Meatloaf

It's good to be back in my cooking groove.  I was very much into cooking when something unfortunate happened, forcing me out of the kitchen and confining me to my bed.  I was out of the game for more than three months and I don't know, I just got lazy.  Sure I'd whip up something from time to time but would be too lazy to grab the camera and blog. But people do get tired of eating the same food cooked by the helper--  and suddenly I'm back.  Yep, I'm sweating it out in the kitchen again.  Seems like I'm not the only one happy about the comeback.  Naddy and Nanawu are liking it too!

Yummy New Year!

New Year's Eve Dinner:  Barbecue Ribs, Potato Gratin, Corn on the Cob and Pina Colada

Ribeye Steak

Monster Burger

It might as well be called    Tetetmum Friday, a lame and lousy takeoff from Ruby Tuesday.  An attempt to be funny.  And failing miserably.  Too corny.  Anyway, we dined at Ruby Tuesday's a long time ago and ordered one of their burgers.  I vaguely remember its name having a 'cowboy' or something in it.  It's a heavy weight of a burger with blue cheese, among others.  The waiter asked us if we were sure we wanted this.  We replied in the affirmative and asked why he would think otherwise. He said it had a strong flavor because of the cheese.  Long story short, we got the burger and he asked us if we liked it.  We said "of course, we love blue cheese!"  What does he think about us, simpletons who only know how to eat Kraft singles?  Naddy's Uncle N made sure his nephews and nieces were introduced to the finer things in life (cheese included), and since I am an in-law, that makes me less ignorant about those things as well.  That, or maybe my tongue never rejects anything at all.  Hah!

Taco Bowls

Naddy loves tacos and so do I.  It requires minimal cooking but delivers maximum mmmms.  He'd order a taco whenever it's in the menu and would always ask me to make some.  I wanted to take our taco night one level up by making taco bowls instead of settling for the store-bought corn tacos.   I thought it's going to be prettier and more filling. Was I right!  I prepared the minced beef, salsa and shredded the iceberg lettuce ahead and just prepared the taco bowls come dinnertime.   I still had enough time to freshen up and read a book.