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Egg Salad Sandwich in the Bukid

>> Wednesday, October 27, 2021

We always have bread for breakfast because it's the easiest to prepare especially when it's already late. Today, since I am alone here at the farm and needed to feed my animal companions first, I opted to make the easiest Egg Salad Sandwich.


No toaster, no problem. I have my pan and heating the bread here like this is better. I can even make Cheese Sandwich on this pan.

For the Egg Salad, I used the free sachet of Chicken Spread and 4 boiled eggs.
Mash the eggs and mixed everything...
I thought it won't be enough but it's perfect.
Of course, I had to add a little salt, some spices and it's all done.
Spread some lovely Egga Salad on my toast.. and breakfast is ready...
Best paired with a mug (cup isn't enough dor me) hot Mocha.. 

Perfect :-)

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Nostalgic Wild Boar Dish

>> Friday, August 6, 2021

Key parents arrived from the farm and they brought home this cooked dish from a carenderia they stopped by for lunch.
This is a wild boar meat cooked similarly to the Duck dish that my late grandfather always cooked for us in Butuan City. I am missing my Lolo Ninong as I feel nostalgic eating this..

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How we enjoy Avocados at home.

>> Monday, May 31, 2021

There is a saying that goes, "An Apple A Day, Keeps The Doctor Away." But if you think about it, an Avocado a day keeps the body healthy, much more than an Apple. 

Avocados are rich protein and good fats. So whenever it is in season, we make sure we buy and enjoy different recipes using it.

Here's  one recipe:


And because it's summer, it is refreshing to enjoy Avocados in shakes and juices. But for my family we enjoy it in a Linabug...





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Healthy snacks for the family

>> Saturday, May 22, 2021




When it comes to snacking, it is best to give your family a healthy option. In our house, we often have healthy snacks that we can prepare anytime, as my mother will always make sure we have the ingredients.

Here is one example:


 You can just be creative and follow your taste buds and imagination.. 

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How to make Guinamos

>> Friday, May 21, 2021





Guinamos or fermented salted fish is one of the condiments or side dishes that will enhance the taste of food or to simply make people enjoy certain foods better with it on the side. I had been craving for Guinamos while I was in Myanmar, but I couldn't get any because their fermented salted fish is different. 

So today, I decided to make my own. This will not be ready until 3 weeks to a month. But it's okay. 




Until then, we will be able to enjoy clean Guinamos, whether guisado or raw.


   

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Almond Susu or Almond Milk

>> Saturday, April 24, 2021


I always love drinking Almond Milk. I missed drinking it since most groceries in Mandalay don't have it. Ordering online is expensive. So I have tried to replace it with Soya Milk, which is abundant in Myanmar. You can readily find it, anytime, anywhere. But in moments of craving, I have found a solution. I have learned to make my own Almond Milk. 

Here is how to do it. Please watch the video.



Drinking Almond Milk is very good for the body,  Here are some of the benefits...

And drinking Almond milk made from raw Almonds is even better.

 

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Happy Easter, Biko Ulit!

>> Sunday, April 4, 2021

Happy Easter to my Christian and Catholic friends. No food cooked today. But in my home, they have prepared Fiesta treats since it's our hometown's fiesta. 



For today, I have Buffalo Chicken Wings from Central Park's, as well as pizza.


It's always De Luxe pizza for me, if it's from Central Park's. Although I have made three containers full of  Biko yesterday, still, I wanted to eat something else. 


On my You Tube Channel, I have shared 2 ways to make the Biko.


Above is the traditional way, while below is inspired by laziness, hahaha...



Hope you enjoy guys.. Stay safe.. 



   

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Leaving, But Will Not Abandon!


I have been blogging since November 2007, but for this specific blog, I have started only in April of 2009.  And yet, of all the blogs I started, this is the only one that has perhaps withstood the test of time. Sure, I have reached more than too many periods of hiatus and come backs, but this blog has remained, thankfully. Maybe it's because I love cooking, I love exploring anything about food, and I also love to share any new information about food. Food, to me, is synonymous to comfort, that whatever happens in my life, it is ever present - whether I prepare it or someone does it for me. I guess that explains why this blog is a survivor, just as its owner. And most of my experiences, especially with food, wherever I may be, are mostly shared here.

My life right now is at another threshold. Our embassy has been sending Filipinos home since last year, at the start of the COVID 19 pandemic. Me and my co-teachers stayed on because we didn't find it worrisome since we taught online and well, we felt safer just staying at home, and conducting everything at home. But something changed all that. February changed the lives of all people who are here in Myanmar, whether its a local or a foreigner, events that took place since that 1st day has a very big impact on changing our lives. People no longer worried about COVID 19, but something else has replaced it. I don't need to discuss further what everyone knows already, but for those who don't, I will dedicate another post for that. 

To get to the point, I and another co-teacher, will be going back home soon. Now that I think about it, writing on blogs make people aware of what's going on in the world. Blogs can be written even by ordinary persons like me, and just to be clear, not all influencers are celebrities, and not all celebrities are influencers. Writing on my blog, and sharing it to all social media, will help make people aware of what's truly going on in this part of the world. People who do this are often called an "Influencer". Influencers help in disseminating information, as well as promoting brands. In fact, today's biggest brands are being built by influencers, and not necessarily the celebrities we see on screen. So yeah, me, writing on my blog- on this blog, and sharing my posts in social media makes me an influencer too. That will be me being the voice of my friends and the people of the riverside, in Mandalay, Myanmar.  But who am I to be their voice? I am Mommy Dharlz. Not everyone in the world knows me. I may have my audience, a few at least, but maybe, from there we can grow and get a spark going to help them. I guess in my own small way, it will be a great help already. I am actually inspired by this lady I saw on a video, Jessica Gury, the influencer who taught a lot of lunch boxing moms how to make healthy and exciting lunches for their kids. It started out simple, and now she has a dedicated website for just that, and moms are learning, and appreciating all that they can actually do for their kids' lunches. 

So with the revival of my blogging journey, I have actually felt the need for my blogs to be of use in a different way, especially now that I know a lot of people here need their voices be heard. Since the pandemic, a lot of people lost jobs, and all means of survival, with the closing of the different industries. Matters became worse this year, that their sense of hope here have become futile. As an influencer with a limited means while in the country, I have felt inner growth. Quite ironic, I must say.  Inner growth in the sense that my drive to influence and promote peace, has become very challenging, especially because we have limited time to use the Internet, but it has not wavered, rather, it fuels me to do more.  So working in limited conditions have taught me to use time wisely, than ever. I wanted to be useful so I thought of raising funds through our Online Garage Sale page on Facebook, where me and my co teacher sold our items at a very low price. However, it wasn't really that successful as a lot of foreigners who are also leaving have also sold their things at very low prices. But getting a little is better than nothing.

The other day, we have concluded the sales at Online Garage Sale and we were able to donate, from the sales of some items, only 125,000 MMK and $10, which I forwarded yesterday to Holding Umbrellas Foundation/GAIA Food Relief in Mandalay. The unsold items will be collected by The Way Station Vineyard, a group that feeds the people of the riverside, and also supports the Women's Cooperative in the riverside.  Specific items that I used to prepare food on will be donated to them, and surely they can help them a lot. The Food Dehydrator that I used to dry fruits, vegetables, herbs and even make jerky with, will surely be very helpful for the group. 


The vacuum sealer can maximize the potential of whatever business they will venture on in the future. Below is the packed Chicken Adobo Jerky, as well as the dried fruits dried from my dehydrator, I made last year. These were for personal consumption only. But imagine if they were made into a business. Well, that is what I envision for the Women's Cooperative and my dehydrator and vacuum sealer.


I can already smile at the thought that simple things I used to work on in the kitchen, will be put to good use. We are also donating the mixer with stand to the group. I can imagine more packs of goodies from the Women's Cooperative now.


The director and some of his staff will come and get the said items along with the unsold items from our Online Garage Sale this week. He told me how excited the women were upon hearing that they will soon have said items, so I am optimistic things will be better for them. But of course, it doesn't have to end at the giving part. I will be proposing to them a way where we could collaborate so that more help will be given to this start up community, and help the people of the riverside survive somehow. In this way, I can use my blog as a voice to promote and seek more resources to help this group, and at the same time, grow as a blogger and influencer helping a community in my second home, Myanmar.

I hope Mommy Dharlz can influence a lot of people for this project that I am going to propose. Updates about it will be posted soon.  I may leave my second home, but I am not going to abandon the people who needs my help. 



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Don't Waste Food

>> Saturday, March 27, 2021



With the pandemic, a lot of people have lost jobs and means to make money. Income is low for some, while others have totally lost means of survival. So in this trying time, it is best that we do not waste any food supply, any food source, and we must not throw away food that have  already been served.

Well, in our house here in Myanmar, we normally make huge batches of food because we're always busy. Sometimes we forget that we still have the dish, but usually, when we do a sit down dinner, the three of use will enjoy left overs from the days we cooked our previous meals. We dub it as "Fiesta Leftovers", because it will look like it's a feast for so many dishes on the table, but we are actually finishing and making sure that the said food we have will not go to waste. 

Another way we can save the food is to upcycle the dish. Or make sure that it will be made into something else, much more delicious and presentable, then nothing is wasted. On my YouTube channel, I have shared the video below. 


Here you will find a way to save old bread and make it delicious once again. 


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Ghana Food Day, and more..

>> Thursday, March 25, 2021


Today, Teacher Pikey and Teacher Ken, both citizens of Ghana, came and showed us how to cook Jollof Rice, Ghana style. Before they arrived, I prepared Summer Salad.


We had fun making the rice and the other food. Teacher Trevor, from South Africa, was also with us. 



It was a great day eating Ghana food with friends.. 


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Happy Birthday To Me!

>> Thursday, March 18, 2021






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Nationwide Protest Today

>> Monday, February 22, 2021

It's already 12:23 am. I can't sleep. I can't work online coz Internet is too slow. Hopefully I can publish this post before 1:00 coz it will be gone by then. Yesterday, we were told that a nationwide protest will be done by both private and public busineses, offices, institutions and even local stores and online businesses. 


We can't even go to the grocery or have food delivered. In short, Myanmar will not move today. I can only imagine the impact of this massive protest to the country's economy. I pray this will end soon. Been doing triple target times for Daimoku, not just for peace and the happiness of all living beings, but most importantly, wisdom for everyone in their current state that solutions to whatever problems they face will come. I am grateful that Alan is an understanding trainer and he is really helping me cope with our online training despite the deadlines and the limited internet, I finished Week 2. Weeks 3 and 4 will be more challenging, and especially that there are rumors about losing the internet for more than 24 hours. Hope they remain as rumors. 

Yesterday we accompanied Tr Gil to buy rice, at least a week's supply. And to cheer us a bit, we had a hearty dinner of leftovers.. 

All the food I cooked previously: Callos, Patotin and Humba, plus leftover curry bought from a nearby shop and left over omelette. 


Goodnight guys. Whatever happens, it'll still be a Happy Monday :-) 

Take Care.. 

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Cleaning Dressed Chicken and Duck

>> Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Hello Fam and friends. It's been so long since I last posted. we've been busy here, and our internet connections have been disrupted since the coup last February 1. Today I wan't to share how I clean a dressed chicken and a dressed duck. I have made three videos on YouTube. 

I have separated the videos since my video editor is just a free app and it's only allowing me 7 minutes or less for each video. 


Part 1 showed the cleaning of the whole chicken with salt and running water, and removing undesirable parts;


Part 2 showed the cleaning of the chicken pieces, cutting it into serving pieces;


Part 3 showed the removal of the skin of the chicken pieces, marinating and storing in containers, and of course, the cleaning of the dressed duck.

Cleaning the dressed duck is the same as cleaning the dressed chicken.

Well, there you have it. Will be sharing the food I have prepared in the next blogs.






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Breaking The Fast

>> Sunday, January 17, 2021

Last week, I started intermittent Fasting again. I did it before but stress made me resort to anxiety eating. Until I saw the weight gain was out of control and my body is already complaining. 

I officially started last January 12, and with the help of a fasting app called Fastic, I am having a ball at this program. Through it I can monitor my progress, learn while I am doing it, stay connected with individuals with similar goals, and best of all, watch what I eat and stay focussed for the goal I have set for myself. 

Here are some of the meals I had when I broke my fast, today and the previous days.
I had Fried Chicken and Mushrooms earlier today.
Fried Chicken and Chicken and vegetables stir-fry yesterday.
Roasted Chicken, Boiled Eggs and sautéed vegetables with a thousand years beans the other day. 

You get the picture now of what I eat. Hahaha.. No rice. Rice and other carbs are always the culprit to weight gain. 

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Snacking on Something Healthy

Yesterday, I broke my fast a few minutes after my scheduled end. And I thought I should prepare the ingredients for Monday's meal. I actually bought Chicken breasts for the entire week, some fish and Chicken feet for natural source of collagen. No pork and beef for maybe 3 months or so. And vegetables of course. That should always be present in my meals. 


So while I was prepping and placing them in containers for the fridge, I boiled 2 of the Chicken breasts, just to have some Chicken stock and I was actually planning something to do with the boiled Chicken until I had a spur of the moment idea for a healthy snack. 

That's 2 Chicken breast, 2 medium-sized Onions, a head of Garlic, 1/2 cup Garlic Confit including some Olive oil, Himalayan Salt, White Pepper powder, Thyme, Mint and Basil, 4 eggs and 1 1/3 cup of Flaxseed, all mixed together in my food processor.

And then this brilliant idea of baking instead of frying Green Tomatoes, which, by the way, had been in my mind since last week. 
I cut each tomato in 4 slices and placed them on a baking sheet.
Then placed my Chicken and Flaxseed on top. Now, the tricky part is to make the dish yummy, so I thought of CHEESE. Nothing escapes us when there is cheese on it, even when we are on a diet. Hahaha.. 
In a saucer, I mixed Parmesan and Cheddar and dipped (literally) each one on the mix.
It was almost heaven.. See????
I baked at 250 C for 30 minutes. With heat on both top and bottom of my tabletop oven.
And... Tadaaah..
It's surprisingly good. And a healthy snack too. 
Placed the remaining pieces in the fridge, and anytime we, Tr. Grace and I, can snack on them within our eating window. There is also leftover Chicken and flaxseed mix that I am going to also do something with, but I want to do something different with it. That will be posted soon. 

Happy Sunday everyone. Enjoy your day..


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Happy Kayin (Karen) New Year

>> Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Today is the new year for the Karen (Kayin) people of Myanmar so we don't have classes today. But, because we need to get ready for classes tomorrow, we still need to prepare a lot of things today. However, a break is necessary, and these are the food we prepared to relax a little bit.. Cooking, baking or preparing food is our way of relaxing.


I made this Strawberry Refrigerator Cake from the Strawberries I saved on the freezer since we could not really eat all of them together with the other fruits.
That's a layer of goodness from ground-up cookies, Strawberry Jam, Strawberries blended with whipped cream topped with another batch of Strawberries blended with whipped cream. See the four layers of yummies in one luscious dessert. 
Second, this Mocha Bread Pudding topped with Strawberries blended with whipped cream and garnishes with Walnuts.
It's super creamy and rich in flavour. 
Teacher Grace made this Banana Bread from the Bananas we saved from our Christmas present from Tr Yadanar. 

We had a healthy lunch today too, made special with the Roasted Chicken ordered from SweetD's Mandalay.It's oh so good. Well, happy new year indeed.. 

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