The (Mis)Adventures of Superboink

I was not feeling well a few days before my birthday. Post-tension maybe or because I got so busy with a lot of things. All I wanted was to lay in bed and sleep...and well, read a feel-good book or play some word search.  Feeling sick always brings me back to a time when I was hospitalized when I was about 6 years old. Yep, I can still clearly remember. I was confined in Lungsod ng Kabataan (Philippine Children's Medical Center) and was fed with potato soup. While as a kid, I was already a 'Pro' in digesting bland hospital food - but that potato soup was different! It was hearty, creamy and comforting just as how I want my potato soup to be.  It was the start of my love affair with the potato soup. Funny I even requested my mom to ask for additional ration of that potato soup. I think I got 3 extra portions. The nurses happily obliged as I was not eating well for the past days that time. Oh well, too much for childhood memories. =) So now, I am always feeling giddy when ...

Since W and my nephew K graduated from pre-school and grade school respectively, we prepared a joint graduation salu-salo . We have decided to make it an afternoon merienda 'til dinner event, and since my SIL was making some spaghetti and liempo cutlets, I'll just prepare pica-pica food. The succeeding posts (I think there's three) are part of the pica-pica platters I made. These ham and cheese rolls were easily wiped out as W and cousin T were snacking on this already while I was still assembling it. ***Note: This is not the ham & cheese BREAD rolls you're thinking of...teehee =) :: :: :: Ham and Cheese Rolls Ingredients: 15pcs tortillas 15pcs cooked ham (spiced/sweet/what-have-you) 1pk cream cheese (about 1cup) 3tbsps chopped herbs (basil & parsley/what-have-you) dash of salt & pepper (optional) How I did it: I mixed the cream cheese and chopped herbs in a bowl, and added some salt and pepper, then set it aside. In a small pan on low heat, I warmed t...