EAT TO YOUR HEARTS CONTENT
For the past few weeks, the
temperature in this side of the globe has been extremely rising. My weather app
has registered a whopping 96°F to 98°F. I have been gulping ice water – I keep
my water bottle frozen over night which I bring to work and I am not even half
way through the day, the frozen water is just ... water and not so cold
anymore. That is how hot each day has been.
To beat the heat, I enjoy a variety of
ways from a simple chocolate fudge sundae, smoothie, freshly made gelato,
frozen yogurt, ice cream cake and the iconic Pinoy layered dessert Halo-Halo.
If you’re searching for summer
indulgences to beat the heat around the Philippines, look no further. Stay
glued, it’s Chill Time here at Eat
To Your Heart’s Content.
If you love fresh
grapes, milk chocolates, nuts and Greek yogurt then you have to savor this
delightful salad creation!
Asian Citrus Salad is a vibrant platter of
tropical citrus fruits. They are packed with vitamin C and very refreshing with
every forkful. Drizzled with a local lime, this citrusy salad is pleasing to
the palate.
Do
you love fruits? I love fruits! Fruits make me happy. PIES make me even
happier. Was it just a coincidence that my mom named me Pie? I think not!
So
this month of July as we continue to celebrate the 5th year of Life is Sweet
here at Eat To Your Heart’s Content, I am sharing with you both of these
delicious food that makes me happy.
It’s
a happy month for me as I celebrate my birth month (and my mom too – our
birthday is one week apart!), I wanted to spread the happiness. With the help of
these amazing food bloggers around the globe, I give you 12 FANTABULOUS FRUITY
PIES. Enjoy and be happy, always!
Chocolate
and pie lovers, you are in for a treat! Eat To Your Heart’s Content continues
to celebrate the 5th year of Life is Sweet, we are sharing with you 12
deliriously delicious Chocolate Pies.
DISHES, DESSERTS AND DRINKS
This is a treat
to the first man in our lives. The pillar of strength and the head of the
family. The constant voice in our heads to do well, to be excellent in our
every endeavour. The one and only man we compare to every boy or man that comes
our way. This is a tribute to all fathers in a daughter’s life.
To show you how
much we care, we prepare an all-day feast from sun up to sun down. Father’s Day
Boozy Treats : Dishes, Desserts, Drinks - while on the booze, perhaps you will
somehow forget all those moments your blood boil because of us, your daughters.
Those moments when you disapproved of our life’s choices. Those moments when
you wanted something else for us but we wanted another. The petty arguments and
what not... Because today, is your special day. No matter what, you will always
be our first love. Happy Father’s Day!
The heat has been excruciating from the months of
March to May. To utter the words sweating
like a pig is an understatement (though I wonder, do pigs sweat?). For me,
I am frantic at the thought of the coming rainy months.
You see in this part of the globe, the months from
June to November have been tagged as the rainy season. It can be difficult to
travel with a slippery road, the thought of strong typhoons that can cause
floods is unnerving particularly after the detrimental typhoon - Haiyan (locally
known as Yolanda) and the never-ending relief operations for typhoon stricken
areas.
Looking on the brighter side of life, for a food
lover, the rainy season only means that we can start preparing our favorite
soup dishes and eat to our heart’s content.
This Pinoy Food Recipe is my family’s go-to soup dish. It can be a side dish for your dry
meal or as a snack. Some locals even enjoy Chicken Sopas in the morning.
Personally, what I love about this PINOY
FOOD RECIPE : CHICKEN SOPAS is the addition of some vegetables. So let’s
start to whip up this healthy and hearty soup dish.
CREATIVE BLENDS
TO BEAT THE HEAT
The last couple of weeks have been
extremely hot, almost unbearable. My weather app registers a 99°F as of this writing,
which is about 38°C with a body heat index of 42°C according to the national
weather station.
When I am at home, I could not help
but take a shower for about four to five times a day and drink several liters
of ice-cold water. I refrain myself from drinking carbonated drinks and instant
iced tea. I opt to prepare healthier beverages for my family.
In my search to whip up some creative
blends to beat the heat, I have requested some amazing food bloggers to share
their delicious cold drinks in this RECIPE ROUND UP : 50
PLUS TEMPTING THIRST-QUENCHER.
I could hardly recall that I would
bring a lunch box during elementary & high school. My folks would hand me
my school money, enough to last a day. We have a school cafeteria with a snack
bar and only one catering vendor so the food choices were limited.
Back then, I do not mind the few
choices since the owner of the caterer vendor was not only pleasant and very
accommodating to us but she had some delicious dishes which became my
favorites.
One favorite was her creation of Arroz
ala Cubana. I look forward to the combination of this simple yet filling dish
since it consists of ground meat, sunny side up egg and fried bananas. It was
such a comfort food at that time.
Over the years, Arroz ala Cubana was
one of the simple dishes I would whip whenever I had these main ingredients.
This would usually be when I make my Pinoy Sweet-Style Spaghetti.
Allow me to share with you this PINOY FOOD RECIPE : ARROZ ALA CUBANA
with a few tweaks I made over the years. This recipe can be for one when you
are hungry or for two for modest munching.
When
foreign traveler friends plan to visit the Philippines and ask me what Filipino
dishes I would recommend, in a heartbeat, I would enumerate some of my
favorites – Adobo, Bagnet, Sinigang, Kare-Kare and the celebratory Lechon.
As my mom
and I were planning for our Sunday lunch it dawned on me, why haven’t I
suggested the rich tomato-based pork dish that my family enjoy during weekend lunch
at home? Trying to recall all the restaurants that I have been dining all
throughout these years, I asked myself where
I had this splendid dish in a restaurant. After several minutes of
pondering, I could not remember where and that was probably the reason why I have
not mentioned this to my travel friends. To think, this Filipino dish is so colorful
and easy to make with vegetables to boot.
So if you
are in search for some good ol’ Filipino dish whip up this PINOY FOOD RECIPE : PORK MENUDO. If you’re
traveling around the Philippines and end up choosing a place with your own or a
common kitchen, you know what to cook! Plus it is so much affordable instead of
dining at restaurants.
A Collection of Coastal
Dining Discoveries
The province of Cavite is a historic place. This is
the monumental site for the Declaration of the Philippine Independence,
celebrated annually on 12th of June.
When it comes to food, Cavite province has an abundance
of seafood and a mélange of coastal cooking. Any true blue food lover of regional
cuisines and culinary traveler will be astounded by the wealth of native dishes
and Cavite delicacies abound even to this day.
Over the years, while preserving traditional Cavite cuisine,
restaurant dining has evolved – Greek restaurants, European inspired dishes, Mediterranean
cuisine, farm-to-table dining, by reservation dining, the list just keeps
going. Cavite dining has never been so vibrant and worthy of a gastronomic
sojourn.
Join me as we go on a virtual food trip, bookmark this
collection of deliriously delicious coastal dining discoveries, and enjoy Cavite Delicacies and Restaurants.
My folks were also heavy meat eaters
when they were younger. Mostly, they would prepare dishes like Menudo (diced
pork with carrots and potatoes in a rich tomato sauce), Nilagang Baka (slow
cooked Beef with lettuce, onions and potatoes) and Adobong Baboy (Pork Adobo
cooked in a complimenting blend of soy sauce and vinegar with tons of garlic).
Seafood such as mussels, squid, crabs, lapu-lapu, shrimp and prawns were prepared
during special occasions.
As years went on and I took over the
household and our daily menu, my food preference changed. I still love Pinoy
Sweet Style Spaghetti, Sinigang na Baboy and Fried Chicken but seafood has
greatly been added to our menu. Not only does it help with a better digestion
as my parents get older, but it is healthier and easier to cook.
Shrimp is one of my favorite
ingredients whenever I prepare my menu. Readers of this food blog know how much
I adore shrimps and prawns. It is also one of the easiest seafood dishes to
prepare. If you’re like me who juggles numerous hats, your priority is to feed
your family with easy to cook dishes without suffering the taste and health
benefits out of every meal.
Allow me to share with you my
collection of shrimp recipes here at Eat To Your Heart’s Content. After all,
May 10 is the National Shrimp Day.
Let me help you celebrate with this RECIPE
ROUND UP : SHRIMP ALL-YOU-CAN.
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