete healthy food for my family.

                                                           STEAMED cabbage salad
                                                 (inspired by Larry Flynt's Cabbage Experience at
                                                        VAN GOGH IS BIPOLAR Restaurant)

                                              LUMPIA TOFU with Hoisin Sauce and Green Salad
                                             (inspired by Oh My Gulay Restaurant at Baguio)

Whenever we eat outside our home, I always try to replicate the menu/cuisine that my family love/enjoyed. We eat once in a while to experience something different and eating out  gave us more family bonding time. You do not have to be rich to experience this, there's so many affordable restaurant outside your home that you could try (maginhawa st in quezon city, in meycauayan - OUR KITCHEN, DAMBU, kubo kubo in Marilao, SESSION,  etc.).

At home,  a simple menu could turn into a 5 star menu if presented properly/differently/beautifully (additional work but the same budget)


STEAM CABBAGE:

1 cabbage
For filling:
centruy tuna/ corn beef
atchara - papaya/ ampalaya
any vegetable available

LUMPIA TOFU

1 block tofu seasoned with salt/pepper/basil
lumpia wrapper
hoisin sauce
any available green salad


VAN GOGH IS BIPOLAR

154 H Maginhawa St. Sikatuna Village, Quezon City, The Philippines, 1103 Quezon City, Philippines

OH MY GULAY  is on the top floor of La Azotea Building along Session Road. Contact 0918-6676025

COMFORT FOOD during bad weather

I love to cook comfort food specially during bad weather. Class suspension since Monday August 19, extended until August 20 and now its a National Holiday in memory of Ninoy Aquino,so, the kids were all at home. I am not happy because there's no classes, but for me its a blessing indeed because on a regular school days the kids are not at home, and because of the bad weather declaration of class suspension makes them stay at home and be with our very special visitor who will be at our place until August 22.

                                             
                      The Face of Christ (Our special guest August 19-22)


When I want comfort food I will make sea foods, vegetables, and rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.

                                    
                                                           Seafoods Sinigang

For a more flavorful sinigang,  I used bayabas (guava) as my souring agent, it was very delicious and instead of kangkong I used MALUNGGAY leaves.

                  Deep-fried squash flowers with ground beef 
                       with Hoisin Sauce as dipping sauce

Squash flowers may sound foreign ingredients to some, but its available in all palengke (wet market) around your place. For the filling I used ground beef and the usual ingredients I am using in making hamburger - worcestershire sauce, black pepper, brown sugar, salt. Then I deep-fried it with tempura batter.


Magandang Umaga Po!!!!!

Kapangpangan's Best (part 2) - ABE'S FARM

We celebrate New Year 2013 at Abe's FArm. A country-side feel is a very relaxing place to start the year.

A dose of fresh air welcome us on our way to Abe's Farm!!!!!!

                       What I loved about the place is how they preserved old wood and old furnitures

                          The traditional " BANGERAHAN", an old way of drying the dishes after washing

 

                                 Surprise to see some work of "UGU BIGYAN" my favorite potter

                                                  ONe of my favorite place the kitchen

  

 

 

                                                              Kare-kare

                                                              Pinakbet

                                                            Arobung Kamaru (Farm Crickets)

                                            SINUAM OF FRESH NATIVE CORN

                                           Binukadkad na Tilapia with Balo-balo and mustasa

This is a very good place for family bonding, more time to relax and talk about life..................



Abe's Farm
98 Livestock Village, Barangay Ayala,
Magalang, Pampanga
(045)856-1930
(0917)8085187
http://abesfarm.com.ph/

Prado Farm - part 2

EATING BREAK 

The Prado salad is a mix of fresh picked greens. I never thought that ALUGBATI can be combine with aragula and other green vegetable as fresh salad. WE are welcome with unlimited lemongrass tea.

                                                          Me  and Reimon

                                                    A violinist who serenade us while were eating

                            A morning "merienda" gua gua pandesal, kesong puti and longganisa

Kapangpangan's Best (part 1) - Prado Farm

I love food and I love country living. I am a legit "PROBINSYANA".

Pampanga is know as the "Culinary Center of the Philippines". Pampanga cuisine is highly regarded as one of the best cuisine in the country. Prado farm is a five hectares property owned by artist Reimon Gutierrez. The entire prado farm is a huge junk of art.

I enjoy their food, the place and most specially the farm. My husband used to raised piglets together with my mother-in-law for quite a long time. Just like Reimon parents my parents-in-law never threw anything away, the reason my family and all of my husbands siblings have a lots of old things that we make useful. Our home is a living example that frugality is character by old people (lolo, lola, lolo sa tuhod, etc) that benifits us younger generation( i will post it soon). PRADO FARM is not for everybody. If you have a deep appreciation of country living, need to take your time to slow down - you will definitely enjoy the farm.

 The main gate is made of propane tanks. Prado farm used to be a warehouse for LPG tanks

               

                                              We enjoy the pedecab ride

                                                                 The Library

                                      My husband enjoying his discussion about pig with Reimon

                                                         The kitchen

                                             The blue house were we eat our snack