Magmahalan Tayo
Hearty Chocolatey Breakfast
Nothing beats a warm bowl of champorado, and champorado is the star of this story.
I woke up pretty late yesterday at 7 AM (yeah, that’s already late) but I still managed to prepare a very hearty meal – instant Champorado! Specifically White King Champ-o-rado (free promotion, available in major groceries and supermarkets). I am not sure if you already know this product but its really good. It has real malagkit rice and very chocolatey. Just follow the package instructions, and voila! you have your yummy Champorado! My kids were pulled out of the bed by the smell of the hot champorado and boy, they were really excited to eat!
Champorado
Of course, Champorado is not complete without Evaporated milk (I always use Carnation, haha, another free promotion). I also served this with Spicy Dilis, you know, the red dilis? That’s it. Spicy Pusit would also be a very good partner or tuyo, anything salty actually is a good partner to champorado.
And so, a day has passed and my hubby is still not over the yummy champorado. He suggested that we ask his mom to cook authentic champorado when we visit them next week. (we’ll be going home to Mabini, Batangas for Sam’s birthday next weekend. Yey!) He said that we can buy the ‘malagkit’ rice at the grocery and buy tablea (tablea de cacao) on our way there. I’ll try to find coconut here and extract the coconut milk or maybe we can buy at the talipapa. I think Champorado would be yummier if served with a drizzle of coconut milk. Wow, thinking of it already makes me hungry. I’ll stop thinking about it for now. And that’s the end of my story. 
Next time, I’ll post the Champorado recipe, not instant.
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As Sam my smart and beautiful daughter likes to say, (she got this from the LuckyMe commercial) “ang pagkain ng pamilya ay mahalaga”. So when you have the chance to cook for and eat with your loved ones, enjoy, its a wonderful bonding moment.
Have a blessed week everyone.
Happy 4th Anniversary to us
Four years ago today, we shared our vows under God, promised to love each other forever, and even death shall never take us apart.
Today we spend our special day at home, sharing the moment with our two daughters, in front of the TV with microphones on our hands, trying to beat each other’s videoke score. We usually celebrate outside, but we chose to be here instead. Car is broken as well as my pocket. 
But seriously, it’s best done at home.
We had special macaroni soup with very nutritious chicken liver. Which is one of my favorite by the way. We also opened two bottles of Pop Cola and we’re good.
But I sense something more is happening tonight. I caught my wife inquiring on some summer vacation websites in Batangas and Tagaytay, and I first thought we’re just gonna have a family vacation in the coming days. But then I caught her again looking for wedding packages. I don’t think she’s someone’s wedding planner now. I sense a proposal coming tonight.
So what should I tell her when she ask me to marry her? I’m not ready yet. My parents are strict. OMG.
Just kidding. I think I will have to setup some sound system tonight to play our love song. And I will ask her to dance with me, like we always do before. I kinda miss it. But wait, shall I get a bottle of wine or the left over Pop cola will do?
Shall we get back to my wedding story a little bit? The day we got married, is the happiest day for both us. One reason is not enough to explain it so I’ll perhaps not mention any. Because if I get started, it will be forever. However, though it’s the happiest, it’s really not how we planned it. We did not have our friends on our wedding day, we did not have the whole day celebrating the moment, many things were missing. A wedding that every little girl dreams is also what we wanted. If only we had the time to prepare. But the best thing is, it’s our day and we had no single regret about it.
Four years but the love is still fresh. Really. Like I always say, I miss her everyday.
To my wife, Leah, happy anniversary. I love you for always and it will never change.