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Tsokolate-e

Tsokolate-e is one of the best beverages to have during the months when the cool Northern winds are working its chill to our bones.

These found its way on our breakfast menu one cool morning after Christmas.

Have you tried this with suman and ripe mangoes?

If you haven’t, well, do try it as soon as possible 🙂

If you have, well, what do you think?

The suman (PhP 12/5 pieces) and mangoes (Php60.00/kilo) were bought from the nearby wet market while the tablea was given by MIL and bought in Bohol. Get this in a resto and you will pay a lot more than the kilo of mango for a few slices of the suman and mango cubes 🙂

Missing Snowman Hat

Every Saturday, participants post photos based on a theme. The theme for this Saturday is HAT(S).

I went differently though, I went HAT LESS in this entry whereas I have different hats in my other PH post 🙂

Our Krispy Kreme Snowman has no hat!

Should he had any or this is just ok?

Posted by Treasure Jar on Jan 17th 2009 | Filed in FYI,Plateful of Fun,Through the Lens,Visual Delights | Comments (13)

Anti-Slip Treatment from GlobalSafe Philippines

Ever wonder how restaurants and public places treat their floors especally when its wet?

They use anti-slip treatment on the floor so that those who walk on it will not slip and cause accidents.

Here in the Philippines, GlobalSafe Philippines provides these services. They not only will treat the floors to make these anti-slip, the company also sells multi-purpose cleaner that will do wonders on your floors, especially in the kitchen where the utmost care is given to sanitation.

Posted by Treasure Jar on Jan 15th 2009 | Filed in FYI,Kitchen Needs,Trivia | Comments (0)

Leftover Barbecue Omelet

The theme for this week’s Lasang Pinoy Sundays is left-over. This is very timely because of the so many food prepared during the long Christmas vacation that we had (which I still have since I am on an extended vacation because the children have been sick).

One of the things I love to do with leftover meat would be omelet. Yes, I have had several entries posted but I am too lazy to look for these. Sausage omelet here and  Cheese and tuna omelet here.

This a photo of an omelet that has left-over pork barbecue meat cooked with tomatoes, garlic, onions and green and red bell pepper.

Perfect with garlic fried rice and a warm cup of coffee during chilly mornings.

Have this daily and be prepared to look for the best fat burners available in the market 😀

Posted by Treasure Jar on Jan 12th 2009 | Filed in FYI,Plateful of Fun,Through the Lens | Comments (17)

Rains

Rain days can be lovely, isn’t it? These rains make the flowers bloom, the air cool and the surroundings greener and fresher, and smog (which is my other PH entry) is somehow a thing of the past.

This is what we get when it rains everyday:

We have knee-high grass during the rainy months from June-August.

When the typhoons come however, too much rain result in not so good situations like flooding, flash floods, rising water of rivers and things that are not so nice.

The knee-high grass is a mere inconvenience, if I may say so, compared to what others go through.

Posted by Treasure Jar on Jan 10th 2009 | Filed in Through the Lens,Visual Delights | Comments (14)

Lechon Kawali Recipe

For the FMB Lunch Meme, we had lechon kawali as viand for our Monday packed lunch. The lechon meat was from the post-Media Noche lunch we had last Saturday.

I am not used to cooking lechon kawali so I just had to rely on my instinct and taste buds as to what I will put.

Here was how I did it:

  1. In very little oil, I sauteed lots of garlic and onions.
  2. Then I put lechon meat in the pan.
  3. I then put on some (strawberry cider) vinegar, a little (muscovado) sugar, a little soy sauce and a little bit of (less sodium) oyster sauce.
  4. A dash of ground pepper (cracked peppercorns are not used since there are children who will eat the dish), half a cup of commercially bottled lechon sauce and a bay leaf completed the recipe.

I cooked in slow heat for several minutes.

No, sometimes I don’t follow certain measurements when I cook. Photo here.

What else have I forgotten?

Posted by Treasure Jar on Jan 6th 2009 | Filed in FYI,Kitchen Needs,Plateful of Fun,Tagged, You're It! | Comments (2)

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