Stuffed Squid

Did I tell that my hubby love to eat squid? That's right. Since we got married and tasted squid, he got addicted since then. He never ate squid before but now everytime I go to the fish market, I have to buy squid per hubby's request. I tried different squid recipes like adobo, fried, grilled and this time, stuffed. Squid tens to shrink after they are cooked so I tried to stuffed them and they look so full and didn't shrink that much. Hubby and I love this simple recipe of stuffed squid. So delicious and yummy to the tummy.

Ingredients:

about a kilo of fresh squid (big or medium sized) clean them

2 red onions chopped

1 green pepper chopped

3 tomatoes chopped

2 tablespoons of kalamansi juice (or lemon juice)

2 tablespoons of soy sauce

2 table spoons of cooking oil

Procedure:

Mix the cooking oil, calamansi juice and soy sauce. Pour this over your squid and mix them. In another bowl mix the onion, green pepper and tomatoes. Insert this inside your squid. Put in a pot including the sauce and cook over medium fire until it become tender around 10 minutes or depending on the size. Do not overcook them.

So Much More Than Hot!

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I was not really into hot sauce or spicy foods but my hubby is. He love to put hot sauce sauce in his foods especially pizza, tacos, enchilada, tortilla and just about anything. Before I got married to him, I hardly used any hot sauce in my foods because I simply dislike it. But after more than 8 years of being married to him, his love of hot sauce, he rubbed it off on me. Now I'm loving the taste of hubby's favorite Tabasco sauce. For me, pizza taste a lot better if I put Tabasco sauce on it. In fact, this afternoon, hubby and I just ate our favorite pizza from the fast food restaurant and of course, we put our favorite Tabasco Original on it. TABASCO® Original Red is "So Much More Than Hot." It also unlocks or enhances the flavor of food so you can get the best of every bite.



Hubby love to watch football and of course his favorite team is Dallas Cowboys. Since it's football season and the Super Bowl is right around the corner, I'm planning to buy a pizza so hubby can eat it while watching his favorite sport. We still have the TABASCO® Original Red sauce that we just bought a week ago. So pizza plus TABASCO® Original Red would be perfect combination for a game day tradition!



Here's my favorite recipe using Tabasco Original Red:



Ground Beef Tacos



What you need:



1 box Taco shells

1/2 kl ground beef

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tomato, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped

2 onion, chopped

1 cup lettuce or cabbage cut in strips

grated cheese

1 tsp pepper

2 tsp salt

1 bottle TABASCO® Original Red sauce



How to make it:



In a pan saute garlic till golden brown, then add 2 tbsp onion till skin turns see through. Add the ground beef, season with pepper and salt. When beef is cooked the place it on a bowl.



Get a taco shell, place 1 to 2 tbsp of ground beef, (sprinkle with salt or pepper if desired) then add onion, lettuce, tomatoes and cheese.



Serve it with TABASCO® Original Red sauce.



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Sinigang na Ulo Ng Tanguigue

I love eating sinigang but I was not good in cooking it. I remember my grandmother used to cook sinigang when were kids and I just love the way she cooked it. At that time, I didn't bother to ask her or observe her while she was cooking. All I was interested that time was to eat what she cooked. My grandma had already passed away many years ago and I didn't get her sinigang recipe so I can't cook sinigang the way she cooked it before. Her sinigang was not that sour unlike those in the restaurant that all you can taste is the sour tamarind powder that they added. It really turned me off. Until 2 years ago, my sister taught me how to cook sinigang the way our grandma used to cook. I was so glad to learn it and now I can cook good sinigang as my grandma did. I love to buy the head of the tanguigue fish because the soup really taste good and it's really perfect for sinigang.

Ingredients :

1 kilo fish head of tanguigue, split open and gills removed
1 large onion, peeled and finely sliced
2-3 tomatoes, diced
5 pcs of medium size kamias
a bunch of camote tops or chayote tops or kangkong tops
1 small piece of ginger, crushed
salt or patis

Cooking procedure:

Put the sliced fish head in the pot over low fire with salt or patis, sliced onion and crushed ginger. Simmer it for about 5 to 7 minutes stirring once in a while. Add 5 cups of water and bring to a boil then season with salt or patis. Add the tomatoes or camias and cook for another 10 minutes. Add the camote tops or chayote or kangkong tops. Simmer for 3 minutes. Serve at once.

Beef Caldereta

I love beef more than any other meat. I don't eat pork no more, I removed it from our diet almost 5 years ago. The meat that I eat are beef, chicken, turkey, goat and venison. Whenever there is an occasion in our house, most of the time we cook beef caldereta. I just love the taste of this recipe. My hubby and my siblings love it too.

Ingredients:

1 kilo beef, cut into chunks
1 big can (350g) liver spread or ground liver
5 onions, minced
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup tomato sauce
3 green peppers, diced
3 red peppers, diced
4 pieces hot chili peppers, minced
3/4 cup grated cheese
2 cups beef stock or water
1/4 cup cooking or olive oil

Cooking Instructions:

In a casserole, sauté: garlic and onions in oil. Then add tomatoes, red & green pepper and chil peppers.

Add in the beef, tomato sauce, liver spread and water or stock. Salt to taste and let simmer for at least 1 hour or until the beef is tender.

Add cheese and olives (optional) and continue to simmer until the sauce thickens.

Serve with plain rice.

Fitness Business Cards

I'm so sleepy tonight. In a little while I will hit the bed but I have to make this post yet. Tomorrow, hubby and I need to wake up early and do our morning exercise which is of course walking. I haven't been into it the past couple of months since my li'l sister was sick. I had to stay with her most of the time and attended to her need. I've seen a newly opened fitness establishment. I wanted to take hubby there because he too had gained a lot of weight and he needs to shed off those unwanted fats in his belly. I just wonder if they have some fitness business cards so I can call their office and inquire how much they charge their new customers.

This morning before we went to church, hubby tried a few of his shirts and most of it are already tight to him. I told hubby that he need to shake off the unwanted weight. If not, he need to buy new set of clothes to wear on different occasions. Hubby just need to have a determination to go to the gym to exercise and lose weight.

Pusit Adobo

My hubby loves to eat pusit (squid). He likes it any way I cook it whether grilled, adobo, fried or stuffed. Before he met me he never ate pusit but after he got to eat the pusit adobo which I cooked after we got married, pusit adobo became one of his favorites seafood recipes.

Ingredients

• 1 pound medium-size squid
• 1/4 cup soy sauce or salt
• 1/2 cup white vinegar
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons vegetable or corn oil
• freshly ground pepper to taste
• 1 head garlic, minced

Directions:

1. Wash and clean the squid thoroughly, removing the cattle. Put squid in a saucepan (not aluminum) with the vinegar, garlic, pepper, soy sauce or salt and water.
2. Cook over low heat until squid is tender, making sure it does not get overcooked and rubbery. Drain and set aside the squid broth.
3. Heat oil in another saucepan and stir fry the cooked garlic until brown and onion until transparent.
4. Add the squid and simmer for 3 minutes. Transfer squid broth over mixture and bring to a boil. Serve hot. Serves 4.

Taking Photos...

I love taking photos of just about anything like my cute, li'l niece when she's having fun and trying to show off her talents to us. I also love taking pics when hubby and I go somewhere especially to places that I've never been to. Scenic views, nature, parks, flowers, beaches, plants, trees and mountains captivates my attention. I love clicking my digicam whenever I see these interesting subjects. Of course I won't forget taking souvenir photos on special occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving, etc. The memory card of my camera is already full that's why I'm thinking of transferring the photos to a CD or have them developed.

I already have a bunch of photos printed out and I put them in photo albums and every time we have some visitors, I show it to them. Some of the photos were printed in the store like Wal Mart but then hubby got so lazy to drive and wait on me whenever we go to the store to have our photos printed so I asked him to buy a printer, ink and photo papers. Now, I am the one printing our photos. Cool isn't it? I just need to buy more photo albums for our photos.