Food Friday

This week's Featured Food Friday player is ...

Ms. Kriska Marie, with her post "Medical Items-themed Cupcakes" on her blog: Sweet Nothings

I love looking at different cupcakes - simple and elaborately designed ones! The cupcakes made by Ms. Kriska Marie and her sister are decorated with fondant, and I must say they have done a very good job! Do click on the shot above to see the post.

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Leftover Salad ... that's what my post is going to be called.

Ingredients

• lettuce (cleaned and shredded)
• radish (sliced)
• cheese (i used cheddar, grated)
• grapes (seedless preferred)
• leftover roasted chicken (cut/flaked into bite-size; bones removed)
• grilled bellpepper (which was peeled then juliened)
• capers 
• toasted bread

dressing
olive oil, salt, pepper, calamansi juice, mustard, honey, crushed capers

some of the ingredients

Procedure
Mix the first six ingredients. Keep cool.
Mix the dressing. Pour over the salad once ready to serve.
Perfect with peppered toasted bread.

I actually had this yesterday, after I got my kindergarten to school. I was hungry but too lazy to wait and prepare a "proper" breakfast (which, for me, means having to cook steamed rice since there were no leftovers from the night before) for myself. Grabbed what I can from my meager stock and had this salad. Quite filling, actually. I would have wanted to add boiled eggs, but ... yeah. Next time. :)

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Headache!

Got a splitting headache ... must be because I drank less than the usual amount of water. I hope that's all there is to it. Haven't taken anything for the pain ...

Let's see if this will be gone without any paracetamol!

Food Friday

This week's Featured Food Friday player is ...

Ms. Dexie, with her post Roasted Goat with Julliened Scallions Kilawen, on her blog: FEISTYCOOK

It has been ages since I tasted goat meat (chevon) and that shot certainly got me drooling! I have never tasted goat kilawen, but if someone offers me something like that I wouldn't hesitate. Click on the shot above to see how Ms. Dexie did her tempting kilawen!

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This week's post: Experience at Mooon Cafe. I have tried their Davao and Ormoc City branches last summer  (I wanted to compare both), and unfortunately, the latter wasn't really a good experience. Or maybe we came in at just a very unfortunate time: past eleven on a Saturday morning. Shots below are from their Davao branch...

The food wasn't really to-die for, but it was reasonably priced. Quantity was no problem, too. They delivered what was shown on their menu (which normally doesn't happen in some restaurnats, lol). We had chicken skin (sooo crispy!), pizza, and fried chicken (yeah, chicken overload!), with their summer juice. It was an after-snack-before-dinner time for us.

What I also liked were their tables: they've got one of those hooks meant for you to place your bags. So convenient (specially for moms like me), and I wish all restaurants had those! Maybe not the exact model, but something similar. Right? :P

All in all, it was nice. Yeah. So-so. lol. :D

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Have noticed the craze over some green smoothies and this seems to be one of the ingredients that they use: chia seeds. I have seen chia seeds being sold in Healthy Options, and honestly, am intrigued.

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Listening

Ever since I got my first iPhone I have always dreamed of getting one of those speakers. The small but powerful kind; almost like they have one of those ultrasound amplifier attached. I like the quality of the phone's speakers, though I seldom get to use it myself since it's my son who almost always uses the phone (I download games - educational, usually, for him). It would be nice if I get to listen to the online radio while I do the houseworks, though (and while my four year old is at kindergarten).

Am not in a hurry. So, someday. Am sure. :)

Sick Child

My four year old has been having the cough and sniffles for the longest time now. Well, I believe that it has almost been a month (or more?!) now since the first episode. We gave him medication and at first it seemed to be improving, then when he got back to school ... the cough came back! Believe me, I got real worried. I gave him medications again, but nothing seemed to make him well. He was still active and wanted to go to school, which was a good thing.

It got to the point wherein I noticed that the medications didn't seem to be doing any good anymore. I stopped them. Well, had to finish the antibiotic's duration, of course. The antihistamines, nasal decongestants, and anti-asthma meds were stopped. Funny thing, he seemed to get better! Really.

He still has the occasional cough and sniffles but not like before. I changed his diet, too. Not that much restaurant/delivery foods anymore. This time, plain old homemade fried chicken and chicken soup with veggies (usually pechay).

Lesson learned? Nothing beats homemade cooking, made with lots of love and concern! Cheesy, huh? But oh-so-true! :)

Musical Instrument

I grew up learning how to play the piano, but never really got the habit of practicing. Our parents insisted we all learn how to play the piano and am so glad they were adamant about it (I didn't know any better back then). I used to complain about it, but our parents wouldn't even entertain the thought. Well, some older sisters excelled in it, and even our youngest, but not me. Oh, I can read the notes and play a tune, but that's just about it. However, now that I am a mom I want my kids to learn at least one musical instrument, too; and since we don't have a "real" piano here at home, am thinking of something similar to one of those exciting korg sv-1 at musicians friend. It would be awesome getting one of those. Perfectly space saving, too!

But first, have to ask my sons if they like the idea! :)