Hey, everyone! I’ve been on a roll both here and on Youtube and I decided to also start cooking again. Damn, quitting smoking seems to have kicked in something really good for me. I hope this lasts though cause I get days where I really just want a puff. Hope this goes away soon. Anyway, today I’ll be sharing a go-to recipe I usually do whenever I feel home sick—like literally missing home and also getting sick lol. I used to hate vegetables but when my Mom started making me this dish, I don’t know, for some reason I didn’t hate vegetables anymore. All of these ingredients you can find in your friendly neighborhood palengke if not in the grocery so let’s get started!

If you guys have seen my previous video or post in here, you know how I've been battling the worst breakout of my life since 2016. And I think I also did several rants in here during my worst moments which is why I feel that it's also my duty to share with everyone how I've coped and still coping. At the moment, I'm still wearing makeup to work because I'm still insecure about my acne scars so I make sure I got those areas covered with concealer and foundation. 

But of course there are moments where I practically don't want anything on my face but then the insecurity haunts me so I put a foundation or end up not having to go out at all. I've considered the idea of BB creams but isn't that basically like foundation too? In terms of letting the skin breathe, at least. So you cannot imagine when a friend of mine started venturing into organic makeup! I was specially thrilled because they have tinted sunscreen! I MEAN WHAT, if that isn't what I'm looking then I don't know what could be more perfect. I won't be diving into a lot of details about it on here since I made a video! Please watch to know my thoughts, And subscribe if you haven't yet!

The weather has been crazy these past few weeks. There would be days where we'd get really good weather, but as expected most of the time, it has been quite rainy and y'all know what that calls for--rainy comfort food! I have a tooooon of comfort food I prefer to eat during the rainy season. Thank god for work from home perks I get to avoid the heavy traffic and the flooding in Metro Manila because god knows 5 minutes of rain can already flood the city. Anyway, I think it was 2 weeks ago when I worked from home for about 3 days because it's been raining cats and dogs and thankfully there wasn't anything client-facing I needed to do for work that time. I thought of Champorado but y'all also know me, I'm more of a savory type of girl more than sweet so I decided to cook Arroz Caldo instead. Here's my quick recipe guide if you're a struggling professional in the metro--just like me. It's not as jam-packed with ingredients as the original one you're probably used to but this will help you get through Manila stress. So, let's get started!

Ingredients

I've mentioned several times on Twitter and I'm saying it again here, cooking Adobo is not an easy chore. And you know, for a dish that gets cooked in almost every household on a daily basis, shouldn't this be as easy as cooking any type of Sinigang?? You'd think huh, but not for me. I've been cooking Adobo since I learned how to cook and until now, I still don't have a fool-proof recipe. I just take it as it is and adjust if necessary, lol. Most of the time I end up cooking something that tastes a lot like Pork Steak, but when I really want to cook Pork Steak, I end up cooking something closely resembling Adobo. That's how tricky it is for me. 

To be honest, I'm not even sure if this recipe will be of help to you. Please don't hate me lol. I'm just here to tell you what the ingredients are based on how I've eyeballed them the last time I cooked. Hehe I don't really measure my ingredients unless I'm baking so let's get it on!