Slowcooked Beef and Potatoes

October 6th, 2015


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  I have a weekend love affair with my slowcooker. During weekends when I am swamped with Saturday teaching load, I prepare meals to be cooked in the slowcooker which the family partakes during Saturday, Sunday and sometimes, leftovers are packed lunch for school on Monday mornings. I just add vegetab [ ... ]

Homemade Snacks

May 14th, 2015


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  Homemade snacks are the best for us because we put extra effort in prepping the food and we know what ingredients were used. The photo above was a late lunch/early mid-afternoon snacks that the children and I just shared. The ones in the square plate are turon or banana fritters. To prep turon, here [ ... ]

Summer Day Lunch

March 25th, 2015


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  Summer day lunches should be light, filling and refreshing. Nature’s bounty really knows when to give us what we need and during summer, we get a lot of fresh summer fruits that do not just feel good on the palate but give us the nutrients that we need. This summer day lunch is perfect because [ ... ]

Pocket Pita

February 4th, 2015


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  There are no exact recipes for Pocket Pita fillings. You can have whatever you think taste good together and enjoy your Pocket Pita experience. Foodies would know what to do and how to do this. For the Pocket Pita I prepared, I used a time-tested recipe that the children love to eat: Crispy Chicken  [ ... ]

Baked Sweet Potato Fries

January 27th, 2015


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  Baked Sweet Potato Fries Ingredients: 3 big sweet potatoes, peeled and cut like French Fries olive oil pinch of salt a dash of Paprika Procedure: After you peeled and cut the sweet potatoes, put in a deep bowl and soak in water for 45 minutes to an hour. Remove the water and pat dry the […] [ ... ]