HEALTHY EATING............................My obsession for 2014

I am on my way on celebrating my 50 years of existence in this world. Aside from this numbers all the signs are there-------white hair, erratic blood pressure, pre menopausal syndromes are felt, arthritis,etc..........

Now my obsession this 2014 is to start by practicing healthy eating.

My target is to start by eating a balanced diet in healthy portions combined with regular exercise.

STEAMED FOOD......... 
CREATE A PLATE.........way of eating
BAKED.................

CREATING A PLATE

Green salad, baked squash and tilapia fillet breaded with oatmeal

This is a once complete meal and my kids and my husband enjoyed it as well.

Creating a plate is simple, just start by drawing an imaginary line. Fill the large section with non-starchy vegetables, in one small sections with starchy foods and grain and the other small section , protein.

STEAM SEAFOOD 

Once a week we always have sea foods in our table. Some people afraid of buying sea foods because for them its synonymous with the word EXPENSIVE......Well a small crabs can be a replacement for big crabs or ALIMANGO and we love it.

Steamed small crabs

steamed oyster, mussels and salmon

BAKED VEGGIES

Sweet corn and Potato

Buttered lemon sauce and  Garlic TABASCO (my favorite condiments of all times)

This sauces are hard habit to break

I knew there's a lot of good eating habit that will slowly introduce me to a new daily healthy lifestyle.

PINOY FOOD FOR NEW YEAR

Pinoy food is the BEST FOOD to prepare this new year celebration.......
Nanay azon always prepared this comfort food at home - pinaupuuang manok, gulay na mais, gising gising......... Before i  learned to cooked those japanese, thai, mexican food, etc.... this Pinoy food was the first thing i have learned from my nanay azon and it is always present in our table

Gising Gising (Sigarilyas - winged Beans)

I have done other version of gising gising - kangkong, green beans and asparagus. But this sigarilyas gising gising is the tastiest version i have created

Sigarilyas

Coconut cream

Patani

 Other ingredients - coconut cream, shrimp, pork, garlic, inion, ginger

PINAUPUANG MANOK

This is chicken dish dry cooked set on a sitting position placed on a bed of rock salt. The process makes the pot like an oven which cooks the chicken using its own juices.

Stuff the cavity with onion, lemon grass, garlic and ginger.

I cooked it using charcoal

SINUAM NA MAIS

 

Magandang Umaga Po!!!!!!!!!!!

Earth Kitchen - Country feel in the City

“Country things are the necessary root of our life - and that remains true even of a rootless and tragically urban civilization. To live permanently away from the country is a form of slow death.”
― Esther Meynell




Plants, woods, birds are the things that truly relaxes me. OUr home is an example wherein wood, plants and birds is everywhere. Every morning birds are in my kitchen, in our living area, in the garden, everywhere............... In the city I just put small plants in the terrace (space is limited here) and spread birds food to attract them, i have some visitors once in a while.....

My husband and I visited Earth Kitchen for a light snack which  is a break from the usual restaurant set up in the city. Now you do not need to go to Tagaytay, Pampanga, Laguna to enjoy country like ambiance.

 

We were surprise by the door, we just stare at  it for a while because we do not how to open this wonderful wood door (i wanted one). Its was a revolving door after all.

 

 

 It is surrounded by garden and BAHAY KUBO which totally complete the country side feel

The plants and bright surrounding "feels like home"

I am trying very hard to eat and prepare healthy food not just for me but for the whole family. At Earth Kitchen healthy food is what will you get plus a bonus of a very relaxing atmosphere

SHRIMP SPRING ROLL

shrimp wrapped with mixed greens and cilantro plus hoisin sauce on the side

 

CALAMANSI JUICE

freshly squeezed calamansi 

  

While waiting for our food my husband seems to enjoy selfie pictures

SAMPLE MENU

all servings are good for two person

 

All the ingredients are organic

 

Lately, I have been more conscious with the food I eat and prepare for my family. It is a relief to see restaurant offering healthy food growing here in the city.  I will definitely come back here at Earth Kitchen.

Maraming Salamat po!!!!!!!!!

Earth Kitchen
Lot 10 B9 Katipunan Ave., White Plains, Quezon City
Open for Lunch from 11am to 3pm
Open for Dinner from 6PM to 11PM on Tuesdays to Sundays
Contact Numbers: (02) 577-9138; (02) 961-0572; (+63) 917-584-3278
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEarthKitchen
Credit Cards: Accepted
Reservations: Recommended for big groups

OUR KITCHEN - Where East Meets West

A restaurant is a FANTASY - a kind of living fantasy in which diners are the most important members of the cast

-Warner LeRoy

We are regulars here in Benjo and Damien's CAstle- OUR KITCHEN. What makes me, my family and friends love the place it's because we feel important there. Just like in a broadway show their restaurant is the theater and we are the most important of the cast.

The Lead Actors  (My family)

The supporting actors (my friends)

 The LEAD STAR of the show - THE FOOD

SPARE RIBS - my old time favorite

Fresh Salad with tuna and olive

Calamares

BULALO (my new favorite) with special sauce and veggies

white pizza (my childrens and friends favorite)

I am not a pizza person but it tastes good that's why its one of the many best seller in the place

 Baked mussel

I always order this to pair with wine or beer

Ice tea with pearl and beer

 Chili Oil

we always have it in our table

Overall, OUR KITCHEN serves respectable line of dishes and the affordable price is a bonus. The food is fantastic and since I am a regular there was not a single item that I did not enjoy and service was fast. Another COOL BONUS  here is the place, as if I am home. Me and my friend can stay here until closing time not feeling guilty because that's what it is here- HOME, RELAX..........

NOt to compare but since the first time we eat here I miss the  original Meycauayan best restaurant that's no longer around - The GArden in  Calvario, Banga REstaurant and  Olimars Restaurant in Banga. All we can see right now are fastfood restaurant, its everywhere.

 Thanks to OUR KITCHEN - now we have our very own in Meycauayan City, Bulacan.

Our Kitchen
Esperanza Mall
Calvario, Meycauayan, Bulacan

OUr Kitchen
Bocaue Branch



Maraming Salamat Po!!!!!

Healthy FAST-FOOD on a Budget

"To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art."
- La Rochefoucauld 

"Those who think they have no time for healthy eating will sooner or later have to find time for illness."
- modified from : Edward Stanley (1826-1893) from The Conduct of Life 

“Prepared and fast foods have given us the time and freedom to see cooking as an art form - a form of creative expression.”

Jeff Smith 'The Frugal Gourmet Keeps the Feast' (1995)

Friday is a hectic schedule for me. After my kids class -from our place in GH were I am staying 5 days a week I will pick up my youngest daughter in OB in Greenhills, Manila then my only son at LSGH in Mandaluyong, City and then my other daughter at DLSU Taft, Manila,  then going home in Meycauayan, Bulacan is my regular Friday activity. I usually arrived late afternoon, with all the traffic in Manila it was really a taxi driver type of driving which all I can do to survive Manila's traffic.

Back to my kitchen at home is HEAVEN.

We usually eat light during dinner, I just cooked or prepared food whatever I could find inside my refrigerator and serve it quickly.  This time I will prepare a light dinner for the family:

-Creamy squash and sweet potato soup

- Tomato Baguette with Tuna

-Assorted green veggies with Mixed berries mustard dressing

I have few pieces of leftover ingredients(PINAKBET) - sweet potato and squash which I will use for my creamy soup

mashed sweet potato and squash

 

My friendly CAMPBELL canned products is always present in my kitchen pantry and this will be my soup based for my squash/sweet potato soup

Leftover baguette bread from Antonio's

Tomato BAguete with Tuna(Century Tuna)

 

OUR DINNER

Assorted green veggies with Antonio's Mixed berries mustard dressing

 

OUR DINNER

Sweet Potato/Squash Creamy Soup and Tomato Baguette with Tuna

I always got a tremendous pleasure out of my kitchen, for me cooking and preparing food for my family and friends is not hard work. It is where I releases my creativity and imagination just like a painter to his painting.

Magandang Umaga Po!!!