Comments on: Citrus-ade Plus a la Marketman…

By: myra_p

myra_p — Thu, 03 May 2012 00:47:34 +0000

MM, I had it fresh with a kilo of lechon, adobong kangkong, two platters of garlic rice and kamias shakes. The sinigang will have to wait tilll I return to Cebu, although I like to think I make a very decent version of it myself at home… :) I would have tried more but we were only five ladies and our tummies couldn’t bear more. Note: When one read the description of the 5-pork rice, she said “SCAAARRRRY!” hahaha

By: Lannie

Lannie — Tue, 01 May 2012 16:44:13 +0000

Hi MM. This is how much of a ‘fan’ I am… in bed with the flu yet i still turn on my ipad so i can check your site. LOL. I hear indeed from my family there how terrible the weather is right now and that my mom simply refuses to go out at the moment. Hubby and I even had plans to go there next month but due to the weather, we’ve scratched all that. Anyway, just forwarded a link of this post to my brothers so they too can get some ‘juicy’ relief from the heat!

By: obot

obot — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:50:49 +0000

Wow, time to beat the summer heat..

Instead of heating up water and sugar to make simple syrup, my friend puts the water and sugar in the blender and give them a blitz for a few seconds. Saves time and gasul. The consistency is not the same as that of a syrup but it works perfectly well

i should try this when i get home. i’ll probably add some pandan leaves as well

By: RjAllcanseeya

RjAllcanseeya — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:01:39 +0000

Add Rum and Grand Marnier and its Good to go!!

By: bagito

bagito — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:40:02 +0000

MM, since I’m having trouble keeping my weight down, what I drink is just iced water (lotsa ice) with quartered strawberries and lots of torn mint leaves. No sugar. It’s my imaginary mojito and just sip on it throughout the day. Berry refreshing! Looks so pretty, too.

By: Matilda

Matilda — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:54:19 +0000

Our beloved four-legged family members feel the heat of the summer worse than we could imagine. They don’t sweat and only release heat through their foot pads, by panting heavily and sometimes lying down belly up. Since the start of the summer, I instructed the nanny (hehe) of my very furry “35” year old golden retriever to cool her down every morning by lightly spraying cold water in her belly all the way to the sternum, except during her “bath day” which is twice a week during the summer. Her bowl is filled with cold water and sometimes chew small ice cubes as a treat. Instead of walking her on sunny mornings, we do it at night. I think she will probably choose also the air conditioner over her chew toys if given the chance to. She will stay all night long outside our bedroom to feel the cold air passing through the sill and sneak as fast as she could to enter the room the moment me or hubby opens the door. Silly girl!

By: PITS, MANILA

PITS, MANILA — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 00:01:29 +0000

That looks so refreshing. I also learned on TV that one can make ice cubes out of the mixture itself and use it instead of plain ice. That way, the mixture does not taste so diluted. Penny (in-house Dach) prefers plain ice though. In the palm of your hand, she licks. Hats off to construction workers, traffic-control and every one who has to work under the sun … and likewise with anybody who has to prepare food in an un-air-conditoned kitchen, summer-time or otherwise …

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:41:44 +0000

myra_p, did you have it fresh at a restaurant or frozen and re-heated? If you get a chance, try the pork rib sinigang, it’s Mrs. MM and my current favorite… :)

By: Betchay

Betchay — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:20:33 +0000

What a colorful and refreshing drink!
I commiserate with Ginger…our own shih tzu has conveniently nestled herself in our bedroom’s sofa and would not budge out from the airconditioned room! :)

By: cwid

cwid — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:53:14 +0000

That really looks pretty and refreshing. Will have to wait till temperature rises to make that as it is still sweater time in our neck of the woods. Would have to hold off on the grapefruit though as it will conflict with my medication for hypertension. I was told even pomelo or “suha”, which is a cousin of the grapefruit, is bad. Tragic really because I can devour a whole pomelo in one sitting.