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Grilled Stuffed Squid

I haven’t tried doing this at home. I have tried grilling squid, yes, but not stuffed.

This seemed difficult to do, with the cleaning of the squid and thinking about the stuff to out inside. Of course, there is the trusted Google that will spit out probably hundreds of ways that this can be done, and yeah, there 46,700 posts about “grilled stuffed squid”.

My student GG loves havng this grilled stuffed squid. To think that he is a picky eater mean that this food is really special to him.This may not look too appetizing to some but to me, this is tops.

Naku sa totoo lang, masarap ito kainin ng naka-kamay at me kasamang hilaw na mangga at bagoong. Wagi!

Tags: dining, food, grilled, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, Philippines, seafood, squid, stuffed

The FilipinoMomBlog.com officialy launched the “What’s in Your Lunchbox?” Meme today, November 11,2008.

This lunchbox photomeme will be posted all Tuesdays for the month of November and is open to everyone who prepares lunchboxes for their children and/or husbands and/or themselves.

I have posted my children’s lunchbox menu yesterday here.

Then I remembered that I have taken a photo of what we brought for snacks for Wednesday last week and here they are, grapes, apple slices and sandwiches in the brown paper bag:

Now why the fuss about what is in a lunchbox?

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Tags: eating, food, health, healthy eating, lunchbox

Last April when we went to do restaurant-hopping at Serendra for Spot.Ph, I have forgotten to write a post about it, one of the more memorable experiences for me was sampling the Dark Chocolate Sans Rival from Mamou, the Home Kitchen of Malou Fores.

Coupled with the fact that she was there to personally supervise the bloggers visiting her place, it was an experience that one would really feel at home and welcomed.

Anyway, for two-tone (even if its technically three-tone), I present Mamou’s Dark Chocolate Sans Rival.The topmost part is the dark chocolate and below it, the things that make a sans rival, well, sans rival.

The photo may be a bit blurry because I was already a bit tired here (photo below is #1103 whereas #0926 is the first photo) because we have walked from the other restaurants and sampled other food as well.

Dark Chocolate Sans Rival, so delicious, its like a melt-in-your-mouth experience which will not make you desperate for a glass of water because its not too sweet. Instead of water, one would probably get another bite 😉

There were different food preparations they have prepared for us. I must say these were good too. In fact, Market Manila named it best restaurant meal in Manila.

Tags: chocolate, dessert, dining, Filipino food, food, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, sans rival, Serendra

This is my first entry (and hopefully not the last) for Lasang Pinoy, Sundays which is sponsored by a dear (virtual) friend, Ces.

When I got an invite last week to go to TriNoma’s Bubba Gump Shrimp Company to have lunch with “Forrest Gump” I just needed to check what day the lunch date falls on and when I saw that I do not have to go to work that day, I replied with a “YES!”

Well, not exactly just that word but of course, I said “yes, I will be glad to accept the invitation…”

I know “Forrest Gump” was from Alabama which is one of the Southern states, known for their spicy, hearty and creamy Southern, Creole and Cajun cooking. Looking at the simple ingredients incorporated to make the dish Spicy Jambalaya Pasta, one can only wonder why Filipinos have not really thought about using seafood with pasta, not until the introduction of Italian and yes, Southern cooking style.

Jambalaya means cooking all ingredients, meat and vegetables and stock in just one pan. Isn’t this how our grandmothers made Paella and (my father’s favorite) Arroz Valenciana?

Seafood is one of the many riches of the country although sad to say, these are expensive, especially the shrimps and crabs, that ordinary home makers may find too expensive for everyday cooking.

Filipinos love spicy food so it is not a question at all that this dish is one that can be appreciated by those who love both seafood, pasta and anything spicy.

Tags: Bubba Gump, Cajun cooking, jambalaya, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, pasta, shrimp, Southern cooking, spicy

These are some of the ingredients needed to make vegetable soup which would help burn body fat.

Special thanks to a very special lady who shared this recipe to those who want to burn body fat while having this soup: Toni of Wifely Steps.

I tried this vegetable soup and I loved it. If I could only have this for a week, like those being taken for a 7-day diet, I would. Semestral break is coming up so I may have the chance to do this again once I don’t have to go to work.

Tags: diet, food, health, healthy eating, vegetables

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.

Tags: ar-arusip, dining, Filipino food, food, lato, sea grapes