Cooking Mama

The past week was a really pleasant one because Mrs.Sungit is gone. Thank God!

Si cooking momma naman ang pumalit kaya heto't masikip nanaman ang mga maong ko. Oh well. There will come a right time for my diet. The mission is on hold until hmmm BIG QUESTION MARK.

Cooking momma -- I like that name! (No, I am not yet a momma although i'm already fantasizing on being one to an adorable baby girl) This is what you become when you read food blogs too much... and when you look at websites of Jollibee and Chowking when you're bored. Homesick or pathetic? you decide. Here's a list of what I made:

• Lumpiang Gulay - Kanto style : ginisang toge, carrots, and giniling rolled in spring roll wrapper then deep fried until golden brown. Sinawsaw sa sukang manamis-namis na may bawang at sili. Napakasarap na merienda.
• Sinigang na Baboy : Sabaw palang ulam na. I am still in the process of finding the perfect concoction for this.
• Tinolang Manok : piece of advice: mas masarap na sahog ang sayote kaysa papayang hilaw.
• Itlog na maalat: 25 days of keeping eggs submerged in supersalinated water -- we're on day 7 now. Sana hindi pumalpak.
• Garlic Butter Shrimps - Dampa style : anyone can cook this up in 5 mins. Melt butter, brown lots of garlic, add shrimps, season with salt, add a little sugar, and you're set. Simple yet the taste is unforgettable.
• Southwestern Chicken : Chicken breast marinated in lime, garlic, siling haba and olive oil. Grilled then topped with sliced cheese and salsa. I tried too hard to copy the Tony Roma's verison. Turned out so so. Kasing boring ng American Idol contestant na walang originality.
• Special Turon : Dali-dali kong kinuha ang saging na saba nung nakita ko sa grocery. Bihirang bihira kase dito. LUCKY! Kaya ayun, ilang araw na sunod sunod na turon ang merienda namin. Bakit special? Dahil sinamahan ko ng cheese. Sounds weird pero masarap.
• Pork Ribs Adobo: "TOP 1" daw ito sa lahat ng naluto ko ever sabi ni Rey. Inspired by Angel's mom's asado ribs. This is more of a sweet style and not so garlicky adobo. Sarap pero mas masarap parin ung kina Angel. Will post recipe someday.

So you see, a happy tummy drives the grumpy days away. Kahit pa sobrang stressful sa trabaho, guaranteed gagana to. Too bad nasa genes ko ang maging tabain kaya mahirap kong gawin to ng tuloy tuloy. Baka atakihin ako sa puso. Kung pwede lang makipagpalit ng metabolism kay Jenny Vee. That'd be heaven.