Garden Chef's Needle and Pen

Hubby is on a week-long school break so I had to prepare fish meal for him everyday. Sad to say, I was too tired to cook the night before so I had to use my magic kitchen wand the following morning before running off to work. 😭😢😓😥

I couldn’t recall when I first had my first taste of Bulgarian sausage. What I do remember is that I fell in love with it at first bite. Since then, my freezer never ran out of stock. 

This is one of those days when I would prefer to just spend more time in bed but I'm left with no other choice but force myself to get up to fulfil some domestic duties. One, prepare food. Two, the garbage.  Opening the cupboard oftentimes offers a speedy solution. I see a can of corned beef grinning down at me. The veggie bin also has more to offer. There are string beans. So after frying three eggs for a late breakfast for my two daughters and myself, I use the same pan to cook the corned beef. Presto! Lunch is ready! Ingredients: Oil 1 medium onion, sliced thinly 1 medium tomato, sliced 1 can corned beef 1 bunch of string beans, cut into 2 inches long salt to taste Steps: Spray oil on pan. Sautee onion and tomato slices.  Add corned beef.  Add string beans. Allow to simmer until string beans are tender. Add salt according to taste.  This is one such good idea if you are looking for a simple and easy dish. Exactly what bu...

Tuna-Lemon Fusilli Pasta (photo courtesy of Ayana Grace) This photo was taken by Ayana Grace before trying a serving from one of her favorite pasta dishes. As a matter of fact, I learned cooking Tuna-Lemon Pasta from her. This is just my second trial, this time, using Fusilli spirals. A very simple dish which you can make in less than 20 minutes. Here's how. Ingredients: 250 gms Fusilli pasta 2 cloves minced garlic 1 medium onion, sliced thinly 1 can (420 gms) CenturyTuna Flakes in oil juice of 1 piece lemon 1/4 medium green bell pepper, cut into small cubes Steps: 1. Cook Fusilli pasta according to package instructions. Set aside. 2. Using the oil from the canned tuna, sautee garlic and onion.  3. Add tuna flakes. Simmer for 2 minutes.  4. Add lemon juice and bell pepper. Simmer for another minute. 5. Pour tuna mixture over pasta and serve. Tuna-Lemon Fusilli Pasta (photo courtesy of Ayana Grace) I'm sure your family wil...

I had another chance of traveling out-of-town for a night on a weekend, following a hectic schedule and several sleepless nights. That meant cramming to pack my things while cooking at the same time... so that there will be food on our table while I am gone. Opening the cupboard and seeing the penne pasta and can of Century Tuna Flakes, I knew exactly what to do. I just took two pieces of lemon and a stalk of leeks from the veggie bin and all the other ingredients I needed were spices.  This is what I had in mind--- Tuna-Lemon Penne Pasta. Another fast food meal! And this is how it turned out. Here's how I did this. Ingredients: Oil 1 tbsp garlic, minced 1 medium onion, sliced 1 large can Century Tuna in oil 2 pcs lemon, halved and squeezed Pinch of salt, pepper, thyme, basil, rosemary, cayenne powder of any spice of choice Penne pasta, cooked according to package instruction 1 stalk leeks, sliced diagonally Steps: 1. Saute garlic, onions and tun...

Oh, no, it's almost 8:00 am!!! No more time for another snooze :((  This is one of those days when I don't feel like getting up from bed but I have no choice. I have just begun to feel the stress of office work for the past weeks. Yesterday was another lazy day. No marketing, no cooking... just blogging in bed! :))  Okay, now I'm off my bed. So what happens next? You gotta be fast!!!!! Any idea brewing? Let the countdown begin! Opening the cupboard, I see a large can of 555 Mackerel Salmon style.  Are there eggs?  Yes, I still have six pieces.  Take out three.  Open the can of Mackerel. One onion coming.  Then the veggie bin, of course!  Let's see... I have tomatoes, green bell pepper, carrot and leeks from among the other vegetables. Let me take one large tomato.  Cut a piece of leek from the stalk, take out the green bell pepper and the remaining carrot.   Now, I'm ready! Did you get the ingredients...