Food trip of the week : Chicken nilaga

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Good morning!

Today, I mistakenly bought chicken instead of pork and I planned to cook nilaga. Galing di ba? Surely, sign of aging. No doubt.

I'm sure it sounds weird since it's chicken nilaga. I mean pork nilaga and chicken tinola is common but chicken nilaga, hindi masyado di ba? So there, since I have paid for the chicken and no plans of spending more I told myself chicken nilaga? Why not, go!

Ingredients:

3 cloves        garlic
1 medium      onion
3/4 kg           chicken/adobo cut
5 cups           water
1/4 kg            potatoes
15 pcs.          baguio beans
1/4 kg            pechay
peppercorn
fish sauce     according to taste

Procedure:

1. Saute' garlic,onion and chicken cooking until brown.
2. Add 5 cups water, and the peppercorn. Let it boil for atleast 4 minutes.
3. Add potatoes, cook until tender.
4. Add baguio beans, add fish sauce according to taste. Simmer for a minute.
5. Add pechay, turn off heat so as not to overcook.
6. Serve hot.

Optional:

Serve with fish sauce, calamansi and chili.

Chicken Nilaga

Adventure : Potipot, Zambales Part 2

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Good morning!

I've been itching to post a review on the Potipot adventure that we had 2 weeks ago.Hindi ako maka get-over sa experience kaya may part 2 pa! :)

We left Ortigas around 10 am, we had our 1st stop for breakfast in Fisher Mall along Quezon Ave. I had the epic Jollibee chicken meal. We also shopped for supplies here, food and other stuffs that we will bring to the island. After breakfast, we started our road trip. It's kinda hot that day ( kasi summer nga di ba?) but Wacky, the great was a safe haven for all of us.

NLEX

Zambales is a 5-hour drive, that is if you don't get lost haha! We had stopped for gas and lunch somewhere in Iba had late lunch at Mang Inasal. We reached Candelaria around 6.30pm

Potipot is a small island in Candelaria, Zambalez. Boat ride from the seaside is approximately 5 minutes, it's a super short boat ride, before you knew it your in the island na.

Boat ride going to Potipot

 

Tree house with broken stairs. Those guys are not with us haha!

Pwede din magsampay ng sarong

If you are not lazy like me, the tour of the island will take 20 minutes.

Souvenier from the island sold at 4 pieces / 100 pesos

It is advisable to bring/rent tent for some privacy.

Potipot is a relaxing place to go to when you need some time with nature, and given the chance we might see each other soon.

Until then...

Adventure : Potipot, Zambales

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Good morning!

TEAM Building in Potipot Zambales!

It's been planned for months and now it's finally here. Our TEAM at work will be spending out of town this weekend. This is our first ever beach get-away as a team and we are so looking forward to it.

Let the photos speak of the fun that we had:

Driving on NLEX with the reliable Wacky :)

On the road...

Approaching SCTEX

Before heading to the port

Potipot Island from the port

The GTCC girls

Strolling in Potipot Island

GTCC Manila group selfie :)

Watch out for more photos of our Potipot adventure on my next blog. It was a great weekend with these guys....until next time!

2nd and COUNTING!

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Good morning!

No, don't get me wrong. This is going to be my first ever blog. After reading a lot of blog post in the past few months finally, I got the courage to write one.

This day, some two years ago, I get to experience the essence of being a woman (so miss universe like huh?). I gave birth to a tiny, curious eyed baby girl. We named here Hannah Ashaya. 

How time flies, she just turned two today and I thought this might be the best time to start writing about life and it's blessings.

This is for my baby girl, and for this blogs first post...

Screaming Ashaya

Red Ribbons Black Forest

We all have reasons to live for, whatever your reason make sure that it's worth it.

Cherish life.

Life goes on....

Food trip of the week : Creamy penne in tuna and pesto sauce

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Good morning!

One of the things that I really love doing is to cook, maybe it has something to do with my Batanguena roots? I don't know, but what I know is I love to eat, and I know good food!

Last weekend, I cooked this recipe I saw in the internet last month, The1st time I tried cooking this was on a weekend sleepover at my Nanay's place which turned out to be too oily, I guess I got a bit excited adding the olive oil.

This time, I tried to follow the steps and skip the olive oil.

Ingredients:

500g                 Ideal Penne pasta Gourmet Penne Macaroni
1 pouch            Clara Ole' Cheesy Pesto
1 can                Century tuna (in vegetable oil or hot and spicy)
1 can                SM Bonus mushroom (stems and pieces)
1 250ml            Nestle All Purpose Cream
1 head              garlic
1 medium         onion

Procedure:

1. Cook pasta according to package instruction. Drain. Set aside.
2. Heat pan, using tuna's oil saute' garlic until golden, add onion.
3. Add tuna, cook for a minute or two.
4. Add mushroom cook for about 2 minutes then add Clara Ole' Cheesy Pesto.
5. Mix in Nestle All Purpose Cream let it simmer for a minute.
6. Pour into pasta, mix and serve.
7. Makes 2-4 servings.

Optional:

Serve with garlic bread.

Creamy penne in tuna and pesto sauce

TGIS!

Hi everyone!

Good morning!

Don't you love Saturday? I do, obvious much ba?

I had lunch with Bhadz Maru (my neighbor/friend) at Mc Donalds in Strata 100.We had to rush kasi we both have an hour lang to catch up. Hope to see more of you Bhadz, thanks again for granting one of my life's little wish. :)

Later today we have an appointment with Ashaya's pediatrician. She's with us since I gave birth to a 6 1/2 month old baby. Yes, you read it right. My Ashaya is a preemie, she stayed in the incubator for 2 weeks just to complete the 7 months other than that, she's healthy except for the common cough and colds that kids normally have as part of growing up.

I hope to see my college BFF/kumare later today, a balikbayan. I recall sitting next to her during Accounting exams kasi ang henya nya dun sobra! I know it's hard for her to find time to meet up since her vacation is limited ang hirap manage ng time, you wanted to see everyone pero with your limited time struggle talaga. We've been friends for a long time now, 18 years? Tagal na pala, parang kelan lang kami umattend ng "Hataw sa tag-araw para sa Mindanao, I think that is our first ever gimik together, kasunod ng madaming madami pa. Excited ako, sana mag push ito.

Have a  productive weekend everyone!

Keep safe.

Life is a journey, hit or miss enjoy it!

Life goes on....

Little wishes

Hi everyone!

Good morning!

My voice is slowly coming back and that is good news. I was sick last weekend and to make it even worse, Ashaya and husband got infected with my virus, now we all have cough and colds. Hayyy..for a mom like me, di bale na tayo ang magkasakit wag lang ang anak natin. Sadly, we live in a less perfect world. Good thing her immune system is better than mine. So, to all the mommies out there make sure to give your kids vitamin C and let them drink lots of water kasi sobrang init talaga this summer!

Kwento, I was able to get in touch with one of my friends way back 1999. We fondly call him Bhadz. His family used to live next door, thanks to social media (Facebook to be exact). He is into photography and was really shocked to learn that he owns a camera worth a condo down payment to move in! Yaman di ba? And thanks to him, since he will not be needing his pre-loved camera, I will get it to be able to post pictures in this blog.(2 gives, see how poor I am?! LOL). I was really eyeing for a camera for so long but then obligations should come first, right? I believe this is what it looks like:

Picture courtesy of Google

So, I am really excited to this new adventure.

It was one of my life's little wishes, coming to reality.

Ang babaw ko ba? Haha, ok lang.

Simple things should make us happy, that way life will be less complicated.

And then life goes on....