Lenten Season Choices

Its almost the end of lent once again. More than forty days past Ash Wednesday. Have you declared what you will sacrifice? I tried shunning meat for the entire Lenten season. Alas! To no avail. I miserably failed on this because I can't control to what is being served to me most days.  I told you before about my weekly Wednesday lunches with the Koziols. They make delicious lunches for me every Wednesday and I don't have the heart to tell them I won't be eating meat. So as part of being brought up properly by my parents to say thanks to all things given to you, I thanked them and ate my portion. And all was sinfully good!

Have a nice Lenten brunch out this coming weekend at Spitz. Photo by SDeluz

Part also of our weekly rendezvous is to check out hang outs in and around Bonn. We tried this restaurant at the corner of Oxfordstraße and Strntorbrücke. Just a 3 minute walking distance from Friedensplatz. They have a very nice set up with umbrellas and seat along the cobbled stones walk plus a nice view of the main street leading to Stadthaus. We ate inside the restaurant coz being Filipinos, we prefer sitting under the shade with air conditioning minus the dust from the traffic. There was only two tables occupied inside the restaurant, not because of no patronage but due to most patrons opting to eat outside. Very European. This was not the first time I tried this place. I was impressed the first time for all waiters and waitresses speaks fluent English. They also give out a menu in English if you request for it. Had only coffee and appetizers before but I liked it. I was with an American friend that time so all was not that bad. This time though, I was with a Filipino. And I think we Filipinos are very picky. 

Insalata Spitz: Gemischter salat mit Gebratenen Putenbruststreifen & Gemischter Pilzen

The ambience got a good rating but the food this time was at par. Maybe I didn't order a full meal the first time thats why I didn't notice this. Or maybe because Filipinos tend to criticize more. I'm not sure. I ordered their salad specialty: Mixed salad with fried Turkey breasts strips and mixed mushrooms. This amounted to 8.90€. My partner ordered Baked Potato in Foil with Turkey breast strips, mushroom, Parsley Joghurt and salad which cost 7.90€. It was coincidence with the food. I didn't know that we basically ordered the same thing. I was in the toilet when he ordered. Mine was under the Salad menu and his, under the potato menu. Almost the same but mine was more expensive. Hmmm. I wonder why? Too much greens? I love food and I am on a diet. The salad clicked for me. The other one didn't like his though. So I guess we won't be returning to this one. They do give out Cocktail Happy Hours. Any cocktails from 9pm to 11pm costs only 4.80€. Pizza Happy Hour also follows from same time, 9pm to 11pm, any big Pizza costs only 4.80€. They have Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday brunch. That will be from 11am to 3pm for only 11.90€. Not sure of drinks are included in the price though. 

Folienkartoffel mit Putenbruststreifen & Gemischten Pilzen

Squid Sisig

Squid sisig. Photo by stu_spivack

Its Holy week and if you're craving the ever famous sisig of the Philippine Islands, then try this sisig using squid. You will still be enjoying the same sizzle plus still abstaining from meat.

Ingredients:

1 kilo Squid

Ginger

2 Big Onions

Chilli Peppers (red or green)

Salt and Pepper

2 tbsp corn oil

Calamansi juice (lemon juice)

Procedure:

1. Grill the squids, remove the plastic of the squids after they are grilled.

2. Chop the squids and set aside.

3.Chop Onions, ginger and chillis.

4. In a pan put oil and saute' onions and ginger then add the chopped squids with calamansi juice, salt and pepper. 

5. Pour the cooked squid sisig on a sizzling plate and serve it while it sizzles.

Humba

Humba recipe. Photo by digipam

I first encountered humba when I visited the province of Catanduanes. It looks like adobo but sweeter. It is also not sliced into bite sized pieces but was a hock part of pork. Little bit oily for my taste but it is a special meal done for special occasions. 

Ingredients:

1 lb. pork
1 cup water
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/3 cup vinegar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 bay leaf
1/4 tsp. pepper or 1 tsp. peppercorns
1 tsp. oil

salt to taste

3 potatoes, peeled and quartered (optional)

hard-boiled eggs (optional)

Procedure:

1. Combine all ingredients in a big pot and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer for about an hour or until pork belly or hocks are tender.

2. Fry potatoes in a separate frying pan and add to the pork once nearly done.

3. Add the hard boiled eggs before serving.

10 Funny Cooking Tweets

Image by dulk via Flickr

Cooking doesn't mean being serious all the time. Have a laugh as this tweets showcased:

CrazyLemon8 Madi Bixby 
just watched the video where the cooking ladies hunt for one direction! i love it when Zayn says "What you doing bebz?" so funny

alicewints Alice Winters 
Not even funny how slow my mum is being cooking tea... I WANT TO GO OUT WOMAN

EvEALabi ♦RBGoddess♦ 

@Ricki_MINAJ: lol! too funny! no lie, i was eating festival + am now eating oreos, but it's true that my mama's cooking downstairs. ;()

blackandred Brittany Jasek ! 
Watching cooking shows with aunt colleen and uncle johm was sofunny !

gabrinic Gabrielle Johnson 
Its funny how on cooking shows no one ever says the food is nasty. Its always ''mmm, good''

MsKaySharee LoveKaySharee 
Sitting here cooking and watching my son sing n dance...smh tofunny lmao

IamJinCarter euJin Emuze 
I think its funny some girls like to show off their cookingskills.

minklivsey Minklivsey 
I really feel like cooking or something right now, which is funnybecause I don't know how to cook.

hip_oh_pot ****** * 
Pasta is cooking. Had a funny moment yesterday when @dirty_neon and i got overly enthusiastic about pasta sauces in tesco

mzladydrew SexyIsBeingReal 
My brother cj and that cooking dance is too funny!