Tofu and Pork (Tokwa't Baboy)

Tokwa't Baboy

Whenever I visit my kapampangan officemate slash kumare at San Fernando, she would always prepare this dish. She knew how I love tofu (tokwa) . This dish is a bit different from the usual tokwa't baboy because it uses calamasi juice instead of vinegar.

My husband love it too. So this evening he requested it for dinner.

Now let me share how to prepare this very simple dish.

You'll need:

400 g. pork (kasim) fried and cut into bite size pieces

1 big tofu, fried, toast it and cut into pieces

2 onion chopped

half cup soysauce

calamasi juice (from 10 calamasi pieces)

chili pepper

Combine the soysauce, calamsi juice, chopped onions and chili pepper. I add more chili pepper since I want it spicy. :)

In a large bowl, toss together the pork and tokwa cubes. Pour in the soysauce mixture over the pork and tokwa.

Serve and enjoy!

Honest Blog Award

This award is bestowed upon a fellow blogger whose blog’s content or design is, in the giver’s opinion is brilliant.

Here are the rules:

When accepting this auspicious award, you must write a post bragging about it, including the name of the misguided soul who thinks you deserve such acclaim, and link back to said person so everyone knows he or she is real. Choose a minimum of 7 blogs that you find brilliant in content or design. Or improvise by including bloggers who have no idea who you are because you don’t have 7 friends. Show the 7 random victims’ names and links and leave a harassing comment informing them that they were prized with “Honest Weblog.” Well, there’s no prize, but they can keep the nifty icon. List at least ten honest things about yourself. Then, pass it on!

Now, here's the ten random things about myself….

1. During my wedding, my motiff was green as it was my favorite color but lately I noticed, I am fascinated with the color purple that made me buy 2 tops and dainty purple sandal.

2. I love wearing headbands wether I got a long or short hair. Right now, I have about thirty of them

4. I love the smell of fresh laundry

4. I once dreamt of becoming a band member, a vocalist but actually my singing voice is good only at the bathroom lolz

5. Spicy food rocks!

6. The man I married was my friend since 1998. We agree to be a couple over a phone conversation in 2002.

7. I love smirnoff ice

8. I love the beach, I love the sun, and I love flip flops.

9. I dont usually wear wake-up but I make sure my brows are regulary maintained through threading (ouch!!!!)

10. I love Hayden Christensen, he is cute!

Now I am passing this to brilliant blog friends;

1. JQ- A wacky person with a kind heart. Indeed she won hearts of her readers for she has an awesome personality.

2. Toni- A witty writer. She has always been my inspiration in the blogosphere.

3. Mordsith- This girl rocks. I just admire her being so cool. Visit her place for you to know why...

4. Dyanie- Through reading her blog, I sense that she is a loving friend, a good sister and a kind daughter.

5. Alice- She loves to read books and shares her thoughts about it. She also has a great talent in photography.

6. Dyosa- I love her blog. She shares her adventure of travel and not to forget, the awesome photos she include in each post:)

7. Rico- I love it when he shares his wife's adventures in baking. He indeed is a very supportive husband. I amdire him for that.

So, I would like to thank two of my dearest friend Jo and Garando for sharing this award. Both of you are so sweet to think of me. Again Thank You

Food and Blessing

You need:
1/2k ground beef
2 cups elbow macaroni, cooked
chopped onions
chopped green bell pepper
1 can (8oz) tomato sauce
1 cup grated parmesan cheese mix with 1 cup mozarella cheese
1.4 teaspoon parsley
dash of pepper
3 cup milk
3 eggs beaten

What to do:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a skillet, cook ground meat, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain to remove excess fat. Add tomato sauce, milk, salt, pepper and parsley. Heat over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove from heat add egg and blend well.

then

Place half the macaroni in a baking dish, pour half of the meat sauce then top with half part of the cheese. Place the remaining macaroni on top of it. Again, pour all the meat sauce and top again with the remaining cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly.

~oOo~

I baked that for the first time. I wanted make something special last weekend to bring at my in-laws place because we have a new family member. My sister in law gave birth last January 6 to these two adorable twin girls....sasha and hanna. The most exciting was, the husband and I are gonna be their godparents. :)

Sorry I cannot tell which is which yet so lets call them the twins, hehehe They are so cute...

Old and not so New!

Look what I found while browsing my files. Hubz first ever phone bought in 1997, a bulky motorola. The slimmer phone is the one he still uses...it's a nokia unit, It was a gift I gave him last Christmas 2007. Just look at that old motorola phone, it's so huge. I am just glad cellphones now are smaller and lighter. :)

I first had my cellphone in 2001. A bosch model. Too bad I wasnt able to keep it. It got lost by a friend. Before I had a cellphone, I first carried a beeper,some called it pager. Do you still remeber what a beeper is? Well if not....beeper are just text messages created without the genius of the QWERTY keypad. So you gotta call the operator of your provider to send messages. That time it was cool! hahaha.

Anyway, what's your communication and gadget evolution!

Pork Teriyaki

I got this simple recipe in a local magazine (yummy mag) last Saturday. I tried it this morning and it taste fab.

Here's the simple instruction.

Fry the thinly sliced pork and drain excess oil. Set aside.

Prepare the Teriyaki sauce. In a pot, mix 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup mirin, 1/3 cup sugar. Let it boil. Add 1/3 cup dark soy sauce. Then add grated ginger. Simmer for a minute. Thicken sauce with 1-1/2 tbsp cornstarch dissoleve in 1 tbsp water. Pour on top of fried pork.

Yummmm...rice please!

The Chicharon

My mom went to Nueva Ecija the other day and what did you know, she bough bunch of this...

Chicharon

Oh boy...I am on a diet albeit this pork crackling is as well as good to pass up. I ate few pieces...five small pieces, hubs on the other hand got some more pieces and ate it along with rice and the sauteed vegetable we had for dinner that night. It was good he exclaimed. Chicharon is a real favorite, with a good vinegar for dipping, I could finish the whole pack but I have to watch it. I don't want to add more pounds.

The pack of chicharon is still more than half filled at this moment. I still don't know when will I bite some pieces again. I could ask mom to cook sauteed munggo and replace the pork with this. Yummm!!!

If you have this pack of chicharon, what will you do with it?

Few Beginnings

yummmm

After eating too much throughout the New Year feast, now comes husband's birthday. We had that pork barbecues last Saturday at my in-laws place. We celebrated my husband birthday a day earlier (his birthday falls on a Sunday). Happy Birthday Labs!!!!

Anyway, I have to start moving my body again. I gained 5 lbs, few more pounds, I will be overweight and I don't want that to happen.

Did you gained too? You want to join me in shedding those extra. It would be really fun to do it with you! :)

Have a great week everyone!!

Greeting!!!

Before all of us gets busy in welcoming 2009, let me all greet you with a blast!!!!!!!

Happy New Year everyone and praying for a very wonderful 2009!!!!

A new Computer for '09

The husband is thinking of getting a new desktop for our small computer business. Some of his friends suggested getting a laptop instead. But husband much preferred a desktop since it will cost less and it comes with empty bays which can be efficiently used to upgrade RAM or install a faster chipset. In addition desktop upgrade cost less than laptop. Aside from these, husband wanted to get a sleek and slim monitor that will not consume space and energy saving. That would be the perfect computer package that my husband wanted.

Therefore, the husband had been checking online for reviews that will help him out on what desktop and monitor to get. I know with the stiff competition with the business were in, getting a brand new desktop unit will attract more customers to avail the service we offer. :)

This coming 2009, my husband and I are praying for more success in our business and prosporous New Year!

My Nirvana

I love going to coffee shops, simply because I love coffee and it's the absolute place for me to read. Not that I cannot read at home, the thing is, I usually get amused with the television or the internet hahaha. My husband understands how I passion coffee. How I love it and owning my own coffee shop one day would be a bliss.....

Anyway, the other night after our first IMAX experience (it was a great experience), the husband leads me to Seattle's Best for a cup of coffee. He actually reads my mine. He knows what will pleases me. :)

Café Américano and Tiramisu - a perfet pair!

How about you, aside from your home, where is your place for solace by the way?