Food For Thought Friday

imageBreakfast
What helps to pull you out of a bad mood?
Something sweet.

Lunch
Who were your favorite teachers growing up and why?
My favorite teachers were the terror ones. It challenged me and forced to me be disciplined.

Dinner
What, in your opinion, is the worst song ever?
So many!! Im not a fan of hard metal rock, whatever the definition is that. I also get terrified of anti-Christ songs.

Midnight Snack
What personal activity, when performed in public, bothers you the most?
Doing “it”! I saw one who was so engrossed with each other they didn’t notice they were in the home improvement area of the.

Recipe for the Week (instead of your recipe for life, what is it just for this week?)
Learn to thread between the fine line of controlling and losing it.

Food For Thought Friday

Breakfast
If your job made you move, but you could choose which country you would be living in, which country would you choose and why?

Australia ~ I hear it is a better version of the US – cleaner. I heard Ferrari parts come cheap too.

Lunch
Do you have any phobias?

I think I don’t have any phobias. But I don’t like dogs :)


Dinner
What is something you can’t help but spend money on?

Sweet snacks.

Midnight Snack
What profession/job did your parent(s) have while you were growing up?

My mom was a bank manager, insurance agent, HR consultant while my Dad was a freelance doctor.

Recipe of the Week
(instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)

Make sure to find ways to balance your time.

Recipe: Beef Salpicao

I’ve bookmarked Wanda’s Cooking Blog! Her recipes and instructions are so easy to follow – and this is a lot to say for someone like me :)

I am going to try her Beef Salpicao as soon as we have can go grocery shopping again. It sounds like it closely compares to Matthew’s favorite Wafu Steak.

Beef Salpicao

Ingredients:
Sirloin or rib-eye steak, or tenderloin cut into cubes
1 whole garlic, minced
4 tbsps Worcestershire sauce
4 tbsps Knorr or Maggie Seasoning (walang Knorr dito!!!)
4 tbsps soy sauce
1/4 tsp baking soda (to tenderize the meat)
freshly ground black pepper
3 tbsp oil

Before you start:
Marinade the beef in Worcestershire sauce, Knorr/Maggie Seasoning, soy sauce, baking sode and black pepper mixture. Refrigerate overnight.

1. In a skillet, heat the oil and cook the minced garlic over low heat. Liquid in pan should barely bubble. Cover the skillet and let cook for around 15 minutes or until the garlic turns brown. Drain the garlic and set aside.

2. Use the remaining oil in the skillet, bring to high heat. When the pan is smoking, put the meat in the skillet and let it sear on both sides. Let it cook according to how well you want it to be. I prefer it medium as the meat will still continue to cook when you remove it from the skillet. Remove the steak from the pan and put it in serving plate.

3. Heat the remaining juices in the skillet and add the remaining marinade mixture until it comes to a boil. Pour over steak or serve it on a separate bowl as gravy.

Rocky Road – My Favorite!

You Are Rocky Road Ice Cream
Unpredictable and wild, you know how to have fun.
You’re also a trendsetter who takes risks with new things.
You know about the latest and greatest – and may have invented it!

You are most compatible with vanilla ice cream.

What Flavor Ice Cream Are You?
Blogthings: Quizzes and Tests and Memes, Oh My!

Recipe: Korean Beef Stew

Grabbed this from Jane – I need to try this for Edil.
Jane, this looks yumee – haha!

Korean Beef Stew Ingredients :

1 kilo of stewing beef with bones (short ribs, neck or shank), cut into serving pieces
1 whole garlic
1 whole onion
a large piece of ginger (about the size of two thumbs side by side)
3-4 chili peppers
1 bay leaf
3/4 c. of dark soy sauce
3/4 c. of white sugar
salt
12-15 stalks of sibuyas na mura (onion leaves)
1-2 tbsps. of sesame seeds

Cooking procedure :

Place the beef in a casserole. Cover with water. Place over high heat and, before the water starts to boil, remove the scum that floats on the surface. Add the whole garlic, onion, ginger, chili peppers and bay leaf. Pour in the soy sauce and stir in the sugar. Simmer gently for two hours or until the meat is very tender. If you’re using short ribs, the meat will be falling off the bones.

Halfway through the cooking, taste the broth and add salt. Do not be tempted to add more soy sauce instead of salt; otherwise, the broth will turn too dark.

While the beef simmers, toast the sesame seeds. Place them in a small frying pan and set over medium-low heat. Shake the pan often for even toasting.

Slice the onion leaves finely.

To assemble, place two to three pieces of beef in individual soup bowls. Ladle plenty of broth over them. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and sliced onion leaves. Serve at once.

Food For Thought Friday

 

Breakfast
How are you going to celebrate Easter this year?

We spent the day with my family. My Dad treated us to Teriyaki Boy and then coffee afterwards

Lunch
What is your favorite Easter tradition either currently or as a child?

We used to do Easter Egg Hunts after going to Mass. We also have a great big feast after the Salubong.

Dinner 
What is your favorite Easter treat?

Chocolate!

Midnight Snack
What does Easter mean to you?

Easter means new life for me, a new chance to make it right!

Recipe of the Week
(instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)
Today is a gift. That is why it is called present.

Recipe: Lengua in Mushroom Sauce

From Pinoycook.net :)
lengua in mushroom sauce

Ingredients :

1 ox tongue (about 1.1 kilos)
2 tbsp. of vinegar
1 whole garlic
1 whole onion
6 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
1/2 carrot
a few stalks of leek
1 can condensed mushroom soup
1/4 c. + 2 tbsp. of butter
1 onion, chopped
1/2 k. of potatoes
1/2 c. of milk
salt and pepper
1 tsp. of finely chopped fresh parsley
1 onion, sliced
4 button mushrooms, chopped

How to :

Scrape the ox tongue with a knife. Rinse well under running water. Place in a glass bowl and cover with water. Add 2 tbsp. of vinegar. With your hands, “wash” the tongue in the warer-vinegar solution. Rinse well. Place the ox tongue in a casserole and cover with water. Pierce garlic in several places with a sharp pointed knife. Add garlic, onion, carrot, leeks, peppercorns and bay leaf to the tongue. Set over medium heat and bring to a soft boil, removing scum as it rises. Lower heat, cover and simmer until tender, about 4 hours.

While simmering the meat, prepare the mashed potatoes. Using a brush, scrub the potatoes under the tap, making sure that no soil remains. Place the potatoes in a saucepan and cover with water. Add 1 tsp. of salt. Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Lower heat, cover and simmer until tender. To test for doneness, insert a pointed knife at the thickest part of the potatoes. Drain the potatoes and transfer to a glass bowl. Cut the potatoes into small pieces. Mash with a fork (I did not remove the skin). Add 2 tbsp. of butter and mix well. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in 1/2 c. of milk in a thin stream. Blend well. Stir in the chopped parsley. Cover the bowl with a cling wrap.

When the tongue is tender, transfer it to a plate and cool completely. Remove the skin and slice crosswise into 1/4? thick slices. Set aside. Strain the broth.

Over medium-high heat, melt 1 tbsp. of butter in a skillet. Brown the chopped onion. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Set aside.

Increase heat to high and melt the remaining butter in the skillet. Add the sliced lengua and brown them in batches, removing them as they brown and adding more butter if necessary. Saute the sliced onion in the skillet. Add the chopped mushrooms. Dilute the mushroom soup with the meat broth. Use equal parts of soup and broth for a regular sauce; reduce the amount of broth by half for a thicker sauce. Pour diluted soup into the skillet. Lower heat to medium and bring to a soft boil, stirring to make sure that no lumps remain. Return the tongue slices to the skillet and heat through.

Serving suggestion:

Spoon the mashed potatoes at the center of the serving plate (see photo above). Top with the browned onion bits. Arrange the meat slices on both sides of the mashed potatoes. Pour the sauce over the meat. Serve hot.

Food For Thought Friday

 

Breakfast
Do you Twitter or Facebook?
Both. I use Twitter more than Facebook though.

Lunch
What are you looking most forward to this summer?
Summer is over on my part of the world. But I’m looking forward to summer next year – I hope a friend’s plan of coming home pushes through.


Dinner
What is the easiest thing you fixed for dinner this week?
I did not even cook a single dish this week – lucky me! Thank heavens for mother and maids who cook :)

Midnight Snack
What are you envious about right now?
People who can eat and not gain a single pound! While I cannot even turn down a single slice of pie and need the best diet pill out there to help me lose weight! Life is unfair, what can I say :)

Recipe of the Week

(instead of your recipe for life what is it just for the week?)
Happiness comes not when desires are fulfilled but when desires are controlled.