Instant Heavy Breakfast and Crab Casserole: Cooking 101 with Kids

Instant Heavy Breakfast 
and Crab Casserole 
Cooking 101 with Kids  

The long Penafracia Fiesta Holiday gave me a

chance to bond with my son again- in the kitchen.
We both woke up early so we could prepare breakfast

for his mom and sister and I would be his assistant.

 

We have already gotten use of having regular instant

breakfasts everyday, consisting of brown rice, spam, egg

and pickles. Everyone is in a hurry for school and work and

we all do not  have the time to prepare a more elaborate meal.

This day is different. We have no deeds to do,

no appointments to keep. It’s fiesta in Naga,

and as usual we have to guests to entertain - we

have a lot of time to cook more elaborate meals.

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Our first on the list was Idaho Spuds

Mashed Potatoes with Oatmeal.

The kids are planning to wakeboard at CWC,

 ...and would be needing some carbo- loading and 
this easy to prepare dish perfect choice for them.

This is being done by mixing butter with milk. 

Put in the microwave until the butter melts.

Add the Idaho Spuds potato powder and the Instant

Oatmeal Mix thoroughly. The oatmeal would add more

fiber and texture to the mixture and make the dish healthier

as it has  a lower glycemic index than the potato powder.

Microwave until cooked,

…and serve hot.

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Second on the list was a sunny side up egg,

…and this is fairly easy to do and my young son did

not have any difficulty having a perfectly fried egg.



Nothing to add. Not even salt. 
Just 100% pure fresh fried egg  

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Third on the list was the Thick Cut Bacon.

What’s a breakfast without a bacon?

A perfectly fried,

…golden brown bacon,

…is a must and the good thing is,

even little kids could cook bacon

with ease and without difficulty.

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Fourth on the list was Hash Brown,

…and just like everything else-

its ready to cook and ready to fry,

…to an instant, golden brown perfection.

Everyone would surely love a stack 
of hash brown on the breakfast plate. 

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Of course, last in out list, our main dish-  Crab Casserole.

This delicious complex looking dish is in reality  easy to 
prepare  and even young  kids like Timothy can cook.

 

Cut the onions and the celery to small pieces,

…and chop them in the food processor.

Melt the butter in the microwave,

Chop the soda crackers and

mix it with the melted butter.

Add the other ingredients

including the herbs and mustard,

…mix,

…add the crab meat, the whip cream,

… mix once again.

…and bake in a pre- heated

oven at 175^o C for 30 minutes,

Remove from the

oven once cooked,

…and serve immediately.

We always  stay home during the Penafrancia Fiesta. 
Though it falls  on a long weekend, but the holiday is not 
long enough for a leisurely vacation so we had to stay home. 

Unfortunately the Penafracia holiday is not the best time

to stay in Naga as it is brimming with people in every nook

and cranny of the city. This is the time of the year where

we could wake up late, do nothing and just laze all day.

No need to worry if all the hotels and restaurants are

fully booked, as we have all the time to cook, bond

with the family in the kitchen and eat as much as we want.

Breakfast is ready.


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‘Pagsungko Ki Ina’ 2015: Fr. Rex Hidalgo’s 3D Homily

‘Pagsungko Ki Ina’ 2015 
Fr. Rex Hidalgo’s 3D Homily 

This year’s traditional ‘Pagsungko Ki Ina’ caught me

by surprise as it was just the first week of August, still

more than a month away from the Penafrancia Fiesta.

I arrived  at Plaza Medica and greeted by  the image of the 

‘Lady of Penafrancia’ in a makeshift altar at the lobby.

It was was brought earlier by devotees on a procession by carrying 
her on their shoulders, while praying and  singing hymns on the way.

“Pagsungko ki Ina’ is a yearly pre- fiesta tradition

where the image of the ‘Lady of Penafrancia’ is

brought to different communities, institutions and

even private households in the Bicol Region.

Year after year, I have been posting about this tradition

but I never focused on the priest that presided the mass-
but this time, Fr.Rex  Hidalago’s homily was just

too good to ignore as he caught everyone’s attention.

He came literally armed and prepared to make his point 
and to get everybody’s eyes and ears to the podium.

He sang and danced,

…and pointed out that stars, does 
not literally mean- movie stars.

He played the role of the devil incarnate to the hilt,

…he then produced a shining armor (a toy

sword with flickering light) to fight him off,

… winning the fight by earning a halo.

He even turned to me and gave me a smile and a peace 
sign and gamely posed when he saw me taking photos.

He then  became an angel with a 
throbbing heart in between his  wings.

…and finally 'levitated' (by standing on

a chair) before he ended his homily.

The good priest appeared like a talented

stand- up comedian with a sacred cause.

He kept his SRO flock entertained during the sermon

and made them laugh their way to holiness without

faulting or giving them a tinge of guilt and rudeness.

Father Hidalgo makes us realize our wrong 
deeds, albeit happily and without repercussions.

He makes us laugh out loud to exaltation 
and  gloriously giggle our way to sanctity.

We are blessed on whatever we do and whatever happens 
in our lives. Smile, laugh and be happy. I believe that’s what
 God  meant us to be- and he sent Fr. Hidalgo to do the job.

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Pagsungko ki Ina, 2012; the Clubhouse,Jardin Real de Naga 
Naga City’s Flores de Mayo at Penafrancia de Mayo

Pagsungko ki Ina, 2014 Plaza Medica, Naga City Penafrancia Fiesta 2014, Series 1

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