Jamie Oliver’s TED Award Speech on Food and Fighting Obesity

I’ve been a fan of this guy, really love his cooking shows. I stumbled this one while watching some videos on TED Talks Channel in YouTube. The video is basically his TED Award Speech and with a wish:

“I wish for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.” – Jamie Oliver

His speech is moving and inspiring. I hope you will, too, feel what he is trying to deliver. Please re-share…

My Recent Food Trip in Davao City

Been to Davao City twice a couple of weeks ago, one week after the other for a business trip. And when I am out of town and after all the meetings and stuff, I go out  and indulge myself with food.  Food tripping is always a part of my trips, so here are some shots I took of the foods I tried in Davao City recently.

Hanoi Vietnamese Restaurant
Located at Abreeza Mall, the new mall in town by Ayala Malls.

Read more…

If Froyo is to Cebu, Milk Tea is to Metro Manila…

I was in Manila last weekend and I was able to try out some of the famous brands of Milk Tea in the area. I frequently get updates about these drinks on my Facebook and Twitter from my friends. And since I was in town, I did not missed the opportunity to try it out.

Read more…

Kimchi Pizza Recipe

Last week, I made homemade Kimchi since I miss it already and I can’t find any in the local market. Now, I have a huge bottle of homemade Kimchi ready for consumption. It can be served as plain sidedish or appetizer, but you can also create other meals from it. I tried making Kimchi Bokkumbap (Kimchi Fried Rice) twice already. It is yummy and  I am getting addicted to it.

I also learned that it can also be a topping for pizza, so I made Kimchi Pizza last night for dinner. It’s actually easy to make. Here’s how.

Ingredients:

• 2 pcs. 8′ pizza crust (frozen section in the grocery)
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 1 1/2 cup of chopped Kimchi
• 1/2 cup of tomato paste
• 100 grams bacon, sliced in bite size (or any protein toppings you wish)
• 1 cup of mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup of sliced pitted olives
• Olive oil

Procedures:

1. Prepare the Kimchi toppings.  Mix the chopped kimchi with the tomato paste. You can use tomato sauce instead of tomato paste.
2. Get the pizza crust and spread a layer of the kimchi-tomato mixture. Make sure that you distribute it evenly.
3. Add the sliced onion, bacon, olives and sprinkle some mozzarella cheese as desired.
4. Drizzle a little of olive oil on top.
5. Put it in an oven (I used oven toaster) for around 8-10 minutes, depending on how cooked you wish your toppings be. Just make sure that the crust will not get burned.

You can add bell pepper or other toppings as desired but I decided not to put anything else aside from the mentioned ingredients above to preserve the Kimchi flavor.

Serve while hot. You can make 8 slices from this preparation and will take around 30 minutes to cook.

Now, you can  share this yummy and healthy pizza. Yeah, healthy – Kimchi is one of the healthiest food in the world.

Have you tried the Strawberry Taho?

I was so intrigued when I learned that there’s a strawberry-flavored taho in Baguio City. When I visited the strawberry farm, I asked the tenants if where can I get one. Not lucky enough to try one that time because they only offer it outside the farm.  I tried the strawberry sorbetes though.

Anyway, I was at the Wright Park, Baguio City last time and glad that I saw manong selling strawberry taho, and so I ordered one. It’s cheap, Php 10.00 per serving. He said that it’s only the syrup which makes it different from the original taho.

The strawberry taho I tried is so sweet and is best served when still hot, complementing the cold weather in Baguio City. I heard they are all over the city, you just have to find the right timing to locate them.