HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY TO TEDD, OUR SON!

When God made YOU, our son, He was having a good day! because you are so special, so kindhearted, that its difficult to say in words...Happy Birthday son, we love you!

TT: 65th Birthday..Hurrah!

Blessings came pouring in:

Our dear professor turned 65 this week and we had a grand celebration. Dr. Armand Fabella touched our lives in many different ways. We were blessed by his wisdom, kindness, his challenging encouragement to seek inner directions. We can always sit for hours listening to his lectures. I am thanking God for giving us a committed teacher who have touched our lives in endless ways.

My Beloved Hubby!

My beloved Tedd...always there for me. I took this picture 2 weeks ago we went up to the crater of Taal Volcano, Batangas.

My Friends, Some in Red

My friends and I, attended the Human Resource Workshop with Dr. B'julah in white and pink. I am the one with the cream orange bag, we enjoyed learning how to make everyone in the workplace happily functional.

Award...award...award!

15 Honorees

I am going to mention some from visitors to Susannah’s {Kitchen} and some from the hospitality-lovers regulars at Chrysalis. Thank you all for your wonderful comments; I appreciate our developing friendships! You are completely deserving of this Stylish Blogger Award.

By the way, there is no obligation to participate if your time is tight or your blog is award-free. However, please do feel complimented!

1. Lisa at Sweet as Sugar Cookies
2. Miz Helen at Miz Helen’s Country Cottage
3. Kim at Quit Eating Out
4. Amy at uTry.it
5. Sherry at Lamp Unto My Feet
6. Shelley at Stones of Remembrance
7. Janette Wright at Janette’s Sage
8. Nice A at Nice Thoughts & Thrills
9. Gemini at The Road We Traveled
10. Faith at Gold in the Clouds
11. Bobbi at Blogging Along
12. Christie at Crickl’s Nest
13. Constance at Slim Pickin's From My Brain
14. Sandra at Heart for Him
15. Susan at Forever His

Here are the Rules

• First, thank and link back to the person who gave you this award
• Second, share 7 things about yourself
• Third, award 15 recently discovered great bloggers
• Then, contact these bloggers and tell them they’ve won this award

7 Random Things

1. I am from the Philippines

2. I've worked with young people with dependency problems and community crisis centers.

3. I have two kids and I love children and I volunteer in orphanages.

4. My first love and my first and last sweetheart is my husband...hahhah...the relationship is still very strong after 17 years of marriage and counting.

5. I love cooking, baking, traveling, reading, blogging, Bible Study and gardening.

6. Me and my hubby is on scholarship grants for both our PH.D, hoping to graduate by March 2012.

7. The Lord has blessed us tremendously and am always sharing these blessings to everyone, they call me back home....Mommy A, ages=preschool to late adults...hahhaha....am in my mid-forty and laughing is my passion.

A million thanks for E-mom for this award!..Enjoyed your blog always. More blessings from above.

YM...Happy Eating!

Kare-Kare or Philippine Beef Stew

Ingredients:
1/2 kilo oxtail
1/2 kilo beef stripe
1/2 cup oil
4 tablespoons atsuete oil
2 heads garlic (minced)
2 medium sized onions (diced)
1/2 cup bagoong alamang
3 cup ground nuts or 4 cups of peanut butter
1/4 cup ground toasted rice
5 pieces eggplant (sliced into rings)
1 banana bud (cut to almost proportional to eggplant slices, blanch in boiling water)
1 bundle sitaw (string beans) cut to 2″ long
1 bundle pechay (bok-choy)
Salt and Pepper

Procedure:
1. In a casserole, boil oxtail, beef stripe. Lower fire and let simmer until cooked. Remove all scum that rises to the surface.
2. Drain, set aside then reserve the stock.
3. In a big wok, heat oil and atsuete oil and saute garlic, onion and toasted rice and nuts (if using nuts).
4. Add oxtail and beef stripe, pour in the stock, season with salt and pepper and add peanut butter (if using peanut butter).
5. Simmer until all flavors are incorporated, then add the vegetables.
6. Make sure vegetables is not over-cooked.
7. Serve hot with bagoong /or fish sauce and chili pepper

WFW

"TO A CHILD LOVE IS SPELLED TIME"