S’mores

September 12th, 2016


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  S’mores is a traditional camping food made of roasted marshmallows in between melted chocolate and graham crackers, cooked over an open pit campfire. For us who do not go camping, S’mores can be had at home as a delicious dessert. Here’s how: Ingredients: room temp chocolate chips  [ ... ]

Slowcooked Mongo Beans

August 14th, 2016


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  Slowcooked Mongo Beans I am not a fan of mongo beans as a child. I didn’t exactly like the texture of the beans even if cooked fine and tasting good. As a mom, I can not recall serving this dish at home except for a few times. Last week made me get a small pack […] [ ... ]

Veggie Nuggets and Egg Ramen

July 8th, 2016


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  Rainy days are back and so having warm soup to ward off that bit of cold is a must. Instead of cooking those prepacked noodles with salty seasoning, why not cook ramen instead? For this easy to prep ramen, I used the following: 4 cups of water to boil 1 small pack of veggie nuggets, […] [ ... ]

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 [ ... ]