Hello everyone!
They say that when you are stressed, you should go on a food trip. Well, that is what I am doing now! Haha! Sometimes, I feel like eating something delicious, so I just prepare food for my family. Even we are here in the mountain we still enjoy through cooking and eating our favorite food.
Of course, before we can enjoy eating, we need to work hard to buy the ingredients. Now Nothing is free especially when we have many things to spend on. Haha!
First, I made macaroni salad because I was craving it. I also thought about my nieces and nephews because I knew they would be happy to eat it with us. Excited to eat, so I bought the ingredients and prepared our snacks.
I found a set of macaroni salad ingredients for only 450 pesos. For me, that was a good deal because I could make something delicious without buying the ingredients one by one. After preparing everything, we finally had our macaroni salad. If the kids are happy, I'm happy too.
The next day, I cooked spaghetti. My daughter and my nieces and nephews love spaghetti, so I wanted to prepare it for them. I made the macaroni salad on Monday and the spaghetti on Tuesday. we also need to budget our money. Haha! At least, we had different foods to enjoy on different days.
Aside from our snacks, let me also share what we eat here in the mountain.
For my father's meal, I prepared chicken tinola. While I was busy with the food, my single older brother went to the river to catch crabs, which we call kagang. He also caught frogs! Haha! I don't know if you eat these in your place, but here in our area, these are some of the foods we enjoy.
And of course, there is roasted chicken! This is one of my favorites. I love eating roasted chicken, especially when the skin is nicely cooked. Looking at it makes me want to eat again, even when I have just finished a meal. Haha!
This is what I enjoy about living in the bukid. Our life may be simple, and we still have many responsibilities, but we can find ways to have fun. I enjoy cooking, especially when I know my family will eat what I prepare. Seeing my daughter, nieces, and nephews excited about food makes me happy, too.
Sometimes, we think that enjoying life means going somewhere or spending money outside. But for me, even staying at home, cooking our favorite food, and eating together can already make a good day.
We still need to work hard because our family has many needs. But while we are doing our best to earn money and provide for our loved ones, we should also give ourselves time to enjoy life.
That's our simple food trip here in the bukid! We cook, we eat, we laugh, and of course, we think about what to cook next. Haha!
How about you, my dear friends? What is your favorite food to prepare when you want to have a food trip with your family?
Thank you for reading my story. Photos are mine and edited using ChatGPT's image enhancer.
Have a nice day! 💛
