The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink

If you haven't tried the Angus Beef Tapa from Jam Foods, then I must say you are missing a lot . M and I agree (even our son W) that  Jam Foods beef tapa is one of the best (if not the best) tapa versions we've tasted so far. Seriously.

Posting a full entry on a Wordless Wednesday? Haha! Sorry I can't keep myself from posting away.Xoxo. :: :: :: We treated my nephews to Mercato Centrale one weekend. After looking around, they settled for Big Bob's Charcoal Grilled Burgers for their big breakfast. 

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I am a self-confessed summer insomniac . Weird aye? It is not really the heat or anxiety (like M thinks it is). I think I developed this after the series of medical treatments I went through. There's no confirmed cause but my doc says it may be because of a lot of different factors. Though I've been prescribed to take sleep inducing pills when it gets worse, I refrain as I don't want to be dependent. photo source [ LINK ]

I am a book lover. Mike could attest that I'd rather spend my money on books than on shoes or bags . Yup he asked me to strike 'bag' out. Haha! When I was given an option to have an attic built in our house, turning it into a library was the first thing that came to my mind. Who would've thought...I now have a library of my own! Sometimes, I just go upstairs and stare at my book collection. I love my books so much. Teehee. =) photo source: [ LINK ]

Becoming increasingly popular nowadays, this pastel-colored meringue-based confection is very pleasing to the eyes. I mean, other than our sense of smell, we use our sight first to determine if we want to eat something or not right? green macarons anyone? it's pistachio flavored! my favorite in the lot.

It is scary how typhoon Falcon very much reminds us of Ondoy. People are now more cautious, thank God! Since flooding is inevitable, here I am writing about Leptospirosis and hopefully help people take care of themselves more. =) Be safe everyone!  :: :: :: I find it annoying whenever I see kids (and adults alike) wading in the fetid and disgusting flood water. I wonder why despite the awarenes that the water is dirty, parents let their kids swim in as if it is a giant pool. Photo is reposted from this site

Dad celebrated his birthday a few years ago at Summer Palace in EDSA Shangri-La Hotel. After choosing between Heat and Summer Palace, we ended up reserving a function room at the latter. The function room was across the main dining hall which is open to walk-in diners. chandelier in the function room

If you're going to ask me to pick my Top 5 favorite merchants in Mercato Centrale , I will surely include 'Baked by Anita' .  I have recently developed fondness for anything cupcake-y, muffin-y and yummy! I've been repeatedly baking Chocolate cupcakes and Red Velvet cupcakes just to perfect the recipes I found somewhere out there and tweaking them to make them better.  It is a delight to see such cute mini-cupcakes from Baked by Anita. I failed to buy some on my first ever visit to Mercato Centrale but I made sure that in the visits that followed, I'm able to taste each flavor they have to offer. 

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I follow a lot of blogs for a variety of reasons. Mostly because the authors post entries that interest me, affect me or simply entertain me. The blogosphere is my respite from all the craziness in my life. I like reading blogs that I can relate to - blogs that can influence me and help me improve as a person. After reading about Ms. Janette Toral's blog post about the start of nominations of this year's Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs, I started blog-hopping and checked out which blogs on my feed reader are gaining influence over the blogosphere. You may also want to make your post and vote for your own bets - just read this post for details. Here's my partial list (in no particular order):

Hi everyone! I recently submitted my shortlist of nominees in the 2011 Emerging Influential Blogs . Part of that list is this blog, ' The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink ' This blog was born February 17, 2011  and the posts appearing on my archives earlier that the said date are from my old and inactive blogs - me uncensored  and madlyfairandsquare  - both running under Blogger before. I imported them for repository purposes . If you will check, most if not all entries are my medical condition-related  posts and are merely reminders of the medical milestones I shared in my previous blogs. The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink is not a continuation of the above-mentioned previous  blogs.  It started on a clean slate, has a different tone and now mostly focuses on motherhood and food.

Daddy, you are the best! I love you! I'll always be your baby girl. =)

Photo source: ^^^ To my dad, my brothers, M and my lolos, Thanks for being great dads in your own ways.

This is one dish I love but rarely cook. M is allergic to shrimps and well, bagoong a.k.a. shrimp paste is...go figure. =) While in the US, my lolo would always ask me to cook this. Since his passing, I cook this dish in remembrance of him. I can clearly recall how the smell of bagoong would fill our apartment in Long Beach and how, in a mix of distaste and craving the neighbors would ask what I was cooking. =)

On days when I need hot food quick and fast, my sure bet is making a stir-fry. I include fresh vegetables (not the frozen ones) to make the meal nutritious as well.  Since the kids are back to school, we moms (dads and guardians as well) are also back to our crazy schedules. Sometimes, preparing food for our family seems to be a chore that we just resort to take-aways and food deliveries. I am no Rachael Ray but surely, I can tell you that stir-fry meals may be your best friend. =)

 Will skip posting a full entry today. My hand's acting up, the AC adaptor of my modem has to be replaced, and I still have to finish labelling W's school things. Have a great Wednesday everyone!

Blood saves lives. And I am a living testimony to that. Having been diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia last 2005 , I have received numerous blood transfusions - blood from family, friends and even people I do not know. Clean and safe donated blood from responsible donors goes a long way - for a child with dengue, a girl with anemia, a woman who lost a lot of blood while giving birth and a lot of cancer patients.

Soup for the cold weather!  I'm actually feeling tired (and still dizzy because of my  low blood pressure ) so I just made this super easy soup for me and my son. It's surprisingly refreshing!

We had this dish a few days back. (Backlogs, yes!) I've made this recipe a few times already but it's only recently that I learned that I can actually call it Picadillo . Picadillo means ' minced meat ' in Spanish. Filipinos (like me) most often associate it with ground meat, specifically beef. If I got it right, Latin American Picadillo  is prepared more like our Carioca or Arroz Ala Cubana (which is another 'imported' dish).

It took me awhile to publish this post mainly because each time I open the draft, I seem to be at a loss for superlatives to use to describe Manang's Chicken . Sino si Manang?

I'll let you in a secret - I've never eaten in Banapple yet! Yup! Not inside their cutesy restaurant. It's probably because it is always full when we come by and I'm not really a fan of eating in crowded places, much more of waiting too long before I can eat. Anyway, inspite of that 'secret' I am still a fan of their pies and cakes (but take-aways). Their pasta dishes are also good I've heard, and that's next on my to-do list.  this is it!

I am seriously considering taking my nephew K to Max's to experience this. Promise! photo from the Max's website

Yay! *Sorry for the grainy and blurry pic. My N900 hasn't been functioning well since the last time I dropped it.*

In my recent post , I told you about the repairs we had at home and how I went about cleaning the dust, dirt and extra stuff we still have not managed to sort since we moved late last year. It was great timing also that we were able to have leaks and cracks sealed by the workers while they were here. We moved last November and inspite of the occasional rains we've been getting, we still haven't noticed leaks and cracks from the roof and firewall until recently (with Chedeng). I am so paranoid that I wanted our house sealed, safe and sound to protect us from any future natural calamities. Any water coming in small holes (even in the AC slot freaks me out, so there. *blushes* photo credit: blindgossip.com I think that the best solution is preventive maintenance. Instead of waiting for your roof to be blown away by gusty wind, have your latero (tinsmith) fix it. If you think your doors and windows need repairs, call your carpenter to help you out. There's going to be a l

I am officially ticking off #13 in my Birthday Wishlist . Thanks to Mercato Centrale, I've been able to satisfy my mochi ice cream craving without having to travel to Tagaytay. Good thing though that we were early for Midnight Mercato so I was still able to get myself some because Mochiko almost always runs out of mochi ice cream early both on the daytime and night time shifts.

Renovation Sale at Living Well Homestore, SM Mall of Asia! Like this post? Click to Subscribe to The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink by Email   Xoxo, 

Are you a chick-lit lover like me? Do you love books by Nicholas Sparks? Then this is the sale for us! Teeheehee. Mechanics: 1. 40% discount on Safe Haven trade paper 2. 20% discount on ALL Nicholas Sparks books EXCEPT New Format of Safe Haven 3. Participating branches: All Powerbooks in Metro Manila 4. Promo period: May 21 to June 30, 2011 5. No combination of promos including Loyalty Card *Just reposting and sharing!* Like this post? Click to Subscribe to The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink by Email   Xoxo, 

Our summers are never complete without banana-Q's, halo-halo and turon . My FIL would send us freshly harvested saba bananas to take home from their place. I'd make a variety of snacks and dishes from the hands of bananas we have and so far, turon is the family's summer favorite this year. Turon (Saba Banana Spring Rolls) Ingredients: Saba bananas, peeled (halved lengthwise if it's too thick) Lumpia wrappers Brown sugar Jackfruit slices/slivers (Langka) or Cheese slices *optional Cinnamon powder *optional water for sealing the wrapper edges How to do it: Roll the bananas into the brown sugar. Sprinkle with cinnamon powder generously then with a slice of jackfruit (or cheese), cover with the lumpia wrapper. Seal the edges with water. Deep-fry over medium to high heat until the wrapper is golden brown and crispy. You may serve it with ice cream like what I usually do! =D :: :: :: Like this post? Click to Subscribe to The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink by Email   Xox

I only like 'sarciado' in two fishes - bangus (fillet/belly - milkfish) and galunggong (mackarel scad). The tomato sauce enhances the flavor the way I like it that's why. So when I received frozen boneless bangus packs ,  without second thought, I decided to make this recipe. =D  Sarciadong Bangus (Pan-Fried Milkfish with Tomato Sauce) Ingredients: 1kg of milkfish, boneless and sliced 2tsp salt a dash of ground black pepper juice of 1pc lemon 1/2cup of flour oil for frying 1T garlic, chopped 1pc of medium-sized onion, chopped 1 1/4 cups of tomatoes, chopped 1/2cup water 2T soy sauce salt and pepper, to taste 2pcs eggs, lightly beaten 2T spring onions, chopped *optional How to do it: Season bangus with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Dredge in flour then fry until golden.  Drain on paper towels and keep warm while making the sauce. In a skillet, saute the onions and garlic. Add the tomatoes, water and soy sauce.  Allow the sauce to simmer for 5 minutes, adding some more wa

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photo credit: steussy.com I had my medical check-up last Friday, May 27. I've been feeling light-headed every night for two weeks prior to my check-up (which makes it three weeks now) and found out only on the latter week that I've been moving about with only 80/40 blood pressure just before I retire to bed. I was taking a shower two Sunday nights ago when I suddenly felt like I was about to collapse . I called on M to help me get to our bed and he rushed downstairs to get my blood pressure monitor. My reading recorded 84/44 (it's digital, so I'm rounding off to the nearest 10s) hence, 80/40. We repeated the reading after 5minutes and it was still the same. (We checked every 30minutes until I felt too weak, and fell asleep.) We're equipped in dealing with high blood pressure since my chemotherapy days but not on low BP. All I know is that I should lie down with my legs elevated to help pump back the blood to my head/brain . M made me drink lots of water

The Mechanics are as follows: 1. Up to 80% discount on imported books 2. Sale period: June 1 to 15, 2011 only 3. X, XP items, and magazines not included 4. No combination of promos including Loyalty Card program. *Just reposting and sharing! =D Like this post? Click to Subscribe to The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink by Email   Xoxo, 

My dearest readers, I've been so tired from cleaning up that my body is sore. I had to spend the whole day yesterday taking quick naps in between my usual house chores. Anyway, I still have a lot of recipe post backlogs so  here goes... Lemon Chicken Ingredients: 1 1/2kg chicken breast fillet, cut into nugget-size chunks 4tsp light soy sauce 2tsp salt 1/2tsp ground white pepper 2pcs eggs, slightly beaten 1cup cornstarch, for dredging oil for deep frying For the Lemon Sauce: 2T lemon juice 1T sugar 2tsp salt 2tsp sesame oil 2tsp cornstarch, dissolved in... 1T chicken stock 1 1/4cups chicken stock How to do it: Season chicken with light soy sauce, salt and pepper. Marinate for at least six (6) hours inside the chiller/refrigerator. Remove the chicken from the chiller then add the eggs. Dredge in cornstarch and pat each piece well until covered. Fry the chicken over medium heat until cooked. Set aside. To make the sauce, combine all the ingredients (for the sauce) in a saucepan.

Our house is barely a year old but repairs are already necessary to prevent further damage brought about by natural elements (and apparently, man-made errors). The house is in a good state, other than our kitchen sink that never really functioned well since the beginning. It seems like I committed a stupid mistake by not testing all our pipe lines a lot of times before the construction wrapped-up. I thought the water flow and drain will improve through time. Sadly, I was wrong. We have decided to push through with the repairs last weekend. I made sure important things were covered to protect them from dust and debris. We watched, checked and prayed so hard that this time the workers will get it right. Despite taking preventive measures, the dirt and dust as well as all the things we took out from the storage area (which is where the new pipe line was laid) still overwhelmed us me. M took a leave from work last Saturday so there's no stopping him from going back last Monday gi