Camote Cue

 Whenever we go the oriental store in Pittsburgh, I make sure to grab three or four big camote or sweet potato.  I am not sure if these kind of camote are from asian country but it is  very different form the sweet potatoes that you can buy here in the store.  It's the kind that I love, not to mushy.

Most of the times, I mixed with some ingredients and we make ginataan with it but sometimes, I miss the Camote  Q that we used to eat in the Philippines.  Only daughter and I eats this lol.  The boys are out, they rather eat regular potatoes than camote.

Just remember....

that a little bit of this

and a little dash of that

makes a sumptuous life...

so Spice Up Your Life.

Glimpse to the Future

Okay, I admit, I am a bit late again.  I remember when John talk about meeting me in person, I started imagining what would be my future if he  pursue on getting serious with me.  I was excited and at the same time  scared because I wasn't sure if I would survive living in other place other than Bicol lol.  Heck, even going to Manila I was always nervous.  I mean, I   love to travel but I have to be with other people.l  Anyhow,  I listen to my instinct and  let fate decide what is in store for us in the future.  

My first  glimpse actually was having a baby and living in the Philippines still lol.  I think it's because I never expect for  him to really get serious with me considering the kind of life that I have.  Before I met John, I  communicated with other guy online, his name was John too and he was from Atlanta.  When I told him about  my family, he immediately quit writing to me so that's why I never expected  the second John to  take me seriously.  But I am glad that we gave each other a try.  

Canning Tomatoes

After I picked all the tomatoes from the garden, I put it in the box and close it. After several days, most of them were ripe so me and daughter canned them the other day.

My little helper is always ready for action.  She volunteered to clean up the tomatoes as she won't be able to help with the peeling.

After  the tomatoes was peeled and chopped, we boiled it in a pot.  when it was done, we put it in jars.  The fun part for the kids is waiting for the lids to "pop" hehehe.

We made seven quarts of tomato sauce.  I put  some oregano and basil  as I boil it.  These would be tasty for chili and  lasagna.

After the trick or treat, we celebrated Jim's birthday. Happy happy birthday Jim, may you have a healthy and long life ahead.  Below is the ice cream cake we had.

Just remember....

that a little bit of this

and a little dash of that

makes a sumptuous life...

so Spice Up Your Life.

Restaurant Business Cards

Did I mention that my brother in law is encouraging me to start making lumpia as a business? It all started when hubby and the kids went to his garage and it happened that I made some lumpia and there is left over that we did not able to eat. So I old hubby t bring it to him for snack and he shared it with his wife and they loved it! His wife even told me that she would pay me to make her some because they have been comparing my lumpia to the eggroll that they buy in the store but she said mine is much better.

I am thinking about that, maybe I could sell some for the Filipinas who are working whenever they have a party. I dunno how to start though, maybe a business card would be a good start to hand out for friends and family. I browsed online and found some deals on business cards, they actually offer different kinds such as artist business cards, restaurant business cards, and many more.

Chicken and Mushroom

 I bought a casserole  seasoning mix at walmart when we last shopped there and  made a home style chicken and mushroom for the first time.

You will need:

1 cup uncooked regular long grain rice

1pck seasoning mix

i can slice mushroom, drained

1/2 cup frozen peas

2 tbsp butter

1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast

1 1/2 cups milk

1 cup water

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 375F.  Place rice, mushrooms, peas and butter in 13x9x2-inch baking dish.  Top with chicken.

2.  Mix milk, water and seasoning.  Mix until well-blended.  Pour over chicken and rice.  Cover with foil.

3.  Bake 45 min. or until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender.  Let stand 5 mins.  Cut chicken into serving size pieces.  Stir rice before serving.  

I predicted that it would suck but it actually turned out good.  My man loved it and so were the kids.

Have a safe and fun weekend everyone.

Just remember....

that a little bit of this

and a little dash of that

makes a sumptuous life..

so Spice Up Your Life..