Simple and no fuss

I sometimes find myself unable to decide what I want to eat.  I pace from ref to pantry, back and forth for the nth time and still have no idea what to cook.

Today, is one of those days, maybe because of the holidays, I got tired of eating beef, pork and chicken.

What do I do when I find myself in this situation?

I rely on my trusty default solution: 

Get some tuyo, bagoong alamang, chilli oil, basil and lots and lots of garlic and make pasta.

It's a simple, no fuss dish using only items found in the house but it gives me delight that no haughty-taughty expensive food could deliver.

Tuyo and sweet and spicy bagoong alamang is comfort food for me, and I guess to most pinoys as well.  Combine them with another comfort food, pasta, and you have there a slice of happy pie.

I'm happy happy happy :)

Ban-apple Experiment

My mom kept on bugging me to make something from bananas and apples the past few days.  She said that she has tasted this dessert that has bananas and apples in it and it was good.

I'm kinda iffy about combining bananas and apples in a single dessert since I haven't encountered this flavor profile before and I don't know how it would taste.

Today, I finally gave in and decided to make a "ban-apple" cake.

I used one part bananas and one part apples combined with my tried and tested cake recipe sprinkled with muscovado sugar on top and boy oh boy was I surprised with how it turned out.

It was really really really good!  Super moist and fluffy and also in pinoy jargon, hindi nakakaumay.

It is visually plain though, so I just have to think of a way to make it look more appealing, but the taste is another story.

I think I have a new favorite now :)