FOODS MATTER

TWO DAYS OFF are meant to be housework & of course cooking. Because it's summer and the weather is somewhat hot, my family tends to eat more veggie salad with dressing. Our favorite salad dressing is the Ranch dressing and Uncle Dan's dill dressing.

 It is only at summer that we eat watermelon as it calls for the "season." I would like to have melon or cantaloupe but cantaloupe is more expensive than watermelon. Lumpiang shanghai (spring rolls) is also a favorite lunch food and the pork/veg dumplings.

My children love corn on the cob. I remember when I was in the Philippines, boiled corn on the cob is eaten only for snacks.

Me and my children loved steamed rice in every meal, for every viands. Husband only eats rice when he cooks chicken curry or adobo and panfriend tilapia, otherwise it would be pasta or boiled potatoes for him for every meals. 

Each member has favourite foods and two children are so fuzzy about foods but they do love eating rice that we sometimes have to stock up at least two sacks of rice for a month. "They are more like "Filipinos" when it comes to having choices in having Filipino cuisines or foods. 

Our freezer is full of frozen fish mostly tilapia, shrimps and milkfish + burger and fries, ground beef, frozen pork and chicken. It will take two-3 weeks to have it empty. Another freezer also full of frozen stuff. Canadian families usually shopped in bulk twice per month.

Maybe pork chops and steamed rice + vegetable salad for lunch today.

To tell you the truth, FILIPINO FOODS are almost the same as Chinese foods with variations of Spanish foods such as: Caldereta, Bopiz, Arroz-caldo, Menudo, Achara, Embutido, Empanada, Chorizzo, Paella, Chilis, Brazo de Mercedes, Leche flan, Galletas de patatas, Carne Norte, Tapas, Jamon, Lechon, Tortilla.

Sometimes, we indulge on having Italian foods: Spaghetti, fetuccine, lasagna, carbonara, meatballs, etc. primavera. Although I must admit that every time I cooked and eat Italian foods my weight will increase more than I expected. Bloating sometimes the result from eating Italian foods and I should avoid it, maybe cook it only once a month.

There is no problem with cooking foods at home, me and my husband love to cook. Cooking is the most convenient housework or chores at home especially if all the members appreciate our style of cooking.