What is Lamayo? Danggit Lamayo

What is Lamayo? Danggit Lamayo, refers to a fish marinated with vinegar, crushed garlic and crushed peppercorns, in this case the fish used is danggit. Lamayo is of course similar to Daing na Bangus which most of us are familiar with, specially in the Tagalog region. It is semi dried compared to dried fish or daing.  Lamayo is usually from Palawan but it is also available in other parts of

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Kalderetang Tadyang ng Baka

Kalderetang Tadyang ng Baka. I first came across tadyang ng baka  on our first lunch at Kanin Club. Cryspy Tadyang ng Baka is one of Kanin Club’s best sellers. In fact I have tried to replicate their Crispy Tadyang  ng Baka and post the recipe long time ago. The branch of Kanin Club at Filinvest, Alabang have now closed shop for some time now. I no longer have any idea if other branches of

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Tortang Talong with Tuna Flakes

Tortang Talong with Tuna Flakes. Most Pinoy loves Tortang Talong, it is one of Pinoy’s favorite breakfast. Tortang Talong is also readily available in turo turo style karenderia for the reason that tortang talong is cheap but most importantly nutritious. Eggplant is one of the most common Pinoy vegetables and of course there are several ways to cook eggplant for breakfast with or without egg.

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Champorado with Pinipig and Pandan Milk

Champorado with Pinipig and Pandan Milk.  The classic Champorado was a regular breakfast when I was a kid. The chocolate ingredient used was either chocolate tablea or cocoa poder. But today I doubt if most of the present generation kids have ever had champorado for breakfast. If you search the internet it will return result of Champorado of which are based on few recipes which

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Radish Salad with Dried Shrimp

Radish Salad with Dried Shrimp, Ensaladang Labanos with Dried Shrimp. One of the first post of OPC was the Ensaladang Labanos. That was sometime September 2007, it is more than 10 years now. At that time there was no Facebook or at least it was still not available publicly. Friendster was the most popular social networking site at that time. Those who are crazy about Friendster at that time

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Humba Pork Pata with Saba

Humba Pork Pata with Saba. Humba is made up of pork usually the part with a lot of skin and fats, these are usually the pork belly and the pork leg or any other parts with a lot of fatty skin. There are several versions of the Humba, difference are according to available ingredients and according to regions. There are the Visaya or the Batangas and Tagalog versions, never the less Humba is a

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Ginataang Tulingan with Malungay

Ginataang Tulingan with Malungay. Malungay leaves cooked ginataan style is one of the best Pinoy vegetables dish. Now even better when cooked together with Tulingan.  Today I would like to share a ginataan fusion of Malungay and Tulingan, my version of Ginataang Tulingan with Malungay. For the souring ingredient I used kamias from my kamias tree, the tree just keep bearing fruit,

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Bopis

Bopis is known as karinderia or turo-turo dish. It is cheap, but it requires a lot of work to prepare and cook. Personally Bopis is one of my favourite dish, I would most likely have it when I eat at karinderia or canteen. I would however advice that always be wary of the cleanliness of the karinderia. Should at any point if in doubt of the sanitary of the place, I would not recommend

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Pork Spareribs with Pineapple

Pork Spareribs with Pineapple. Today I am sharing another innovative Pork Spareribs recipe. The recipe is another original from OPC. Another addition to our innovative Pork Spareribs recipe listed below; Country Style Pork Ribs, Pinoy StylePinoy Baked BBQ Pork RibsBaby Back Ribs, Pinoy StylePinoy Rack of Pork, Lechon Kawali StylePork Adobo with Coca ColaSteamed Pork Spareribs, Pinoy Style I

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Babyled Spreads - baby food review

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Meal Planning Monday 2018 Week 39

The chicken fajita puff I made last week was amazing - look out for it on the blog soon. I changed a few of last week's meals - on Saturday I was going to do chicken with leeks in the slow cooker but forgot and used all the leek already in my leek and potato soup!

Monday
Baby S breakfast - porridge with peach
Lunch - me- mackerel in korma sauce on toast
Baby S- butternut squash chips from yesterday plus pouch of Heinz food I was sent to review
Dinner- gammon grillsteak for him I didn't do last week with homemade lasagne for me

Tuesday
Baby S breakfast - porridge with apple
Lunch - me- jacket potato with tuna
Baby S- rest of Heinz pouch with pieces of fruit to follow
Dinner- macaroni cheese with sausages I didn't do last week

Wednesday
Baby S breakfast - porridge with apple
Lunch - me- leftover macaroni cheese
Baby S- Cow and Gate pumpkin and chicken puree mixed with pieces of butternut squash and chicken
Dinner- chicken kebabs with potato wedges

Thursday
Baby S breakfast - yogurt with banana
Lunch - me- pizza
Baby S- Cow and Gate pumpkin and chicken puree mixed with pieces of butternut squash and chicken
Dinner- burger and chips

Friday
Baby S breakfast - yogurt with banana
Lunch - me- ready made pasta salad
Baby S-  Cow and Gate beef casserole with added beef
Dinner- chicken traybake with packet sauce with mashed potato

Saturday
Baby S breakfast - porridge with apple
Lunch - us- bacon/ sausage sandwich
Baby S- Cow and Gate beef casserole with added beef
Dinner- with my parents

Sunday
Baby S breakfast -  porridge with apple
Lunch - with my parents
Baby S- Cow and Gate cottage pie
Dinner- something easy like frozen pizza

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Meal Planning Monday 2018 Week 38

I forgot to use the pomegranate seeds I bought for my lamb and quinoa dish last week so have to think of some other way to use them this week! Lamb does seem to be what they go with best

Monday
Lunch - quiche
For baby S - Heinz pumpkin with chicken puree
Dinner - lamb with pomegranate cous cous for me,

Tuesday
Lunch- rest of quiche with pomegranate cous cous
For baby S - homemade carrot puree with cod
Dinner - Fajita chicken puff from this recipe I was going to make last week but didn't

Wednesday
Lunch- leek and potato soup
For baby S - Babyled spread I was sent to try out
Dinner - gammon grillsteak and chips for him, cauliflower cheese grills with butternut squash chips for me

Thursday
Lunch- leek and potato soup
For baby S - carrot puree with cod
Dinner - chicken parmigiana with croquette potatoes

Friday
Lunch- mini pizzas
For baby S - Green pea Babyled spread I was sent to try out mixed with baby rice
Dinner - macaroni cheese with sausages

Saturday
Lunch- scrambled eggs on toast for him, poached egg and smoked salmon for me
For baby S- breakfast: baby porridge with apple. Lunch - scrambled egg
Dinner - chicken in slow cooker with leeks and mashed potato - keep some chicken for baby S tomorrow providing I haven't added salt

Sunday
Lunch - ham and cheese pancake for him, prawn pancake for me
For baby S -breakfast: baby porridge with banana. Lunch: sweet potato puree with chicken
Dinner - steak and chips

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You're a Treasure Pirate Card for Kids

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Meal Planning Monday 2018 Week 37

Our first week of weaning has gone really well so far, though it has been quite messy! At the time of writing baby S has enjoyed carrot, sweet potato, butternut squash, broccoli and avocado. She's moving on to banana tomorrow which neither my husband nor I like, but apparently most babies love it!

My husband took a few days off last week which was a bit last minute so I ended up changing the menu slightly, so some of the things I meant to make last week but didn't will be repeated this week.

Monday - my husband is off too
Lunch- out
For baby S - avocado
Dinner - spiced lamb and herby quinoa crumble from this recipe for me, chicken chargrills for him 

Tuesday - my husband is off again
Lunch- bacon sandwich or pancakes I was going to do last week but didn't (though may not have time as we have to go out at 2)
For baby S - sweet potato with broccoli puree
Dinner - pasta with prawns and chorizo for me, meatballs for him

Wednesday
Lunch- jacket potato
For baby S - baby rice with strawberry puree
Dinner- beef pot roast I was going to do last week but didn't

Thursday
Lunch- sandwich
For baby S - baby rice with strawberry puree
Dinner - beef curry with leftover beef

Friday
Lunch- sandwich or pasta
For baby S - sweet potato and broccoli puree
Dinner -  gammon grill steaks and chips for him, homemade lasagne from the freezer for me

Saturday
Lunch- mini pizzas with mozzarella sticks
For baby S - baby rice and banana puree
Dinner - My husband wants to use the barbecue one last time before we put it away so hopefully the weather will be ok

Sunday
Lunch-cauliflower cheese crispy grills for me, cheese omelette for him
For baby S  - cauliflower cheese puree from Heinz - want to see what she thinks of one from a jar in case we need to take one when out and about
Dinner - Fajita chicken puff from this recipe

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Meal Planning Monday 2018 Week 36

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