Almond Benefits

I love just about any type of nuts.  Be it  peanuts, walnuts, pili nuts, cashews, and more.  One of my favorites is the almonds.  I usually buy the whole almonds, I snack on it when I am doing my online  tasks or when I am watching TV with  my kids.

According to the article that I read online, almonds has a lot of health benefits, below are some of them.

• Best fat burning food due to its good fiber content.
• Its tryptophan  content makes it very  good for brain development.
• Its magnesium content helps in reducing risks of cardiac arrest.
• Its phosphorous helps in developing brains and muscle tissues
• Folic Acid and Vitamin B contents helps reduce birth defects in fetus that's why  most  OB GYNE recommends this for pregnant women.
• Almonds also improves skin and hair texture.  

Aside from regular almonds, there are also wild almonds  which contains glycocide which turns into  cyanide

Honoring Veterans

One of the nicest Moms in both of my Burrito's classes surprised us with a cake for my husband during the Veteran's day celebration. She said that her family has a lot of respect for the Veterans so every year, they give each family something to thank them for their services. In our neighborhood, there are four Veterans but she only know three so she delivered three cakes during that day.  

Her husband is a doctor and they are very active with  a lot of activities in school.  She's the very first  one who  welcomed us in school, so thank you very much Marie and the whole family of Mascio!

Veggie Salad

Veggie salad that my Burritos ate at home  a couple of days ago.

Bottle Gourd

Bottle Gourds or locally  known as Upo  is a very common  vegetable in the Philippines.  This kind of vegetable comes in  different shapes and sizes. Here are different  terms for gourds.

• Opo, Calabash (U.S.)
•  Dudhi, Lauki, Sorakaya (India)
• Yugao, Kampyo (Japan)
• Po gua (Canton)
•  Kwa kawa, Hu gua (China)
• Upo (Filipino)
• Cucuzzi, Cucuzza (Italy)
• Bau (Vietnam)

Thanks to Ate Agnes and Mommy Norie for sharing their Garden harvest to us!

My kids love this veggie.  I usually  use this for pork soup or saute it with  sardines.

Green Giant's Seasoned Steamer

These are my prizes from the giveaway that a dear friend of mine has sponsored in her blog. Thanks to Sis Dhemz! We redeemed  the  free seasoned steamers broccoli.  The color green is perfect for me because the color of our kitchen is green and white.