Which of the Gulay Girl surprises is your favorite?

Do you prefer the mylk? Or the lavender water? <3

 

Which of the Gulay Girl surprises is your favorite?

Ngayon, Bukas at Magpakailanman

 

Has this happened to you?

I have a suki farmer, but he was unavailable for a while, and I had to get my produce elsewhere. The seller asked when I wanted the avocadoes ripe —- ngayon? (now) bukas? (tomorrow) or magpakailanman 😂 (forever is the actual translation, but I know he meant not for a while).

Wala, cute lang. 

Ngayon, Bukas at Magpakailanman

Collard Wraps Kuno!

 https://avocadopesto.com/raw-vegan-recipes-collard-wraps/

These are super yummy collard wraps. But instead of collard, I used red cabbage, and munggo sprouts (toge) instead of alfalfa. And for a bit of pizzaz, I added ripe Philippine mango. Saraaaaaap. Promise 💚

Collard Wraps Kuno!

Back to Basics!

In the beginning of the pandemic and subsequent quarantine periods, I started to eat more fried food, particularly fried tempeh.

And in the months that followed, I started getting terrible backaches and skin issues :( 

In July of this year, I thought to myself, I needed a reset! 

So for the entire month, I went back to basics --- all raw, sleeping early, daily exercises, drinking enough water, steam baths, and daily sun exposure.

I am reaping the rewards and feeling great!

Suffice it to say, you won't see me eat fried soy for the time being! Raw whole foods, green smoothies, and juicing still work best for me. 

Back to Basics!

Mango Banana Green Smoothie

Ingredients:

3 ripe mangoes

1 ripe banana

1-3 dashes of spirulina

1 handful of soaked walnuts*

1.5-2 cups water

4-5 dates 

1 dash of cinnamon

Instructions:

Blend everything and enjoy!

*Walnuts are soaked overnight and rinsed in the morning. If not using immediately, dehydrate the walnuts then place in a sealed container to refrigerate.

Mango Banana Green Smoothie

Adlai Caldo

I miss tinola! I loooooooooved it growing up. It was my ultimate comfort food. Recently, I said goodbye to two American friends who have come to love chicken tinola as their favorite also.

This isn't tinola exactly, but it gives me the umami taste of tinola when I crave it. I loved having it in July 2021 with the nonstop rain! This recipe morphed into adlai caldo out of necessity hehe. 

Hope you try it and enjoy :) 

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Adlai Caldo :P

1 yellow onion, peeled and chopped (but sibuyas Tagalog works fine!) 

5-6 cloves garlic, crushed, peeled and chopped

2 1/2-3 inches ginger, peeled and chopped

1 head broccoli along with other veggies (optional) 

6 mushrooms, sliced

1 cup chili leaves or a bunch of malunggay leaves (I use more than 1 cup if I have malunggay)

2 whole sayote, peeled and cut into wedges

3 tablespoons veggie fish sauce 

6 cups distilled water (or rice or quinoa wash if you prefer)

Whole peppercorns (I love lots of peppercorns-use an amount you are comfortable with)

Salt to taste

2 pieces bird's eye chilis

1 cup adlai or 1/4 cup adlai and 3/4 cup quinoa (feel free to substitute with malagkit rice. Do not use jasmine rice) Soak overnight.

1. Saute the garlic, onion and ginger.
2. Add in sayote, broccoli and water, salt and peppercorns.
3. When the sayote is cooked, add mushrooms.
4. Total cook time: 40-45 minutes. When you hit the 42-minute mark, add the chili leaves/malunggay leaves. T
5. Add veggie fish sauce to taste.
6. Turn off the heat and enjoy! Leftovers may be frozen and reheated!
7. Enjoy! 

Adlai is a grain grown in Bukidnon, Philippines

Update: August 2021

Grains are a lot more acid-causing than fruit and veggies though. I am going to take a break from grains for the time being!

Adlai Caldo

Banana Avocado Dream with Tami

Tami, my blender is ten years old. Only 12 pesos a day. Sobrang sulit. She has outlasted my food processor, and two juicers. Huuuge fan. Here’s to more years making healthy smoothies, desserts and sauces. 💚

What’s something you invested in that has good returns?

Banana Avocado Dream with Tami