Fried "F-E-T" for lunch

Fried F-E-T : Fish-Eggplant-Tomatoes is what I've cooked today for my lunch with fresh salad veggies from the village kitchen.These are the favorite lunch of my three young teenagers. During vacation days they are the one who cooked all of those foods, that's why we have three kitchens around our house, lol.Mostly used was the dirty kitchen outside because hubby's food are always prepared special . Should be free from oily foods, so "inihaw"(anyhow) is need to prepare and always present on the dinning table.

Tips for frying fish: FRY FISH TOGETHER WITH GARLIC to avoid undesirable smells around the house.You can eat the fried garlic too.After frying fish the frying pan should be washed immediately but TAKE NOTE first put liquid soap while hot before adding water so that the smelly is from the liquid soap and not from the burnt smelly fish.
beets salad was cooked and chopped to small cubes added with sweet and sour (vinegar & liquid sugar)plus pinch of iodize salt. Shredded cabbage fresh salad should be deep washed from boiling water, dry and separate to another salad bowl then add some medicinal herbs or mints leaves , mixed it with a spoonful of olive oil and vinegar or squeeze with fresh lemon extract.

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DRIED FISH FROM HOME

Last week I received a hand carry package thru our neighbor that went vacation to her family in the Philippines.Hubby sent me my favorite "burliss" dried fish and films for their latest pictures.The digital cannon camera lens was broken so they are using now the oldest camera we had that need with this negative films .

Below are the favorite meals of my three young teenagers and hubby too.Everything that cooked with coconut milk are their good time meals. Served with plain rice on lunch even repeated on dinner time.

So...here is how I cooked it with vegetables and coconut milk.I put 1 big white onion, ginger, "batata"(sweet potato), papaya(grated yellowish), khatsil(eggplant), and garlic.I boiled half cooked all vegetables in coconut milk then put on top the burliss or any dried fish so that the fish will not turned into pieces.Sprinkled with salt and black pepper then served hot.
"burliss" is a fish pellet but we made it dry thru sunlight with a lot of salt to stay longer time to preserved. Wash with running water on your faucets before cooking.

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MOTHER KNOWS BEST

Meals are mothers first concern to thier kids. They must know what thier kids wants and favorites at all times. Every foods or meals must prepared with good nutritions that sometimes kids don't like it but mothers always insisting the best health facts that should be given to their children.Here is what I'm cooking to my kids everytime I'm with them and that was during my vacation time.I love it too. They are always want to visit granny because LOLA always preparing this meal every week that all grandchildren is coming to them.Picnic as you can see every weekend and the day is not complete without this menu, bamboo shoots with favorite veggies and prawns.

INGREDIENTS, EACH HEALTH BENIFITS and THEIR "SCIENTIFIC NAMES" 1.bamboo shoots-labong: contains vitamins, minerals and protien / phyllostachys edulis 
2.okra-it has vitamin B6,calcium, fiber and folic acid / "abelmoschus esculentus"
3.yardlong beans(any beans)-sitaw: vitamin B, protein , fiber and Iron / "phaseolus vulgaris"
4.eggplant-talong: soduim,  cholasterol free, low in saturated fats /" solanum melongena" 
5.jute leaves - saluyot: it has all vital nutrients that body needs, with beta-carotene vitamins and reboflavin
6.ginger-luya: helps boost bone health and relieves joint pains, it also helps control diarrhea
7.prawns-sugpo: kids all time favorites- note: bad for those with HBP-high cholasterol present   / penaeus monodon

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