Flor's Garden

Those are not Halloween costumes....scarecrows...to BOO away the birds in farms :) Very apt for the season. BOOWahahahhahaha

You have to meet Flor Tarriela in person...as her animated conversation will excite you to go into natural farming.

We got to Flor's Garden after lunch and caught them in the middle of Andry Lim's seminar on Natural Farming. Sorry that we can't disturb him for our chitchats...well, we can have our time in Davao when its just the girls and the boys.

We visited first the new baby Sunshines in the circular Jojie's Crib. They were comfortable under the charcoal fed tin can, over their red heads.

You can't miss the collection of culinary and medical herbs here. Notice the "Weedicinal" term. I myself have transformed my garden at home from ornamentals to herbals. Why? Because aside from the fact that it has that wild look I life, it smells sooooo good and it does have practical usage. More of culinary for me...but when I get the cough, we get out our stone and pound on Oregano leaves. One jigger and off goes the cough.

Flor and Jojie Lim took us around Flor's Garden.... walking around the "no smell" pens of Sunshines and pigs. I nibble on some flowers that have been introduced to me in the past.

One thing I picked up here...her use of empty coconut husks as you would use cobbled stones as steps in pathways. They look like river stones. But...when you step on them, you get an air like cushiony feeling. Thinking of employing this in my new outdoor bathroom.

Travelling and farm visits do teach you a lot. I didn't even know that Antipolo had a great landscape on this side. I didn't even know Antipolo existed on this side from Cogeo!

Hey Gay, I Got Proof

Remember my post on Edsa Garden House Cooking Demo?

Gay Carillo was teasing me that I should have proof. Well, if you are the photog, the planner, the director and the troubleshooter....you only take photos of yourself when trying out the camera :)

Yesterday afternoon, while I was backing up my data for the day, while waiting for the blink blink of my flash drive to subside....I played and searched my name on the internet.

wehhehheheh, guess what...I found proof of that cooking demo.

See Abby Lim's post on Cooking Free Range Chicken.

GAY...calling GAY!!!! Aside from the pic...Abby said it was delicious.

Thank you Abby....Looking back to that afternoon, vibes leads me to think that you were the one seated at the back, quietly, alone?

Your post made my day....tsup tsup tsup.

EDSA Garden House, Cooking Demo

People who really know me will ask what I will do in a cooking demo. So do I.

When EDSA Garden House asked me to do a demo using herbs, I knew exactly that I will ask one of my PR people to do it for me.

All was set, Mitos was to do it but she had to run to the mall first for some errands.

I was around the venue at 10ish. Picked herbs by smelling around :). Had freshly slaughtered Sunshines. Chop chop chop. Rub rub rub. Preparing things.

Took a picture of my feet in my cute sneakers, to take away the tension wehehehhe.

1pm, no Mitos yet. Well, still a good 1hr away. By 1:45 Doc Rey was frantic and anxious. "Where was the demo person"? I said, "So be it, I can and will do it". He said snappily "Hind ka naman marunong magluto, mapapahiya tayo"!

I stood up at 2pm and started it by:

I don't know how to cook and wasn't scheduled to do this, but how can I go wrong w/ great tasting Sunshines and herbs.....

Meantime that I set the Tanglad Tinola on the stove and the turbo for my Herbed Sunshine Roasts atop Potato Marbles, Doc Rey regaled the participants with the story of the sad chickens and now the Sunshines as poor man's chickens.

Mitos came in 45mins late, surprised to see the progress of my Tinola and Turbo Roasted Sunshines.... and declared it was soon to be served.

You should see the sigh of relief on Doc Rey's face as people were eating my cooking! They were asking for seconds....even the potatoes went fast.


I was busy serving and answering questions.....should have had pics of my cooking :)

Eat Everything Chicken

Researching on new recipes, I stumbled upon this site of Jamie.

Nothing new: minimal seasoning, use a lot of herbs to flavor, slow cooking, low fire,...it was more of validating what is tried, tested and being taught. Thing is, the fast paced race wants to forget good old cooking.

He has other great recipes. Read how the chef is excited about growing what he needs :)

Cooking With Herbs & Sunshine

Monthly, there will be a cooking demo by Chef Bert of Lipa Institute for Culinary Arts.

Jan 13, 2008 is the next schedule at AANI Herbal Garden and Livelihood Center.

I love the number 13! See you there :)