It's a total lie to say there's only one special person you're gonna be with for the rest of your life. If you're lucky... and if you try really hard... there will always be more than one.
Dear baby, I hope someday somebody wants to hold you for twenty minutes straight. They don't pull away, they don't look at your face, and they don't try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight without an ounce of selfishness to it. I hope you become addicted, baby. I hope you become addicted to saying things, and having them matter to someone.
It’s been a while since I shared a playlist here on the blog. It’s spring now -- a season I am not thrilled about, because it means summer is just around the corner, and I don't like summer. It just gets too dang hot!
Anyway, this is the playlist I’ve been listening to a lot lately. It mostly upbeat songs that help me haul my ass out of bed in the mornings to do something and be productive. This is also my go-to playlist when I’m in the shower, and I blast this in the car when I’m driving because well, why not?
Reading Me Before You by Jojo Moyes, in preparation for its movie adaptation that is coming out next month.
Writing this post and another one that could possibly go up tomorrow.
Listening to another playlist I recently created on Spotify.
Thinking about how much of a brat I really am, despite believing all these years that I’m not.
Smelling my favourite body mist from Bath & Body Works.
Wishing for some kind of enlightenment, because I’ve been feeling stuck in a confused state of mind and I don’t like it.
Hoping for a better future for the Philippines.
Wearing a NYX lip liner and I am absolutely in love with the colour -- it’s called Sand Beige -- perfect for everyday!
Loving Brooklyn Nine-Nine! Since most of my shows are on a break, I’ve been looking for new ones to watch and I stumbled upon this on Netflix. I’m also currently watching Empire and Game of Thrones, so it’s nice to throw in a light comedy in the mix.
Wanting to try out more vegan recipes. So far, the ones I’ve tried were huge successes, which is very exciting.
Needing to master self-discipline, like, yesterday.
Feeling light-headed, probably because I’ve only had one decent meal so far today. It’s past 5pm.
Clicking through different online shops -- virtual window shopping, y’all lol.
I woke up today wanting some pancakes but I wanted the process to be quick and easy and just enough for one person because I was the only one here, so I decided to try Buzzfeed’s 3-Ingredient Pancakes. I honestly cannot remember if I’ve had this before, but they’re pretty darn good. The texture is definitely not like normal pancakes (because duh, no flour) so it’s basically just like scrambled egg dessert, but it’s really delicious -- you should definitely try it out!
- LATE LUNCH/AFTERNOON SNACK, 3:15PM -
I made these before and I believe I have shown it in a previous Wednesday Noms episode, it’s Laura Vitale’s Homemade Hash Browns. They’re perfect as snacks, but also very filling. For the dipping sauce, I just mixed together some sweet chilli sauce and sriracha. 👍🏽
I rarely drink soda, but today, I decided to reward myself since I haven’t had any for quite a while. I also thought it was the perfect drink to have with my little snack.
- DINNER, 8:13PM -
I’m not really sure if this qualifies as dinner because it’s more like an evening snack, but I made some chicken spread earlier and I thought it turned out really yummy, so I just had to make something with it. It was quite late in the evening, so I decided to just use one slice of bread. I toasted my bread, laid a good amount of lettuce leaves on top of it, then put a generous layer of my chicken spread, then sprinkled it with cayenne pepper for added heat (and just because I really love it). I didn’t follow any recipe for the spread -- I just eyeballed everything, but in case you want to make some, all I did was mix shredded boiled chicken (I think it was about two heaping cups), mashed five pieces of boiled eggs, and about half a jar of mayonnaise, plus salt and pepper to taste as usual, and that’s about it!
- DESSERT -
I made my favourite brownies yesterday and I scored the last piece. They’re so good they never last very long in this household!
There is nothing more precious than time spent with the people you love. This was taken the other day (March 20th -- International Day of Happiness!) when me and my family went on a trip to a little city that's about an hour away from where we live to check out the place. We went on a short walk and I shot some clips, mostly of the sky (because it was such a beautiful day!) and my feet (I have no good reason for that, really), and I was inspired to make a video, so here it is! I hope y'all enjoy watching. :) xx
This is probably the worst episode so far because I barely ate and didn’t even pay attention to the time. It was surprisingly a very busy day for me -- I originally thought I was just going to stay in for the entire day, but random errands came up and they needed to be done, so I ended up spending half the day outside going from one place to another, making phone calls, and sending emails. Even though this is going to be a lousy post, I feel so good because I accomplished a lot of things today. Yay for productivity!
- 10:50ish AM -
I’ve never had coffee in a long time, so I thought I’d reward myself with a cup. I just had it with a piece of Banana-Chocolate muffin that I made the night before.
- 1:30ish PM -
I went food shopping with my mom and decided to get this from the bulk section because I’ve been craving for sour gummies (these are cherry-flavoured, my favourite kind). We didn’t realize it was already afternoon until we got out of the supermarket, and out of everything we bought this was the easiest to eat, so I guess that’s my late lunch? Lol SO GOOD THOUGH! It’s also really soft gummy candy, so it doesn’t hurt my jaws from chewing and they don’t get too stuck in my teeth.
- 7:00ish PM -
My only proper meal for the day, I guess. It’s my cousin’s birthday tomorrow and we went out for dinner for an early celebration. I know you’re not supposed to eat a lot at night but I was just so hungry at this point that I think I ate two more slices of pizza and two more pieces of chicken. #NORAGRETS hahaha!
This week was uneventful, but oozing with kilig and good vibes.
I started off the week with a midterm exam -- which wasn’t exciting at all -- and for the first time ever for this particular class, I’m actually kind of nervous to see the result of the test hahaha but Y O L O loljk. I was still pretty high with excitement and happiness though because of Leo’s Oscar win the night before. YAY LEO!!!!
Tuesday, I decided to watch OTWOL Reel to Real which is their “special feature” I guess. It’s a compilation of outtakes from the show (mostly JaDine moments duh), interviews with the cast, and a special interview with James and Nadine, talking about how their friendship blossomed into sweet, sweet love, with a love story every girl wish they could have (no? maybe that’s just me lol) plus statements from James that proved he is too good to be true. Seriously, where can I buy one? Char. To all the haters out there, don’t even, okay?
On Wednesday I did another episode of Wednesday Noms, which you can check out here. Thursday I received a very good news -- an answered prayer, but I can’t talk to you guys about it yet because it’s part of a bigger picture and I don’t want to jinx anything so I’m trying to be low-key about it even though it’s actually a big deal. Lastly, I’ve just been binge-watching Full House. I really needed a light, funny show to watch after all of the intense and stressful events in The 100.
That’s it for my week, darlings! What have YOU been up to?
Hello everyone and welcome! It’s another Wednesday Noms episode and this was supposed to go up last night but I got distracted watching Fuller House hehe. Better late than never!
- 1:30PM -
Because I got out of bed so late, I got really hungry and needed to eat something while I was preparing my late lunch. I saw some [strawberry] yogurt left in the fridge (about 1/2 cup) so I decided to use that up. We have some kiwi in the house so I cut one up, then topped it all off with muesli and *bam*, perfect pre-meal snack!
- 1:45PM -
I made Laksa over the weekend because I’ve been craving for it big time and I couldn’t find any restaurants in my area that serves it, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. I used this recipe as a guide; I didn’t follow it to the letter -- didn’t even use the exact same ingredients -- I just followed my taste buds and modified it to my liking. It turned out great and was a big hit! I love that the coconut milk flavour is dominant, with just a little bit of heat from the curry paste, the shrimp also provided some added flavour. Let me know if you want me to provide a recipe or something. :)
- 4:15PM -
For another snack, I decided to make a little vegetable wrap. I took a piece of ancient grain tortilla, smeared a little garlic herb cream cheese on it, and stuffed it with lettuce, avocado, and tomatoes. I also had organic baby carrots on the side and the ranch dressing that I’ve been loving.
- 7:38PM -
I’m trying to eliminate rice from my diet and I’ve done a good job in doing so for the past few months, but I’ve decided to make an exception because I made sisig and you can’t eat sisig without rice lol. Sisig is a famous Filipino dish that is traditionally made from pig liver and parts of a pig’s head (but I just used pork loin). I added some tofu bits in the mix, a good amount of mayonnaise, and lots and lots of red onions. I also cooked up some snap peas with mushrooms as a ~side dish~ to get some more veggies in my system! :)
I cannot believe we're on the 61st day of the year already! But before we move forward with this month, let's backtrack to February to talk about some of my favourite things.
Garnier Micellar Water
Micellar cleansing waters are a huge thing right now. I haven’t heard of them until last year (they’re apparently a French thing) but I’m pretty sure they’ve been around longer than that. All the buzz was around the one from Bioderma but a 500ml bottle of that shit costs CA$35 so no, thank you HAHA. A lot of people swear by it, but that’s quite steep, because it’s still essentially a bottle of water. Good thing a lot of the brands available at the drugstore are coming out with their own version of it and according to the ~research~ I’ve done, this is the best one so far. I believe Garnier released them at the end of last year but I haven’t seen them in Canadian shelves until February. I got mine for CA$10 at Superstore (probably cheaper at Walmart), which I think is a reasonable price for a 400ml bottle. I’ve been using it ever since I bought it and boy oh boy do I love it! I used to use makeup wipes to remove my makeup (duh) and although those have served me well, I feel like this does a better job at cleaning my face. It takes everything off -- and I mean e v e r y t h i n g, without having to vigorously rub the product on your face and because it is water, it doesn’t leave your face sticky with serum-like residue like the wipes.
Avocado Toasts
I’ve never tried avocado toasts until last month. I’m not really a fan of incorporating fruits into something savoury: raisins in Filipino dishes (Embutido, Menudo, Pork Giniling), same thing with pineapples (Adobo, burgers, and yes, I’m not a fan of Hawaiian pizza). I liked pairing my avocados with milk and sugar so it was kind of weird spreading it on a piece of bread with some S&P but I was feeling a little adventurous one time and decided to try it out. It’s👏definitely👏worth👏the👏hype. I’ve always thought it was a little overrated because a lot of people were eating it and others were only doing so because it’s so “in” but it’s actually really good! It’s very simple and easy to make, very healthy too! If you want to know how I make my avocado toasts, I talked about that in my last Wednesday Noms post.
PILLOWTALK by Zayn
I honestly did not care about this but some time after it was released, it was all over social media so I decided to listen to it and *BOOM* I was addicted. I may or may have not put it on repeat for 48hours straight.
Stone Cold by Demi Lovato
This is my favourite song off of her latest album because it’s just so beautiful and powerful, and for me is very relatable. ALSO, can we talk about how intense this music video is? I LOVE IT!
Grease: Live!
Grease is probably one of my favourite movie musicals of all time, so I was very excited when FOX announced that they were doing a remake, and they did an amazing job! Although Aaron Tveit didn’t quite exude the charm Danny Zuko is known (and loved) for, everything else was great! Carly (Rae Jepsen) was perfect as Frenchy, Keke Palmer was fabulous, and Vanessa Hudgens -- O M G VANESSA -- I know some people doubted her in the beginning but I’m sure they’ve eaten their words after the show, she definitely gave justice to Rizzo and her performance here was so different from her previous ones. Bravo -- no, brava!
The 100
I call this ‘Baby Lost’ because of their similarities. I’ve watched four seasons of “Lost”* and this is just like it, but with teenagers -- from space -- as the main characters. Having said that, I think this is less weird and confusing compared to Lost, so if you’re planning to watch that, you should probably watch this first as a warm up haha. Even if the concept isn’t new to me, I still got hooked because it’s just so damn good -- I love me some mystery shows! This is so good at creating conflicts and throwing surprises at you (but again, not as nuts as Lost), you’ll never get bored. You can find all released episodes on Netflix (seasons 1 & 2 + 6 episodes of season 3, it returns to CW on March 10th).
*If you’re not familiar with Lost who even are you think “The Hunger Games”, since they also have the same vibe.
Aaand that’s all I have for now. See you again next month! :)
I used a chicken patty for my sandwich if you were wondering. They’re fully cooked and pre-packaged, I just heat them up in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
Yes, the mac ‘n’ cheese was from a box A G A I N (not even the good kind), don’t judge me. It’s actually leftover from yesterday and since it became all dry and gross, I decided to spruce it up a little bit by adding about a quarter cup of milk, 1 tablespoon of butter, a dash of salt and cayenne pepper (for an extra kick), and I found an almost-empty jar of Cheez Whiz in the fridge so I decided to use that up and put it in the mix.
Also, I would like to point out that I drink water -- and lots of it. I think I don’t really show my drinks in these posts and that’s because I only ever drink water; I try to stay away from juices, pop/soda, and coffee as much as possible. I have a handy little tumbler (actually not so little, probably about 18oz??? I have no idea) that I always use when I’m at home and I drink two of those per meal and maybe one in between. I don’t always have lemon water, but I saw lemons in the fridge, so I thought I might as well use them.
I’ve been obsessing over avocado toasts lately. I haven’t tried one until recently because I always thought they’re weird and overrated but O M G they are amazing! They’re so simple, so easy to make, so healthy, and SO GOOD! What I do is I toast some bread, mash and season half an avocado with salt & pepper (and lemon juice, if you like), spread that mixture on the toast, put tomato slices on top, then sprinkle with a pinch of salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper (it’s obvious that I love this stuff) and voila, awesomeness and perfection!
I hope you guys find this somewhat inspiring and helpful even though it’s honestly all over the place. I’m trying my best to be consistent with this series and it’s probably the only thing that’s keeping the blog alive right now haha! I hope y’all like it. :) Laters, darlings!
I'd like to think that I have a better understanding of (certain) things now. I’ve been hating you all these years -- blinded by sadness, confusion, and the love I no longer want to feel for you but can’t seem to get rid of. I’ve been blaming you; I have been telling myself that it’s your fault that I cannot be happy, that it’s your fault that I can’t move on. I have convinced myself that you broke me because you never loved me back, but as I sit here and recall our moments together -- as I look back at our “relationship” which has brought me tears and laughter (sometimes, even both at the same time), I have come to a bittersweet realization: you did. You have loved me all these years. You have loved me all along -- the moment we became friends until that flourished into a bond that stretches limitless. You loved me even when we had petty fights, even when I pushed you away, even when you found out things about me that I wasn’t proud of -- secrets that I never told anyone else because I didn’t trust them as much as I trusted you. You loved me all through the years, even when I started to feel the hate towards you, and you knew... but still loved me anyway. You loved me -- love me -- if the words you speak are true. You never fail to tell me when you have a chance, you always try your best to make me feel it, I was just too selfish to recognize it. I can see it now, or maybe I always have but never wanted to admit it. I understand now... you love me, it’s just not the kind of love I wanted from you. It’s not how I wanted to be loved by you. You know I wanted more, but you could only give so much. Still, I want to thank you for not giving up on me. Lastly, I would like to apologize; I’m sorry for being an idiot and I’m sorry for claiming that I love you more than you love me because in truth, you love me so much more than I deserve.
Today was spent mostly by myself -- my siblings were at school and my mom was either out for an appointment or at work -- so I didn’t feel the need to cook big batches of food. Anyway, that didn't stop me from making a WN post this week because I'm so pumped that I have been consistent with it so far. It's really not that hard to come up with content because well, I eat everyday (duh) and all I have to do is share what I had every Wednesday, so it's pretty easy. Also, I can talk about food all day haha! I really hope you guys are at least being inspired to cook, because it's never too late to learn, you know! So... here goes nothing!
- BREAKFAST, at around 10:30AM -
I’ve been bugging my mom to make this and she finally did yesterday. We call it Ginataang Mais, which is basically sweet porridge made with coconut milk, glutinous rice, granulated sugar, and whole kernel corn.
- LUNCH (12:30PM) -
I made this Roasted Turkey Breast last night out of the leftover turkey meat that’s apparently been sitting in our freezer since Christmas. I didn’t follow any recipe for this because roasted stuff are pretty easy to make: you just shower your meat or veggies with spices and throw them in the oven to cook. That’s exactly what I did: I seasoned my turkey with salt, pepper, poultry seasoning, oregano, rosemary, thyme, and paprika. Turkey doesn’t have a lot of flavour to begin with, so you can definitely have fun with your spices, but be careful not to over-season it because these flavours can be overpowering. I laid a few slices of butter on the bottom of a baking pan and laid my turkey meat on top, then crumbled more butter on top of the turkey to help the skin crisp up. I baked it in the oven at 350°F, checking every 15 minutes to see if it’s cooked. You can play with the temperature and cooking time depending on your oven, just make sure to keep an eye on it. A meat thermometer would probably be very helpful, but I don’t have one, so. :) I found boxed stuffing in the pantry so I decided to cook that, then made gravy using the fat from my roasted turkey. I didn’t follow any recipe for the gravy as well, because it’s pretty basic. All you have to do is make a roux (always remember to use equal parts of fat and flour -- in my case, I used 2 tablespoons of each), then I poured increments of chicken stock until I reached the consistency I wanted (I probably used about 1 cup), then seasoned it with salt and pepper. I also ended up adding about 2 tablespoons of butter to make the gravy creamier -- perfetto!
- DINNER (7:15PM) -
I was too lazy to cook at this point, so I just decided to boil some Perogies. They’re simple, uncomplicated, and quick to make, and I think they’re pretty affordable as well, so if you’re a student or someone who’s in a tight budget, this will be your best friend haha! It’s very versatile too, so you can definitely add whatever you like! Or do what I did: I just topped it with sour cream and dried parsley to maintain its simplicity, but still make it look less boring.
- DESSERT -
Yes, frozen yogurt in winter. It’s -25°C outside, but so what? Haha! These taste nothing like yogurt by the way, like many other “froyos” I have tried in this country (so far). It doesn’t have the tanginess that I like when eating yogurt -- it’s actually not tangy AT ALL -- which pisses me off, so it’s basically mislabeled ice cream for me. Still, for an ice cream, it tastes pretty good. I’m always skeptical when it comes to buying strawberry-flavoured things (but I can’t help myself, so I risk it all for the love of strawberry) because sometimes they taste very fake, but that’s not the case with this one, so good job, Chapman’s!
Welcome to another episode of Wednesday Noms! I didn’t really plan on making a WN post this week but here I am haha! I’m not sure if I talked about this before, (probably in one of my update posts?) but I’ve been living away from home for University and the house I was living in is owned by my cousin who was actually a chef back in the Philippines, so he’s usually the one manning the kitchen, preparing meals for us. Once in a while I would cook for everyone as well, but I didn’t spend as much time in the kitchen as I did before (which I guess was both a good thing and a bad thing). Since I’ve been back home though, I have reclaimed my position as the ‘chef de cuisine’ of the household and it wasn’t until today that I felt how nice it is to be completely in charge of the kitchen again. You need to know about one thing though, and it’s that sometimes I get lazy too; some days I just don’t want to cook at all, so we just hope and pray there are leftovers in the fridge or just microwave instant noodles or something. But some days, I’d really get in the mood to cook and go all out -- well today is that day... ish. So here’s what I ate for today!
- BRUNCH -
I woke up a little late today and couldn’t find anything to quickly whip up, so I decided to cook Pancit. If you’re a Filipino, or you’re at least familiar with our food, chances are you already know what this is and even have an idea on how to make it. It’s stir-fried noodles with meat and veggies -- much like Chow Mien (which makes sense, because noodles were introduced to the Philippines by the Chinese and have since been adopted into local cuisine). I didn’t make this recipe the “traditional way” though because I wanted to use up some ingredients in the fridge that looked like they’re about to go bad. There was half a pack of steamed noodles (which I think is what they use to make Chow Mien), so I used that instead of bihon or canton. I found two crowns of broccoli, and a bag of spinach that’s already starting to wilt, so I used all of that up. I also found a few pieces of frozen shrimp so I threw those in there, and for the meat part, I just crumbled a few pieces farmer’s sausage and sautéed it in some olive oil and onions. I flavoured both the noodles and toppings with sesame oil and soy sauce, and of course, salt and pepper to taste.
- DESSERT -
I made these cupcakes last night because I wanted to use the overripe (brown) bananas we had in the kitchen. When we have overripe bananas, my go-to recipe has always been the one that I got from the precious Laura Vitale of Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins. It was love at first try and always a big hit when I make them, but I was feeling a little adventurous and decided to try out something different. The recipe I used is by Betty Crocker and things actually turned out better than I expected! These are Caramel-Filled Banana Cupcakes with Coffee Frosting and Whipped Cream on top. I’m planning to make a separate blog post on this recipe so I’m not going to talk much about it here but I’m tellin’ ya, THEY’RE SO GOOD!
- AFTERNOON SNACK -
I finally decided to try out Laura Vitale’s Hash Brown Recipe because we had a couple of red potatoes sitting in the dark corner of our kitchen. The recipe calls for russet potatoes (something to do with starch content, I think???) but I don’t think using the red ones was a huge problem. I also doubled the recipe because I had quite a lot of potatoes to use up. I’d say they’re pretty easy to make -- drying the potatoes just took a little bit of time especially because I didn’t have a potato ricer, but I think they turned out great!
- DINNER -
For dinner I just had the same thing I had for breakfast, but with more toppings. My mom brought home some cremini mushroom, a pack of sugar snap peas, and two more crowns of broccoli, so I decided to stir-fry them and added it as additional toppings to the noodles. Yum!
That’s all, y’all! I hope you share with me down on the comments below what you had for today as well because I’d really like to know! :)
My Favourite Things is a monthly blog linkup hosted by Eirene and Raisa that was made to showcase -- you guessed it -- yours and my favourite things! I decided to try it out for fun and also thought it would be a great way to discover new things. Of course it is a blog linkup, so you can join in too! Stay tuned 'til the end of this post for more information. Without further ado, these are a few of my favourite things (for the month of January):
Troye Sivan // Blue Neighbourhood
I mean... the album art alone is SO GOOD ALREADY! I have listened to some of Troye’s songs before (I especially love The Fault in Our Stars which he wrote based on John Green’s novel of the same title) but when he released this new album last December, I was OBSESSED. I actually just found out about it through my friends Claudia and Lexie, and once I started listening, I couldn’t stop. Every freaking song is bomb, but my personal favourites are Fools, Blue, Youth, Talk Me Down, Heaven and For Him.
Maybelline Falsies Push Up Drama Mascara
To be completely honest, I probably wouldn’t have bought this if it didn’t go on sale (there’s so many kinds of mascara in the market and that’s really how I try new ones out -- I buy it if it’s on sale lol). I have thin, short lashes and I really like how it lengthens and volumizes them. It does clump my lashes a bit, but nothing an extra mascara wand can't fix (between coats). I got the regular version and it stays on pretty much all day; it doesn't leave any residue on my under eye area like the Cover Girl Full Lash Bloom (the one I was using for everyday before I got this one) and it's very easy to take off too, so you could definitely get away without buying the waterproof version. It’s not “THE GREATEST MASCARA EVER (BECAUSE IT WORKS VERY WELL AND IT’S CHEAP)”, but it’s in this list because I have been using it a lot and I love it.
Lie To Me
I have ignored this on Netflix for a long time, but finally decided to give it a try after I finished watching Grey’s Anatomy season 11. It’s basically about a group of deception experts, or people who can tell if a person is lying by studying their faces (through micro-expressions) and body language. It’s a very cool concept, but the episodes aren’t always exciting -- though it does get intense sometimes. Nonetheless, it creeped its way into my list of favourite things for this month because it kept me entertained. Watch the trailer here.
Kendall and Kylie (app)
I love playing games like these! I actually downloaded Kim Kardashian: Hollywood before and was already an A-list celebrity but when I got a new phone, I didn’t want to start the game all over again, so I didn’t bother downloading it again. Then K & K announced that they were releasing a game similar to Kim’s but “way cooler”, so I downloaded it as soon as it came out. I gotta say, I do like this better than Kim’s.
That’s it for now. I have a feeling that I’m really going to love doing this! Click the banner below to learn more about how you can join! xx
One of my favourite things to do is eat; I just enjoy stuffing my face with great food. I love to cook, but to be honest, even before I start prepping my ingredients, I’m already looking forward to eating whatever it is I’m about to make. That being said, I think it’s a little bit funny that I rarely talk about the thing I’m most passionate about (haha) here on the blog.
Since I am always on the lookout for new things to try out (new recipes/meal ideas, unusual food combinations, et al.), it’s also very interesting to me to take a peek at what other people are eating (is that weird? creepy? is it too much? I think it’s fun). This concept is not at all original: it’s all over Youtube and various food bloggers are doing “What I Ate Wednesday” blog posts/link-ups, but I think Lauren was the one who inspired me to do this. I’ve been watching her videos non-stop for the past week or so and I especially love watching her “What I Ate in a Day” videos. I love how casual it all is and I love seeing what random meals she comes up with when she’s not filming her cooking show. She’s actually vegan and I’m not (and really not trying to be because I love dairy too much), but she really makes vegan food seem so appetizing and she always almost convinces me with every video that vegan meals are just as fun and good as non-vegan ones. Still, I’m not turning vegan anytime soon because of my love for dairy.
Before we get on with it though, I just want to say that this isn’t going to be one of those What I Ate in a Day that’s all planned to look super healthy and amazing because that’s seriously not what happens in a day -- at least not in mine. If you’re someone who plans every single meal you’re going to have for the next week, cool, do your thing, but that’s just not me, so don’t expect the food or meals in these posts to always be perfectly balanced and nutritious (and pretty), but I’ll try, okay? I made a video for this episode of WN because I was in the mood to make one, so I thought, why not? Whether I’ll be making videos for the next episodes or not will just depend on my mood, I guess -- like everything in my life. So without further ado, here’s what I had for today!
- BREAKFAST -
For breakfast, I had a bowl of champorado, which is basically a chocolate porridge that’s popular in the Philippines. It’s made with cocoa (powder, or we usually use the ones in “tablet” form, which we call tabléa), glutinous rice, sugar, and milk. The one that I ate was actually made from a box; not very tasty, but it reminded me of the 5 pesos per cup champorado I used to buy from the cafeteria when I was in grade school haha! Good times.
- LUNCH -
Oh look at that, my second meal of the day was also made from a box! I swear I don’t always eat like this haha but I was home alone and I didn’t want to make a big batch of anything and wanted something that was quick to make, so I opted for this one. I used the No Name brand which I stole from my mom’s kitchen lol. It was okay, but Kraft Dinner still FTW! Also because we didn’t have Panko around, I decided to make a toast that I slathered with butter, then sprinkled with garlic powder and dried oregano.
- AFTERNOON SNACK -
We always have oranges here in the house, so I decided to eat one -- the first healthy (and fresh) thing I had for the day. It’s a navel orange, which got its name from its button-like end that apparently looks like a navel. Besides it being perfect for snacking, this is also the kind that I use for baking: when I need fresh orange juice and/or orange zest.
- DINNER -
My cousin made this one, and it’s something that I haven’t had in a while. We just call it “Pork Giniling (Ground Pork)” where I came from because that’s the star ingredient. We stew the ground pork in tomato sauce and water, then add vegetables like carrots, green & red bell pepper, and potatoes. Some people add raisins and green peas but I’m not a fan of those hahaha! We also add quail eggs which is my favourite bit. I guess it’s like the Filipino version of chili.
- DESSERT -
This is leftover Chia Pudding from the batch that I made last weekend. I saw the recipe in one of those “Buzzfeed Recipes Tested” videos on Youtube and decided to give it a try. It’s really simple to make:
You will need:
1 (400 ml) can of coconut milk
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 tablespoon of honey (if you like it a little bit sweeter, add another tablespoon like I did; I think it tasted better and for some reason enhanced the coconut milk flavour)
Procedure:
All you gotta do is combine all of the ingredients in a jar or whatever container you have available, and mix/shake it all together, then leave in the fridge for at least 3 hours to let the seeds absorb the milk and all the flavour.
That’s all, folks! I gotta say, I really enjoyed this and I am very excited to make more! I would really love to see what you guys come up with so share on the comments below what you ate today! (Don’t forget to include the link should you decide to make your own Wednesday Noms post!)
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