…Samia did it again! she managed to do a quick and easy sweet tooth fix for both of us 
and then for dad later.
…out of the package [not in box eh:) hee!] from Betty Crocker. seriously, it’s that good you won’t need any measuring and scrambling for ingredients!
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This month, we are on anything goes!:)
…for 2 days in a row, we had Teriyaki on the dinner table. the first one was with Salmon and last night, it was chicken. both with stir-fried bok choy with sesame oil on the side.
why? just because i made my own Teriyaki sauce and it was just more than enough for the salmon the previous night. plus! of course, there’s a plus!:) we all loved the sweet soy flavor that much that a second serving [read:repeat performance] was far from keeping it at bay, so to speak. Recipe will be posted @ momcooks.dadcooks!
An entry to 
Sardines…as they say is one poor man’s meal. maybe. not so when it is cooked the way M did a few weekends ago…think prawns, wonton noodles and fresh basil! could be something you will find in a fine dining restaurant even! don’t i just love having a very creative and great cook husband?
SARDINES and PRAWN with FRESH BASIL WONTOn NOODLE SOUP
Ang SARAP!!! subukan ninyo! ang ginisang sardinas…naging gourmet!:)
Lahok para sa 
na may temang…TANGHALIAN.
Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain.
true. i, for one can attest to that. those days during my childhood when we always looked forward to heavy downpours if only to play out and marvel on the fun that it brings as soon as we get soaked. literally.
[thanks to lynn for that quote i plucked out of her FB status]
but i also learned how to value the beauty of warmer sun shiny weather, more so when we moved here in the US. summer for me now just comes a quarter of a whole year. all the more it is well appreciated.
after all, there are small and simple ways out there to counter the heat that the summer tags along….like CHILLED DRINKS! which qualify as a grand solution to defy that thirst.
for breakfast. a CHOCOLATE MILK SMOOTHIE. made by M for last week’s Sunday breakfast.
lunch. fresh WATERMELON SHAKE. still made by M one weekend. mah man truly knows how to quench his thirst, you see.
and for dinner [onwards:)]. mah tall glass of CHILLed KIRIN. what i had to CHILLax on my very recent Shabu birthday dinner.
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this is by far the easiest dessert that you can WHIP up whenever the need for a quick hit arises…warm brownie squares whether freshly baked or store-bought layered with scoops of ice cream…topped with WHIPped cream and garnished with whatever you fancy, chocolate shavings, powdered sugar, fresh fruit or sprinkles. simple, delicious, beautiful!:)
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What is this, you may ask?
EGG STRIPS!
my apologies…we are all down with the flu and some. i know, right. what a way to start our 2nd year. anyway, for now i can only wish you all a great week ahead!
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Grilling is the best way to bring out those flavors in shellfish, so they say. significantly, reaping it’s greatest benefits is accomplished by cooking it right, where it should never reach that rubbery texture. instead, the meat should have an opaque color, soft yet firm. it is also best served at once just off from the grill or at least while warm. we have cooked LOBSTERS a number of times the good ‘ol fashion way, either steamed or boiled. delicious? yes! but never as good as this last time when i twitched a little bit to a more fancy way of preparing these crustaceans.
as this proved to be a first for me, i had to google on the correct process of grilling lobsters. and as always, i do not totally follow one specific recipe. instead i mix and match whatever i have gathered. and this was the result…
HOW-TO
instead of grilling right off, i still went through the boiling process just as how i used to do it. dunked in lotsa water with a sprinkling of salt and sugar and a few slices of lemon until the shell has turned orangey-red, one at a time.
next step was cutting it in half [i let M do that for me]. then i removed the sack from the lobsters head as well as the veins running through to the lobsters tail.
slathered liberally with melted butter, salt and pepper then broiled or grilled cut side first for about 3 minutes until the SHELL has turned bright red. another butter action, before i finally turned and grilled the shell side for about 4-8 minutes more.
served and devoured with lemon-butter-fish-sauce. oh so divine!!! and the smell? insanely appetizing!
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Welcome to another week of foodplay, if i may say so. Looking at the photos of this Pan-Roasted Lime Marinated Pork Tenderloin with Mango Salsa and Almond Rice Pilaf, I believe foodplay is perfectly inherent. I had so much fun making this dish a few days ago…the tenderloins served warm and rice pilaf…toasty, the mango salsa , oh so refreshing. delicioso!
What made it more enjoyable was the photo shoot, of course.
…first, it was the star of the show this week…the SLICED PORK TENDERLOIN.
…funny how the salsa and other garnish came in second, you might ask? ..the RICE pilaf was just a hurried decision. i completely erased that part due to lack of exact ingredients until M and I decided, what the heck…make do with what we have. and guess what…still, yummy maybe even better! and without it, the whole enchilada [as they say] will not taste as good!
…i am posting the recipe in a few! and this brings us to the last part of this so-called foodplay! showing it off! hee! now, it’s your turn!
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Square (slang), an unhip person.
…but in food presentation and other food styling methods, this four-sided- four-angled shape has found it’s way as to being considered as ‘hip’ for years now. This is evident in hotels and up scale restaurants mostly and even in food related television shows.
I was also hit by the bug once, when I bought every single square plates, bowls, serving platters and even condiment containers and bottles that caught my fancy, in different sizes and colors. This Gourdo’s white ceramic cup and saucer set was bought 3 years ago during our last visit back home at the Living Well Store, Podium in Ortigas. Since it was still a bit pricey then [and heavy], these square tableware….so I only grabbed 4 sets.
Having said that, I normally use them during the weekends and when we have guests as I tucked them away on the top most level of my cupboard. It would be difficult to get a replacement of these square saucers and square-based cups, so I don’t want to risk breaking them.
So…what’s square in your agenda this Sunday?
is a weekly thematic FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, Pinoy style! Happy and hip to be SQUARE! Enjoy your week!!!
