I also cook. And I don’t mean fried eggs and toast. I REALLY cook. Mostly chicken dishes. Not a big fan of pork but I'll do fish and beef for variety, mostly for my lil P. Something about the smell of pork turns me off. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE lechon. Puzzling. I know. I just won't do heated yoga after I eat it or my extremely sensitive olfactory system will go bonkers.
So let me share what I made this morning. Pan-seared tomatoes with cream cheese, truffle oil and basil. I usually use green tomatoes but I only had the ripe ones in my fridge. No biggie. Dish takes 3 minutes to make perfect for busy mommies and a good first dish to try for those of you who fear to venture into the kitchen. Easy as pie. No. Way easier.
Let's begin.
Wash your green tomatoes. Cut them in half, crosswise. I remove the seeds but you can keep them if you want. Lightly coat your pan with olive oil and put the halved tomatoes (cut face down) and sear. Once you get a nice char, remove from heat and top the tomatoes off with cream cheese. Sprinkle with dried basil (you can use chopped fresh basil too) and add a drop or two of white truffle oil. Put them in a sealed container and pack them with your fruit cup and yogurt, and you’re ready for your early morning car picnic. I've been breaking my fast in the car since P started summer school. Packed me some vanilla-infused black tea too. Yep, no coffee. I've been TRYING to cut my caffeine intake. I'll tell you about that next week...that is if I'm sane enough to keep blogging without my barako. I finished my fruits and ate most of my tomato stash by the time I got to Paco’s school. Saved some tomatoes for my friend Mish... because I'm sweet like that. Lol.
Mish and I met up for a working breakfast at Coffee Bean. She ordered coffee and a bagel and paired them with my tomatoes. What a smart cheapskate! Hahaha! Love you, BFF.
I, on the other hand, felt extra indulgent. I ordered turtle pie. ORGASMIC! Come on. How could you go wrong with dark chocolate and caramel pecans? Worth trying. The Sugarhouse turtle pie is still numero uno on my list but this is a close second. Mish, captured my first bite and laughed uncontrollably when she saw my reaction. Eye-rollingly good. Yeah… I guess I don’t need a man as long as I have dark chocolate. :P
Picked P up from school and headed to Ortigas after to try Casa Marcos.
We ordered the gambas (lots of garlic...very very good), the chorizo combo (also good but could use a little kick) and their paella valenciana (a rice-lover's heaven). The paella was excellent, moist but still had the burnt 'tutong' part (super fave), you could tell it was slow cooked from the way the flavours married. Oh and the generous toppings! Ooh la la! They didn't scrimp on the shrimps (Paco loves shrimps so he had his fill -- yay) and crab pieces (Mish loved these). I looked for chicken of course and wished they had chunkier pieces but overall, it was a delish and hearty lunch. I definitely had an orange vibe from all the paprika I consumed. We ended the meal with their pandesal pudding ala mode -- yum! Warning though, get ready for some serious carb-induced food coma after.
Okay, I should stop talking about food at night. Torture. So there. Probably my last blog about food... unless I find a way to write in the morning. Sigh.
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