The Wife of Gilbert

Hi! this is the dish that I served for our dinner last night. It is raining so I decided to this cook for my hubby the tinolang manok or (chicken ginger stew) This recipe is a dish that is easy to cook. Enjoy! Tinola Manok Ingredients: 1 kilo whole chicken, cut into pieces. 1 small young papaya or sayote, cut into small pieces. 2 tablespoons ginger, crushed and slliced into strips 1/2 cup dahon ng sili (chili leaves) or mallunggay leaves 1 liter of water 5 garlic cloves, minced 1 red onion, diced 4 tablespoons oil 2 tablespoons patis (fish sauce) Tinolang Manok Cooking Instructions: In a stock pot, heat oil and sauté garlic, onion and ginger. Sauté the chicken then add the water. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 20 minutes or until chicken is almost done. Season with patis Add papaya and continue to simmer for an additional 5 minutes or until papaya softens but not overcooked. Add sili leaves then turn off the heat. Serve steaming hot on a bowl with plain rice on the side.

Spaghetti Marinara was one of the specials of day. The king prawns were huge and juicy! Nice sprinkling of fresh herbs and the aroma from the seafood was divine. Shrimp and squid cooked gently in olive oil and garlic and tossed with spaghetti noodles. I’m pasta and a seafood lover. Spaghetti marinara, I really like this food. In fact I like it more than the sweet Filipino spaghetti. Whenever we eat out on a spaghetti specialty restaurant I would always take spaghetti marinara and hubby choose Spaghetti with meatballs. Now I am sharing my recipe which is quite simple. Learn this recipe from my mom. Try this recipe which is absolutely the best for me. Ingredients: 1 k. spaghetti, cooked 2 c. tomato sauce 1/4 k. shrimp, parboiled 1/2 k. halaan , parboiled 1/2 k. tahong , parboiled 1/4 k. squid ring 1/2 head garlic, finely chopped 1/4 c. corn starch 1/4 c. white wine 2 medium size onion, finely chopped 6 medium size tomato, finely chopped 3 tbsp. mixed dry herbs 1-2 tbsp. chilli ...

This recipe is one of my favorite food that i love to eat with toasted garlic bread. Enjoy! Lomi Recipe Ingredients: * 1/4 kilo lomi noodles (flat) * 1/2 cup pork (sliced into strips) * 1/2 cup shrimps, shelled * 1/4 cup chopped ham * 1 large onion, chopped * 3-4 cloves garlic, crushed * 1 cup shredded cabbage * 1 tbsp. chopped carrots * 6-7 cups chicken or meat broth * 2 tbsp. cooking oil * 1 tbsp. cornstarch.dissolved in water * 2 raw eggs * 2 tbsp. patis * salt to taste * 1 tsp. vetsin Procedure: Saute garlic and onion. When brown add pork, shrimps, and ham. Add patis; stir for 2 minutes. Add 1/2 cup water, cover and simmer until water is almost dry. Add broth. Cover and let boil for 10 minutes. Drop in noodles, carrots, and shredded cabbage. Let boil for 3 minutes and thicken with dissolved cornstarch. Put off the heat. Beat eggs and stir in. Do not boil. Serve at once.

I just baked this bread for my hubby instead of going to SM Mall. I hope he like it. I got this recipe from Holiday recipe card collection year 2002. Carrot Strawberry Bread Ingredients: · 1/3 cup vegetable oil. · 1 cup sugar · 2 eggs · 2 cups all purpose flour · 1 teaspoons baking soda · ½ teaspoon salt · ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon · 1 cup strawberry jam or fresh strawberries · 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (2 to 3 medium size) Carrot Strawberry Bread instructions: · In mixing bowl, combine oil and sugar. · Add eggs; mix well. · Combine Flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; · Gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas. · Stir in carrots and add the strawberry. · Transfer to greased 9-in. x 5-in. X 3-in. Loaf pan. · Baked at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. · Cool for 10 minutes before removing from a pan to a wire rack to cool completely. · Yield :1 loaf

It’s a beautiful Sunday morning. We woke up early 7:00 a.m. Hubby boiled water and make his green tea while I got my hot chocolate with fried saba (banana). Then love ate rice with daing na bangus. Yummy and tasty coz it was marinated for overnight with garlic, vinegar, ground pepper, salt and the secret ingredient made with love. I’m happy now that he appreciated what I cook. Love went to work even on Sunday, supposed to Sunday is family day. It’s a job and he needed to work for us and our future. I pity for him coz waiting is his job. It’s a hard and stressful job, especially in his situation he has a high blood. Stress could trigger his hypertension. I asked Jengjeng a little girl our neighbor door to stay. My hubby ask for a kissed, Jeng replied “kadiri” he is 3 year old and knows that work maybe he doesn’t really know the meaning. I’m alone now, I cleaned the house and make some ice to sell. After doing my chores, I went to my sister Tin who lives the next door. Then she asked me ...

Everyone would love to live to a ripe old age, but not if it means looking and feeling like an over-ripe old vegetable. We need to understand that though getting older is inevitable, getting decrepit is not. Being bent in half and wheeling around an oxygen tank should not be what we picture when we hear the phrase "the golden years." I have seen centenarians around the world who defy our stereotypes of the aging experience. In fact, 20 years ago, while in Shanghai, I took note of the thousands of seniors - a great many of them centenarians - meeting up in parks each morning to practice tai chi. I was truly amazed by their agility, sharp minds, and overall state of health. Intrigued by this discovery, I began studying the lifestyle of centenarians around the world and anti-aging therapies. I combined these discoveries and uncovered the secrets to longevity. Here are a few secrets that will have you looking forward to your 100th birthday! Tai Chi: An Exercise in Anti-aging Tai ...

A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Never put your banana in the refrigerator! !! This is interesting.After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet. Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana...