Famous Calamay from Bohol

We received this “pasalubong” from our dear friend who came from Bohol. They just spent their summer vacation at their hometown place in Jagna. I have never been to Bohol. I wish I could visit that place soon. I really wanted to visit their beautiful tourism spots and destinations.

We all know one of their famous delicacy is the Calamay.

This original Calamay made from Jagna in Bohol takes great pride for this simple yet laborious recipe . It is packed it inside a smooth coconut shells and sealed with band of red tape.

Calamay is a sweet delicacy which is made of ground sticky rice, sugar, coconut milk and vanilla. This one is another version that include peanuts. This is best paired with a soft and white loaf bread.

May 18

Hulagway sa Kinabuhi: Luto

NOTE: This is a photo meme for bloggers who speak their native “Bisaya” language.

Hi! Kamusta mga gwafa nako nga mga amiga? ^_^

Para sa letrang L karung semanaha akong ikapasundayag kaninyo ang mga hulagway sa mga batan-un nga nag-LUTO. Mga kauban namo ni sila sa simbahan. Sila ang among tigluto basta duna mi tapok-tapok labi na ug para pambatan-un nga kalihokan. ^_^

Basin matingala mo mga fwendz nganong wala ko diha nagluto….unsaun ako man permi ang tig-pikytur. nyahaha! ug isa pa dili pud ko kabalo magluto labi na ug dinagko na nga mga kaldero ug kalha. KUK! maayo pa ni sila kay maayo kaayo ni mangluto unya lami pajud ilang luto. Kasagara ilang gapang luto-on kay pansit or bihon, arroz caldo nga nilugaw ug saging nga lung-agon. ^_^

May 10

Is there any Health Risk in using an Aluminum Foil?

We all know that the aluminum foil is one of the most useful kitchen products which has many advantages. It helps in preventing the food from becoming overly dry. This is particularly an issue for dishes that calls for a very long cooking time, or for foods that should be cooked at a high temperature but you don’t want to have a crisp texture on the outside. It also has the ability to trap in other flavors, such as wrapping a baked potato in foil with olive oil, salt, pepper, etc. to season the skin.

As for the health risks are concerned, it doesn’t have any side effects if you use it properly and for the right purpose. Wrapping acidic food with aluminum foil can make the food taste metallic as it can cause reaction with the foil. You just have to avoid using it in the microwave oven because studies have shown that the quantity of aluminum that seeps from aluminum foil into food is usually negligible.

May 2

Filipino Arroz Caldo (Chicken Rice Soup)

Arroz Caldo is a ginger flavored rice-chicken soup delicacy where it is traditionally a good food for the sick. But in our case, we always cook Arroz Caldo after we had our prayer and fasting from our church.This type of rice porridge is actually popular in many Asian countries. It can be eaten or served with a side dish.

In some cultures, this kind of congee is eaten primarily as a breakfast food or late supper. Some of our known family friends eat this as a substitute for rice on other meals. I love eating this kind of congee specially when it is cooked deliciously with lots of ingredients in it.

Apr 28

Still My Favorite Chocolate Since Childhood

Curly tops chocolate is one of my favorites since childhood and its very popular here in the Philippines. Even though there were a lot of competition, the name Curly Tops is still well known.

I remember seeing my self as a child because of its loving taste, texture and yumminess of Curly Tops chocolate. I will prefer to eat this chocolate over the expensive brands. This is a great Filipino made chocolate that we can be truly proud of!

Apr 23

Purely “Inato” Homely Way

This is our purely “Inato” homely way foods that we usually prepared every time were having our church family day held every last Sunday of the month. “Inato” is a Visayan term which means “homely”. We bring our own foods and we gather them all together so that all of us could share our “baon”.

a dried “Tamban” fish

pancit with pork and pancit with sardines

a bunch of rice is always there too!

fish tinola with malunggay was also added on our lunch

Apr 18

Bananas in Bukidnon

Bananas displayed at Kaamulan’s Agri Fair

One of the highlights of the ethnic Kaamulan festival that celebrates the customs and traditions of the tribal groups that inhabited in my hometown province in Bukidnon was the agri fair show and display of native fruits, vegetables and other native items such as souvenirs and gift items.

One of the proud Bukidnon food products are sweet bananas from Mt. Kitanglad Agri-Ventures, Inc. (MKAVI) Banana Plantation. MKAVI’s banana plantation in the highlands of Barangay Alanib, Lantapan, Bukidnon. MKAVI is a chief producer of quality highland sweet bananas which employs environmental conservation practices, manifesting the company’s high regard for the environment.

a free banana sample given to my brother in law & my cousin

Another one is from Dole South Skyland Banana Plantation which is located at Barangay Dagumbaan, Maramag, Bukidnon. This 800-hectare banana plantation contributes to the supply of bananas for exportation.

Apr 14

No Left Over Policy

If you are on a budget but still want to eat more than a plateful, going to restaurants that offers an eat-all-you-can buffets would surely be a practical and sound choice. Many restaurants here in the city of Cagayan de Oro offers this kind of enticement especially on midweek lunches and dinners. For the most part, these kinds of buffet meals are practical especially during these hard times.

One of our favorite eat-all-you can restaurant is the Lighthouse which is located at the 4th floor of Gaisano Mall that serves all our favorite Filipino viands at less than 300 pesos per person. However, there should be no left over to enjoy the eat-all-you-can price tag. The Leftover Price is P150 per head, so better make sure you can eat everything you get from the buffet spread.You can get a complete meal from the entrée, appetizer to full meals and dessert just by paying the fixed charge. It’s really a great value for your money and this is definitely a good place for carnivores to feast in.

Apr 11

Thanksgiving Foods for Our House Blessing

We celebrated God’s blessing for our new home last Saturday. We actually don’t call it as a house blessing but we dedicated our house to the Lord. For us Christians, we have these spiritual house cleansing and purification where we take authority over bad spirits that have been welcomed throughout the home’s history and we leave doors open for their escape. We also did a prayer of blessing while anointing it with an oil. And as we speak blessings to our new home, we prayed to let God’s angels preside and watch over as we live permanently here.

We did not prepare lots of food since we don’t have much visitors. Its just our family and some of our fellow church members. We just prepared roasted “lechon” pig, beef steak and pancit bam-i as our main dish. A simple fruit salad and watermelon was also added for our sweets and dessert. We really enjoyed that day as we all gathered together thanking God for his unmerited favor and blessing that He has given us.

Apr 4

Why I Love Swiss Chocolates

There’s so many reason why I love Swiss Chocolates! its because they are absolutely superb, has a great innovative flavors, and it literally melts in my mouth. The high content of its superb cocoa butter really gives the chocolate its smooth, creamy texture and the high standards of manufacturing that absolutely makes them an attractive indulgence around the world.

Swiss chocolates are world renowned for their high quality, mainly for the fact that besides using only the best ingredients for making chocolate, it is the milk which makes all the difference because it is procured from Swiss cows that are raised from an organic diet of fresh meadow grass and remain healthy and happy in the evergreen Swiss countryside.

There’s no need for false modesty because I have proven and tasted it myself since my mom always sends to us our favorite Swiss chocolates every time she spends her holiday here with us and also if she’s going to send some balikbayan packages.

Swiss chocolate is indeed one of the best in the world. Switzerland was one of the first countries after Belgium to manufacture chocolate. Lindt, Pralines, Toblerone and other Swiss firms make chocolate gifts that are sold around the globe.

What is special about Swiss Chocolates is their quality. They are hard and well-formed with clean edges. The smell of a fine chocolate is full and rounded, but its not obtrusive. The best part about these chocolates is also its variety of flavors . From Almonds to some really exotic flavored liqueurs, Swiss have really unique chocolates that you couldn’t find anywhere else.

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