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Honey Bees

Honey bees are lazy. NOT. Click here for more information.

This photo was taken from a honey bee farm that we visited last month. We bought virgin honey, honey propolis and bee pollen for our consumption. We also got Citronella Sting-less Insect Repellent.

Here is my other entry.

Posted by Treasure Jar on Oct 11th 2008 | Filed in Fresh Produce,Through the Lens | Comments (6)

Sea Grapes or Ar-Arusip or Lato

Ilocanos call these “ar-arusip” while the Visayans call these “lato”

What exactly is this all about? The green seaweed or Caulerpa lentillifera.

I grew up in a coastal province eating this together with fried or grilled fish.The ar-arusip I knew always come in a bowl with fresh tomatoes and onions. So this is what I serve whenever I have the chance to buy it in a wet market.

The lowly ar-arusip or lato is a good source of iron, iodine, calcium and vitamins A and C. Click here to read.

Posted by Treasure Jar on Sep 30th 2008 | Filed in Fresh Produce,Plateful of Fun | Comments (1)

Fresh Lemon Grass Tea

Disclaimer: I am not saying that the fresh lemon grass tea that my son had for several days was the answer in him not having any wheezes due to asthma. It could be coincidental or it could have been really effective with him.

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I have written in one of my blogs about my son drinking warm lemon grass tea for several days now and that the asthma symptoms hasn’t been felt ever since he started drinking.

My youngest daughter had a slight fever yesterday and I asked her to drink the same tea preparation. After some time, her temperature had gone down.

Now I am sharing how this fresh lemon grass tea was prepared.

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Posted by Treasure Jar on Sep 19th 2008 | Filed in Fresh Produce | Comments (9)

Chicken Noodles using Fresh Noodles

Ingredients:

Fresh Noodles

Chicken breast fillet, cut into strips

Carrots, cut into strips

Several bundles of Chinese cabbage

Onions and garlic, cut spring onions

Salt and Pepper to taste OR fish sauce depending upon the health requirement of those who will eat the dish.

Procedure:

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Posted by Treasure Jar on Sep 10th 2008 | Filed in Fresh Produce,Plateful of Fun,Purse Strings,Through the Lens | Comments (1)

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