I've been trying to stay fit these days cause I'm not getting any younger. All of those years of not eating healthy foods are trying to catch up with me. So I decided to go green. More of green leafy veggies and less meat.
There's a YouTube channel that I loved to watched it's Ayesha's YouTube channel where you can find lots of good stuff. What I like about her videos is that is easy to follow. My favorite is her smoothies recipes. One of my favorite is her version of Healthy Green Juice. It's basically a piece of banana, pineapple, spinach and coconut juice. It's simple and healthy.
Go and check her channel Little Lights of Mine. I'm sure you gonna like what you see there.
Pizza is one of the most favorite snacks while watching tv. One of the best thing of pizza is that you can make it at home without spending much. You can make it by using a loaf of bread and toppings of your choice and put it in an oven toaster or by using a frying pan.
Since I'm craving for a pizza for snacks, so I tried to gather all the available ingredients that is available in our kitchen to make my own dough. Just a cup of flour with a baking powder, olive oil, water and salt to taste I have made my thin slice crust for my pizza. I cooked my crust in a frying pan (stickless pan is much better) and topped with tomato sauce and lots of cheese, onions and pineapple.
A simple and easy treat to satisfy my pizza-holic cravings!
Most of the kids love Walt Disney cartoons including me when I was
younger. They've been making cartoons way before my parents were born. They started
since 1937 and still making until now. Not only that they great nice animation
but the songs are really great.
Just this week, together with my nieces and nephew we watched Disney’s
latest masterpiece Frozen and we loved it. My nieces and nephew love the songs
by heart. But there’s one particular song that I really really love, it’s
called Love is an Open Doorsang by Kristen Bell and Santino
Fontana and it’s nice song. I keep singing that song over and over again. It’s
my favorite song of the week. I keep it on repeat mode on my mp3 player. It
makes me feel like 14 all over again! Thanks to the brilliant composer. Cheers!
Here’s the lyrics
that I found on Disney Wiki. Enjoy.
Love is an Open Door
Anna: Okay, can I just, say something crazy?
Hans: I love crazy!
Anna: All my life has been a series of doors in my face
And then suddenly I bump into you
Hans: I was thinking the same thing! ‘Cause like
I've been searching my whole life to find my own place
And maybe it's the party talking or the chocolate fondue
Anna: But with you...
Hans: But with you
Hans: I found my place...
Anna: I see your face...
Both: And it's nothing like I've ever known before!
Nearly hours left and we enter year 2014. I was thinking
how time flies. Honestly 20th century is fun because of the internet but
I still missed the 80s. So many nice childhood memories even though at
that time we only have a black and white TV and there's only 1 to 2 channels available.Almost same movies shown everyday. I remember watching Grease
staring John Travolta and Olivia Newton John. But mostly I love watching
Jacky Chan's movie every afternoon. I'm so happy that even at a short
period of time I can say that I've been part of 80's even if means that
I'm old :).
Anyway as for 2014 there will be no New
Year's resolution. I never believed in having a new year resolution.
What's the point of having a resolution and not keeping it?
Since
I was a kid I really don't like staying awake during New Year's Eve,
I'd rather have a nice sleep and wake up on a different year.
Rainy day makes me want to eat something that is hot and
just avoid the nasty and wet weather outside. One of my favorite comfort food
is “batchoy”. Batchoy is one of Ilonggo’s pride and I can
proudly say that I have never tasted an equally delicious tasting batchoy
outside Iloilo.
Batchoy is made of noodles, pork organs, liver, shrimp,
chicken and chicharon (pork cracklings.)
Now that's one of the best thing being an Ilonggo, we got the privileged to taste this delicious Ilonggo delicacy.
When I was younger I’m not fond of drinking tea, it’s not
that I don’t like it, I thought before that drinking tea is only used as a cure
for a stomachache. That’s why I was wondering why my grandfather loves drinking
tea. The first thing he would do every time he arrives is to make a cup of tea.
So, I just thought that maybe he loves drinking tea because he’s a Chinese (not
sure though).
As I get older drinking tea (we called it “cha”) is not bad
at all. Now, I drink it even without a stomachache as I was used to do. Before
I would only drink tea only if it is sweetened by sugar to get rid of the
bitter taste, but now I can drink it without sugar.
Luckily, my brother brought a green tea plant, so, I’m no
longer dependent on bag or dried teas. I can now make my own fresh green tea. I
also made my own ice tea beverage made from green tea leaves, that I can be
sure that is fresh and chemical free, rather than buying bottled ice tea or powdered
ice tea juice.
Here’s how:
Green Tea Leaves
Honey or Sugar
Lemon (or any citrus)
Boil green tea leaves for 2-3 minutes.
Strain to separate green tea leaves from its water.
Add honey to sweetened
You can add lemon or any citrus available to enhance the
flavor.
Soya milk is a healthy beverage plus it is inexpensive compared to cow’s milk although it doesn't contain calcium. Making your own soya beverage is easy and it is much cheaper than to buy it in a supermarket though it is more convenient to purchase than to go through all the process of making soya drink. But since we love to drink soya milk at home it is much more practical for us to make our own soya milk and be sure there’s no preservatives in it. Also, I sometimes like to do things on a traditional. There is a soy milk machine that you can use to which is pretty cool but it is also quite expensive. If you don’t have a soy milk machine a blender would do.
Ingredients:
1 cup soya beans
Water
Equipment Needed:
Blender
Large pot
Bowl (large enough to soak the beans)
Cheese cloth (or any clean cloth for straining)
Spatula (this will be used for stirring)
Directions:
1.Soak
the soy beans in a bowl of water for about 8-12 hours. Make sure that the water
covers the top of the beans. If possible
change the water a few times during soaking time.
2.Put your rinsed and drained beans in a blender
with just enough water to cover and blend your soy beans.
3. Blend for 2-3 minutes or until turned into foamy
puree.
4. In large pot add 7-8 cups of water then add the
soybean mixture. Bring to boil and then simmer for about 30 minutes. This will
bring into a foam, just stir it to bring it down the foam or add a little bit
of cold water.
5.Pour the soybean mixture in a cheese cloth and
squeeze out as much as liquid as you can.
Unsoak Soya Beans
Soak Soya Beans for 8 hours
Soaked Soya Beans
Blended Soya Beans
Bring to Boil Soya Mixture
Okara
Ready to Drink Soya Milk
You can also strain the soybean mixture before cooking,
either way you will likely to achieve the same results. Soybeans contains
enzymes that is why you need to make sure to cook it for 25-30 minutes to avoid
the beany and bitter taste of the finished product. I’m sure you won’t like to
drink soy milk that is bitter. Add sugar to taste. Lastly, you can add cocoa or
vanilla for flavoring if desired.
I've been trying to stay fit these days cause I'm not getting any younger. All of those years of not eating healthy foods are trying to catch up with me. So I decided to go green. More of green leafy veggies and less meat.
