My Cold Kitchen Experience

When I first set foot at the kitchen of the hotel where I do my trainee job, the first thing I learned was prepare cold kitchen items. In the span of five weeks, I am able to master the art of preparing salads, plating them and setting up  the salad bar. Last month, I was just watching and helping the ladies in-charge of the salads and cold dishes but now I can work without any assistance from them.

Baguio Pechay Salad

Summer 2008 (July) was the last time I went back to Philippines. It was also during this trip when I learned a new salad recipe  from an aunt. The  new discovery in the salad world was reconstructed only two days ago by my sister. So dinner was rice, fried short mackerel (Pla too) and Baguio pechay salad.  I couldn't ask for more.  The salad complemented the steamed rice and  fried fish. A perfect combination! Plus, it provided us  alkaline our bodies needed.

Honey Lemon Salad Dressing - A dressing even the kids enjoy

Part of my healthy food regimen is eat salad on a regular basis. When my two nieces were here with us, I served salad once for lunch. I got "frowny" faces. I'm not a parent but I know that getting the children eat their veggies is a challenge. To make the kids eat salad,  I made a dressing which I thought would suit their palate.Thanks to my long time friend, the internet,  for providing a nice recipe. My decision to make this salad dressing had yielded a nice result. Everyone liked the salad, even the kids said "masarap" (Filipino word for delicious)

This is a simple and healthy salad dressing which adds zest to your greens. All you need is honey, lemon juice and olive oil. Mix them all together, toss your greens with the dressing and enjoy!

We are into Japanese stuff these days

Japanese movies, Japanese drama, Japanese food. For the past 3 months, ate and I have been smitten by Japanese related stuff. Actually we don't know what got us into liking  things from the Land of the Rising Sun. Perhaps it all started when we watched  Japanese movies one after the other for weeks. Or maybe it's because we have had Japanese food countless times now. Or probably  because my sister and I had discovered a lot of good things about Japan when  her class  portrayed its cultures and traditions during the Heritage Day at NIVA International School and the discovery made us want to visit the country soon. Whatever the reason is we have no idea,  but we sure are enjoying our new passion.

For our dinner  Saturday evening, we consumed salad seasoned with Japanese salad dressing. My, it was good that I had three servings.