Recipe: Papaitang Kambing/Baka

Today, my brother gave me some innards to cook. He wanted to have papaitan for dinner. Hence, this recipe.

Papaitan Kambing “Pinapaitan nga kalding”or Goat Innard Stew (Bitter Goat Stew) is a unique Ilocano cuisine that has a main ingredient of goat’s tripe, intestines, lungs, kidney, liver and papait (bile liquid).

Ingredients:

2 kgs. goat’s tripe, lungs, intestines, & kidney – boiled until slightly tender then sliced into tidbits

1/4 kg. boiled goat’s blood – boiled and sliced into cubes

10 pcs. siling haba (banana peppers/chili fingers)

3 tbsp. patis (fish sauce)

4 pcs. medium sized red onion – finely sliced

6 cloves garlic – crushed and minced

4 fingers of ginger crushed

2-3 tbsp. rock salt

1 tsp. magic sarap

1/4 cup pure papait (bile liquid)

2 liters of water

Instructions:

1) Saute garlic until light brown, followed by the onion and the sliced and boiled goat’s intestines.

2) Add the ginger, patis and magic sarap and continue sauteing until liquid is reduced or until intestines turn to light brown.

4) Add the boiled goat’s blood, water and salt, let it boil and simmer for 20-30 minutes.

5) Add the papait and siling haba then simmer for 2-5 minutes. Taste it and add salt if necessary.

6) Ready to serve with steamed rice. This is best to eat when it’s hot.

I hope you guys like it! Please don't forget to leave some feedback. 

Join Fisher Farms’ #KungHeiLessFatChoi Online Photo Contest and Win an Overnight Stay at Manila Shangri-La Hotel!

Fisher Farms Inc., a world-class aquaculture food processor that supplies farm-raised seafood to major restaurants and food manufacturers here and abroad, is giving away an overnight stay at the Manila Shangri-La Hotel plus Fisher Farms goodies! Just share how you and your loved ones are welcoming the Chinese New Year the healthy way in #KungHeiLessFatChoi Online Photo Contest!

Here’s how to join:

1. Gather your family or friends to form a group. Groups may be composed of:

a) three (3) adults

b) two (2) adults and two (2) children

2. Like the FISHERFARMS Facebook page.

3. Post a photo on the comment section of the contest announcement of how your group will    celebrate the Chinese New Year in a healthier way (e.g., you and your family wearing all red and biking together or having a healthy Chinese New Year meal). Make sure that you tag your family members/friends in the photo. Include the hashtag #KungHeiLessFatChoi, #GourmetBakedRelleno, and #Fisherfarmsph in your comment.

4. ‘Share’ the #KungHeiLessFatChoi contest poster on your personal Facebook Wall.

CRITERIA:

Creativity - 30%

Originality - 30%

Relevance to theme - 40%

PRIZES:

There will be 1 grand prize winner who will take away overnight stay in Makati Shangri-la Hotel plus Fisher Farms products worth P3,000. 1^st and 2^nd runners up will also bring home P3,000 worth of Fisher Farms products!

Deadline of entries: February 26, 12:00 PM. Winners will be selected on February 27, 2015 by a panel of judges.

TERMS & CONDITIONS:

• Contestants can only submit one entry throughout the promo. Contestants cannot appear in other photos/entries aside from their own official entry.
• Contestants may only win once. Only the contestants in the photo can avail of the prizes.
• Fisherfarms employees and relatives up to second degree of consanguinity shall be disqualified from the contest.
• All winners will be announced on Fisherfarms’s Facebook page on February 27, 2015.
• Fisherfarms shall also notify the winners within 1-2 days of Feb 27 via direct message on

Facebook. Winners will be asked to provide their complete names, email addresses, and contact numbers.

• Winners must claim their prizes at the Fisher Farms, Inc. office located at Unit 1610 16/F West Tower Philippine Stock Exchange, Exchange Road, Ortigas, Pasig City.
• A representative from the winning group may claim the prizes on behalf of the other group members, provided that the representative present at least one (1) valid ID of each member of the winning group. For groups with children, representative must present the child/children’s birth certificate/s.
• Prizes are non-transferrable and must be claimed within 60 days from the first announcement of winners in Fisherfarms’ Facebook page. Prizes left unclaimed after the said period will be forfeited.
• Fisherfarms reserves the right to delete, disclaim, and report any improper posts/entries.

Contestants must own the rights to all photos submitted. By posting an entry, contestants

hereby transfer to Fisherfarms all intellectual property and ownership rights to their entry.

• Fisherfarms shall be held free and harmless against loss and damage from any claim, demands, actions, liabilities and the like that may be brought by any third person against Fisherfarms as a result of or related to the submission of the contestant’s post or entry.
• All decisions of Fisherfarms are final.

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Recipe: Easy to Bake Brownies

This past few days, I noticed that Mikyla's been having a slice of brownies every after meal at her school. And thought that why not bake some for her and her little sister. 

Now, sharing with you this easy to bake brownies. :)

What you'll be needing

• 2 cups white sugar
•  1 cup butter
•  1/2 cup cocoa powder
•  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
•  4 eggs
•  1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
•  1/2 teaspoon baking powder
•  1/2 teaspoon salt
•  1/2 cup roasted peanut

Instructions:

1. Melt the butter or margarine and mix all ingredients in the order given.
2. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 30 minutes in a 9 x 13 inch greased pan.

Inspirational Monday: Success

You Can't Spoil Your Child through Love

Though we all worry about spoiling our child, rest assured that you cannot spoil your child with love. Love doesn't spoil children. Love is imperative to a child's healthy development, and it's just not possible to love your child too much. They need caring adults to spend time with them, play with them, teach them, protect them, and enjoy life with them. 

I may sometimes being hard on my eldest, but I believe that it's a parent's job to provide love, safety and encouragement. The process of growing up provides children with lots of challenges. Try to listen openly and understand their situation and communicate honestly with them when they have difficulties and letdowns in their life. 

Set appropriate limits with your child and then adhere to them. Establishing limits with your child gives them a sense of safety and security.  Sometimes parents do not set limits because they don't want to fight with their children. They don't want to cause bad feelings. They may beg a child to comply. Or they may make a rule and fail to enforce it. They may nag without ever enforcing the rules. None of these helps children. When your child fails to adhere or comply with the boundaries you've set for them, be firm yet kind in your response. This lets them know that you're serious about the rule but dedicated to helping and loving them.  Bear in mind though that each child is different and what works for one child may not work for another.  For example, one child may respond well to the direct approach of telling them a specific time to be home, where another child may need a gentle reminder that it's now time to come home.  

Develop a firm but kind manner of making and enforcing your household's rules and expectations. There's no need to fear our children, and there should be no need to instill a sense of fear in our children in order to get them to comply.