Here’s the thing: we’ve been eating out nearly every night for dinner last week, either due to laziness, or the need to make the end of the work day seem a little bit more special. (We eat poached chicken for lunch and oatmeal for breakfast – it gets old.) This is not healthy, and eating out regularly is expensive, so on Saturday we did a proper grocery run with ground meat and seasoning and all and promised to only eat what we could make in our kitchen. That same night J had an intense craving for pizza, but I said a firm no. We really need to save some money and keep our poor, abandoned kitchen company.
What we cooked over the weekend: beef giniling (ground beef simmered in beef stock and tomato sauce), nilaga, microwave cake, and a Juicy Lucy (burger with the cheese inside).
They’re not all successful (my microwave cake was a bit dry and the burger was too thick), but we’re learning. (Note: J cooked most of these dishes! I’m the dishwasher.)
Know some easy recipes? (More microwave desserts?) Do share. :)
Eliza Victoria 
Ako naman lunch. Even if I get home late, I still like putting together a good, quick meal for dinner, but my problem is I wake up late and get lazy to make myself a proper breakfast or lunch and I end up buying something almost everyday. Gastos! I’ve started waking up earlier last few months to pack something and it’s been a big help.
Oh, if you’re looking for inspirations for quick and healthy dinners:
http://www.marthastewart.com/cook
http://www.finecooking.com/recipe-search/#/*/quick:true/healthy:true/sort:relevance/page:1
http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/06/quick-dinner-recipes-20-minutes-under-less-salads-pasta-.html
Plenty more good stuff on the internet, of course, but these are some of my favorite places to start. Happy cooking!
Yay! Ang dami! Salamat Lizzy. :)
Sardines pasta! A jar of spanish sardines lang plus lemon plus herbs like basil and fresh mint. I chopped some garlic and onions and fried them while I marinated the herbs in the lemon juice plus lemon rind. Then I fried the spanish sardines and then added the herby lemon thing. Over pasta. With cheese! Nom! :)
Parang ang saya! Sige try ko. :D
Matalsik lang yung sardines ha–so try mo low fire hehe.
Thanks! :)
P.S. Nag-aadik kami sa microwave cakes sa opis dati:
microwave cake
http://www.instructables.com/id/5-minute-Chocolate-Cake/
For a fudgier version, omit egg!
http://www.grouprecipes.com/72684/microwave-cake-in-a-coffee-mug.html
http://www.pbs.org/food/recipes/20-second-chocolate-cake/
microwave cheesecake:
http://www.patentandthepantry.com/2010/09/29/microwave-lime-cheesecake/
microwave choco chip cookie
http://www.number-2-pencil.com/2012/03/chocolate-chip-cookie-in-cup.html
chocolate chip cake
http://www.twentythreeohone.com/2011/08/recipe-45-second-chocolate-chip-cake.html
caramel cake
http://www.wordupnerdup.com/2011/08/29/monday-munchies-minnys-microwave-caramel-cake/
peanut butter cup
http://www.number-2-pencil.com/2012/04/easy-white-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups.html