Adventures of the Happy Tummy

Now this is totally inconsiderate! Planning to do cleansing diet during the Holy Week and what do we get for lunch the day before the fast??? ROAST BEEF! Dad planned it all along! Asked me to chop the other ingredients while he massaged the beef... My golly. Well it's super simple to prepare. Just rub the 1kg beef shoulder with: Salt Pepper Italian herbs (mainly rosemary) Brown the meat in a skillet. And wait until that ine side turns brown before turning or else it will just stick to the pan. In a deep pressure cooker pot, we sauteed: 4 big white onions 6 cloves garlic 4 chunky sliced potatoes 3 chunky sliced carrots In about 3 swishes of cooking oil. But better if you take out the vegetables before putting in the beef as our turned really mushy :( Then pour in: 3/4 cup of red wine 2 bayleaf 2 star anise and of course, the browned meat. Let it cook in the pressure cooker for 2hrs (take note, the top should be whistling for 2hrs). After which you turn the st...

Inspired by Rachel Rae's meatloaf recipes, I opted to try out her most simple one: Cajun Style :) For now, I'm posting a picture of the recipe I've written down. Will wite it here soon afterwards, don't worry :) Added side notes are my own and based on our family's taste. I'm note: lean meat is used for ground pork so it will be a bit dry. Use meat with fats or add raisins for a juicier meal :) You're welcome to tweak it as I've already done so. I served it with ketchup due to time constraints :) You may use canned tomatoes or fresh ones as a sauce to top the meal. Check it out!

Typhoon week, I must dub this to be. What with typhoon Falcon + the emotional stress at work, the week had been a tiring wave of walks & rides wading through puddles & floods. Wishing we were all students with the announcements of class suspensions; one thing we learn from college from being exempted from these "no classes" is that LIFE MUST GO ON even if there's a storm. Stranded like hundred of others in the reclaimed area called Bay City, we took refuge in the mall and allowed ourselves a hearty dinner at Burgoo - good American restaurant always with generous promos from different credit card companies: Citibank offers free pasta & HSBC offers a seafood jambalaya. We chose the latter. I needed to fill the hungry tummies of my dad & brother who drove through the flooded & traffic-jammed stretch from Makati to Pasay. ONION SOUP topped with a square of BAGUETTE & grated PARMESAN savory LAMBCHOPS with POTATO WEDGES & CORN ON THE COB + the...

Night out with the family is always delectable. It does not necessarily mean expensive nor cheap, but we try to aim for the mid-class establishments so my parents won't feel intimidated & scold us for spending too much. The other night we found found ourselves in the open-air floor of TriNoMa mall  in QC & were so mesmerized with the lighted trees we just had to stay for dinner. So off we picked from the rows of promising establishments & voted for the one whose menu serves more meat. Plus, it has an interesting welcome: a life-sized COW.  My sibs & I were excited to order. My brother was asking the waiter if he could have the eat-all-you-can grilled-in-front-of-you beef inside. Unfortunately, we had to try that some other time for you have to stay outdoors for the grill... nevermind. We started with the   French Style Onion Soup.  Really gooey & cheesy soup infused with a heady dose of wine. I find it aromatically div...