Little Kitchen for a Little MOM

The Most beautiful Sound I've Ever Heard...

2010-07-05T09:25:00.000+08:00

I'm still here... :) Actually I'm always in front of the computer but not in the mood to blog. I can't go back to sleep again so I just decided to make a post and I really want to share this story.Last June 29, I had my prenatal check-up at Chinese General Hospital (why I chose that hospital, I will tell that story on a separate post) whoooooooaaaaaa, I thought they will not accept me anymore because I came late. They have a 7:30AM cut out pre-natal chek-up and I came 7:45AM . But because I told the nurse that I still came from Cavite she still considered me and thanks God for that…. So, when I signed up from the list I’m in the 142nd patient… (so many huh!!!) And so, I’ve waited for more than 4hours before it’s my turn for the check-up. Actually, I’m really excited with this check-up because for the first time I will hear my baby’s hearbeat. When I did my ultrasound a month ago, I saw my baby’s heartbeat and I really felt a different level of happiness that time. And so, when I laid down from the hospital bed, the nurse get first the measurement of my tummy (it’s 16cm) followed by the heartone… We thought we cannot yet hear the heartbeat because I’m only in my 12weeks. But thanks God, even if it is only as soft as the raindrops sound I’m really so happy and that’s the most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard in my life. It means that my baby is still kicking and safe inside my womb. How I wish my husband was there so he can hear also (he has work that’s why… ) Well, I’m looking forward again for my next check-up (on July 29) and I hope my baby’s heartbeat is much louder… so let’s see on my future post :)

Pizza Hut:-STAR POPS PIZZA

2010-06-17T17:33:00.002+08:00

I had a wide and big smile on my face when I saw hubby holding a box of pizza hut. This was the second time that we had this kind of pizza. You will really enjoy eating the 16 pullable sausages plus the toppings of your own. We just had here regular size supreme pizza. Aside from hotdog this is the other food I'm always craving for in my pregnancy stage. So, if you're drooling right now, go to your nearest pizza hut store and grab one now! Happy eating everyone!!!

Always Hungry....

2010-06-12T20:31:00.001+08:00

When I'm not yet pregnant, I had only 3x meal in a day. But now that I'm conceiving, I can't count how many times I ate food. As if my baby is always pinching my tummy to tell me that I need to eat.Sometimes, I'm tired of thinking what I will eat plus the fact that I'm afraid to become so fat. As I'm watching my diet, I'll make sure I didn't sacrifice the nutrition that my baby needs. I eat lots of vegetables and fruits and when I'm eating rice I just limit it in 1 cup... well, if not yet full enough half cup can do LOL!!!

Pride of Lucban: Pansit Habhab

2010-06-10T12:44:00.007+08:00

If you will visit Lucban Quezon especially during Holy Week and Pahiyas Festival, don't miss to try their famous Pansit Habhab. With my cousin, we really enjoyed the natural way of eating the pansit. No fork needed! When it's scooped onto the banana leaf plate bring it straight into your mouth and have a slurping sound..... hmmmmmmm... yummy!!!! The Pansit Habhab is more delicious if you will seasoned it with vinegar. So what are you waiting for??? Try one now! Happy eating everyone...

Binagoongan

2010-05-29T15:04:00.001+08:00

One of my specialties and truly a Filipino dish.... Binagoongan. There were so many ways to cook this dish and this is my version. It is also taste Bicol express because of the coconut milk. I really like spicy foods, so when I cooked this dish I make sure that its really hot!!! Well, because I'm pregnant I refrain myself of eating spicy foods as my OB's advice ( poor me :( ) It is very easy to cook. Just saute garlic, onion, and ginger... Add the pork, chili (siling panigang and you can add also siling labuyo to make it even spicier) and bagoong or alamang, followed by coconut milk... Simmer for awhile then add the eggplants.... Simmer for another 10 or 15 minutes and ready to serve... I add also some malunggay leaves to make it even more nutritious, Happy eating food bloggers...

Baby Shower Favors

2010-05-26T17:07:00.001+08:00

Although I still have a long journey on my pregnancy, I can't stop myself browsing the net for some baby shower ideas and favors. I'm looking forward for this event and I'm really excited.... I'm glad I found so many kinds of baby shower favors.. And here they are...

EDIBLE FAVORS

Personalized Baby Cookie

Personalized Hershey Chocolates

CUSTOMIZED FAVORS

Teddy Bear Cupcake Candle

Rockin' Teddy Card Holder

They are so cute right??? If you have a friend, relative or sister that will have a baby shower I am recommending this site. Enjoy looking!!!

Finally...

2010-05-22T04:35:00.000+08:00

This is it... I got the most beautiful gift God has given me. I'm finally pregnant yahooooooo.... :) When I calculated it based on the net, I was 8weeks conceiving now! I can't wait to go to my OB Gyne to check my baby... I want to take a shot of my PT, but my camera hasn't battery... Anyway, God knows how happy I am. And hubby doesn't know this yet... I will surprise him when he gets home. Because I can't go back to sleep now, I will browse the net for some tips on pregnancy especially the foods I will take. I'm also looking forward for my baby shower, baby christening and one year birthday yeheyyyyyy.... You're all invited dear followers :)

Food Trip @ MOA

2010-05-21T21:54:00.005+08:00

It's fun, fun, fun Friday... Greetings to all my fellow food bloggers... Have you been in Mall of Asia? I'm sure your answer is yes ;) And of course, when you're there you won't miss the chance to see and stroll the baywalk. A couple of months ago, with our friends we had couples night out and we decided to have a food trip at MOA. We did the marketing first and we chose Aling Tonya's Seafood Palutuan to cook the seafoods that we bought. And these were the foods that really made our tummy big (especially our husbands LOL)

Butter-Garlic Shrimp

Stuffed Squid

Tempura

Enseladang Mangga

If you will notice, my shots were half eaten already. I think you know why hihihihi!!!! Actually, we also have Sinigang na Maya-Maya sa Miso but I forgot to take a shot :) All the foods were really taste great especially because the seafoods were fresh and the restaurant really cooked it deliciously... Have a nice weekend everyone!!!

Nutritional Needs Before Conception

2010-05-18T15:03:00.004+08:00

I was married for a year ago and having a child is what Me and Hubby wish for. Although I have PCOS, I'm not loosing a hope that I will bear a child since I read so many testimonials from the net and from real life stories that they were successful after having medication. And now, I'm a month delay on my period and I just vomitted this morning which just some of the symptoms of being pregnant. Well, I'm not yet considering myself as pregnant unless I will take a pregnancy test. But I'm still waiting for another week before I'll do a test. I also browse the net to find a nutritional foods to eat before conceiving. And so, here it is:

Nutrition is important not only for the expectant mother, but for the mother who is planning to try to conceive. By making sure that your nutritional stores are at their best, you can help to increase the chances that your pregnancy will be a healthy and successful one and that your baby will be at less of a risk for problems.

Each day prior to conception, you should try to eat a nutritionally balanced diet. You should have the following each and every before conception:

You should get 2 to 3 servings of foods that are rich in calcium, such as cheese, yogurt, or low-fat milk.

You should have up to seven servings of vegetables and fruits, two of which should be rich in folic acid. Foods rich in folic acid include spinach, broccoli, orange juice, and lentils. One of your fruits or vegetables should be high in vitamin C, including oranges, papaya, kiwi, or cantaloupe.

To get a significant enough amount of protein, you should have lean meats such as poultry or other lean meats.

You should have at least six servings of whole-grain foods, such as oatmeal, brown rice, or whole wheat bread.

Be sure to get plenty of fluids to avoid dehydration. This will also help to increase the amount of cervical mucus that you produce, which is a key component of conception.

In addition, many women choose to begin a prenatal vitamin prior to conception. A supplement that has at least 400 mcg of folic acid and 18 mg of Iron generally will work best. Taking these types of supplements can help to reduce many sorts of birth defects. Some studies suggest that these vitamins can reduce birth defects by as much as 70%.

If you use caffeine, it is helpful to reduce or stop your caffeine intake before conception. Some studies show that taking more than 300 mg of caffeine per day can negatively impact fertility. In addition, caffeine may hinder the ability of your body to absorb calcium and iron.

Sweet and Sour Parrot Fish

2010-05-14T19:38:00.001+08:00

" Whooooaaaaa!!!!" that was the word that we uttered when this dish was laid down in our table. This was our diner in our first day at Puerto Galera. The restaurant served live seafoods and you will just make turo-turo and they will take care of the rest. It was my first time to taste that large size parrot fish and I can say that the meat was tasty and tender plus the sauce, surely you will call the waiter again for extra rice. Happy weekend ahead everyone!!!

Pork Tausi with Tofu

2010-05-09T21:03:00.005+08:00

I'm back.... I really missed this meme and as I checked its been almost 4 months that I don't have a post... Anyway, if you will ask where in this world I am... I've just been busy with my work as a teacher. But I still didn't forget to take shots of those yummy foods. And for the new start... here is my entry....

This is my first time to cook this dish and its a bit salty but its still fine and were able to finished all. I think I need more practice to cook this next time LOL!!! I just had stir fried for my brocolli just perfect for tofu and pork. Happy eating everyone!!!

Thirst Quenchers

2010-02-24T16:08:00.005+08:00

Summer is finally here... Not only just a summer, the El Niño phenomenon were starting to make our lives miserable. But Filipinos were born survivors. I believed that we will surpass this predicament just like the other natural calamities. So to beat the summer heat, I want to share some thirst quencher recipes that I browsed from the net. I just chose those tropical fruit that are available in the Philipppines. And here they are....

CREAMY MANGO SMOOTHIES

2 mangoes, seed removed, peeled and chopped (2 cups)

2 cups mango sorbet

2 containers (6 oz each) French vanilla yogurt

1 1/2 cups fat-free (skim) milk or soymilK

HOW TO DO?

1. In blender, place all ingredients. Cover; blend on high speed until smooth.

Did You Know?

Mango adds vitamins A and C, and the yogurt and milk add calcium and vitamin D.

For the best flavor and color, choose ripe mangoes; look for skins that are yellow with blushes of red.

STRAWBEERY- ORANGE SMOOTHIES

2 cups creamy vanilla yogurt

1 cup strawberries

2 tablespoons orange juice

1 tablespoon honey

HOW TO DO ?

1. In blender, place ingredients. Cover, blend on medium speed until smooth. Add more honey to taste if desired.

2. Pour into 3 glasses. Serve immediately.

WATERMELON - LIME SPRITZER

8 cups Cubed Seedless Watermelon
½ cups Fresh Lime Juice

3 Tablespoons Sugar
Sparkling Or Soda Water

HOW TO DO?
1. In a food processor or blender, puree cubed watermelon until smooth.
2. Add lime juice and sugar; process until all ingredients are combined.
3. To serve, fill a glass about 2/3 with the “base” of the spritzer. Fill the remaining 1/3 of the glass with sparkling water (leaving enough room for ice). Stir and add ice.

PINEAPPLE ORANGE DRINK

6 cups orange juice

2 cans (8 ounces each) unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained

16 ice cubes

HOW TO DO?

Place half of the orange juice, pineapple and ice cubes in a blender; cover and process until smooth. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Pour into chilled glasses. Serve immediately.

I think 4 recipes are enough to share, I hope my dear readers can try one of them. Please let me know ;) As for me, I think I will try the creamy mango smoothy since mangoes are in season today.

My Passion

2010-02-04T15:05:00.002+08:00

These are my Passion: La Germania gas range, Elba electric mixer and some baking utensils. I really want to bake but I can't because I don't have that in my kitchen. At this time, I don't have yet enough money to buy those three.Knowing that those appliances and utensils were very expensive. But, I'm sure with myself... Someday I will buy those three. Wish me luck ;)

Bounty Chicken's Chooks to Go....

2010-01-29T19:05:00.000+08:00

'Coz it's payday yesterday, Hubby and I rewarded ourselves to have this as our dinner. Eventhough I'm in diet, I can't resist the aroma once the foil was opened. And see that very sinful chicken skin?! The blend of the spices really complement to the chicken that gives a great taste. I'm suggesting this viand if you don't have time to prepare a meal or just not in the mood to cook.

Happy Weekend Food Bloggers!!!

Fruity Cake

2010-01-22T13:02:00.001+08:00

This was not a goldilocks neither red ribbon cake. Our friend happened to have a friend who has a pastry and cake shop so as his potluck food for our christmas party ( sorry this was too late to post ;) he had this. What I love in this cake were the fresh, sweet fruits. That crown like decoration was a caramelized sugar. The cake itself was so soft and we really like the chocolate icing coz' its not that so sweet. As we expected, after taking some shots we grabbed our forks and saucers and ate it up :0 and we all said in chorus: yummy!!!!

Happy weekend food bloggers...

Hot na Hot Laing

2010-01-01T01:49:00.001+08:00

This was prepared by Hubby's friend. Everytime that we will have a gathering, we always request that she will cook her specialty, and that is Laing. This dish was overloaded by red chili (siling labuyo), once you eat this, surely the steam will poured out into your ears and nose wooohhhh... So make sure you always have the saviour: Water... hehehe... happy new year to all!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2009-12-24T17:30:00.001+08:00

Because everybody will be busy tomorrow, I will greet my readers one day before the christmas. Wishing everyone good health and all the luck in the coming year . Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Green Baby Pak Choy (Chinese Cabbage)

2009-12-23T12:35:00.003+08:00

This vegetable was not so common in the Philippines. It's so happened that when I went to divisoria with my sister, we passed by a vegetable stand and we saw this green leafy vegetable and because we worked in Hongkong we really missed eating this. To cooked it is so easy, just boil or saute in garlic with steam fish as another main course you will really have a very satisfying meal. According to the vendor, it grows in Baguio. How I wish someday, there will be more production of this vegetable in all the markets.

Green Baby Pak Choy is one of the most popular vegetables grown and sold in the supermarkets on the West Coast and Orient. This vegetable is also called Shanghai Bok Choy, Ching-Chiang Choy or Ching-Kang Choy in Asia. This fast-growing vegetable has tender green leaves and crispy green petioles. Green Baby Bok Choy has become the most used vegetables in various Oriental dishes due to its excellent flavor, texture and size. There are many varieties developed recently to meet the increasing demands for home garden and commercial crops.

New Blogger Layout

2009-12-22T17:21:00.001+08:00

After so many months of trying and trying of making my blog looks great, finally I did it. Thanks to the scrappinblogs.com I made a new face to my three blogging site. Although it's not so personalized like the other blogs, I'm so happy with the output. Still, I will not stop in searching on some tutorials on how to personalized the blog. Hope my visitors will like it too...

What's your Holiday Foods?

2009-12-22T17:11:00.002+08:00

Do you have now a list on what to cook in Christmas Eve? Well as for me, none yet hehehe... Because this is our first time to have our christmas in our love nest, Hubby wanted to make it extra special.. I had already in my mind like carbonara (of course, most requested by Hubby), something grilled and our dessert it's either cake or fruit salad. Well, I still have 2 days to browsed the net and get some ideas of delicious holiday foods. Of course, I will not cooked to much because it's just the two of us and another thing we didn't have a fridge yet. Here are some of the great recipes from thepioneerwoman.com. I like this site because the ingredients were easy to find and they have the step by step procedure.

Fettuccine Alfredo: I think I will have some revision of my carbonara,

using this recipe.

Hot and Sweet Drumsticks: Hubby and Me like chicken and with this

hot and sweet taste, I'm sure we will have a great Noche Buena.

Tres Leches Cake: I don't want to buy cake in goldilocks neither red

ribbon, with this cake.. Well, in full force I will show up my baking ability.

Sashimi

2009-12-09T13:08:00.001+08:00

I'm still here!!! I missed joining this meme...hehehe... There were lots of food queue at my cam and as long as I wanted to share it all at once, but my time table didn't permit hehehe... Anyway, my hubby celebrated his post birthday celebration and his bandmates decided to have it at the bar. It's just a simple, relaxing, small bar along the highway at Canlalay, Biñan Laguna and this was their favorite pulutan because they were able to ordered five oozing platters of it... I'm not into raw fish and I can't take the taste of wasabi. But to satisfy my curiosity I tasted a little bit of that fresh tuna and guess what ???? It brought me stomach ache.

Tuna Carbonara with Bacon Bits

2009-11-20T12:29:00.002+08:00

This was requested by my hubby last sunday since we just stayed at home to watched the Pacquiao-Cotto fight ( Hooray to the Pambansang Kamao, he did it again and got his seventh title. He's really the Pound for Pound King) Back to our topic, this was my second time to cook this kind of pasta. The first time was when my best friends visited me in my love nest. I really planned to cooked spaghetti for them ,but because of various occasions, my family always cooked spaghetti and I was fed up with the taste. Accidentally, I was able to watched a cooking show and got the idea. I found the ingredients very easy and affordable. At first I was hesitant to cook but I believed in my cooking ability so go...go...go....

Unlike in my first carbonara, this time I didn't use chicken, instead I replaced it with bacon as my toppings. Of course, my carbonara was a bestseller according to my family LOL!!! Happy weekend everyone!!!

2009-11-13T12:55:00.000+08:00

My younger sister borrowed my digicam for they have a seminar in Baguio. When she returned it and have a looked in her shots I found this sizzle pork. I'm not sure if this is porkchop or a beef. But one thing is for sure, it's really taste good and the meat looks so tender, with that yellow rice (i didn't know what they called it LOL) it will really satisfied your tastebuds. Happy weekend everyone!!!

Bangus Madness

2009-11-06T12:27:00.001+08:00

My mother bought 2kilos of bangus when she heard that a kilo cost only P50. Of course, she gave me a meduim size and we decided to have it as inihaw na bangus. I filled it with tomato, onion and lots of ginger.

Hubby and Me had a great and filled lunch. We ate up 2 1/2 cups of rice... Not so obvious that we're so hungry hehehe.... Happy Weekend everyone!!!

Pancake Monster

2009-10-30T11:06:00.003+08:00

To complete our halloween party, my little kiddoes did a pancake monsters. I just bought a Maya ready mix pancake and I cooked for them. Afterwards, I gave them raisins and a choco stix to decorate their own monster. They really had fun in doing this food craft. Some looks really spooky and funny. I just took a shot of the best pancake monster because you can really see the details. Oooopppssss.... he can't wait to eat before I took a shot hehehe.... And for refreshment, we just had an orange juice poured in a glass monster. Happy Halloween everyone.....