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This recipe is so easy but it  just takes time to cook. However, once you taste the outcome, it is fulfilling because it is made of sweat and blood (figuratively, okay? Haha!) Let's start now while the night is still young!  Ingredients: 4 lbs whole chicken 1 can pineapple slice, liquid reserved 1 cup pineapple juice 2 tbsp patis or fish sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp calamansi or lemon 3/4 cup brown sugar 2 cloves garlic Tanglad (Lemon Grass) salt and pepper to taste Procedure: 1. Rub the whole chicken with oyster sauce, fish sauce or patis , a cup of pineapple juice, calamansi or lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper. Then marinade overnight. 2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Celsius or you can also use your turbo broiler. Insert lemon grass inside the chicken and cover it with aluminum foil to evenly cook the meat first without burning some portion of the it. Roast for 35 minutes per pound of chicken. 3. Once it is cooked, remove the foil c

My Mom took home loads of pasta last holiday. So, I need to cook it or else it will just go to waste. I think on the three of us siblings, I'm the only one who's interested in cooking. That's why I'm the chef of the house I own the kitchen and my younger sister's place is the sink. Haha! Going back, is your apron ready? Let's go and cook now! Ingredients: 500 grams Penne Pasta 2 tbsp margarine 2 cloves garlic, chopped 3 can spicy tuna (remove oil) 1 beef broth cubes (dissolved in a cup of water) 1 can mushroom with stems and pieces 500 ml cooking cream Salt and pepper  Parmesan cheese                               Procedure: 1. Cook pasta according to packaging directions. Set aside. 2. In a large pan, heat margarine then sauté garlic. After that, add tuna and mushroom.  3. Once cooked, put in cooking cream and a cup of water with dissolved beef broth cubes. Season with salt and pepper. 4. Combine the pasta a

People are so afraid of mixing and matching their clothes because they might turn out looking like a fool. Well,guess what! Rules are made to be broken. So long as you look great on what you're wearing, regardless if it's on trend or not, just go and rock your outfit. Here are some of the ways you can break these fashion rules. 1. Fringe are only for summer.  Really? This gorgeous and girly fringe top can't be kept in your closet. Even though summer is light years away, why don't you use fringe with a dress on your date night?  2. You cant wear florals whole year round. Hello, we're in the Philippines! So it's summer most of the time. Just go on girl and slay with your floral outfit. 3. Neons doesn't look good. Neons are actually stunning and an eye catcher. Make sure to wear it to emphasize your best asset.  4. Shorts and shirts just looks casual. Shorts and shirts are just adorable! In most Asian countries that h

My daughter Yuridia loves eating all types of  pancit  and pasta because she enjoys sipping the noodles. This time, I cooked Bihon Guisado since we still have a lot of packed bihon noodles stocked in our kitchen. Go on get your apron and cook with me! 🔪🍴 Ingredients: 1  pack Bihon noodles 2 tbsp cooking oil 1 med onion, sliced 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1/4 kg chicken heart & gizzard, cut into strips 1/4 kg pork, cut into strips 5 tbsp soy sauce 1 large carrot, strips 1 medium sized cabbage 1 stalk celery 1 green onion (scallion) 1 small red bell pepper 5-10 cups of water 1 chicken broth cube salt and pepper  Procedure: 1 .In a bowl, mix the chicken heart, gizzard and pork slices then add soy sauce plus pepper. Set aside and prepare other veggies needed. 2.  Saute garlic and onion until translucent. Add the meat mixture that you made from step #1.  3 . Once the meat is cooked, add the carrots. Stir fry for a minute then add water and c

Disclaimer : This post is solely based on my experience. Situations may vary depending on the day, time and location of the DFA office. For complete and accurate information please visit the Official DFA website. We all want to have our government IDs and documents to be processed as fast as possible, right? We hate waiting on queues all day. Its exhausting and very uncomfortable to either stand up or sit down for a long period of time. So, I researched first what requirements do I need to apply a new passport for my 1-year old daughter and I also need to update my name and status. I did my checklist in order for me not to forget anything. General Passport Requirements These are the requirements that I submitted for me and my legitimate one year old daughter: I. For First Time Applicant Personal Appearance of minor applicant Personal Appearance of either parent and valid passport of parent Duly accomplished form Original Birth Certificate issued by Philippine Sta

Due to popular demand, I'm going to share how I cooked this super crispy pork belly lechon without using an oven. So, grab your apron and let's start cooooking! 🍴🔪  Recipe Ingredients: 2 kilograms of Pork belly slab For the brine/marinade: 1 stalk of lemon grass (tanglad) 1 stalk on onion leeks (scallion) 2 pieces of laurel (bay leaves) 1 table spoon of ground black peppercorn 5 cloves garlic, crushed 1/2 cup rock salt 5 cups of water For the fillings: 1 stalk of lemon grass (tanglad) 1 stalk on onion leeks (scallion) 2 cloves garlic, crushed For the glaze: 3 part of evaporated milk + 1 part of water Recipe Cooking Procedure: 1. Wash the pork slab with running water and make sure that hairs on the skin are shaved. 2.  In a pot, put 5 cups of water then add lemon grass, bay leaves, onion, black peppercorn, garlic, and salt. 3. Make the brine/marinade: Bring water to boil then lower heat and simmer for at least 10 minutes. This will