Beef Caldereta

I have been wanting to cook Beef Caldereta and I have finally decided to cook it today. I am happy with the result eventhough one of my friend said that the peanut butter was a lil bit strong. I think my next attempt of cooking this food will be perfect.

Sinigang na Baboy

I so love Sinigang na baboy and it one of my cravings. I decided to have the courage to cook it last three days ago because I so miss eating it. I always hear to people that it is not hard to cook sinigang but I just didn't had the courage to cook it til I was really craving for it lol! Hubby and I went to the store and bought some ingredients and I cooked it right away. I was happy with the result of the taste and the truth is, I had been eating it for 3 consecutive days already lol! Oh my! I will cook Sinigang again for sure :)

Siopao

I had successfully made Siopao last night. I had been wanting to make it long time ago because it is one of my hubby's favorite Filipino food. Four of my Facebook friends posted pictures of Siopao that they made and that inspired me more to make it. I found the recipe online and I was happy about the result of the taste. Wrapping the filling in dough was the toughest part but everything else was easy (I followed the instructions on the video).

Chicken Afritada

I cooked Chicken Afritada yesterday because I want to at least cheer up a friend of mine who is depress because of the bad health condition of her son. I know that this food will not gonna heal her son but I know for sure that having the food that she had been missing will put a smile on her face. The visit yesterday was unplanned and was all of a sudden so I had to defrost the chickens right away. I am glad that not only my friend liked the Chicken Afritada I cooked but also my dad-in-law. In fact, he asked me to cook it again tonight, and this time, he made me cooked 2 pots of it :D

Monggo (Mung Beans) and Tuyo (dried fish)

It was almost 4pm today when I was thinking of what to cook for dinner when the phone rang. It was my Filipina neighbor inviting me to come over to their house because the Monggo (Mung Beans) she is cooking is almost done. I was like "Oh my! I so miss this Filipino dish". So I went there and I smelled the "Tuyo" (dried fish) right away when I entered their house. I said "Mmmmmmm" I love it! Some people doesn't like the smell of it but most Filipinos do.

I was right on time! She just turned off her stove when I got inside their house. We chatted while we were eating Monggo and Tuyo. I really really miss Filipino food and I am glad that I have a Filipina neighbor who cooks and who always invite me every time she cooks Filipino dish. Yay!

Cupcake handler

Guest post written by Michael Long

Working in a bakery that specializes in cupcakes can be dangerous. It’s kind of torture to see people come in, buy and eat cupcakes all day. But I get a free cupcake every day and when it comes down to it, I don’t need more than one a day – even if I secretly think that my body has become dependent upon cupcakes.

I didn’t exactly aspire to sell cupcakes, but after I retired one of my good friends opened the bakery and offered me the job. I thought it would be a great way to make a little extra money and satisfy my sweet tooth.

I love to interact with the customers and I’ve become friends with some of the regulars. I noticed that one of the regulars was having a better time hearing what I would say and I didn’t have to talk as loud to her. I asked her what was new with her and she pointed to her hearing aides. She told me all about them and suggested that I get a hearing test too.

I took her advice and scheduled one for in a few days. Although all our cupcakes are delicious, people don’t like to be handed the wrong one on accident.

Creamy Macaroni Soup (Sopas)

Creamy Macaroni Soup or "Sopas" in Tagalog (language in the Philippines) is one of my favorite food. Hubby loves it too. He ate bowls of it when he was in the Philippines. Today I am going to cook "sopas". Actually this is not the first time that I am cooking this here in the US. The family of my husband loved it on the first time I cooked it. I am not a cook but I am glad that I successfully cooked sopas and it really taste good too :D Thanks to this website where I got the recipe.

Creamy Macaroni Chicken Soup Ingredients:

• 500 g chicken breast
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 white onions (minced)
• 1 large bell pepper (seeded and sliced into strips)
• freshly ground black pepper
• 2 carrots (sliced into thin strips)
• 350 g macaroni noodles
• 2 cups evaporated milk
• 1 medium cabbage (roughly shredded)
• 2 Tbsp margarine
• fish sauce / patis
• rock salt

• chopped spring onion

Creamy Macaroni Chicken Soup Cooking Instructions

• Boil the chicken in 4 cups water. Save the broth to be used later.
  
• Shred the Chicken meat with your fingers. Set aside.
• Saute garlic and onion in oil over medium heat.
  
• Add the bell pepper and cook until aromatic.
  
• Stir in the shredded chicken.
  
• Season lightly with ground black pepper.
  
• Add the carrots, a quick sauté then the macaroni. Give it a stir to get the fat all around the pasta.
  
• Pour in the chicken broth and 5 cups water. Simmer.
  
• Pour in the milk, stirring gently.
  
• Add the cabbage. From this point, the macaroni and the cabbage will cook at about the same time.
  
• Add the margarine.
  
• Season with patis or salt.

Famil Day!

I love spending time with my husband and son. Yesterday we all went to the nearest Oriental Store to shop. I was so happy to see Filipino products and I felt like I was in the Philippines. What I was wondering about is that the packaging they have in here is different from the packaging in the Philippines so its kinda look different although it is the same product from the same company but anyway, it doesn't really matter because the taste is still the same. So after shopping for foods, we hurry up going home because I bought this Ube ice cream that would melt.

Here are the foods that we bought and jeez! I spent $60 only for these:


After grocery shopping, we went shoe shopping for my hubby. He bought two pairs of shoes. then we went to one of my favorite buffet restaurant to eat. For me, spending time with two boys is the best thing in this world.