more please

I baked chicken and sweet potato for dinner, but only my husband and I were eating it. Our son asked for fried chicken and our daughters wanted waffles. I was glad that I just had to pud the fried chicken at the oven for ten minutes and it was very easy to prepare waffles. When we were all sitting down for dinner my daughter asked for more of their waffles. I told them their was no more and they both echoing ayyy! So our Bella asked a mayonnaise sandwich. They were so hungry. I owe them more waffles tomorrow.

ate at cafeteria

Yesterday I took my daughters to their school cafeteria for lunch and they like it. It was the second time that I take them there. They usually eat lunch at home before they go to school, but yesterday I wanted them to try different foods. They had cheese sticks, pizza and chocolate milk. We sometimes have pizza, but we never have any cheese sticks, and I found out that they like it. So next time I go to the groceries I will buy some. I like taking them now to the school cafeteria to try other foods.

sweets

A few minutes ago while my daughters and I are busy playing somebody was knocking on our door. My daughter Bella hid under the table. She is afraid when somebody knocks on the door. It was my friend Margie, she brought some goodies that were left over from yesterday. She said her daughter made a lot of cup cakes and cookies and she decided to give us some. She is so good for thinking about us, but I wish she did not do it. We ate a lot of sweets this week already and it was too much sugar. I cannot stop myself from eating all the time. She said they are for my kids but they will not eat it all. I will have to eat most of  it and that will mess up my diet again.

slice eggplant

That was sliced eggplant and the hand of my daughter Izabella. She was trying to grab some while I was trying to take a picture of it. I fried them last week and eat it with a little vinegar then lami kaayo dayon akong kaon. I always cook like that because I like it. I think the hands of my daughter was look cute on here :-)

puto or rice cake recipe

I really like to eat puto or rice cake when I was still in the Philippines. I do not have the recipe to make it. My aunt was always cooking and selling puto in our neighborhood but I never ask her for the recipe. I asked one of my friends yesterday if she knew how to make it. She gave me her recipe today and I would like to share it. Maybe we will both try to make this together. I ate her puto before and it tasted good.

3 cups flour ( bisquick or buttermilk brand )
2 ½ cups water
5 eggs
1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup mayonnaise

Steam for 15 minutes and put grated cheese on top

Mexican fruit cake

On Thanksgiving Day I was baking a Mexican fruit cake. It was really good and my guests said it tasted good. It was the first time I baked a cake. I got the recipe from a friend at work. I like it and actually I just finished eating it for breakfast. I would like to make one again this coming Christmas. I would like to share the recipe here, you might like to make one. It is very easy to prepare.

1 20 oz. can undrained pineapple
2 cups flour
1 cup walnuts
2 tsp. baking soda
2 cups sugar
2 eggs

Mix all together and pour into a 13 x 9 pan. Cook
45 minutes @ 350 degrees
Topping: 1-8 oz. package cream cheese
2 cups confectioner sugar
1 stick butter, 1 tsp. vanilla. Frost while hot

red chili pepper

I took this photo at the Dallas Arboretum; they have a lot of red chili pepper in the pot. When I saw this I said this is what my cousins need in Cebu. They like to cook halang-halang. I don’t know if most people there know halang-halang but it is one of the favorite foods in Cebu especially with people who like to get drunk. I like to eat it too and I miss my cousin cooking it. I wish that before I come here I had learned to cook first but it is too late.

favorite snacks

My husband really likes to eat ding-dong and boy bawang, every time we go to the Asian store he always get his favorite snacks. He never tried any of these until after he married me. He said he never even went to the asian store before we got married. I am glad he likes some of Filipino food only one that he don’t want to eat is BALOT. I don’t blame him because I myself don’t eat balot I tried it before but I really don’t like it.

more green beans

Last week one of my friend at work gave me these green beans again fresh from their garden. I really like to cook and eat it the taste is different compare to the beans you buy in the Asian store. It taste good that is why I keep asking him if he sill has more because I want more. Every time he gives me some I cooked them right away with butter squash and pork, for my lunch for two days if it last that long.

turrones

Yesterday one of our friends from work came back from his two weeks vacation in the Philippines with his wife. He has no other pasalubong to give us only this one. First time I ate turrones with peanuts from Cebu. For me it taste ok but it is not that good. The price is 99.75 pesos so it cost too much, there no wonder that I never ate this before when I was in Cebu because I can’t afford it.

fruit salad

You want to eat fruit salad? I am not the one who’s making this it is one of my friends made this. She brought this last week to work because she wanted everybody at work to try her fruit salad. It tastes good to me I know it is sweet but she did a good job all of us liked it.

cook pancit

This afternoon I was planning to cook food (pancit) but I got busy with my children and on my computer. So, instead of pancit I cooked adobo since it is quick to prepare the ingredients are very simple. I only put soy sauce, garlic, paper and a little bit of vinegar that is how I make my adobo. I know we always cook different style but if it tastes good to me then there is no problem. I am the only one eating my cooking my husband sometimes he eats it if he is hungry.

batong

One of my friend at work gave me these green beans ( batong ) fresh from his garden. I cooked them this afternoon for my dinner with kalabasa and meat. I was lucky because it come out tasting good, but it doesn’t matter I am the only one eating it. If it taste good or bad I will eat it anyway.

hopia

Hopia, yes this is it I really like it. Every time I go to the Asian store here I have to make sure that I get one for me. I like the taste of hopia from the Philippines and it is available in different flavors but I like the ube flavors it is my favorite.

chocolate cake

This afternoon my son and I were baking a chocolate cake from a chocolate cake mix I bought from the grocery store. I like to bake cakes sometimes when I have time because my son like to mix them and I like it also because it keeps him busy doing something. Nobody likes to eat cake only me so; this is my dessert for this week.

fried tilapia

On Sunday I went to the Asian store for rice and I got my self some fried Tilapia. It is good because they fry it for you for free while you are shopping for other stuff. I am the only one eating it because my husband doesn’t like to eat fish either does my son. So, until now I still have leftover you know it was a big fish I can’t eat it all at one time.

yummy crab

I don’t know if you like crab but I do, I like it very much. My friend cooks it with coconut milk and some vegetables and it taste really good. She came by yesterday to pick up my son to take to the park and she brought crabs over for me. It was my dinner last night. I will only eat the crabs she cooks for me. she is a good cook and she knows that I am very lazy when it comes to cooking.

fried chicken

I really like fried chicken it is one my favorite foods I am happy every time I get to eat it. My husband always buys or makes me fried chicken. Sometimes eating fried chicken makes my day.

Pork lumpia

I like pork lumpia and I miss eating it. Today I cooked some pork lumpia. I am eating and eating it. My husband likes it too. Of all the pilipino food I cooked he will only eat adobo and lumpia so, every time I cook it he is very happy. I only cook sometimes because I am lazy and also very busy here on my computer.

dried squid

Yesterday while my husband was not home. I cooked my dried squid that my friend gave to me I fried it. I know he does not like the smell because it stinks. But I like it very much I ate a lot of rice with it. I am the only one who’s eating it. I asked my son if he want to try but he gave me a big NO! it’s funny. But I wish he would try so that he will know the taste. My husband try it before and he really doesn’t like it.