Happy New Year!

2016 was an interesting year to say the least. The end of it brought a lot of heartbreak to many with all sorts of losses.

Life is a struggle and we all have to deal with the highs and lows that come with it.

It's easy to complain about things, but often we just need a change of perspective in order to appreciate the daily things that we take for granted. I will always wish for more kindness and compassion for our world. Let us banish the ignorance and enlighten more people.

Come celebrate with me by having some pansit/ noodles. Noodles signify long life; so they are always made during special occasions.

I am still cooking while I am writing this entry, but you can see the noodles and black eye pea patties that I made so far.

A special bibingka ( Filipino rice cake) and my fresh rolls made with rice paper are still in process.

I wish that I could share it all with you in person =)✨

 

Wishing you all good health, love and happiness for the new year. May our world be kinder and may we see more compassion and love for generations to come⭐

Love,

Jessica <3

Love and Kindness

Given what has happened in the last month and over the span of 5 years; I feel like the vital message of peace needs to be reiterated. Love and kindness do not cost us a thing, yet some choose to shun and hate instead. I will always be steadfast in my belief that love will always outshine hate.

Hate is born out of fear and ignorance.
The xenophobia that we have been witnessing in recent years is so painful to see. If you truly have love in your heart; it has to be unconditional. You should not have a pick and choose checklist of critwria for those worthy of your love and respect.

We are all in this world, on this planet and in this universe together. We can only survive if we cooperate with one another. That means that we need to have respect and recognize the universal greater good.

I will write more about this again, but until then I hope that you recognize the importance of love and kindness in your daily life.

Love,
Jessica <3

Jess a kitchen tip

Just a quick tip:

A simple tip, but can take some practice to master!

Do you use this trick for cutting cherry and grape tomatoes? Place them between two circular lids and pass your knife between them while applying even pressure. Be careful and mind your fingers while you move the knife through! When done properly; it can save you a lot of prep time in the kitchen =)

Peace and Happy Cooking!

Love,
Jessica <3

Join Me for Merienda: Oat Milk!!!!

A short post tonight,

I recently made oat milk for the first time.

I don't know why it took me this long to make some since it's so economical and easy to make. 

You just need 3 basic ingredients:

*Old Fashioned Oats (not instant oats)

Filtered water

Sea salt

*Use certified Gluten Free Oats to make sure

That it is celiac friendly!

I looked up a recipe on youtube and one suggested 2 Cups of Water for every 1Cup of Oats plus a pinch of sea salt ( I like to use himalyan pink sea salt).

Place everything in a blender and let it go until most of the oats are broken down and then pour everything through a fine mesh sieve ( any of the leftover particles can be eaten as is or used in recipes( and then bottle ( I reused some old kombucha bottles that I sanitized) and store in the fridge.

I played around with the water ratio before and after the fact. It seems like you can adjust the consistency to your liking. You could also add in vanilla or a natural sweetner of your choice to suit your taste.

I also added cacao to one batch and it's great =)

If you like oatmeal; then you'll probably like oat milk.

That's it!!!!

Give it a try =)

Wishing you peace and happy cooking🌟

<3 Love,

Jessica