Sauce

• 1 tbsp Ketchup
• 1 tbsp Honey
• 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1 tbsp minced Garlic
• 1 tsp Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Chili Garlic Sauce (or any hot sauce)
• 1 tsp Cornstarch
• Sesame Seeds and sliced Green Scallions for garnish

1. In a bowl, mix your marinade of honey, chili sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil. Remove the chicken from the package and place into the bowl. Make sure all chicken pieces are well coated. Marinate for 30 minutes. For best results, marinate overnight. 
2. Once you're done marinating the chicken, preheat the oven to 375F. Line the baking tray with foil and place chicken pieces on top. Make sure there are no chicken pieces directly on top of each other. Place into the oven for 25-30 minutes or until done. 
3. For the sauce, prepare a pan in low heat. Combine all of the ingredients, the cornstarch should be the last ingredient to be combined. Stir thoroughly until the sauce begins to thicken. This would only take about 5 minutes or shorter. 
4. Once the chicken is cooked, top with roasted sesame seeds and sliced green scallions. 

In my version, I coated the chicken with the sauce once it was done. I'm not a fan of dipping chicken into sauces which is why I thought of incorporating the sauce after the chicken was cooked. For my side dish, I had buttered corn and carrots topped with a dried Basil. 

I love the combination of honey and soy sauce when I'm baking a dish. I have a couple of go-to recipes that involve the two, and I have yet to share them with you guys. For now, I'm staying in because according to Twitter, typhoon Lando is about to make its landfall. Stay safe, folks!

I was thinking of putting of this week's Friday's 10 Happy Things until I remembered one of my resolutions for this year, which is to be consistent with everything I do. May it be a task at work, a fitness program or simply following my blog series schedule. Obviously I didn't commit to the fitness program part (lol) because getting up in the morning will always be a struggle for me. Well, unless you have pancakes drizzled in chocolate syrup topped with fresh Strawberries and powdered sugar waiting for me! Let's begin!

I've been crazy busy the past few weeks which is why I haven't really had the time to work on my back logs. Good thing I'm already done editing the photos and I just have to work on writing the post, phew! Not sure if I'll skip my Friday's 10 Happy Things this week, but I thought about putting this recipe out first since it's very appropriate on a Friday. 

For today's recipe, we'll be talking about Mongo. In our office pantry, I would always tell the person in charge if they're running out of recipes since there's always Mongo every Friday. She would then respond that Mongo is served on Fridays like clockwork, but she also didn't know how or why it started. Do you? I've been stressing my guts out trying to find out why, but I couldn't so I just resorted to cooking it, hahaha! No connection at all, just want to share my dilemma. 

• Mongo Beans (rinsed and soaked)
• Pork (cut into small pieces)
• Garlic
• Onion
• Tomatoes
• Shrimp Paste (Bagoong Isda)
• Pepper
• Alugbati (Malabar Spinach)

1. In a saucepan, saute onion, garlic and tomatoes. 
2. Add the pork and saute until the color turns brown. 
3. Once the pork turns brown, add your Mongo beans with about 1 cup of water. Add more water when necessary. 
4. Simmer the Mongo beans for about 5 minutes or more, depending on how long you soaked it in water. 
5. After simmering, add the Alugbati before it is totally cooked. I usually add it 2 minutes before I turn off the fire. 
6. Gauge the flavor and add Shrimp Paste and Pepper as needed. 

HIIIIII! Yes, I'm ecstatic! Remember what I said on this post? Yes, I now fully understand what this means. I thought being nominated was the end of it, but no, you actually get to vote for me. But of course, only if you want to. No coercion happening here, hehe. This voting stage is to determine the secondary category winner which is the People's Choice Award. The finalist and the primary category winners will still come from the the jury's decision. Just follow these easy steps : 

Did you know that you can actually book an Uber ride from your desktop/laptop? Well, I didn't until recently. I've mentioned on a previous post that I use Uber on a daily basis. I also love talking to my drivers about their encounters regarding the whole new customer experience that Uber provides. One time I was talking to my driver and I mentioned that my phone almost died on me before I even went down because I forgot my phone charger. He then mentioned that if I'm coming from the office, I can actually book my ride using my computer! At first I thought the driver was just messing with me, but when I got home I tried doing what he advised me to and it did work!

Now, aside from making sure that I bring my phone charger all the time, I also am assured of a ride even without my phone! At this age, I'm very forgetful. Must be all the drugs I took when I was younger, LOL KIDDING! Before I begin to incriminate myself any further, let's proceed with the steps you'd have to follow to be able to book a ride using your laptop or desktop!

See, it's really easy and it would save us a lot of battery. If you're a first time rider, you might want to use my code (Ochib1) to get P200 off on your first ride. If you're using a BPI Credit Card, you can check this promo to get 2 free rides worth up to P500 each. If you're a SMART subscriber, you can enter your phone number here to get 2 free rides worth P300 each. Gosh, that's a lot of free rides for first time users! Head on over to the App Store / Google Playstore to download the Uber app and book your first ride!