Balik Bukid at the Fun Farm

The family trooped to Sta. Elena last Sunday and spent the day at the Fun farm last for the country fair.

Here are a list of the things that we did:

1. EAT!



Yummy ice-cream but quite expensive.
We also tried the Mexican popsicles for a much lower price.



The little guy was in awe of the lechon.
He wanted to bring home the whole pig!

Lechon manok

2. Shop

Cute recycled furniture and decor

The drawer at the bottom would be great for the mini home office
that I plan to put up. Too bad the price didn't fit my budget.  

Lovely bath soaps.
I was more interested in the vintage luggage though!

Paper mache horses

3. Pet and feed the animals

The little guy said he wanted to catch either a tuna, lapu lapu,
maya maya or salmon :)

He was a little terrified ofthe pot belly pigs

Friendly bunny

 

 5. Had a carabao ride

6. Relaxed and had a great time!

Trying out the bamboo swings

The little guy wanted to run towards the sprinklers!



They don't call it the Fun Farm for nothing!

Lemongrass Salabat

I'm nursing a cold and a sore throat. I'm pretty sure i got this from my little guy. The previous week had been brutal for both of us. No worries. He's alot better now. As for me, as long as my little boy is a-ok I'll be fine.


Anyway, our little lemongrass plant isn't so little anymore. We take advantage of how abundant they have become by adding the leaves to whatever recipe we can use it with such as chicken tinola, sinigang and arroz caldo. My dad just boils the leaves and drinks it like iced tea. I heard that lemongrass has numerous health benefits and is capable of combatting cold and flu.

Here's a little variation of the salabat. I think the lemongrass adds a little dimension to the taste of ginger.


Ingredients:
ginger root
lemongrass
honey
slice of lemon


Procedure:
Boil ginger and lemongrass. Add honey to taste. Serve with a slice of lemon