I love donuts. When we were in Mobile, the Krispy Kreme outlet is just a few blocks away from where we stayed. Gosh, I can feel my mouth watering every time we pass the store. So finally, we bought half a dozen of freshly bake, fresh from the oven and still hot donuts…. Believe me… I ate and ate and enjoyed it a lot! Yummyyy!
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I never had flounder so Dave insisted that I should buy it. From the looks of it (and the price), I will not buy it. Flounder is a bit pricey but Dave insisted that I should try so we bought 1 Flounder fish.
Dave told me that he used to eat flounder and it is really good. He couldn’t wait for me to try it. I wanted to grill it but since I have lazy bones in me (lol), I don’t want to do the charcoal grilling for one piece of fish. I then decided to just broil it in the oven.
Ingredients:
1 Flounder
powdered garlic
garlic salt
pepper
Directions:
Note: Time of broiling varies so just keep on checking your oven.
I was able to buy live clams at The Whole Foods Market. This place sells fresh fish and seafood. Dave likes clam soup so I was excited to make it for him.
Ingredients:
12 Clams
ginger
onion
tomato
spring onions
pepper
water
salt (to taste)
Directions:
Who can resist chocolate? Not me! I love the goodness of chocolate. It is one of my comfort foods.
These days, chocolate gift baskets are one of the most commonly given gift. Intentional Chocolates has gift baskets with their different products. One of my favorite is their chocolate raspberry triangles made of 100% Hawaiian Vintage chocolate with organic raspberry. These chocolates are infused with spiritual energy. If you are planning to give a chocolate basket for somebody this holiday season, check out Intentional Chocolates gift baskets.
One of the most common problems when storing your favorite food at your work’s refrigerator is you can’t control if somebody will get your food. Of course, you can’t just stay inside the pantry and guard your food. There is a risk that your food will be consumed by your officemate without your knowledge. If you are experiencing this annoying problem, you need to check out www.FridgeLocker.com. This is your solution to keep your food safe from “Fridge-A-Raiders”. FridgeLocker will provide you with “Snack-uri! ty System” that will help safeguard your favorite food. I think this is really a great innovation because I know how annoying it is when you are ready to eat and only to find out that your food is gone. So, protect your food, beverage, energy drinks and everything else with FridgeLocker.
I went to the nearest Filipino store and I found this ripe mango. This is actually a product of Mexico but this is the closest I can get that taste like our mango in the Philippines. The Philippine mango taste better but this is also good. It is sweet and it has the smell of a ripe mango.
MANGOFor more of today’s Food Trip, please visit the different entries of all food trippers at Willa’s Food Trip Friday.
Before we went home from our Mobile trip, we loaded up with a lot of fish and shrimp. It is cheaper in Mobile and there are a lot of choices. We are fortunate to find a seafood place that sells everything that I want… so take a look at what I bought…
Bass 
Flounder 
Perch (It looks like tilapia) 
White Trout Did you know that eating fish is good for your health? It is recommended to eat fish so that your body can get fish oils, which are essential for heart, brain, joint and digestive health.
You come home on a Saturday that has been fraught with activity after a full week, and the onset of colder weather makes you crave hearty food. But you don’t want to slave away. The crustless leek tart Greek style by an acquaintance of mine was just something that filled the ticket. The irony is that I had bought a ready-made crust for another tart, and my tired brain had absentmindedly unpacked the crust already. So I baked a pleonastic tart: a filling that is almost like a crust + new crust. But it’s all about what’s inside this baked goody.
Crustless Leek Tart, Greek style
6 big leeks, also the green parts
pepper and salt
2 bay leaves
50 g semolina flour
3 eggs
100 g grated gruyère or other cheese (I used parmezan)
2-3 tablespoons breadcrumbs
180 g feta
Preheat the oven at 180 °C.
Clean the leeks, cut them in rings. Add the bay leaves, and either steam or stirfry the leek until they are done. Remove the bay leaves, season with salt and pepper (no salt necessary on account of the feta). Add the semolina, and mix well.
Beat the eggs, and add them to the leek-semolina, mix again. Add the grated cheese, mix.
Coat a cake tin with butter, and sprinkle it with the breadcrumbs. Add the leek mix to the tin. Cut the feta in pieces, and divide over the tart.
Bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm.
The kind of comfort food that makes you feel grateful that you still lifted a finger to make it. Never mind the crust this time.
Christmas holidays in Branson begin the first week of November where shows will feature special holiday sets, costumes and music throughout about half of the show. Carols and hymns both old and new will be sang during the shows. There will be special effects that will surely put you in the holiday spirit.
Christmas will be perfect time to visit Branson because there will be a 17 foot talking Christmas Tree that interacts with the kids (whatever their age) and a magnificent 7 story special effects Christmas Tree with lights synchronized to music. There is also the ANNUAL ADORATION PARADE, an old-fashioned Christmas parade with bands and floats passing through the streets of historic Downtown Branson and Branson Landing. The climax of the event is the lighting of the nativity scene atop Mount Branson. The Silver Dollar City will be transformed into a holiday paradise circa.
With over 100 shows, theme parks, tons of attractions, the lakes, mountains, shopping and world-class golf, entertainment in Branson is so varied that everyone will find many things to enjoy while staying in the famous Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing or at Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel. These hotels offer different packages that you and your family can enjoy during this Christmas season. You can choose any of the following:
It is Friday and I can’t wait to get home… I am looking forward to cook some blue crabs at my own kitchen tonight.
Anyway, my entry for this week is Pork BBQ in sticks! On every party that we have here with my Filipino friends we always have this. The good thing with BBQ sticks is… this is delicious and all our American husbands love this too.
PORK BBQFor more yummy entries please visit us at Food Trip Friday.
I always love eating vegetable. I cook whatever is available in the local grocery store. When I saw that the store had a fresh looking bokchoy I bought one bunch and cook it.
Ingredients:
bokchoy (separate the white part and the green part)
pork
garlic
onion
black pepper
soy sauce
oil
water
Directions:
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This is actually a plain ginisang pechay!
Mischa had knee surgery yesterday so we are staying with her to help her out.
Today, she received a fruit basket from her work. This is the first time that I see real fruit basket and it is really cool. Of course, we had fun eating them…
The fruits in the basket are: cantaloupe, honey dew, pineapple, grapes and strawberry. Isn’t it pretty? The flower which is made of pineapple and cantaloupe is really cool….
Our house extension and renovation in the Philippines is almost done. Actually, this is my sister’s big project of the year. She wanted another 2 bedroom extension on our existing house and renovate the kitchen. They plan on going home next year so they want a room for themselves with shower and bath.
She already told 
the contractor that she wants a big space for the shower and bath on both rooms. She wanted to have a separate bath tub and Shower Enclosures. She got an idea about shower enclosures when she visited Custom Glass Shower Enclosures’ website. My sister was really excited when she found out that the contractor knows how to install shower enclosures as he has done it before.
Few more final installation on some things and our house extension and renovation will be done. We expect to have two wonderful and spacious guest rooms and a bigger kitchen. I can’t wait to come home and see it for myself. Of course, I will be staying in one of the newly constructed guest rooms.
Calendars are one of the most common give-aways during the holiday season. In the Philippines, calendars are hang everywhere. Calendars varies in sizes and designs. Some calendars are custom made per family as a way of Christmas greetings.
When you visit houses in the Philippines, I am sure you will never miss seeing a calendar in the wall because for us calendars are very useful. We always like the calendars with high tide and low tide notations on it. We also like the one that shows the monthly moon cycle. Most people also owns pocket calendars because it is the easiest way to keep track of dates and appointments.
Mom invited us to have dinner with them last Saturday. We had a lot to eat for sure. Look at what we had…
Garlic Bread… one of my favorites
French fries… 
Baked Beans.
Devil eggs
Smoked Ribs.Dan made his very famous smoked ribs which Andrea love so much. Even when Andrea was younger, she will love to munch this ribs. Dan’s ribs is the best … even better than any restaurants we have been to.
Homes need to be properly insulated so that there will be less electricity bill. How I wish there is a program like the one that is offered by The Australian economic stimulus package. The Australian Federal Government is providing $1600 to every home owner to insulate their home. Now isn’t that nice? An estimated 440,000 homes in Australia will receive this grant so that they can buy insulation materials for their homes.
Installing Insulation Batts will help households reduce their energy use, cut their power bills by around $200 a year, and increase the comfort and value of their homes. The insulation rebate from government will surely help shoulder the cost when a householder decides to install insulation batts.
A householder can chose to install a Thermal and Acoustic batts for their home because these type of insulation batt is very easy to install. Daniel Yliche of Insulation Batts Australia sells insulation at building standards that exceed the Australian Standards Code. Check their website today and take advantage of the free insulation grant provided by the Australian government.
Preparing copious lunch salads is always a treat, and double portions come in handy when visitors surprize you unannounced. Although this Bean Salad from my favorite book Super Salads (Dutch ISBN 90-5920 164 7) by Michael van Straten can also serve as a small appetizer before a meal, as main dish it managed to captivate my guest on a sunny high noon in October and set his blood pumping.
Bean Salad with Eggs and Curry
4 hard boiled eggs
1 can (300 g) of green flageolet beans
1 can (300g) of white beans
2 tablespoons curry powder
6 tablespoons of mayonaise
1 red onion
2 tablespoons of chopped cilantro
Prepare and combine all ingredients.
Note: I used parsley instead of cilantro, and only white beans. Generous amounts of curry powder give this dish pizzazz. The salad is said to stimulate blood circulation.
These devil eggs are from my Mom Lori’s kitchen. We ate these (together with smoked ribs, french fries, baked beans and garlic bread) when we had our dinner yesterday. They invited us for dinner so that I don’t need to cook since we will be traveling today.
Ingredients:
Boiled eggs
Sweet Pickle relish
mayonnaise
diced onion
salt
pepper
paprika
Directions:
