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 ...

For some reasons, I can't call this dish Arroz Ala Cubana . First, there's no sunny-side up egg or fried saba on the side. Second, I omitted a whole lot of other ingredients such as carrots, raisins, green peas and other seasonings. So, I just have to name it ALMOST Arroz Ala Cubana --- LOL! sounds like it didn't make it somewhere =) This dish is M's favorite. At our high school cafeteria, they would sell it as Carioca . But as far as I remember, the only Carioca I know is the fried sweet rice balls sold alongside bananaQ's. Some would still call it that, so whatever the REAL name of this dish is then so be it. Anyway, M and I would always have this for lunch back then. I'd sprinkle a little soy sauce and hot sauce then I'm good to go. =) :: :: :: My ALMOST Arroz Ala Cubana (This proportion would serve about 4-8 persons --- depends on how big your appetite is! =)) Ingredients: 1/2kg of lean ground pork 3-4pcs medium-sized potatoes, diced...