Fish is my favorite thing to cook because it's so easy. You just season it and baked it for twenty minutes and it's done. I like to put vegetables with it, so that once it's finished baking, I have a complete meal to serve.
I love toys for my children that inspire creativity and experimentation. I previously talked about the magnetic tiles that my older almost 4-year old son loves. My almost 2-year old son still isn't adept at creating blocks out of the magnetic tiles though. One toy, however, that they both like is Lego Duplo.
If you live in an apartment in the city, you would know how important and valuable windows are. They bring natural light and brightness to a room. In the city, the windows in the old buildings are usually small. Sometimes, these windows even face another building so the light is blocked. To remedy this, I like to use mirrors that look like windows. I call them mirrored windows or ventanitas.
When I make a roast chicken, I always have some left over the next day. My husband, however, is a picky eater. Although he doesn't mind eating left overs, he won't eat it when it's been in the refrigerator for more than one to two days. What I do, so he doesn't notice, is that I re-purpose the left over chicken into something else, like burritos and fried rice.
One of the most economical foods one can make in the kitchen is roast chicken. Buying an entire chicken is cheap. It's also easy to make. Just season the chicken, put it inside the oven for an hour and twenty minutes, and you're done.
As a parent, you're always trying to look for toys that can provide endless entertainment to your child and, at the same time, stimulate his creativity. If he can play with it for hours without bothering you, that's a win. If it's non-electronic, it's a double win. And if it's virtually indestructible, it's a triple win. One such toy is the magnetic tile set.
 are space-saving pots and pans. If you live in the city and/or you have a small kitchen like me, space is a premium. So when I moved to our new apartment in Madrid, I was looking for a set of pots and pans that were space-saving. Fortunately, I found this set that was not only space-saving, but because of its removable handles, could go from stove to oven and stove to table.){kind=link}
Handleless cookware or pots and pans (those with removable or detachable handles) are space-saving pots and pans. If you live in the city and/or you have a small kitchen like me, space is a premium. So when I moved to our new apartment in Madrid, I was looking for a set of pots and pans that were space-saving. Fortunately, I found this set that was not only space-saving, but because of its removable handles, could go from stove to oven and stove to table.
Most of us can't start our day without a cup of coffee. At times (or most of the time), we're always tempted to jaunt off to the nearest Starbucks (or our favorite coffee shop) just to get coffee. These few dollars daily can add up. But what if I told you that you could get coffee shop-quality coffee right in your own home?
I've made beef shanks braised with red wine, and they are good, but I'm Filipino and I miss Filipino food sometimes. So, when I got my fish sauce here in Madrid, I was so excited to start cooking Bulalo, a traditional Filipino dish made of beef shanks. Since beef shanks are a little bit expensive here, I added some regular cuts of lean beef to make the dish more economical. Cooked in the Instant Pot, it is amazing!
I find the macarrones too plain because it doesn't have protein like ground beef to make it more filling. So I'm always looking for ways to make it healthier. I'm happy to report that after several attempts, I finally got it figured out. I found a healthy balance to making an almost-fresh Italian-style tomato red sauce. I buy whole canned tomatoes that are already peeled. Win!