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Kalderetang Baboy

Ingredients :

1 kilo of stewing beef (batok, brisket, short ribs or boneless shanks)
1/4 kilo of white onions, finely chopped
1/4 kilo of tomatoes, finely chopped
1/3 c. of finely minced garlic
4 bell peppers (2 finely chopped; 2 cut in wedges for garnish)
1/2 c. of tomato paste
1 bay leaf
salt to taste
4 tbsps. of olive oil
1/4 k. of chicken livers
4-5 potatoes
12 green olives (stoned or pitted)
3/4 c. of frozen sweet peas
2-3 red hot chili peppers
chopped parsley for garnish
cooking oil for frying the potatoes

Cooking procedure :

1. Cut the beef into 2″ chunks.
2. Heat the olive oil in a heavy sauce pan or casserole. Over high heat, brown the beef chunks, in batches if necessary. Add the garlic, onions, tomatoes, bay leaf, chili peppers and chopped bell peppers. Cook until the vegetables are soft. Season with salt. Add the tomato paste. Pour in about 2-3 cups of water, stir well and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover and simmer for two hours or until the meat is fork tender. Stir occasionally during cooking. If the sauce becomes too dry before the meat is cooked, add more water, about half a cup at a time.
3. While the beef simmers, prepare the potatoes. Wash, peel and cut them into wedges. Heat about 2 c. of cooking oil in a skillet. When smoking, add the potato wedges and cook until golden. Drain on paper towels.
4. Boil the chicken livers with a little water. When cooked, mash with a fork or pass through the blender or food processor. Adding a little liquid will make the process easier.
5. When the beef is cooked, add the fried potatoes, peas, olives, wedges of bell pepper and mashed liver. Simmer for 5 minutes. Adjust the seasonings. Add the chopped parsley and simmer for another minute.

So you had a car accident? I know how it feels we had two of ours share within one year. My husband hit my hood pretty bad while changing lane at a stop light and it required the collision company had to change the entire hood and the bumper completely. After a week my vehicle was back to original condition, perhaps even shinier. IF not because of auto body irvine who makes sure that their work is with guaranteed quality, maybe by now the damage would still be visible. Quality of work is always important. Just like my hubby hit a deer a few years back and had a friend work on the damage and now it just ruined the whole hood. The paint is peeling up and debilitating.

Tomorrow might be the day that I could cook. I plan to make some Pork Caldereta that I found the recipe of an overseas pinoy blogger. Thank you!

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I am looking at the calendar right now and I am somehow thankful that I still have about 7 weeks to work and save up some money towards my tuition fee and expenses when I get back to school. For now I have to enjoy the (rainy) summer here in my side of the world.

In our area that stood for hundreds of centuries, you could find a good number of houses that date back to early 1800s. Even in the cemetery that is just accross the road of our townhouse apartment, one afternoon we tripped on hunting for the oldest headstone within the entire spacious cemetery. Even though the village has history of (supposed to be the site) the Chamberlain Battle. But anyways, there are some houses here that are very old and require major renovation, even reconstruction. Raleigh Remodeling specializes on kitchen and bath remodeling. Even simply want some change on a new house that you just purchase to have some personal touch of yourself according to your likeness, the Raleigh Remodeling will take care of that for you.

Even our own basement would need some serious remodeling to make it more livable and use up the space instead of using it as a stock room. Too bad we can't do so much here because we don't own the place, it is just the townhouse and the owner has the responsibility to take care of that, maybe the whole units need remodeling.

My third day of vacation, not much happening that's for sure. Other than job hunting on the internetAs 1.6 million people tried to gain entry to the public memorial of Michael Jackson, truly an icon, whose legacy will remain forever despite oddities and controversies. It is undoubtedly an exhaustive tribute in all TV programs, on the internet and on prints. Haters and fans kept the man in their thoughts whether negatively or positively.

I remain within the walls of my limits. My negative views are preserved but instead respect that everybody has their won absurdness in different ways, it just so happened that Michael Jackson's case is a little extreme perhaps due to pressure of fame and his ambitions of being on the pedestal he ruled. May he finally rest in peace.