BICOL Express Road Trip

Every month of September,  I together with my husband and if times permit including the children as well we visit " INA" Our Lady of Penafrancia. Either before or after  the feast day, because I could pray solemnly. I started this devotion September of 2007, my first time to visit Naga City. So after visitng INA,  visiting Chef's Doy place is always next to our itenirary. I learned to cook TINOLANG MANOK using melon from him instead of papaya or sayote and my family loves it, the sweetness of melon make it heaven for the kids.

                                            Chef's Doy - Magsaysay Avenue, Naga City

                                                          The famous Bicol Express

                                                Chicken Inasal serve  with Laing, a good match

If the kids is with us we usually stay at Villa Caseres Hotel for an overnight stay but if its just my husband and I,  its a 24/7 driving (alternately) to save time and money. This is are yearly road trip that we truly enjoy. A visit to UGU BIGYAN place in Tiaong, Quezon is a break from our long driving Bulacan-Naga-Bulacan. Ugu Bigyan is a known potter here in our country and we love his work.

                                  
                                    WE have this one at home already, a bday gift from my husband

Ugu Bigyan: Potter's Garden
490 Alvarez Village , Brgy Lusacan, Tiaong, Quezon
Call + 63 (42) 545-9144

This is a very late post(2 years ago), next month its Ina's feast day and I will share my visit with you.

Magandang Umaga Po !

 

A LITTLE TASTE OF JAPAN

My kids love Japanese food specially my daughter Isabella (2nd yr International Studies student major in Japanese language). Almost every week we have this Japanese meal at home and one of the reason my pantry cabinet is full of Japanese condiments. My husband enjoyed it now although at first his not into it, it's healthy.

                                                                  Chicken Katsu

                                                                    Agedashi tofu

                                                                       

                                                     Beef yakiniku, onigiri, sushi

                                                                   Soba noodles set meal

GARDENING- Unconventional way to de stress

My last post is exactly a year ago October 4, 2011. I have missed doing a lot of things for myself and now  I have some of my  list of things to do after my 48yrs of existence for myself - since I am getting bigger/heavier I will spend more time taking care of my health,so, I started running again around Vmall/shopsville area every morning and to write again for my blog to exercise my mind.

                                                           eggplant, tomato, alugbati, sili,                                                 

Third  to cooking and reading, for me GARDENING is one of the many unconventional ways to de stress and release tension. It has many benefits -  offers fresh air, sunshine, mental therapy, and nutritious fresh vegetables.

Since I am staying on weekdays at our place in Greenhills it is only during weekends that I can attend to my vegies and plants in Meycauayan, Next project - a small garden haven in our  place here in Greenhills.



 

FAMILY BONDING THRU FOOD

Our family love Japanese cuisine. Once a month we see to it that we try to escaped from our busy schedule at home, business and school. WE always look for a new destination. Whether it is a long drive or short drive, my husband and I always find time for it. It is the time were we truly bond with each other, no computer, no PSP, no phone just us with our four lovely kids.

2 TAKES ADOBO (my own version)

ADOBONG IGAT(eel) partner with ADOBONG KANGKONG SA GATA

ADOBO is a filipino staple food, simple meal/special occasion ADOBO is always present and in my family's dining table as well. This time for our dinner i prepared ADOBONG IGAT with adobong kangkong sa gata. My kids and my husband enjoyed it tremendously.

MY PARTNER IN THE KITCHEN

It is not easy to create a menu/meal having a husband and four kids who LOVES TO EAT - FOOD MAGAZINE is always a big help to me. YUMMY, FOOD, COOK, FLAVOUR, etc......... having them as my kitchen partner makes my cooking easy.