Chop, Chat and Chomp

    I've been craving for my Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies for so long a time now since I decided to try the Paleo diet. And for this reason I have attempted to try several recipes from the net that are considered Paleo friendly. But then again, I still cannot get that specific taste that I miss from the chocolate chip cookies that we are familiar with.     My favorite recipe before was the one I got from Better Homes and Gardens and since then I've been using that recipe at home, in my defunct internet cafe and gifts for my loved ones. Everybody craved for my cookies and they were sold like hotcakes. But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end (but better things are yet to come).    Until I stumbled on this and voila! I tweaked a little and here goes.. A combination of imported and local ingredients      Most of these ingredients I bought at Healthy Option and the locally produced ones, like the dark chocolate and honey, are from nearby supermarkets

    There is this weird feeling that I get depressed when it's raining, I don't know why. A few days ago, it was raining very hard (there was this tropical storm Egay) and I was all alone. Things kept on creeping in my mind,  questions like what am I here for now that my kids are all grown up and on their own, what do I have to do next, now that I think I have passed through that stage wherein I have exhausted myself earning a living.    I was talking to God, exposing my heart out, asking Him if it's okay to think that I want to go home and be with Him because I'm finished with my obligation with the family. That night (which I usually do before going to bed) I continued to read Chapter Fourteen of this book by my favorite author, Stormie Omartian, Just Enough Light for the Step I'm On.      The title of the chapter I was reading happened to be Believing It's Not Over till It's Over. My Heavenly Father is listening! It says in this chapter: God is

    One of the dishes I always have in mind when I have bagoong (fermented small shrimp) on hand is Pork Binagoongan. My mom always cook bagoong whenever we visit her for us to bring home. We love her bagoong so much that it takes only a few weeks to finish a big jar. We serve it side by side with Karekare, we use it as dip for steamed vegetables, use it to season Pinakbet and other Sauteed mixed vegetables and as dip for Manggang Hilaw (unripe mangoes). The list goes on and on...     Today, I'm sharing the recipe for Pork Binagoongan with Ampalaya and I'm using the last morsel of bagoong from the jar.   Pork Binagoongan With Ampalaya Pork Binagoongan with Ampalaya Half a kilo of pork belly strips, sliced Water enough to cover belly 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 medium sized onion, sliced 3 Tbsp. bagoong 1 medium size ampalaya, sliced into 1/2" thick 4 pcs. finger chili, sliced into 3 Place pork belly in a wok and add enough water to cover pork. Let boil and simmer

    One of the goodies I wanted to bake before going paleo was Food for the Gods. I have not been baking my recipes for all sorts of goodies for a long time now and I thought of improvising my recipes and make it paleo just to satisfy my cravings. And this is the result, of which I want to share.     Here's the recipe for my paleofied Food for the Gods...   Paleo Food for the Gods Ingredients: 1/2 cup clarified butter 1 cup minus 2 Tbsp. coconut sugar 2 Tbsp. honey 4 eggs 1 cup rice flour 2 Tbsp. tapioca flour 1 tsp. baking powder a pinch of sea salt 1/2 cup dates, chopped 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped Preheat oven to 350degF Cream butter and sugar together. Add honey. Beat in eggs one at a time. Fold in the flour, baking powder and sea salt. Mix till no trace of flour is seen. Add the dates and walnuts. Place in a greased baking dish 7" x 11". Bake for 30 minutes.     Try this recipe for a taste of h

    On May 1, 2015 Labor Day, Tommy and me with Cham, Mike and Gael went to an interactive art museum in Cubao, Art in Island.  We brought along my assistant, Ronalyn. We divided ourselves into 2 groups, Tommy, Ronalyn and I went together while Cham, Mike and Gael formed themselves in one group.     To know more about Art in Island, Cham described well about this in her blog  here . These are the photos I took:

    I started again reading the Bible verses I wrote several years ago on index cards which I read everyday while walking around our compound. I wrote about this here .     And this verse I read was on top of those index cards I was talking about. Matthew 12:34-37    For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted and by your words you will be condemned.     This led me to think of what's in my heart. I would like to think that my heart is full of love and joy and peace and sympathy. But is it, really? Analyzing myself and looking into the innermost part of my heart, this I became aware of, in my heart is pride, bitterness, haughtiness, apathy, anger, resentment. There could

   Because I thought of the title in my recent blog, Life Begins at 60, I will begin with a new slate and will erase the negative things of the past. I have been writing about my spiritual life, my health, my family and this time it will be my fashion style.     Now that I'm 60, I think I have to start thinking of what I should do to look my age or to re-invent my look, if I may say so. I am a very simple woman and I dress for comfort, but I must admit that I still dress the same way I dressed 4 decades ago. JS Prom UST circa 1975 Wearing a very colorful top and green pants with Staccato walking shoes while waiting for our tour guide in the lobby of Marriott Hotel in Brazil Wearing green apple top made by Georgina paired with yellow pants in Subic In one of the supermarkets in Brazil, wearing red pants and white top with beige cardigan, Georgina tote bag from Belleza Strolling along the street of Vietnam , wearing loose beige pants and white sleeve