Late Post : Dampa-style Shrimps

Oh yesssss, I was able to cook for the first time in my 28 years, my version of Dampa-style Shrimps! I researched online on how to cook shrimps (it's really amazing how the internet can help you in a lot of ways!) and voila! Simple ingredients like the butter, garlic, salt, pepper, cornstarch and orange soda made my shrimps taste like those in Dampa, I'm not kidding =)

I'm beginning to love the art of cooking! I hope I can cook someday my fave dish - PAELLA. Hehehehehe =)


*muchos gracias*

Crabby Tuesday!

I'm really not a Chef but every once in a while I love to cook =) Last Tuesday, I bought a 1/2 kilo of Alimango and decided to research online on how to clean and cook one. I went for the "Steamed Crab" and here's how I cooked it:

Prep: Since crabs live in muddy place, make sure that they are thoroughly cleaned. In my case, I submerged the crab in water for about 8 minutes then rinsed it off. I did this twice to make sure that no mud will be left off.

Boil: In a pot, I put water and placed in the crab to boil. I read that adding salt is not needed because it will just dry the inside of the crab. Note that the lid must be half open when boiling.

Flavor: Chopped garlic will help with the taste so I added it to the pot. I also combined a 1/2 cup of Sprite and 1/2 cup of Vinegar and poured it over.

The Alimango was cooked for about 10-15 minutes.For the sauce, I melted butter and combined it with calamansi, saaraaaaaaap!

Verdict: The Alimango tasted great and its meat was so tender. It tasted even yummier when dipped in the buttermansi, WINNER!!! And to think that this was my first time to cook an Alimango!!! Woohoo!!!


*muchos gracias*

The Foodie In Me : What I tried out this week.......

Food Trip!!! I tried out 2 dishes this week:

1.) Kroketten

I saw their stall in Festival Mall and I ordered the minis (9 pcs) for only P35. Chose the flavors bacon, cheese and tuyo and everything tasted good together with the honey mustard dip! Kudos to Kroketten!

2.) Faburrito

I was hungry one morning and I saw and checked out Faburrito at The Columns. I got their Breakfast Sandwich (P110) and I didn't even finish the whole thing 'coz it was stuffed with steak, tomatoes and egg, heavy breakfast indeed!

Loved both dishes and will definitely come back for more =)


*muchos gracias*

ADMU vs. DLSU at The Big Dome

I got invited again by my friends to watch the biggest rivalry in college history hehe so I went to meet up with Crissie at MRT Ayala since both of us will be riding the MRT to Cubao. Of course, our MRT ride went so fast that we didn't realize it was our stop already, major chikahan!!! Next, we went straight to Gateway to have our late lunch. Ings, another UAAP enthusiast, met up with us before going to Araneta. Our seats were only UPPER BOX so no reservations, we had to get in line the soonest possible to be able to choose good seats. True enough, our seats were great!!! The game started around 4:30 PM and it was a good game. Although we lost, the players did their best. More pictures to follow because all were taken by my friends and I'm just waiting for them to upload it.

*muchos gracias*

Buttered Yang Chow Fried Rice Anyone?

I didn't report for work today because I am somewhat fever-ish so I will just post my thoughts. I discovered that I know how to cook what I call "Buttered Yang Chow Fried Rice". I was in the mood to cook breakfast for my hubby one weekend and it turned out to be better than I expected =)

The recipe are as follows:

Left-over cooked rice
Sweet Ham (or regular Ham)
Onions - chopped
Tomatoes - chopped
Egg - beaten
Butter
Salt - to taste

I put the butter first in the frying pan then cooked the sweet ham, set aside. Sauteed the onions and tomatoes for about 1-2 minutes and added the beaten egg. Placed the left-over cooked rice to mix up with the egg. Added a pinch of the salt and voila! Our favorite rice:

It really tasted delicious! But if you guys have better suggestions, I am open for it! I am never the chef but I always remember my Lola as she was the greatest cook of all time!


*muchos gracias*

My dear sweet tooth =)

I have been craving for Taho and Red Velvet cupcake for a month then one morning, I saw the Moonleaf Tea Shop at The Columns and decided to get a Red Velvet cake woohoo!!! And when I crossed the street on my way to my office building, I saw a mangtataho! I got lucky, I've satisfied both my cravings in just one seating haha!!!

Happiness made simple =)


*muchos gracias*

Late Post : DLSU vs. UE at SM Arena

I cannot remember the last time I saw (and even cheered) our college UAAP team hehe which is why when my friends texted me that they have patron (oh yes, patron!!!) tickets for the DLSU vs. UE game, I immediately said YES!!! I wanna check-out how the youngsters play their game and true enough, it was worth the effort =)

It was also my first time to try-out J.Co Donuts and it was deleeesshhhhhh!!! I got the famous ALCAPONE and COCO LOCO, yyuuuuuummmmmm!!!!

WE WON!!! And we had the best seats in the house, I meant arena!

Ofcourse, we had our photo taken with LA Revilla, school's point guard. To be honest, I didn't know the players until that day haha I'm such a LOSER! I will forever be loyal to the CASIO-TENORIO tandem but I'm beginning to idolize the moves of TENG and VOSOTROS =) I do hope our school will get in the Final Four, it has been a while since our last championship and I am hoping also that our biggest rival will not snag the trophy again this year wahhhh!!!! Go Lasalle!!!!!

After the game, I went to meet up with hubby (he had to work overtime on Saturdays) and we had dinner at Gilligan's G5.


*muchos gracias*