Time to let go

After 9 years, my handy cutie calculator gave up, the numbers does not appear clear and I have to tap it to work.

Canon calculator for almost 9 years

I bought this calculator when I was reviewing for my board exams.  This has been with me through think and thin, board exams, my work in SGV, EY Dubai, EY Auckland and Lumley.  It has seen my dramas on every client I had.  Everyone who sees this calculator finds it cute and girly. But now its time to go. Thank you my everdearest cutie purple calculator!

Post Valentine treats

Bug and I did not celebrate Valentine's day due our busy schedules. He did not even gave me something which causes my disappointment for the week.  So during the weekend he gave me this

French macaroons

Ten pieces of french macaroons! Yum!!!

He told me that he even went to our favorite Filipino restaurant to get me a halo-halo but bugger they are closed! I guess its the thought that counts.

Happy Valentine's Day!!

No meat Mondays

My friend N and I decided to have Mondays as our no meat day.  Not exactly no meat because we can eat seafood, but ofcourse we intend to have a full vegetarian Monday hopefully in June.  I alternately eat the following:

1. Mushroom soup and garlic bread - These are those easy microwavable mushroon soups you can find in the grocery.  Then I just toast a garlic bread.
2. Tuna in crackers or sometime Tuna melt (bread, tuna and melted cheese)
3. Panfried salmon and rice
4. Tofu and sauteed mushroom

Pan fried salmon and fried egg, the hotdogs are for the Bug

Tofu and sauteed mushroom

Baked mussel (cheese and garlic toppings)

I am looking for more vegetarian/ no meat alternatives taht are easy to prepare.  I will keep on updating my blog everytime I have new vege recipes!

Till then!!

Sweet corn and pork binagoongan

Last week, Japanese sweet corn was on sale selling at 8pcs for $5 so I bought 1 pack.  I love it just boiled, then rubbed with butter and spinkled with salt and pepper! super yumm!!

Boiled sweet corn with butter and salt and pepper

I also cooked pork binagoongan. My version I think is the easiest.  I don't want to spend so much time. I just want to fulfill my bagoong cravings so here it goes.  I prepared the following ingredients:

1/2 kilo pork, cubed (I use the part where there is a good size of fats)
1/2 cup bagoong (I use the bario fiesta original flavor)
1 tomato
5-7 cloves garlic minced
1 onion minced

1. Boil the pork with 1 1/2 cup of water and add the tomato. You can cut the tomato if you wish.  The tomato will release fluids that will combined to the water.
2. Let the water evaporate and tomato fluid evaporate.  If you choose a pork with good size of fat, the oil from the fat will be released once the water evaporates. If your pork is dry, you can add few table spoons of cooking oil.
3. Add the garlic and onion to the mixture, sautee for few minutes or until you smell the aroma of garlic and onions.
4. Add the bagoong. You can add more than 1/2 cup depending on your taste. Sautee if for 3-5 minutes.  I like my binagoongan a little crispy so I sautee it longer.
5. Once you are done, serve it with rice.

Crispy pork binagoongan

 I hope I have some mangoes here!

Till then!!