Countdown

70 DAYS TO GO...

plane ticket to Cebu and back - check!

hotel for Hongkong layover - check!

Imperial Palace reservation - check!

hotel in Cebu for first week - check!

dress for brother's wedding - check! (might still change my mind though)

gift for brother's wedding - check!

Lucas' attire for brother's wedding - check!

plan for Lucas' Bohol birthday party - check!

To do:
hotel accommodation at Plantation Bay for brother's wedding

China trip/tour

one-day trip to Manila to visit office and maybe see some friends

reservation at Shangri-la Mactan for wedding anniversary - we got married here so I want to spend our wedding annivesary here and hopefully get the exact same suite we had at our wedding

see friends and relatives

eat Lechon - lots of it!

I am so excited for our homecoming this summer. Everything has been planned. A lot has been booked. This is our first trip home as a family, and it's Lucas' first trip to the Philippines. My sister, brother and their families will be going home too. Oh, just thinking about it makes me so ecstatic! I can hardly wait...

Anything Chicken

Chicken Pot Pie. I like this fresh from the oven when it's cold or rainy.

This is why it is so difficult to do what I said I would do in my previous blog.  I love food too much, especially chicken. Anything chicken. No matter how it's cooked.

When I was little, my dad would tease me and call me "mura'g nawong ug manok" (looks like chicken). Because chicken was my favorite and it still is. Whenever we had chicken, I would eat plenty. But I would eat very slowly so that when everybody else finished their share, I would still have some left to enjoy.

Buttermilk fried chicken. This photo was from months ago. I didn't make them recently but I wish I did.

To me, the best way to prepare chicken is crispy fried, lightly breaded. I like it when the skin is super crispy and the meat is so tender and juicy. And I like it best when it is still smoking hot. When it gets cold, it is not as good anymore. Hot, crispy fried chicken is my ultimate comfort food.

What about yours?  What is your ultimate comfort food?