Meet Danes

Im back from hiatus!

2022-10-13T19:53:00.002-07:00

Hello world! Its been a while. I miss doing this and im sorry for being away for too long cause motherhood keeps me busy. Blogging is new to me now. I do hope you can guide me along the way.

Love

Danes

The baby is now a mother

2013-04-11T23:07:00.001-07:00

Hello everyone! i'm back from my hiatus. Just to let everyone knows i am now a mother. Motherhood changes me a lot! it's a 24/7 job and it is priceless. i am getting my pre pregnancy routine and back to blogging world. i'm just enjoying every moment with my baby because time flies surprisingly quickly.

Chinese Dumplings: Potstickers

2012-01-26T00:20:00.000-08:00

Kung hei Fat choi!!

I know it’s kind of late but you know it’s better late than never! Lol!

Sorry for the long silence. I was sick lately. But hey don’t worry im recovering now.

Well Christmas is over, New Year, then 3 kings then the traditional Chinese New Year. I am not a Chinese by the way. I just enjoy their culture and their food! It’s so delicious!!

Well last Monday was holiday here due to Chinese New Year. Fortunately hubby brought home a Chinese fried dumpling which was superb! I remember my good friend who loves to cook this food.

I emailed here for the recipe to here I’d like to share it with you guys!

Potstickers are one of the most popular types of Chinese dumplings. This recipe includes a dipping sauce and instructions on making the dough.

Yields about 48 potstickers.

Ingredients:

· Dumpling Dough

· 2 cups all purpose flour

· 1 cup boiling water

· Filling:

· 8 ounces celery cabbage (Napa cabbage)

· 3 tsp salt, divided

· 1 pound lean ground pork

· 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions, with tops

· 1 TB white wine

· 1 tsp cornstarch

· 1 tsp sesame oil

· Dash white pepper

· Dipping Sauce:

· 1/4 cup soy sauce

· 1 tsp sesame oil

· Other:

· 2 - 4 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preparation:

Cut the cabbage across into thin strips. Mix with 2 teaspoons salt and set aside for 5 minutes. Squeeze out the excess moisture.

In a large bowl, mix the celery cabbage, pork, green onions, wine, cornstarch, the remaining 1 teaaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, and the white pepper.

In a bowl, mix the flour and 1 cup boiling water until a soft dough forms. Knead the dough on a lightly flour surface about 5 minutes, or until smooth.

Divide the dough in half. Shape each half into a roll 12 inches long and cut each roll into 1/2-inch slices.

Roll 1 slice of dough into a 3-inch circle and place 1 tablespoon pork mixture in the center of the circle. Lift up the edges of the circle and pinch 5 pleats up to create a pouch to encase the mixture. Pinch the top together. Repeat with the remaining slices of dough and filling.

Heat a wok or nonstick skillet until very hot. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, tilting the wok to coat the sides. If using a nonstick skillet, add 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil. Place 12 dumplings in a single layer in the wok and fry 2 minutes, or until the bottoms are golden brown.

Add 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook 6 to 7 minutes, or until the water is absorbed. Repeat with the remaining dumplings.

To make a dipping sauce, in a small bowl, mix the soy sauce with 1 teaspoon sesame oil. Serve with the dumplings.

enjoy!

Eggplant Salad (Ensaladang Talong)

2011-12-06T18:12:00.000-08:00

This Filipino Eggplant salad takes quite a bit of preparation but it’s well worth the effort. It complements main dishes that are dry like fried pork chops but it is also the companion side dish to the stew dish, puchero.

Filipino Eggplant Salad Ingredients:

6 – 8 eggplants
3 – 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
2 tsp of salt
1 thinly sliced Onions
1 diced tomato
6 – 8 tsp of spicy vinegar
1 tsp of black pepper
salted Shrimp

Note: The amount of garlic and vinegar will depend on personal taste and also on how long you intend to store the salad. The longer it is stored, the stronger the bite of the spicy vinegar and garlic, so you may lessen these ingredients accordingly.

Filipino Eggplant Salad Cooking Instructions:

Prepare eggplant
The best way is to grill the washed eggplants over hot coals.
This brings out a deep taste to the eggplant.
The second best way is to bake the eggplants in a 350-degree Fahrenheit oven for 20 – 25 minutes.
This method produces a drier eggplant which is easier to peel.
When expedience is of essence, or there are no hot coals available, just boil the eggplant in a big pot for 5 minutes.
Let the eggplant cool. Peel the skin off, trying to preserve as much of the flesh as possible.
With a fork, mash the eggplant in a bowl. Stir in the vinegar, garlic, tomatoes, onion, salt and pepper
Top with salted Shrimp
Cool for half an hour to optimize flavor before serving.

Note: Spicy vinegar is, ideally, made from coconut and flavored with small red peppers called siling labuyo, slivers of small white onion called sibuyas ilokano, and peppercorns. You may also substitute regular apple cider vinegar or clear distilled vinegar. Also, in my experience, I’ve found that people either LOVE this salad or are indifferent to it. There have been times when I had nothing to eat along with the salad and just ate it with plain hot rice. Be forewarned, though. The garlic smell will taint your breath for several hours after you ingest the salad. If you fall into the category of salad lover, then the garlic breath will be a small price to pay for this gastronomic delight!

Mommy's Roasted Chicken

2011-11-24T23:21:00.000-08:00

I know a lot of people are celebrating Thanksgiving now. But as we Filipinos are not celebrating. Too bad. But we should always be thankful for all the blessings. I know Turkey is the main dish during Thanksgiving. Too bad it’s not that widely available in our market. So to mark the festivities my mother prepares a dish for the family last night of course it’s not tukey. But A simple roasted Chicken!

Here’ the ingredients:

· 1 whole chicken.

· half stick of butter.

· 3 tablespoon soy sauce

· 5 tbsps of garlic, chopped.

· 1 tbsp of oregano shopping list

· 1 tbsp of basil

· 1 tbsp of rosemary

· rock salt

· chicken liver (approx. 9 pieces)

How to make it

· Pre-heat your oven (or turbo broiler) at 125 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.

· Rub the half stick of butter and the soy sauce all over and inside the chicken.

· rub the entire chicken with rock salt, including the cavity (quantity of salt depends on your desired saltiness of the chicken)

· rub the garlic all over the chicken and also on the inside.

· rub the basil, rosemary and orergano mixture all over the chicken and also inside the chicken cavity.

· stuff the chicken liver inside the chicken cavity.

· After pre-heating for 15 minutes, put in the chicken inside the oven or turbo broiler (on top of the elevated grill that comes with the turbo broiler).

· roast for about an hour or an hour and fifteen minutes. If you are using a turbo broiler, no need to turn the chicken over. To know if your chicken is ready, prick the thigh part and if the fluid running from the thigh is clear, then the chicken is ready.

· Save the drippings.

· Cook the drippings with cornstarch, pepper and lemon and serve as dip or sauce for the chicken. Enjoy! Happy Eating and thanksgiving!

Goat Kalderata

2011-11-15T23:19:00.000-08:00

Last night was my dad’s birthday. We had a get together with close friends and relatives. One thing that never going to miss during the Food festivities was my Dad’s favourite Kalderatang Kambing (Goat Kalderata). Myuncle Did the cooking cause i came home late.

Kaldereta Kambing is one of the meat dishes every Filipino has come to love. It is a favorite pulutan and is a requisite during fiestas. You can always find it in the menus of authentic Filipino restaurant or even in “turo-turo” type restaurant.

Estimated preparation and cooking time: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Kalderetang Kambing Ingredients:

1 kg Goat meat
1 can button mushroom, cut into halves
2 medium size onion, chopped
1/2 head garlic, chopped
1 can liver spread
1 cup tomato sauce
1 pkt. kaldereta mix
5-8 peppercorns, crushed
2 medium size green/red bell pepper, cut into 1â€ square
2 medium size potato, quartered
1 medium size carrots, cut same size as potato
1/4 c. soy sauce
1/4 c. vinegar
3 siling labuyo
3 bay leaf
salt
pepper

Kalderetang Kambing Cooking Instructions:

Marinate goat meat with vinegar, a dash of salt and pepper for 5-10 minutes.
Bring to boil for 15mins or until desired meat tenderness
Drain marinate and stir fry meat until color changes to light brown, keep aside.
In a casserole pan, sautÃ© garlic and onion, add meat and sautÃ© for another 2-3 minutes.
Add soy sauce, tomato sauce and liver spread, stir cook for 3-5 minutes.
Add 3-4 cups of water, crushed pepper corns and bay leaf simmer for 30 minutes or until meat are tender.
Add potato, carrots, mushroom siling labuyo and kaldereta mix diluted in 1/2 cup of water, simmer for another 10 minutes or until vegetable are cooked and sauce thickens.
Add bell pepper, season with salt and cook for another 30 seconds,
Serve hot with Rice.

Roland's Steak House

2011-11-08T18:13:00.000-08:00

I went for a short vacation with my hubby at General Santos City a.k.a Gensan. It's is the hometown of our own world boxing Champ Cong. Manny Pacquiao and the city is known for its yearly Tuna Festivals which is a hit!. The city has a lot to boost now a days. Quite the hometown of talented Filipino actually to name the few.

as we toured around the small city, our friend recommended to try out at Roland's Steak house.

So we had dinner there and their place is quite cozy. Their T-Bone Steak is quite the best seller and the "Big Sunny Burger" should not be missed!

here's some shots of last night dinner at Roland's Steakhouse.

Be sure u visit them once you are in the Gensan!!!

Mango Float Recipe

2011-10-27T20:52:00.000-07:00

It’s time for sweet treats for my sweet tooth! Now I’m serving Mango Float. This family’s all time favourite dessert during Christmas. Oh yeah Holiday is just around the corner. ♥ ♥ ♥

MANGO FLOAT INGREDIENTS:

10 pcs. small ripe Mangoes
1 box Graham Grackers (Lady fingers for best result)
2 can Nestle Cream
2 can Condensed Milk

MANGO FLOAT PROCEDURES

1. Slice mangoes thin.
2. Combine condensed milk, nestle cream and mangoes. Layer the graham crackers in a square glass pan.
3. Put layers of graham crackers followed by the mangoes, cream and milk mixture.
4. Repeat the layers of graham crackers and filling until you’ve used it all. Top the final layer with graham crackers.
5. Chill overnight.
6. Serve frozen Mango Float with a side of Vanilla Ice Cream.

Hope you enjoy my simple recipe!

Pancit Lomi Recipe

2011-10-23T23:19:00.000-07:00

Another wonderful weekend spending with my folks. Of course to enjoy the festivities we enjoy the dishes prepared by my sister. Her masterpiece Pancit Lomi!

Lomi is best eaten while steaming hot. Depending on one's preference, a mixture of soy sauce, kalamansi juice and crushed fresh red chilli peppers can be added to the dish as a condiment. The same soy sauce mixture can also be used as a dipping sauce for the meatballs, kikiam and pieces of meat.

Lomi Recipe Ingredients:

* 1/4 kilo flat lomi noodles
* 1/2 cup pork, sliced into strips
* 1/2 cup shrimps, shelled
* 1/4 cup chopped ham
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1 cup shredded cabbage
* 1 tbsp. chopped carrots
* 6-7 cups chicken or meat broth
* 2 tbsp. cooking oil
* 1 tbsp. cornstarch.dissolved in water
* 2 raw eggs
* 2 tbsp. patis
* salt to taste

Lomi Cooking Instructions:

1). Saute garlic and onion.

2). When garlic and onion are in golden brown, you may add pork, shrimps, and ham.

3). Add patis; stir for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, cover and simmer until water is almost dry.

4). Add broth. Cover and let boil for 10 minutes.

5). Drop in noodles, carrots, and shredded cabbage. Let boil for 3 minutes and thicken with dissolved cornstarch.

6). Put off the heat.

7). Beat eggs and stir in. Do not boil.

Best serve immediately after cooking. Hot hot hot!

Tuna Sandwich Recipe

2011-10-17T18:43:00.000-07:00

Hello there! It’s a beautiful Tuesday morning! So what’s the best way to start your day is to eat a healthy breakfast!

There's nothing plain about eating healthy! So why not choose the best and healthiest ingredients! Cook in style with our best tuna sandwich. Pickles and Pepper spice up this treat with strong and subtle undertones. Fun for the whole family (and your stomachs are invited)!

Best Tuna Sandwich Ingredients

· 170g (Small) Can or Tin of Tuna

· 1 Teaspoon of Lemon Juice

· 1 Tablespoon of Minced Red Onion

· 1.5 Tablespoon of minced pickles

· 0.5 Teaspoon of salt & sugar

· 4 Pieces of Sliced Bread

· Seasoned with pepper to taste

How to Make the Best Tuna Sandwich

1. Drain and flake the albacore tuna.

2. Add lemon juice, onion, pickes and salt & pepper to the tuna and mix. Have a little taste!

3. Spread the mixture evenly over two pieces of bread. Bueno!

Hopefully you enjoy the best tuna sandwich and pass it on to your friends! Happy Eating!

xoxo

Baked Scallop Recipe

2011-10-13T00:39:00.000-07:00

Baked Scallops with Parmesan Cheese

8 tablespoons of melted butter
1 pound of Atlantic Ocean Harvest scallops
¼ cup of seasoned bread crumbs
½ teaspoon of onion powder
½ teaspoon of garlic powder
¼ teaspoon of parsley
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Pour melted butter into a casserole dish.

Distribute butter and scallops evenly inside dish.

Combine the bread crumbs, onion powder, garlic powder, parsley, minced garlic and parmesan cheese.

Sprinkle this mixture over the scallops.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Serves 2.

Pancit Bihon Recipe

2011-10-12T00:41:00.000-07:00

Who wouldn’t know a Pancit is not a Filipino. Seriously! I am not being a racist but this a Famous household dish in every Filipino household. There are many dish of Pancit but it just depends on what kind of noodles to use.

My ever favourite is the Pancit Bihon. Because of the “Bihon” noodle.

Estimated cooking & preparation time: 45 minutes

Pancit Bihon Ingredients:

· 18 oz. pack pancit bihon noodles

· 1 cooked chicken breast, shredded

· 2 cups of chicken broth or 2 chicken bouillon cubes dissolved in 2 cups of water

· 1/4 cabbage, sliced into strips

· 1 onion, pealed and sliced

· 3 cloves of garlic, crushed and minced

· 1/3 cup scallions, cut into pieces

· 1 carrot, sliced into strips

· 2 tablespoons of cooking oil

· 3/4 cup diced celery

· 3 tablespoons soy sauce

· Salt and pepper to taste

· 5 pieces of calamansi or 1 lemon, sliced

Pancit Bihon Cooking Instructions:

· Soak the pancit bihon noodles to soften for 10 minutes

· Grease a large pan or wok with oil. Sauté garlic and onions.

· Add the chicken broth, the shredded chicken breast and all the vegetables until cooked.

· Mix in the pancit bihon noodles and add the soy sauce, cook for about 5 minutes or until the noodles are soft.

· Salt and pepper to taste.

· Serve hot with sliced calamansi on the side.

Cooking Notes:

· Calamansi or lemon is to be squeezed into the pancit bihon before eating.

An ice cold cola would be nice almost after a plate of Pancit Bihon. Happy Eating!

Pancit Palabok Recipe

2011-10-10T22:07:00.000-07:00

It’s a rainy Tuesday but im not sharing some soup dish now saving it during typhoon. Just kidding!

Now I’m sharing to you our family’s favourite during Sunday’s merienda, Pancit Palabok!

Pancit Palabok is a noodle dish with shrimp sauce and topped with several ingredients such as cooked shrimp, boiled pork, crushed chicharon, tinapa flakes, , and fried garlic. A very tasty treat that is sure to relieve your hunger.

There are other noodle dish that are similar to this known as Pancit Luglog.

If you love Jollibee’s Palabok, I’m sure that you will love this recipe even more. Please have the necessary ingredients on hand and prepare the necessary kitchen equipments so that you could enjoy this very tasty dish in no time.

Try this tasty Pansit Palabok recipe.

Ingredients:

1 pack (1 lb) rice noodles (bihon)

Sauce:

2 tbsp cooking oil

1/2 lb ground pork

2 pack Mama’s Sita Palabok mix

2 cups pork broth

1 piece shrimp cube

2 tbsp fish sauce

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Toppings:

1 cup boiled pork, thinly sliced and cut into small pieces

½ cup tinapa flakes (smoked fish)

½ cup chicharon (pounded)

2 hard boiled eggs,sliced

½ cup cooked shrimps (boiled or steamed)

1/4 cup green onion or scallions, finely chopped

3 tbsp fried garlic

2 pieces lemon, sliced (or 6 to 8 pieces calamansi

Cooking Procedure:

1. Soak the rice noodles in water for about 15 minutes. Drain and set aside.

2. Cook the sauce

2.1 Heat a saucepan and pour the cooking oil
2.2 When the oil is hot enough, put-in the ground pork and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes
2.3 Dilute the palabok mix powder in pork broth then pour the mixture in the saucepan. Bring to a boil

2.4 Add the shrimp cube and stir and simmer for 3 minutes
2.5 Add the fish sauce and ground black pepper then simmer until sauce becomes thick. Set aside.

3. Boil enough water in a pot

4. Place the soaked noodles in a strainer (use metal or bamboo strainer) then submerge the strainer in the boiling water for about a minute or until the noodles are cooked. (make sure that the noodles are still firm)

5. Remove the strainer from the pot and drain the liquid from the noodles.

6. Place the noodles in the serving plate.

7. Place the sauce on top of the noodles then arrange the toppings over the sauce.

8. Serve with a slice of lemon or calamansi. Share and enjoy!

My Siomai Recipe

2011-10-10T00:43:00.000-07:00

Here i am again... giving you my favorite appetizer or snack food for somebody. my ever favorite Siomai!!

Siomai is a dimsum of Chinese origin which is loved by many Filipinos. One can order different kinds of siomai but the base is always pork. The ground meat should have some fat otherwise the cooked siomai will be too tough. Prawns or shrimps can be substituted for part of the pork if desired.

Estimated cooking time: 50 minutes

Shrimp and Pork Siomai Ingredients:

1 kg Lean ground Pork or 1 kg Prawn (shrimp) peeled
1/3 cup chopped water chestnuts or turnips (singkamas)
1/3 cup chopped carrots
2 medium or 1 large minced onion(s)
bunch of spring onions or leeks
1 egg
5 tablespoons sesame oil
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1 teaspoon salt
50 pcs. large or 100 pcs. small wanton or siomai wrapper
soy sauce, calamansi (lemon or kumquats), sesame oil and chilli paste (for the sauce)

Wrapper:

1/4 cup water
1 egg
1 tablespoon vegetable or corn oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Chilli Paste:

1/8 kilo Chillies (Siling Labuyo)
3 tablespoons cooking oil
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

Siomai Cooking Instructions:

Mix all the ingredients for the filling in a bowl.
Spoon 1 tablespoon of mixture into each wrapper. Fold and seal.
Meanwhile, boil water and brush steamer with oil.
When the water gets to a rolling boil, arrange the siomai in the steamer and let stand for 15-20 minutes, longer for larger pieces.
Serve with soy sauce, calamansi and sesame oil. Chilli paste is optional.Wrapper:
Beat egg and mix with flour till free of lumps.
Bring water, cooking oil and salt to a boil, then pour in flour.
Remove from heat and beat until mixture forms a ball.
Divide the dough into 1 1/4 -inch balls.
Roll each ball on a floured board until paper thin. Set aside.
Simplest version of chilli sauce would be to chop chillies well and fry them in oil, sesame or vegetable oil, never olive oil if you want it to have a Filipino taste.Chilli Paste: Combine chopped chillies and minced garlic then simmer for around 20 minutes or till most of the water has evaporated. Add oil, simmer and stir well.

Crispy Pata Recipe

2011-10-04T00:28:00.000-07:00

It's 3Pm in the afternoon and food is still clinging on my mind. there's 1 recipe that my late grandfather use to cook during fiesta. His ever famous Crispy Pata!!!

Preparation & drying: 4 hours to 1 day

Estimated cooking time: 20 minutes

Crispy Pata Ingredients:

· 1 Pata (front or hind leg of a pig including the knuckles)

· 1 bottle of soda (7Up or sprite)

· 1 tablespoon of salt

· 2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)

· 1/2 tablespoon baking soda

· 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate (MSG)

· 4 tablespoons of flour

· Enough oil for deep frying

· Enough water for boiling

Crispy Pata cooking instructions:

· Clean the pork pata by removing all hairs and by scraping the skin with a knife. Wash thoroughly.

· Make four to five inch cuts on the sides of the pata.

· On a deep stock pot, place the pata in water with soda and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Then add the baking soda and continue to simmer for another 10 minutes.

· Remove the pata from the pot and hang and allow to drip dry for 24 hours. An alternative to this is to thoroughly drain the pork pata and refrigerate for a few hours.

· After the above process, rub patis on the pata and sprinkle flour liberally.

· In a deep frying pot, heat cooking oil and deep fry the pork pata until golden brown.

Crispy Pata Dip Sauce:

Mix 3/4 cup of vinegar, 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 cloves of crushed garlic, 1 head of diced onion and 1 hot pepper. Salt and pepper to taste.

Baked Tahong Recipe

2011-10-03T19:56:00.000-07:00

I’m not really a fan of mussels but this recipe truly delights me. It’s sooo good. Im almost full as for my appetizer. Seriously!

Here’s the ingredients for the baked tahong:

Baked Tahong: Baked mussels

1 kilo fresh large tahong (mussels)
1/2 cup butter or margarine
5 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup grated cheese (Quick Melt type)
1/2 cup bread crumbs

Baked Tahong Cooking Instructions:

· Place tahong(mussels) on a pan (no water), cover and cook over moderate heat.

· When shells open up, drain.

· Remove top shell.

· Melt butter, add minced garlic.

· Stir for 3 minutes.

· Brush each tahong meat with butter-garlic mixture, top with grated cheese and cover with bread crumbs.

· Arrange tahong (mussels) on a baking sheet.

· Bake in pre-heated oven with a low heat (250F).

· Bake for 10 – 15 minutes

Viola!! Dig in!!!

Adele: artist of the soul

2011-10-03T19:03:00.000-07:00

Seriously? who wouldn't be touch by her songs... her lyrics just touches my soul. Gosh! it stick to my guts. Her 21 album is simply remarkable! and my all time favorite song is "Someone Like you".

here's something about Adele...

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (born 5 May 1988), known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008. Since her debut album 19, Adele has received much recognition both commercially and critically. The album debuted at number one, and has been certified 4x platinum in the UK. Her career in the US was boosted by a viewer record–breaking Saturday Night Live episode in late 2008. At the 2009 Grammy Awards, Adele won the awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Adele released her second album 21 on 24 January 2011 in the UK, and 22 February in the US. The album was well received critically and catapulted Adele to record breaking success, selling 208,000 copies in its first week in the UK and debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart, a position it managed to hold for sixteen weeks. In the United Kingdom, 21 has been certified ten times platinum for shipment of 3.0 million units. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US, selling 352,000 copies in its first week. The album has charted at number one in 17 countries, including several charts across Europe, Australia and the United States.

After being performed at the 2011 BRIT Awards, the album track "Someone Like You" reached number one in the United Kingdom, while the album also remained at number one. "Someone Like You" held the number one position for four consecutive weeks.The song has also spent 2 weeks at number one in New Zealand 5 weeks at number one in Australia and following her performance at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards it became Adele's second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US.

The Official Charts Company announced that Adele is the first living artist to achieve the feat of two top five hits in both the UK Official Singles Chart and the Official Albums Chart simultaneously since The Beatles in 1964. 21 has spent eleven consecutive weeks at number one in the UK, the longest ever by a female solo artist on the UK Albums Chart, surpassing Madonna's nine weeks at number one in 1990 with her greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection. Those records adding the one of "first album in U.K. chart history to sell 3 million copies in one calendar year", permitted her to appear in the 2012 Guinness Book Of World Records. In the US the album has spent a total of twelve weeks at the top of the Billboard 200 to date, the most weeks at number one since 2000. The album has also broken the record for the most UK digital downloads. As of May 2011 the singer was worth £6 million, tying her with Lily Allen and Duffy for 9th place on the list of the richest British and Irish music stars under age 30.

Cafe Laguna

2011-09-29T20:40:00.000-07:00

For a great food and great friends to hang food.... try Cafe Laguna!

i've heard of this cozy restaurant a long time ago when i was still living in Cebu.

here's what i learn about the restaurant..

Café Laguna began as a labour of love for the Urbina Family. Coming from a long line of fine cooks, Lita Urbina decided to share her culinary talents with everyone. With the help and encouragement of her family, she started Café Laguna and served Filipino food with distinctive taste incomparable to this day. Food that not only was good but which brought memories of home cooked meals shared with friends and family.

Now, Café Laguna is a landmark for wholesome and delicious Filipino cuisine. From humble beginnings, the expertise of Lita Urbina and her staff have touched the lives of so many Cebuanos through the restaurant and catering service. Proving, once and for all, that the best way to anyone’s heart is through delicious cooking.

so to all davaoenos out there.. check it out! and oohh by the way... there krispy pata and baked Tahong is a must try!!!

happy eating!!

beef stroganoff

2011-09-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

i find this dish soo good! for the pasta lover like me you should try this!!!

Beef Stroganoff

200 g. of spaghetti or fettucine
350 g. of parboiled beef brisket cut into 1/2″ x 1/2″ x 3″ strips
1 c. of cream
2 tbsps. of lemon (or kalamansi) juice
2 shallots (sibuyas tagalog), peeled and thinly sliced
2 pimientoes, cored, seeds removed and chopped coarsely
1-1/2 c. of thickly sliced fresh button mushrooms
1/2 c. of butter
salt and pepper
parsley for garnish

Cooking procedure :

Cook the spaghetti according to package directions. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl. Add 1/4 c. of butter and about 2 teaspoonfuls of chopped parsley. Toss until the butter melts, every noodle coated with butter and the parsley evenly distributed. Set aside and keep warm.

While the pasta cooks, make the sour cream. Pour the cream in a ceramic or glass bowl. Pour in two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice. Let stand without stirring the cream or moving the bowl for about 15 minutes or until curdled.

Melt the remaining butter in a saucepan. When hot, add the shallots and pimientoes, and cook over medium-low heat until soft. Turn up the heat to medium and add the mushrooms. Cook for about a minute and a half. Turn up the heat to medium-high and add the beef strips to the pan. Toss well. Season with salt and pepper. Turn down the heat to medium. Pour in the sour cream. Toss and simmer, covered, for five minutes.

Add the pasta to the beef mixture and toss well. Serve with bread and butter on the side.

Spagetti Recipe

2011-09-21T19:31:00.000-07:00

Eden’s Spaghetti ™

· 1 kg. spaghetti noodles

· 1/2 kg. ground beef / pork

· 1/4 kg. hotdogs, diagonally sliced

· 1 kg. Del Monte Sweet Style Spag sauce

· 2 packs (small) Del Monte Italian spag sauce

· 2 packs (small) Hunts Parmesan cheese spag sauce

· 1 can Holiday meat spag sauce

· 1 can condensed milk

· 2 onions, chopped

· 1 head garlic (or less w/c ever preferred), minced

· 4 tablespoons of cooking oil

· pepper to taste

· Season with McCormick Italian Seasoning (optional)

· 1 pack Eden grated cheese

Spaghetti Cooking Instructions:

· Cook spaghetti noodles according to package instructions.

· In a sauce pan or wok, sauté garlic and onions in cooking oil.

· Add ground beef/pork, pepper, Magic Sarap, let simmer for 10 minutes or until brown.

· Then add hotdogs. Stir for a while....

· Add spag sauce, spag meat sauce, pepper to taste then let simmer for another 10 minutes. Stir occasionally

· Add 1 can condensed milk. Continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes or less. Stir occasionally

· Serve with the cooked spaghetti noodles and grated cheese on top.

Enjoy!!!! ♥☻

dramatic weight loss....

2011-09-21T18:53:00.000-07:00

i know everyone wants to be sexy but its so hard to achieve.... seriously!!!

but i got inspiration from Kristie Alley and also from the biggest losers contestant.

Rock that body, Kirstie! When Kirstie Alley cleared the 100 lb. weight-loss hurdle this summer, it was time for a big, fat celebration. "When I hit that mark, I went, 'That's it!' " Alley tells PEOPLE during her stay in a villa outside Florence, Italy. "I have more energy than I've ever had in my whole life." While Alley's weight has famously fluctuated in recent years, the actress, now 60, hit a wall two years ago.

"My body had gotten really weak," says Alley, whose weight at that time hovered around 230 lbs. "There was nothing positive about being fat." By dancing daily after her dazzling appearance on Dancing with the Stars, where she finished second, changing to an organic diet and following Organic Liaison, her own weight-loss program, she's turned her life around. "I feel back to normal," says Alley, now a proud size 6. "I have my game again." And she's ready for her next challenge: "What I'm looking for is to be madly, deeply in love," says Alley, who will also star in the upcoming ABC pilot, The Manzanis. "For the first time in my life, I know exactly what I want in a man," she says. "I want someone who has my back, who is courageous and brave."

so start now and feel the change!

Holywood Celebrities for Obama

2009-01-19T21:55:00.000-08:00

Well as the inaugural day of the president elect Barack Obama is just a an hours away celebrities are also looking forward on it. they are not only watching it but they are gonna be at the event. can you imagine? from Jennifer to Beyonce to Oprah? how come celebrities now a days has been active on to politics? whew! i mean being sensitive to the society? i thought they only focus on their selves? (";)
well well this is so much publicity.

Hey! this is the inauguration of the president of the United States of America. It his big day at the White house not a typical world premier of some blockoutbuster movie.

Obama for Good

2008-11-11T22:31:00.000-08:00

heya there!

i am staring again blank with my PC now... clueless of what to write at the moment but so much to discuss about. i want to write about fashion, movies, music anything that interest. it's been a while making a post here. I've been anticipating on working a nice article to put on this blog. I like writing articles for the record it gives me freedom and enhance my creativity in writing. im not a born writer. i can say im far from a writer with my profession now. Im an engineer by the way. I work in one of the top 3 Telecommunication industry in the Philippines. its just basically a day time job from Monday to Friday. sometimes i feel bored with my job it's not that i am whining but to think that it is routinary but i still have a job when we are having a global crisis now. It has been predicted that many people will loose a job if it is getting worse. So much for the global crisis what being the fuzz now is the new president-elect of the USA. Well i'm very happy about the result of the election even I'm not a US citizen. America needs a change now. I think Obama will make a change in the U.S.A. Do you think so? A black U. S president in the white house is a good start for the U.S.A. I've been planning to work in the U.S for quite sometime but with this global crisis im somewhat discourage to go on. but with the new elected president well im having more hope that everything is gonna be fine and might consider going in the U.S.

I have high expectation with Barack Obama.

fashion faux paus

2008-11-06T23:45:00.000-08:00

hi there!

trick ot treat!

2008-10-28T18:17:00.000-07:00

heya there! well it's almost Halloween but we don't celebrate that much here in our country. we focus on the nov. 1 & 2 holiday. which is the all saint's day and all souls day. people do flock to the cemetery on that days to remember their loved ones. but there are some who adopt that western tradition here. living like a westerner... i don't get it! "trick or treat!" whats the essence of it? i know its a kids stuff thing.but in my own point of view their costumes is not that scary at all. Philippine ghost or scary legendary characters are much more scarier compare to them. Just try to whats those old movies even the new one with a much special suspense trick. now that's what i call a best trick or treat. :) compare to the western traditions their celebration is much more on the fancy side and what's in which focuses soo much on the costumes.

well whatever your traditions are just enjoy the holiday!