Nita's Random Thoughts

I celebrated my birthday last September 13th but we didnt' have the chance to go out that day since dear hubby was busy at work. He work 10 hours a day, 5 days a week. Sometimes, he work Saturdays and Sundays. What a busy life, eh?

Anyway, yesterday we went to the dentist for DD's checkup. Since Hongkong Buffet and Grill was on the way, we decided to go there for lunch. We both like the place since it's neat and clean and the food were delicious! We pigged out as usual. LOL.

Labels: Birthdays, Food, Food Trip Friday, Four Foods On Friday, Fun Stuff

1. What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever made with bread? I normally dip bread in my morning Milo drink. My mother love to dip bread in her coffee before eating it. Well, I guess some Filipinos did the same thing.

2. What’s the oddest thing you’ve ever done with mac and cheese or pasta? When I cooked a Filipino style spaghetti back in 2003 and I normally put some sugar in it and dear hubby was complaining because it was sweet! He didn't like it :(

3. Is there a food you eat other then it is intended? Nope.

4. What’s the weirdest food you’ve ever seen? Rambutan which looks like atsuete. Weird looking food I ever seen but they tastes good though.

In the meantime, I talked to my sister on the phone and she mentioned that our mother has been suffering from joint pain for quite a while now and I heard that Super Cissus is the supplement to use. We'll see...

Labels: Blogging, Four Foods On Friday, Fun Stuff

Does your family usually eat meals in the kitchen or somewhere else? We normally eat in the kitchen. I don't like eating somewhere else in the house.

Who usually does the dishes in your house? Both. Sometimes, dear hubby do the dishes if I'm busy doing other things.

What’s your favorite small appliance or tool in the kitchen? Pot, plates, bowl, luwag! LOL...

Dear hubby likes Embutido so much so I'm planning to cook it for him.

Ingredients:
75 to 100 g. leaf lard or sinsal, cleaned and drained
1 piece white gulaman bar, finely shredded
1/2 kg. lean ground pork
1/2 cup chopped Vienna sausage
1/2 cup chopped chorizo de bilbao, (approx. 60g.),
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
3 tbsp. raisins
2 tsp. finely crushed garlic
1/4 cup pickle relish
3 tbsp. chopped red onions
1/4 cup chopped pimientos
2 tbsp. chopped carrots
2 tbsp. MAGGI Chili Sauce
2 tsp. MAGGI Savor
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
3 pieces eggs
1/4 cup CARNATION Evap
strings to tie ends of embutido

Broth
1 tbsp. cooking oil
1 tsp. crushed garlic
1/3 cup chopped red onions
1 piece MAGGI Pork Broth Cube, dissolved in
2 cups water
1 tsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. MAGGI Savor
2 tsp. butter
1 piece bay leaf
2 tbsp. cornstarch, dispersed in
2 tbsp. water

Directions:
1. Divide sinsal into 4 pieces and spread out in a tray. Set aside.
2. Soak finely shredded gulaman bar in water until soft; drain. Set aside.
3. Combine all the ingredients and the soft gulaman shreds. Mix thoroughly.
4. Put around 1 1/2 to 2 cups of mixture on each sinsal; form into a log and wrap with the sinsal.
5. Tie both ends with string to secure. Set aside.
6. To make the broth: Heat oil and sauté garlic and onions until limp.
7. Pour in broth, vinegar, MAGGI Savor, butter and bay leaf; let boil without stirring to avoid the raw taste of vinegar.
8. Lower Embutido into the simmering broth and cook over low fire for 25 minutes.
9. Remove embutido from broth and cool before slicing.
10. To make gravy, strain broth and thicken the soup stock with cornstarch. Serve with the sliced Embutido.

Labels: Four Foods On Friday, Fun Stuff, Recipes