Foot and Fire

Happy to have done the Sagada Trip in 2026. I had been raring to go there as early as 2010 and planned to do it in 2022 and 2024 but circumstances didn"t cooperate. Finally, May 2026 gave in.  I did this tour with my sister and cousin. We took the CODA Bus in Cubao at 9pm as it has a CR and arrived Sagada at 9am. I booked via their website. The bus is comfortable with medium aircon as it had a trouble on our way. The site warned of coldness so we went in warmed, only to take our jackets off. Travel time is 11 hours, given the troubleshooting, we had 12 hrs with 2 or 3 stops. Fee P1,400+ per pax one way with insurance When we arrived at 9am, we directly went to the Tourist Information Center. We paid 50 (100?) pesos each and kept the tickets for reference during the tours, and we also took an optional insurance for 100 each for 3 days.  We checked in early to our homestay SAGADA LABANET (P1,500/3pax/night) which had welcome freebies of giant heavyweight ...

                  One of the reasons I kept a blog on the food I make is because I tend to misplace my notes. After years of cooking and being interested in cooking, I just can't rely on recipes posted on other blogs especially when it involves baking. There are factors to consider in baking, the timing and the oven one uses contribute to the differences in the outcome. Common Sense and constant practice makes perfect. This recipe is a tweak from my Calzone Dough which you may try. What I like about my recipe is that it is just so perfect everytime. I don't double my recipe but make one dough at a time. The good liquid to solid ratio is reached when I do this, so I think that is the advantage.  Dough 2 C All purpose flour 2/3 C Rolled Oats 1tsp salt 2tsp baking powder 1 C yogurt 4T olive oil Toppings Tomato sauce with tomato paste Tomatoes White onion slices Cheeses Sauteed ground Beef Genovese basil leaves ...

                                                  Mint, pineapple and yogurt smoothies. Making your own yogurt is very easy that after you make your first batch, you'll ask yourself why you are not making it after all this time. Imagine the possibilities once you have your own plain yogurt, you can make Smoothies, granola and oatmeal mix, yogurt ice cream, or simply yogurt drink.  Yogurt is pricey and you have to make your own to enjoy it ad infinitum times. The third time you make your yogurt using the previous one you made as seed, you are already making your own yogurt bacteria. Reserve some spoonfuls for your next batch so you need not go to groceries next time for some plain yogurt.           ...

Bahay ni Tuding is homey and has an in-house restaurant  which is a good thing during rainy or lazy days during a vacation.  Please check out how the hometel fared during our November 2014 vacation  in my foot and fire blog  here. Bulalo. *** Guayabano spread. *** *** Complimentary Home-made yogurt. *** *** *** *** Calamansi and lemongrass juice is a hit for us! ***

French bread Vegetable Salad: cucumber, sliced sweet corn kernel carrots, grated sliced olive iceberg lettuce leaves Dressing: mayonnaise or sandwich spread yogurt (mango flavor) Mix all ingredients in a bowl, except the last two. In a separate bowl, mix the dressing and then, add to the vegetable. Can be eaten as sandwich to the french bread or as is with french bread on the side.  The Salad... *** The french bread ***