My 2011 Birthday!!!

I didn't realise we are going to celebrate my birthday for 5 days! Here's what happened...

Day 1 (25th of June) - Family and friends came over to celebrate. We had to do it on the weekend so everyone can come. I was greeted a happy birthday.

Day 2 (26th of June) - We invited some family members to help us eat the left-overs. I was greeted a happy birthday.

Day 3 (27th of June) - We had a pizza night. I was greeted a happy birthday.

Day 4 (my birthday, 28th of June) - We invited family members to have a birthday dinner with us. My hubby wants to do a barbeque but since he was busy the whole day I decided to cook a lamb shank cooked in red wine vinegar with some herbs served with steamed broccoli., carrots and asparagus. We had a really nice "Tangy Lemon Cheesecake" for dessert. I was greeted a happy birthday.

Day 5 (29th of June) - That is today, hubby invited me for lunch because he wasn't able to spend most of the day with me yesterday. I was greeted a happy birthday.

It was an amazing 5 days and I think I will starve starting tomorrow, I eat too much and I should last for 5 months without any food hahaha...

P.S. 

I just realised it is still the 28th of June in Blogspot. Oh well, we are definitely the future then as today is the 29th over here lol.

Biko

There are different versions of Biko. A friend of mine cooks Biko without coconut milk while I grew up with coconut milk and cream in it. When my parents were here a few months ago, I was craving for the biko that I used to eat when I was young so I asked Mum to cook it for me. While watching her cook, I found out it was actually pretty simple. 

"Mum puts anise seeds around 1/4 tsp in the heated pan. Once you can smell the aroma of the seeds add coconut milk (I can't remember how much) and let it boil. Add brown sugar until you get the sweetness you want and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the cooked glutinous rice (we cooked it an hour ago). Keep stirring until the rice absorbs the liquid and it becomes very sticky."

Mum and Dad's visit

My parents came over from the Philippines to witness the birth of my second child. Everyone were busy including Mum who helped me with the household chores and Dad in cooking the food that I have missed back in the Philippines. When Dad finished cooking all I could think of is to try the food he cooked. He doesn't use a lot of ingredients but boy it is so delicious... he sure is one amazing cook! I wasn't able to take photo of all the food he cooked because I was in a hurry to eat them hehehe... Fortunately, I was able to stop myself from dishing up and instead got my camera so I can keep some souveniers.

This is called "Sarciadong Manok" cooked with chicken, green peas, carrots, potato etc...

Above is a fish dish called " Eskabetche ".

The dish above is "Adobong Manok, Bistek style". It is cooked in vinegar, pepper, bay leaf, onion and a little bit of soy sauce.

A few hours before Mum and Dad left to catch their flight going back to the Philippines, my Dad promised to cook something for me. He got up early morning so he can cook me a fried rice with some burger patty. It was heaven! I miss his cooking and hopefully Mum and Dad can come back soon because I miss them both.