Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Rosevale School 2009 Family Day
We all had fun during the Rosevale Family Day yesterday. Like last year, we were again in the Green Team only this time, it was apple green. We bought shirts so we would all match. Hehehe.
Giuliana Marguerite "Margaux" Montalvan Tantoco
My sister, Marla, gave birth last January 27, 2009 to Baby Margaux. We are sooo thrilled to have a new baby in the family! Can't wait to carry her and smell her. Hmmm... Thanks so much to Sherly, my sister-in-law, for sending these pictures. :-)
Saturday, January 24, 2009
9 Years and Counting
The whole family woke up early. The scrapper in me wanted to have photos taken before we finally got up for breakfast. The girls made cards and letters for us. (How sweet!) Then we had a late lunch in Kambingan (I'm sure you can guess what their specialty is. Hehehe! Super yummy!) with my family. We bought some DVD's for a quiet night at home.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
It pays to have your husband read Twilight!
Mier has always been an avid reader, something that we both have in common. We have shared a number of books between us, so much so that we had a helper comment that our house looks like a mini national bookstore. :-)
So when I got hooked on Twilight, he picked up the books too just to see what the fuss was all about. He's done with Twilight and New Moon and will be starting on Eclipse soon. So far, he enjoys the books. He says the concept of a vampire wanting to be good (being a "vegetarian" that is) is interesting. But of course, there were parts he found cheesy and tacky. It's probably more of a girl thing. Hehehe!
So why am I glad he's reading Twilight? Well, yesterday we were texting because he was asking for some information from me. After texting him back with what he needed, I added, "Anything else you need?"
His reply: You at 6pm and forever! :-) (I was picking him up from work at 6pm)
Hindi ba nakakikilig!!! So nice to have my own Edward Cullen! Hahaha!
So when I got hooked on Twilight, he picked up the books too just to see what the fuss was all about. He's done with Twilight and New Moon and will be starting on Eclipse soon. So far, he enjoys the books. He says the concept of a vampire wanting to be good (being a "vegetarian" that is) is interesting. But of course, there were parts he found cheesy and tacky. It's probably more of a girl thing. Hehehe!
So why am I glad he's reading Twilight? Well, yesterday we were texting because he was asking for some information from me. After texting him back with what he needed, I added, "Anything else you need?"
His reply: You at 6pm and forever! :-) (I was picking him up from work at 6pm)
Hindi ba nakakikilig!!! So nice to have my own Edward Cullen! Hahaha!
Monday, January 12, 2009
Molo Soup
Description:
Well, since it has been raining (see Blog entry http://miamc.multiply.com/journal/item/175/Its_raining_its_pouring), I thought it would be a good time for good and hot soup. I checked out my friend Chinky's blogsite (http://feedingtheboys.blogspot.com/) and found her recipe for Molo Soup. Yum! Mier had several helpings last night. :-)
Ingredients:
1 lb. lean ground pork
1 lb. peeled shrimp, finely chopped
1 onion, minced finely
1 carrot, minced finely
3 tbsp. oyster sauce
salt and pepper
70-80 wonton wrappers
1/2 chicken or 2 bone in chicken breasts, boiled and shredded (use this to make your chicken broth)
2 heads garlic, minced
4 spring onions, chopped
8 cups chicken broth
Directions:
Step 1: Make the filling
1. Combine pork, shrimp, carrot onion, and oyster sauce.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Mix well until thoroughly combined.
4. Set aside 4-5 tablespoons of the mixture and use the rest to make the wontons.
5. Place half a teaspoon to a teaspoon of filling in each wonton wrapper. Seal edges with a bit of water. Set aside.
Step 2: Fry garlic in oil until slightly golden.
This is a very important step. The savory, crunchy bits of garlic floating on the soup makes this dish. No garlic, no molo soup.
Note: Do this in the soup pot where you will actually make your soup so you can use the garlic infused oil to saute the soup base.
Step 3: Make the soup
1. Saute half of the chopped spring onions in the garlic infused oil for a few seconds.
2. Add the meat/shrimp mixture and break it up as you saute.
3. Add the shredded chicken.
4. Pour in the chicken broth.
5. When the soup is boiling, drop the wontons ever so gently in the broth, stirring gently after every few pieces so they don't stick to each other.
6. Season to taste with salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper.
7. Simmer for 15 minutes or so.
Step 4: Assemble the dish
Ladle soup into bowls and top with fresh spring onions and fried garlic. Enjoy with eyes closed. Feel the warmth of the broth take away the chill of the nippy air.
Well, since it has been raining (see Blog entry http://miamc.multiply.com/journal/item/175/Its_raining_its_pouring), I thought it would be a good time for good and hot soup. I checked out my friend Chinky's blogsite (http://feedingtheboys.blogspot.com/) and found her recipe for Molo Soup. Yum! Mier had several helpings last night. :-)
Ingredients:
1 lb. lean ground pork
1 lb. peeled shrimp, finely chopped
1 onion, minced finely
1 carrot, minced finely
3 tbsp. oyster sauce
salt and pepper
70-80 wonton wrappers
1/2 chicken or 2 bone in chicken breasts, boiled and shredded (use this to make your chicken broth)
2 heads garlic, minced
4 spring onions, chopped
8 cups chicken broth
Directions:
Step 1: Make the filling
1. Combine pork, shrimp, carrot onion, and oyster sauce.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Mix well until thoroughly combined.
4. Set aside 4-5 tablespoons of the mixture and use the rest to make the wontons.
5. Place half a teaspoon to a teaspoon of filling in each wonton wrapper. Seal edges with a bit of water. Set aside.
Step 2: Fry garlic in oil until slightly golden.
This is a very important step. The savory, crunchy bits of garlic floating on the soup makes this dish. No garlic, no molo soup.
Note: Do this in the soup pot where you will actually make your soup so you can use the garlic infused oil to saute the soup base.
Step 3: Make the soup
1. Saute half of the chopped spring onions in the garlic infused oil for a few seconds.
2. Add the meat/shrimp mixture and break it up as you saute.
3. Add the shredded chicken.
4. Pour in the chicken broth.
5. When the soup is boiling, drop the wontons ever so gently in the broth, stirring gently after every few pieces so they don't stick to each other.
6. Season to taste with salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper.
7. Simmer for 15 minutes or so.
Step 4: Assemble the dish
Ladle soup into bowls and top with fresh spring onions and fried garlic. Enjoy with eyes closed. Feel the warmth of the broth take away the chill of the nippy air.
It's raining, it's pouring!
I love the rain! I love the sound of pitter patter on the roof! I love seeing the windows wet and dripping with big raindrops. I love the smell of the grass and the ground getting wet. I love bringing out my sweaters and long sleeves. I love curling up in bed, reading a good book while sipping hot cocoa.
However too much of a good thing is definitely not good. It hasn't rained this hard in Cagayan de Oro since the 80's. So many homeless people because of the flash floods, so many crops destroyed, so many lives affected. This is probably Mother Nature warning us about getting into our senses and respecting the environment. Oh, when will man ever learn?
Two days before we arrived from Manila, Cagayan de Oro was a disaster. The river overflowed and many were rendered homeless. The Reyna del Rio (a floating restaurant by the Carmen bridge) was nowhere in sight. We thought our flight would be cancelled but thank God we made it home just in time before school started the next day. We surveyed the areas on our way to my mom's place, where we were having dinner, and were shocked to see many people outside their wet homes, trying to dry their wet furniture. The waters have subsided but you can see up to where the waters rose. We could only shake our heads in disbelief.
Last Sunday, we woke up to steady pouring rain that did not stop the whole day. This was worse than last week's experience. Strong winds howled as the rains did not let up. Mier had to go outside to untie our laundry lines so we could close our windows properly. My mom's house had waters coming in steadily and despite their tired arms and aching backs, they spent hours trying to control the water flow to lessen the damage.
Schools cancelled classes yesterday, something that has never been done before. I remember when I was in college more than 10 years ago, classes were never suspended due to rains. I used to be proud to say that Cagayan de Oro is never in the path of typhoons because it is protected by the mountains all around. What happened then? My guess is as good as yours.
Today, it continues to rain although the intensity is not as great. I pray that it would stop soon for the sake of all those affected by it.
However too much of a good thing is definitely not good. It hasn't rained this hard in Cagayan de Oro since the 80's. So many homeless people because of the flash floods, so many crops destroyed, so many lives affected. This is probably Mother Nature warning us about getting into our senses and respecting the environment. Oh, when will man ever learn?
Two days before we arrived from Manila, Cagayan de Oro was a disaster. The river overflowed and many were rendered homeless. The Reyna del Rio (a floating restaurant by the Carmen bridge) was nowhere in sight. We thought our flight would be cancelled but thank God we made it home just in time before school started the next day. We surveyed the areas on our way to my mom's place, where we were having dinner, and were shocked to see many people outside their wet homes, trying to dry their wet furniture. The waters have subsided but you can see up to where the waters rose. We could only shake our heads in disbelief.
Last Sunday, we woke up to steady pouring rain that did not stop the whole day. This was worse than last week's experience. Strong winds howled as the rains did not let up. Mier had to go outside to untie our laundry lines so we could close our windows properly. My mom's house had waters coming in steadily and despite their tired arms and aching backs, they spent hours trying to control the water flow to lessen the damage.
Schools cancelled classes yesterday, something that has never been done before. I remember when I was in college more than 10 years ago, classes were never suspended due to rains. I used to be proud to say that Cagayan de Oro is never in the path of typhoons because it is protected by the mountains all around. What happened then? My guess is as good as yours.
Today, it continues to rain although the intensity is not as great. I pray that it would stop soon for the sake of all those affected by it.
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