Category Archives: Food

Market day and menu planning

Hubby and I went to the market this afternoon to replenish our week’s supply of pork, chicken and fish. It is easier for me to plan mentally the menu for the whole week if I have an ample stock in the ref. I save up on time and energy to go to the makeshift market…

FTF: Ice Craze treat

Mango Caramel Surprise Once in a while my kids get to eat this sweet treat from Jollibee.  Yum!! ^^ My sweet entry for Food Trip Friday.

Natural colon cleansers

Did you know that whole grains, fruits and vegetables decrease a person’s risk of colon and rectum cancer? This food group is actually called natural colon cleansers because they contain high amount of fiber that cleanse the intestine by removing fatty deposit in the digestive tract. The high fiber diet is also ideal for individuals…

Beef Menudo, sliced Green Mango and Shrimp paste

I prepared beef menudo for our lunch yesterday (Sunday).  The ingredients are 1/2 kilo beef sirloin, diced potato, diced carrots, red bell pepper, Mama Sita menudo mix, potted meat, tomato sauce and beef stock.  I’m sure many of you already know how to cook this dish. This mouth-watering Mango and spicy shrimp paste served as…

Kare-kare

Kare-kare is a Philippine stew. It is made from peanut sauce with a variety of vegetables, stewed oxtail, beef, and occasionally offal or tripe. Meat variants may include goat meat or (rarely) chicken.  (wikipedia) I used pork liempo for my my version (see photo). This is my entry for Food Trip Friday.

Fried Lumpia with Relyenong Bangus filling

I completely forgot to take a picture of the fried Relyenong Bangus that I prepare the other day. Now I have the excess filling here and decided to use it as filling for Lumpiang Shanghai. By the way I use Bangus meat, ground pork, red bell pepper, carrots, green peas, raisins as filling for Relyenong…

Sweet tooth

My niece gave these candies as pasalubong for her cousins when she went to Hong Kong with her friends last week. My entry for Willa’s Food Trip Friday.