Lunch is Ready

This is just a recipe for busy me.  I was thinking of buying tilapia fillet at the supermarket after work for a change. But, no more stock, I ended up buying the fresh fish. I bought two for my lunch and dinner. I had them cleaned at the supermarket.

As soon as I got home I stuffed the fish with onions and tomatoes. Put them neatly in my electric griller. On my electric stove, a pot of rice, took out a frozen piece of pork chop for my niece. I waited for few minutes, fish and rice were done.

It is the pork chop turn on the electric stove inside my Happy Call cookware. I peeled and sliced cucumber for my veggies, then set the table for two. I was hungry! Yup, my work shift ends at 12 noon. My niece wakes up 3pm. Before she gets ready for work at 7pm, she eats. By the time she wakes up. I’m sound asleep. That is how it is for two call center ladies, folks. :)

Fish Talk

On weekend I would buy fish as requested by my niece. She likes fried "galunggong fish" mackerel scad. The trouble is my whole house would smell fishy. I live in a small space. Air freshener helps, but too expensive.

Thanks to some online tips. I found a less expensive and effective way of getting rid of the fishy smell. I would boil lemon in a cup of water for about five minutes with drops of citronella scented oil.

When water cools off. I store the mixture in a jar and put inside the ref. Then, boil it again when needed. By the way citronella is a good repellent for mosquitoes and roaches.

Fish Talk

This morning I dropped by at a grocery store close to where I live after work for some groceries. When my refrigerator is empty, my niece would tease me. “There is nothing to eat in this house!” The next thing she does is go online, order pizza or burger and fries from her favorite food chain. There are advantages on my end when she orders take out. Less effort for me and I save on my utility bills. The thing is the accumulation of this food stuff does not guarantee good health and nourishment in our body. She is aware of it, and it is good she does it only on her pay days.

Coming home and before I went to sleep I cooked, ate my lunch and still have something set aside for supper.  I prepared pork chop and stir fried carrots for my niece.  For me, tilapia cooked in coconut cream. I cooked white rice to go with the pork chop and fish. Microwave does its assignment when we are about to eat.  My niece is not fond of veggies, although she likes some but very selective.  For fish, she likes our native galungong.  She might like tuna or lapu-lapu but I do not encourage her.  These varieties of fish are more expensive than meat.  She loves shrimps too.  I would give in at least once a week, on her day off from work.

Cooking tilapia fish in coconut cream is simply effortless. I had the cleaner at the grocery store removed the gills, intestines and scraped off the scales.  Soon as I got home, I washed the tilapia put them in a pan.  I added leafy veggie, ginger, garlic, onion, laurel leaf, green pepper, pepper corn and half cup of water. I covered the pan and bring to boil in low fire. After five minutes I poured the coconut cream, prepared in a bowl with little amount of water. I used the ready mixed coconut cream complete with seasoning. I mixed coconut cream with water to avoid getting lumpy when poured on top of the fish.  I let it simmer for about three minutes, then ready to eat. The tilapia tastes real good!