Chicken Curry

Ingredients: 1 kilo chicken, 3 medium size potato, 2 small carrots, 2 cups coconut milk, curry powder, garlic, white onion, ground pepper and salt to taste.

Procedure: Fry potato then set aside. Saute onion and garlic, add the chicken. Put 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil (to make sure that chicken is cook thoroughly from the inside. After boiling, mix coconut milk, potato, carrots and curry powder. Saute for about 3 mins. Add pepper and salt. Cover the pan, cook for 15 more minutes on very low fire.

Note: I always make it a point to separate some curry sauce to be use for...

...heart-shaped chicken curry brown rice

The Sandwich Guy's Sandwiches to die for

Crabstick 'n Mangoes, P85.

Crabstick, mango slices, lettuce, tomato, lemon mayo, cheese, cucumber,

whole wheat bread, choice of wasabi

Mushy Bacon, P90.

Roast beef, mushroom melt, bacon and whole wheat bread

Subway Sandwich

Sliced Chicken, P140

(good for dieters)

(Choice of vegetables - onion, black olives, lettuce, tomato, cucumber. Choice of bread - wheat, italian, honey oat, parmesan. Choice of dressing - honey mustard, mayonaise, mustard, sweet onion, catsup, olive oil and vinegar, ceasar, garlic ranch)

Ham, P125

(Choice of vegetables - onion, black olives, lettuce, tomato, cucumber. Choice of bread - wheat, italian, honey oat, parmesan. Choice of dressing - honey mustard, mayonaise, mustard, sweet onion, catsup, olive oil and vinegar, ceasar, garlic ranch)

Soups with Moringa

Crab and Corn Soup with Moringa Leaves

Ingredients: Crab and corn soup (of you your choince), 1 egg, Half cup moringa leaves

Procedure: Follow the soup instruction at the back label, add moringa. Serv

e hot with foccasia or ciabatta bread

Mushroom Soup with Moringa Leaves

Ingredients: Mushroom soup (of you your choince), 1 egg, Half cup moringa leaves

Procedure: Follow the soup instruction at the back label, add moringa. Serve hot with foccasia or ciabatta bread

Medicinal Values of Moringa oleifera:

Leaves: relieve headaches, expel worms, relieves swelling, heals skin diseases, inflammation of the eyes and ears, bronchitis and inflammation of mucous membranes, scurvy and increase milk production in lactating women

Flowers: are a good tonic, expel worms, treats tumors and enlarged spleen, relieve sore throat, and treat anxiety

Pods & seeds: purify water, treat tooth ache from tooth decay, expel worms, treat problems of the liver and spleen, and relieve joint pain

Roots: used as a laxative and to treat spasms of the colon, treat circulation problems, high blood pressure, kidney dysfunctions and low back pain; for gout, asthma and hiccoughs.

Leaves of Moringa can substitute for meat, soy bean products or dairy products as the leaves have a complete compliment of amino acids, the complete protein that is needed in human nutrition for good health.

Ounce per Ounce leaves of Moringa oleifera:

*contain more vitamin A than carrots for good eyesight and to prevent blindness; contain a high quality vitamin A- beta carotene

*more Calcium than milk for strong bones and teeth

*more Iron than spinach for healthy blood cells

*contain the full balanced compliment of B vitamins, as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, for brain, muscle and neurological development

*fresh leaves and pods contain high levels of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, which make it excellent for preventing scurvy

*leaf powder is an excellent source of Vitamin E, tocopherol acetate, for DNA and sexual development

Ounce per Ounce leaves of Moringa oleifera:

*contain more vitamin A than carrots for good eyesight and to prevent blindness; contain a high quality vitamin A- beta carotene

*more Calcium than milk for strong bones and teeth

*more Iron than spinach for healthy blood cells

*contain the full balanced compliment of B vitamins, as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, for brain, muscle and neurological development

*fresh leaves and pods contain high levels of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, which make it excellent for preventing scurvy*leaf powder is an excellent source of Vitamin E, tocopherol acetate, for DNA and sexual development

(Source: Adele Women Association)

Seattle's Best Sandwich

Clubhouse, P195

Egg, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, honey mustard, pickles, wheat bread, and

comes with chips on the side

Ham and Cheese Panini, P185

Ham, cheese, ciabatta bread, and comes with cheese on the side

Dippin' Dots Ice Cream

What is Dippin' Dots? To answer the question, Dippin' Dots are made from fresh dairy ingredients flavored with fun, fruity, enticing and even exotic flavors. The mixture is frozen almost instantly in liquid nitrogen, a common element in the atmosphere used commercially for flash freezing. After production, Dippin' Dots are packaged and shipped worldwide

In 1988, Dippin' Dots Founder and Chairman Curt Jones changed the way the world enjoys ice cream. Jones, a microbiologist, pioneered the process of cryogenic encapsulation...a scientific way of saying he used super-cold freezing methods to make little beads of ice cream. Not only were the ice cream beads delicious and fun to eat, Jones knew that flash-freezing the ice cream ingredients would lock in flavor and freshness. With those qualities established, Dippin' Dots were ready to take on the world!

A retail store in Lexington, Kentucky...gatherings of friends and family in Jones' hometown in Pulaski County, IL...and locations inside one of the nation's premiere amusement parks, Opryland USA, helped form what Dippin' Dots is today. The ice cream now has a home in thousands of locations worldwide in theme parks, fairs & festivals and franchised store locations.

(text from Dippin' Dots website)

Beef Steak

Beef Steak is one of my most favorite viand, and is now my kids' all time favorite. The fried potato is from my Mom-in-laws recipe. Since my husband is used to beef steak with fried potato on the side, I've incorporated it with my own.

Ingredients: 1/2 kilo beef (sukiyaki cut), 1 cup soy sauce, about 20 pieces kalamansi, 1 whole (big) white onion, 1 clove garlic, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 pieces potato.

Procedure: Marinate beef with kalamsi, toyo and garlic for an hour (longer is better). Fry the potatoes, set aside. Boil the beef, along with the mixture. After boiling, set aside the sauce. Saute the onion, set aside. Quick-fry the beef, then add the sauce. Boil in low heat for about 5 minutes.

I serve it with heart-shaped beef steak brown rice

Brother's Burger's RANCHERO

Half pound flame-grilled beef patty topped with crispy onion rings, melted cheddar cheese, honey-cured bacon, smothered with sweet and smokey barbecue sauce. With farm, fresh lettuce and tomato, on a warm Kaiser bun.

Php 285.00

Fastest Spaghetti Meatballs Eating Contest

Join the “Fastest Spaghetti Meatballs Eating Contest” on June 19, Sunday at 11:30am.

at THE LEGEND VILLAS

The contest is open to all dine-in guetsof the hotel’s Lola Maria Restaurant. Only the first 10 father and kid duo in good health can register and participate in the contest. Child must be 15 years old or below. Winners will receive an overnight stay at a Villa Suite Deluxe and other exciting prizes.

You may also treat Dad to a sumptuous Filipino buffet for only P350. To top it all off, the first 50 Dads to dine in Lola Maria Restaurant will receive premium tokens. The Legend Villas is located along Pioneer Street in Mandaluyong City. For reservations and inquiries, call +6327022793 or visit www.legendvillas.com.ph.

Max's Crispy Pata

Max's Crispy Pata is one way of breaking that no rice diet of mine!!!

This photo: Php 385.00 (Regular)

Php 544.50 (Large)

Pandesal Bacon Mushroom Melt

Good for kids snack or "baon" to school.

Ingredients: Purefoods Lean Bacon, Walter Bread's Pandesal, Magnolia quickmety cheese, Jolly's mushroom

Prodedure: Fry bacon. Place on top of pandesal, followed by mushroom and cheese. Oven toast for 2 to 3 minutes, depending on how one likes the bread done (well-toasted or not).

Kape Dipirensya

After a visit at Tam-Awan, it is a must (for coffee lovers and art enthusiasts) to have coffee and biscuits at Kape Dipirensya. This coffee shop is owned by Master Artist Ben-Hur Villanueva, located just in front of Tam-Awan Village.

They serve soya coffee and danish cookies at P85.

They hang coffee mugs that are cracked, adding that "that's why this coffee shop is called Kape Dipirensya, may diperensya ang mga tasa".

Wooden biblical thought, made by Benhur's son, hang nicely at the door

Shrimp with Coconut Milk, Moringa and Water Spinach

Ingredients: 1/2 kilo shrimp, 1/4 cup malunggay leaves, 2 cups kankong leaves, 1 pc Knorr pork cube, 1 cup kakang gata (fresh from the wet market), 1 pc medium size white onion, garlic, 3 pcs. sili.

Procedure: Saute onion and garlic. Add in the shrimp and Knorr cubes. Saute for about 3 minutes, then pour the coconut milk. Add the maringa and water spinach. Cover and let simmer (on low fire) until it boils. Add the pepper on top.

FACTS ABOUT SHRIMP

Like eggs, shrimp has gotten a bad wrap due to its cholesterol content. Contrary to past beliefs, eating shrimp does not significantly increase your LDL cholesterol levels but has been shown to increase your HDL (good) cholesterol levels.

It is a very low fat food containing only 1g per 3oz. serving which is mostly polyunsaturated, containing moderate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids - which we all should know by now is a very good thing!

Shrimp is a very convenient food that can be eating just about any way and tossed into just about any dish. It is extremely high in protein and other nutrients giving this relatively inexpensive food a lot of bang for its buck.

For starters, eating shrimp and other seafood products regularly (3 times per week) can:
• Reduce the risk of many types of cancer
• Boost your mood and decrease depression
• Help prevent anemia
• Reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and Alzheimers disease
• Increase energy
• Promote healthy bones, teeth and gums
• Increase your HDL (good) cholesterol levels
• Boost your immune system
• Promote brain health

Shrimp is low in fat and calories but is an excellent source of Protein, Selenium, and Vitamin B12 and is a very good source of Iron, Phosphorus, Niacin, and Zinc.
1 - 3 oz. serving has:
• 84 calories, 1g total fat, 0 saturated, 166mg cholesterol, 190mg sodium, 0 carb, 0 sugar, 18g protein - 36%
• 48% Selenium - Selenium helps rid the body of free radicals that lead to cancer as well as strengthen the immune system preventing infection and illness.
• 21% Vitamin B12 - Vitamin B12 is needed for normal nerve cell activity as well as red blood cell production which helps prevent anemia. It is also needed to help make DNA, the genetic material in all cells. It helps your cells metabolize protein, carbohydrate and fat and is needed for the production of the mood-affecting substance called SAMe. It works with folic acid to control homocysteine levels to prevent the increase risk of heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and

(Source and txt: EmpowHER)

Fruitty Yogurt

This is not the usual yogurt we normally see around for the process is different. Instead of pouring the yogurt on a cup, they get a frozen yogurt from the freezer. Put it inside the machine...

...then they add the fruit of your choice inside the machine.

This is how it looks when the yogurt comes out.

(P155 for this cup)

Raspberry is my choice of fruit, so the texture of this yogurt is rough (which my kids find off). The taste, they say is very sour, but I actually love this (I'm a sucker for yogurt!).

Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Sandwich

When having coffee at Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, it is a must that we order their breakfast set for my kids. These breakfast sets comes with your choice of brewed coffee or hot tea.

(Julia and Juan's favorite, Break O' Day, P229.

Scrambled egg, choice of chicken sausage or turkey ham, choice of panini or bagel)

Rafael's favorite , Eggs Ben, P229.

Foccasia bread with butter, turkey ham, poached egg, and hollandaise sauce)

Potato on a Stick

Spending time at the mall, kids see a lot of stuff, especially food. They get hungry from walking and running around. This Twistix Potato is located at SM-Megamall, in front of Toy Kingdom

P75 for a stick of twistix.

Creamline Ice Cream House

A must visit in case you go in Pampanga. Exact address Bldg 5270, C.M Recto Highway, Clark Freeport Zone, Clarkfield Pampanga.

Clean and circular area

Well-dressed, complete with hairnet, gloves and apron, servers

Banana Parfait, P100

Chocolate Stripes, P85

Strawberry Stripes, P75

Wonderful Ice cream server cum Cashier, Annalyn Duya-Gamboa

Bag of Beans Restaurant

It was my first time to dine here for everytime we go at Tagaytay and plan to dine at Bag of Beans the place is always full. Luckily on that afternoon of December 17 there weren't too many customers. I find the place homey and the dishes too. The lack of pretentiousness of the menu and its presentation reminded me of my mother-in-law's delicious home-cooked dishes.

Vegetable Salad laden with parmesan, a MUST try.

This meal could've been perfect if not for the overcooked bangus

From the inside

This caught my attention, taken inside the restroom