Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Tukneneng


Quail eggs - hard boiled
3 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup flour
1/4 cup annatto seeds (atsuete)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground black pepper
Cooking oil for deep frying

Sauce:
Vinegar
Cucumber (sliced)
Red pepper
Salt and pepper

Remove the eggshells and dredge it into the cornstarch. For the batter, dilute 1 cup of hot water into the annatto seeds. Mix flour, salt and pepper in a bowl. Pour the liquid in the flour-salt-pepper mixture. Put the eggs in the batter.

Heat the oil and once hot deep fry the eggs.
Remove and serve with your favorite sauce.



VERDICT:
WILL: Eventually, I am missing every small thing that was taken for granted when I am in the Philippines and food is not an exemption. 
      I miss street foods and I miss tukneneng. This is quail egg rolled on a flour then fried. The best part? When it was soaked in a vinegar with garlic, onion and cucumber. 
      Thanks abbey for preparing this. :)

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Ginataang Mais


1 1/2 cups of glutinous rice (malagkit)
2 pieces sweetcorn
4-236ml coconut milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar

Mix the rice and coconut milk in a pot. Stir it for the rice not to settle in the bottom of the pot and get burned. Put the corn kernel once the rice is cooked. After a couple of minutes put the the sugar. Once dissolved, turn off the heat and serve.




VERDICT
WILL: Hello holiday! Hello to longer hours of sleep! Hello to food cravings. Hehe. I saw to one of my cousins facebook post that they have a ginataang mais, hurriedly I asked Abbey to cook one for me, then Abbey went home from work with the plastics of ingredients. Delicous! Its like I am back in the Philippines. Thanks Abbey :)

Monday, April 23, 2012

Lifespa at Orchard

ABBEY: We got this deal in deal.com.sg for less than 56sgd for both of us. The deal comes with 1-hour deep tissue massage and thermal fusion. I can say that the service is good and staffs are accommodating. I felt relaxed and invigorated after the therapy. Nice shower room :)



WILL: Bathed under the sun, perspire a lot, and stressed from December 2011 up to early April, isn't these were enough reasons for us to get a good massage? Hmmm? 
      Well, we bought vouchers for Luxespa and for an offer for 28$ for 60min massage with thermal fusion. Great deal ha! 
      We showered before the spa, they provided a free locker and free disposable underwear and hairnets. The massage just fine but the thermal fusion is the best! Lovely, we will be back here if we need some more kneading. Hehe. ;)