Fishes, Shrimps and Scallops!

Yey!

No work.

No Meetings.

No scheduled reunions.

MR and I went to SM to buy the ingredients of our chosen dishes. And since I love fish, I went for cream dory and salmon. The shrimps really weren't on my list, but there were no oysters, hence, I bought them instead.

It's been ages since I last got busy in the kitchen. A year ago, I promised I'd start cooking. I did start but I wasn't consistent. Now is another chance to start - I'll have it set twice a month. Let's see if I'm going to be successful. :)

Cooking really is another form of therapy. I usually don't stand up for too long, but didn't noticed I was on my feet for around 2 hours preparing my dishes.

Here they are: 

Shrimp and Scallop Scampi :)



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Baked Cream Dory                                                

 

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Looks good? Tasted even better! Lol. :P

Had a great time preparing and serving my family through cooking. Time has really changed. Before my mom and dad were the ones in-charge for the noche buena. Now, we are old enough to let them sit and wait until we are finished with our dishes.

Feels great to be giving back to parents!

Merry Christmas!

hisashiburi

I skipped cooking for a while and I missed it!
It's either I have been spending time eating out with friends or rushing some things at work.
So tonight, I got out of the office early and I'm rewarding myself for a hard day's work with a simple dish - TINOLA! :)

Gotta eat now! :)

chef mode

I noticed when I get home early, I kinda find myself wanting to cook... maybe I should force myself to always leave office early...I might be unleashing my :chef" potential...:P

                                toasted(fried talaga dapat) fish (not sure about what kind these are)

                                                 sauteed bittermelon (not bitter anymore!)      
                       

                                                                   chicken afritada                  

Hope this new thing would help me achieve my ideal weight! (gain 15kilos!)

Good morning!

...loving it so far

Here are my latest creations: ( should have made a calendar for this)

Anyway, I just love the spontaneity of having the "urge" to cook. ( didn't really thought this could happen this soon..err..this late? ;P)

I've got good reviews from my family as well (they might be just pulling my leg, but hey it works!)

Grilled Salmon in Buttered Lemon

ham + cheese wrapped in chicken, dipped in bread crumbs

SINIGANG!

                                                           my favorite sinigang na baboy!

hope my new found love  (should i say like first?) for cooking would help me achieve my "gain 15kilos" goal for this year!

first time...again

I never really had the passion for food especially for cooking, as you can see in my very petite built.
My tongue didn't have the pleasure of tasting "good food" especially those with mayonnaise. I also practically grew up eating "dry" food - deprived myself of any "sawsawan" you can think of. I can't tell what the ingredients are for a particular dish. With all thes, you know how poor I have been when it comes to cooking.

Aside from frying eggs and cooking rice, I didn't have a real encounter with kitchen stuffs until I started living alone in Japan. Due to high cost of living, I opted to cook my meals instead of frequently buying from konbini, (convenient stores) fastfood chains or restaurants. Due to limited knowledge about what to cook, i got help from fellow officemates and of course, Mr. Google. But even with these help, my dishes are only for my taste! Adobo, sinigang, mixed veggies, menudo, curry, were my most frequent dishes. Compared to others, my creations barely passed their tastebuds.

I remember one time, when our sensei requested to have a taste of our dishes. I prepared sauteed vegetables with ground pork. When she tasted it, she described it as fushigi na aji (mysterious taste!!!). I guess that's just her way of giving constructive criticism. ;P

We also had a Saturday night pigout session with ex-officemates before. We were grouped in pairs, each Saturday, one pair is to prepare food for everybody. And when it was our turn, I remember everything was prepared by my partner, Mai, while I do the mixing, frying, etc.

When I got back from Japan, I did not cook anymore. My simple corned beef didn't pass my family's taste buds, so I left all the cooking to my siblings and my mom. Fast forward to 2010 yearend. I got inspired by how easy the dish prepared by my boss during the birthday celebration of her husband, our President. So out of the blue, I decided, I'll prepare that for Christmas!

And so here are my creations for the holiday season:

baked cream dory


chicken breast wrapped in bacon
     *my mom placed potatoes to improved the taste - was very salty at first!


carbonara sauce
     * followed instruction of my beautiful sister :D


sauteed mixed vegetables

I hope this new found excitement for cooking won't fade. It's about time to get a little bit domesticated. Am already halfway through my life! Might as well try to make this a hobby. :) I believe this is a another reason why the universe conspired to give me a work near my place. I could do more than my usual stuff.

New year. New beginning. :D