Words of Advice for the Diabetic People

One of the greatest lessons one has to learn from this condition is to find out everything about diabetes. Knowledge is power particularly with this disease. Because people do not know much about it, the usual notion is to consider it as a grave disease. But if you dig deeper, it only becomes dangerous because [...]

What does “Butterfly Kisses” mean to me?

There’s two things I know for sure: She was sent here from heaven and she’s daddy’s little girl. As I drop to my knees by her bed at night She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes and I thank God for all of the joy in my life Oh, but most of all… [...]

The Self-Esteem Issues

It seems like no matter what I do I’m never happy with myself no matter what. *Why am I not as pretty and appealing as the other girls? *Why am I too thin? *Why don’t I have big breasts and butt? *Why can’t I look like that? *Why can’t I speak as good as them? [...]

Thick Tomato Soup

Makes 6 servings. Ingredients: 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 medium onion, sliced 1 chicken bouillon cube 200 grams squash, pared 1 can or 227 grams tomato sauce 1/2 cup oatmeal, soaked in 1/2 cup water 1 green bell pepper, diced 1 stalk green onion, chopped Procedure: 1. Saute garlic, onions, and chicken bouillon cube. 2. [...]

Tortang Monggo

Makes 7 servings Ingredients: 1/3 cup dried green monggo (mung beans) 1 cup or 100 grams fresh tagunton (baby shrimps) 1 cup malunggay leaves (moringa leaves) 1/2 cup tomato sauce 1/2 cup flour 1 medium onion, chopped 3 eggs, beaten Procedure: 1. Simmer monggo in 1 cup water for 30 minutes. 2. Combine monggo with [...]

De Luxe Fish Caldereta

Makes 6 servings Ingredients: 600 grams labahita (surgeonfish), filleted and cut into chunks 2 pcs calamansi 1/4 cup cornstarch 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 pc onion, sliced 2 pcs medium or 200 grams potatoes, cut into chunks 1 pc small carrot, sliced 1 pc medium green bell pepper, cut into strips 1 can or 230 [...]

Chicken Carrot Spaghetti

Makes 5 servings Ingredients: 175 grams spaghetti noodles, cooked as per package directions 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 pc small onion, chopped 100 grams ground chicken meat (or 1/2 small chicken breast, deboned and chopped) 1 small or 100 grams carrot, coarsely grated 1 can or 300 grams spaghetti sauce Procedure: 1. Saute garlic, onions, [...]

Bagnet

Ingredients: 2 kilos pork belly (liempo) 4 cups water 1/4 cup salt 1 liter cooking oil Procedure: 1. Boil and simmer pork (skin side up) in water with salt for 45 minutes or until tender in moderate heat. 2. Drain and air cool overnight. 3. Heat oil in a deep fryer over high fire. 4. [...]

Bicol Express

Ingredients: 1 kilo lean pork, cut into small strips 1 head garlic, crushed 1-1/2 cups kakang gata or first extraction (coconut milk) 1/2 cup bagoong alamang (fish paste) 1 cup finger pepper, sliced Procedure: 1. Place pork and garlic in a saucepan. 2. Pour in coconut milk. 3. Let boil until pork is tender. 4. [...]

Ginataang Kalabasa

SQUASH IN COCONUT MILK Ingredients: 4 cups squash or kalabasa, cut into cubes 2 cups kakang gata or first extraction (coconut milk) 1 tbsp bagoong alamang (shrimp paste) 4 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 tinapa, flaked 100 grams shrimps 1/4 tsp salt Procedure: 1. Pare the squash or kalabasa and cut into cubes. 2. In a [...]