Is it just me or the cold not-so-summer nights are finally over? If so, I'm hating this weather. Can't we have the easy breezy weather until March? No? Okay. Anyway, we've been feeling the heat since the weekend (jackets and boots no more!), the boyfriend and I were binging on salad for like a whole week. It's easy to prepare and it's very light, perfect for the tropical weather.
I already have several salad recipes on queue but let me share this first because it's the easiest! You just put all of the ingredients together and voila, you have a decent meal.
I've been down with the flu for over 2 weeks now and I'm not even close to recovery. Huhuhuhu My salad life, which is supposed to be fun, is taking a back seat because my body keeps looking for rice. Or food portions in humongous sizes, and a salad just won't do. Sigh. I had a meeting at work earlier and it was so embarrassing because I kept on coughing while explaining my deck, and it was also painful. It's also affecting my workout! I haven't been doing Zumba because of this terrible feeling. I just want to curl up in bed until I get well. Huhuhu
So anyway, I just want to share a recipe I did a couple of weeks ago. I've seen a lot of sardines recipes online but most of them were oil-based. I love sardines in tomato sauce so I thought, why not use it instead.
It's a day before Christmas and here I am, still sick from last week's workload. I had to overwork myself last week so I can afford to be on leave for 2 weeks, major YAY! Last week may be tiring but I have 2 full weeks ahead of me--to slack off, sleep, eat and just do anything non-work related. Weeeeh!
For today, I'll be a very quick recipe you might want to try it this Christmas--which is tomorrow! It's easy, quick and healthy! By the way, it's on a microwaveable container because I made it as food for the office LOL.
- Pesto (I used store-bought pesto.)
- Lettuce
- Onions
- Mushrooms
- Cucumber
- Shrimp
- Salt and Pepper (to taste)
Procedure
2. In a pan, saute onions, shrimps, mushrooms and pesto sauce.
3. Place cooked shrimp on the lettuce, top with cucumber. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Note : You can add any leftover vegetable you have. No measurements again, as usual, you can add everything depending on the amount you want to have them. You can also put more pesto, or just a tablespoon if you're not very fond of it.
I'm so eggzoited for tomorrow! I can't really say Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year because Summer is my favorite, but I'm looking forward to getting most (if not all) of the things on my wish list. Yaaaay! Hope you're all having a great time with your families and friends!
I haven't shared a recipe for quite some time now, I've been too lazy to cook because my body has been too fucked up too function. I have been changing my shift at work on a weekly basis, and I can't really say I have fully adjusted. I'm quite surprised I actually had the time to edit photos and post them on the blog and on Facebook. Anyhoo, If I do get a chance to wake up at least 2 hrs before my shift and not, say, 15mins before I'm required to be in the office, I still play around the kitchen.
A couple of weeks ago, I woke up a bit earlier than the usual and had a bit of time to cook my food. I was ecstatic because I don't have that luxury these days. I'm usually glued to my bed, trying to get as much sleep as I can. Going back, I didn't have a lot of ingredients to work with because my pantry was almost empty. I had tuna, tomatoes, onions, garlic and uncooked leftover pasta. If I weren't starving, I would've had tuna and bread, but it felt like my small intestines and large intestines were partaking in the Hunger Games, so I thought, why not mix everything and just have pasta?
A couple of weeks ago, the boyf and I went to our first 'real' grocery shopping. I did the meal planning and he did the paying--it was a shared effort, really. LOL. On our way to eating and living healthier, we actually hit 3 birds with one stone. We would take meals in the office instead of buying in the office pantry. I was also able to cut down on buying coffee at Starbucks (being the Starbucks whore that I am)! So eating healthy, living healthy and still a long way on being financially healthy--but we're getting there. Yaaay!
I'm going to share a recipe I did a few weeks back. Not sure if someone did this already but here goes! I don't really know how to make an authentic Tuna Sandwich so I whipped up something that's still primarily made of Tuna and a whole lot of other ingredients available in our pantry.
Ola! I'm not Spanish in any way, I just love using that greeting. Meh.
For today's post, I'd like to formally introduce a new category on my
blog, 'Kitchen Chronicles'! I'll be sharing recipes and my kitchen
adventures! I just want to over share and go all out, the boyf and I not so formally moved
together (This I will share in another blog post!) 2 weeks ago. And can I
just say, I love love love our Kitchen! I don't know what's been up with me lately but I've been addicted to cooking! By the way, just a disclaimer, I'm not really a good cook, I'm just a normal person who loves to cook. The good thing about this new category is that I'll be sharing my boo-boo's too so you can avoid them in the future. Yay!
Sorry for the text overload, let's proceed with the recipe! For today, I'll be sharing my recipe for Spicy Tuyo Pasta! Yummmmm!
Ingredients:
- Bottled Tuyo - Spicy (Dried Herring)
- Pasta (I used spaghetti)
- Olive Oil (Optional because you can use the oil from the Tuyo)
- Tomatoes
- Olives
- Onions
- Garlic
Cooking this dish is easy, I didn't include measurements because I believe taste is subjective. You can be fond of olives or tomatoes and would want to add more, that's fine. The taste depends on your preference.
Procedure :
1. In a pan, saute your garlic and onions. I used 2 large onions because I love onions!
2. When your garlic has achieved the perfect (or not) golden brown color, you can add your
tomatoes.
3. Saute your tomatoes for about 5mins then add your Olives. Btw, if you have the perfect ripe
tomatoes, you may have to shorten the sauteing time to 3mins.
4. Add your Tuyo, crush them just so they're evenly distributed when you add the pasta.
5. Mix your pasta with the sauce! You can add olive oil or oil from the tuyo if the pasta feels dry.
Note :
When trying to gauge how much tuyo you'll be putting to your pasta, go with a safe number, like four. If it tastes bland, add more but don't use a whole bottle of tuyo because it'll be too salty. When I first tried this recipe, I initially put 4, the boyfriend told me it was bland so he put in an entire bottle of tuyo. My first try ended up too salty, I added more tomatoes to remedy the whole thing and it worked! Still, I would've preferred just the right amount of tomatoes and tuyo so be cautious if you get the chance to try this recipe!
Enjoy the rest of the week! Oh and for my readers in the US, have a great long weekend and happy 4th of July!
When I was in College, I'd spend more money on alcohol than on real food. Not because I'm an alcoholic but because studying in Baguio + alcohol = perfect combination.I'm not saying you should do it too, you know. I'm just saying that because of it, I learned to save my money and be creative with food, just because I had to spend more on alcohol. Lol. Am I making sense? To my 18yr old self, I still am.
The point being, nothing! Loljk. That means I'll be teaching you one of my go-to recipes when I've spent my last penny and all I have are my canned goods and some instant stuff too. In this Spaghetti recipe, I'll be using Elbow Macaroni instead of Spaghetti. I don't know if I should be calling it Elbowghetti but nevermind. I'm talking too much again, am I?
Ochi is a twenty-something Corporate Trainer who loves to cook, take photos and videos of her food, eat and travel. On weekends, she's either drunk or snuggling in bed watching her favorite crime drama. 
