Tuesday, June 23, 2009

'Tuyo' on a Wet Day

With a storm underway, I couldn't help but think of the perfect way to spend a rainy day when one is trapped indoors and wouldn't dare brave the floods, strong winds and heavy traffic than to plan an appetizing but simple meal.

A meal that would not be a strain on the budget but would just consist of a main ingredient that is easily found within your pantry. Something very easy to cook though not necessarily well-accepted by those averse to pungent odors and dishes. A dish comprised of the lowly 'tuyo' or dried fish.

And here is another way to prepare tuyo especially on a wet and cold morning and with no time to scour the groceries for gourmet tuyo, we can improvise on our cooking and try this 'fried tuyo with a twist' recipe that I learned from my mother:

Fry the tuyo (up to you how many pieces you like) in a pan, cook until slightly brown. Have at least one clove of crushed garlic ready. Set aside the cooked tuyo, then saute the garlic on the pan using the same oil for frying the tuyo. YOu man use olive oil if you want and cook only under medium heat. Put the tuyo back in the mix and pour about three teasponful of vinegar and let simmer for a few seconds,take the heat off and you're done.

You may opt to sprinkle a bit with dried garlic or chili bits for a more spicy creation. Best served with fried rice.

Now who says simple things don't bring great pleasure?

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

To Tweet or Not to Tweet


Found myself caught in a web of web applications (sic).Just when I thought I'd browsed enough sites online to last me a lifetime, I suddenly find myself joining the Twitter bandwagon.

Nothing sensational or life-altering experiences yet. My so-called tweets are just mostly about random musings,whatever comes to mind in a particular moment or a craving for something. But what do you know? Somehow this new medium or social network alternative attracted my ever distracted mind, probably out of curiosity and the continuing search to somehow relieve some emotional burdens and unload pent-up passions and sentiment into cyberspace.

Talk about trying all stuff before finding out whether it's good or bad for me, but hey, I'm always the adventurous and risk-taker kind of person anyway, though it doesn't seem obvious when you look at me. Anyway, i am just exploring this whole Twitter magic and know that it has yet to reach its full potential encouraging a new form of online communications and even a targeted medium for advertising and brand building. I realize too that maybe in about two or three years from now, all these networking sites and blogs(Facebook, My Space, Plurks, Friendster, etc) will soon be replaced by the next killer web application. But for now, it is safe to say that twittering still has a long way to go and for now I am just enjoying it.

And yes, sometimes its also interesting to read about what another person had for breakfast no matter how trivial it may seem. There's just something artistic in putting all those random thoughts together and reducing them to a maximum of 140 character per 'tweet'.

So I guess I'll be twittering more in the days to come.. come and follow me @loidita
;)