December 31, 2014
2014 New Year Resolutions Recap..
It has been a long but a fast pace year. Not much goal was planned, as we know that this year, our work commitment and priorities are important compared to self interest. Greatest achievement was the long anticipated RPH project ! Kudos to all Porkydigans for pounding it to a reality, it has been a long and exciting journey. With RPH up and running, our future will be partly secured and we shall Live Our Life to the Ever Fullest ! Looking forward to 2015, expected the same, but more on Health, Papoi and Self Interest ! We vowed to live the real way of Porkydigans !
September 2, 2014
TasteFul Life
An all time favourite show in the cavern, Tasteful Life. Its about life struggle in pursuing dreams and a better tomorrow. Porky salute to their determination and perseverance. Raw model for all the Porkydigans.
July 19, 2014
Ice Kacang Sunday Breakfast !
Bits a Sunday.. Benjamin & Horton went to the famous Aunty Koh cendol and ice kacang for breakfast !
Bongton - satu lagi please..
Launch of Catsbook !
Benjamin is an entrepreneur, he capitalized on resources available to him at the right time. After reactivating the abandoned Republic of Cats blog few days ago, he got Horton to work some upgrade & fine tuning to give it a new image, new features to the old site. He always believe that something that was created from a pure idea should pursue continuous improvement, to reach its full potential. Here u have it.. the new site, Catsbook 'connecting cats around the world'
www.catssbook.blogspot.com
July 17, 2014
The Republic of Cats Blog
Porky just reactivated his old less frequently updated blog, created for all the cats he bumped into, because not all four legged creature can use a computer like him.
July 11, 2014
TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Toys Evolution !
Back in the 90's, this cartoon is a part of life for the current 30-40's yrs old. It was just ecstatic, combining the elements of pet turtles, art of ninja, cool technology and PIZZA all together in one great mix ! Cat still owned some of the action figures from the 90's, vintage now says Porky, worth a few hundred bear coins at least, but not for sale, meant to be kept. It evolved over the years, change in the design and outfit of the character, Porky say the turtles grew older. Over the years, from the first cartoon back in the 80's, it got reborn under Nickelodeon few years ago, and this year 2014, we will get to watch it in movie ! All excited now..beep beep blue ray.. run towards the popcorn counter, with Benedict and Porky in front..
2014 - kind of scary look
2012 - their feet grew bigger and head smaller
1989 - with the killer grin face (we got all 4 of them !)
June 18, 2014
Porky Famous Curry.. (Pt.1)
One of our all time favorite, and rest of the Porkydigans is CURRY ! Over the years, we have perfected the dish, from humble beginning with only curry powder + water (curry kosong) to the current super tasty and rich milky recipe, but still with lots of room for improvement. This weekend, with all the imported spices from home, Cat fired up the pot for this masterpiece meal !
400-500 gram meat cubes.. (not Porky)
the curry base : 2 onions, 2 red onions, 5 tomato, 1 garlic
3 spotstato in bigger cubes
rich.. spices from home ! richness...
Stay put for part 2 ya.. sleeeeeeeeeeepy...
June 8, 2014
Mango Harvesting Day 2014
IS that time of the year again, all the Porkydigans are in the garden on a hot sunny weekend, in their lumberjack apparel, carrying basket, holding ladder and picking up dropped mangoes from the grass. Yup, its the famous Mango Harvesting Time of the year ! this year, only 1 tree seems to be productive, the other one moody lor says Porky because some of its branches got chopped off after the super storm. This year, is Papoy first year joining the Porkydigans in the harvest.. they have lots of fun ... thanks to buncle Dooney too for lending a helping hand..
giant mangoes, almost 1 kg each.. 5-6 inches
May 5, 2014
Horton Looking East !
Oh well, enough with Porky and majority of his crew, they all liked western style of cooking, mostly fried buttery cuisine. Horton on the other end is more to the east, especially Japanese cuisine. One of the all time favorite cooking show of the Porkydigans called Iron Chef is no longer addictive, keep showing replay.. boring... Recently, we're hooked on this show called 'Dining with The Chef', a Japanese show with translation, via NHK original. Hopefully soon, we will be rolling out Nippon Cuisine from the kitchen stadium.. pingers cross..
step by step cooking at the end !
May 4, 2014
Muffins Night
It's a Sunday night, but something is baking in the Porky's Cavern little kitchen.. mUffins ! New year resolution of making muffin, CHECKED !
mUffins nite !
Papoi mUffin in minions cup
April 26, 2014
Fried Rice - Pt. 4 (2014)
Oh well, what else could be better than fried rice for brunch on a lazy Sunday here in the Philippines as always (Pt. 1) (Pt.2) (Pt.3). For this dish, in spite of the name it doesn't have much rice in it, more like a fun snack meal..
Porky named it : Fun Fried Rice
Bingredients - leftover frozen rice, tomatoes, broccoli (and stem), carrot, brinjal, pork sausages, Knorr seasoning for flavoring, salt and pepper, sesame oil. Stir fry the sausages with chopped garlic on heated wok, then vegetables with seasoning, followed by rice. Mix them well, and finally add tomatoes (porky like it fresh-not bobercook). Sprinkle some sesame oil for perfection before serving..
Food Manual
Look what Cat found in his new kitchen in the Philippines, an illustrated poster of cheese, herbs, chili, pasta and bread ! took photo of it, and safekeeping in this blog for a thousand use says Porky.
April 15, 2014
New Pool !
Summer is here again, 2014 ... this particular year is extremely HOT !!! One of the all time important plan for the cavern is to have a private pool for the Porkydigans to dip in and relax. 5 years later the dream is no longer just a dream, it become a reality now ! Porky even planted the shroud trees for this project back in 2009, all in the master plan says Porky.... got it from the Philippines as Papoi 1st year birthday gift. Everybody loves it !
Gnomes and Ducky heading towards the new pool (camouflaged)
PapoY : mommy.... i'm scared..
How can the pool be complete without goodies ?
Porky taking swimming class, Benedict is the lifeguard
March 29, 2014
March 27, 2014
salad nite, blurry nite.. all is gween...
Porky is humming in the kitchen, preparing dinner for a sick cat. He is humming his own version of Silent Night.. Cat got fever, then tonsillitis.. Nasty says Porky.. Now he is preparing his own recipe to cure it at double speed..
Antibiotic Salad
Bingredients : Tomato, Brocolli, Carrot, Zucini, Coriander Stem, Jalapeno, Green Onion, Red Onion, Garlic and Leffy Vegetables. Mixed all together, a sprinkle of salt, and chicken soup as base. Pingers Close says Porky.. work well with some liquor, but the cat already had medicine residue in his body, so no-no mix.
March 22, 2014
Bak Kut Teh
Oh well, you can eat any cuisine available out there when you're travelling, but nothing taste as best as those at home. Porky says you can have all the Sinagang Soup, Mushroom Soup and Tom Yam but at the end of the day, the one your taste bud is pointing you towards is the one that really matter. Luckily for this trip, we got pre-packed A1 Bak Kut Teh to kill the crave for herby chinese food. And here we go.. Porky says : Pire Up The Pot !
the most important of all - the spices (A1 is so far the best)
2 cleaned garlic
Porky's Fren cut into 1"x2" (0.5kg)
Well, this is an easy meal to cook, just heat up the pot of 4-5 bowl of water to boil. Then throw in the garlic, follow by 1 sachet of Bak Kut Teh spices. You will get 2 sachets in 1 pack. Save 2nd one for another day.
cover the pot, boil in medium heat, small bubbles rising to surface
You may add in some soy sauce, but salt and oyster sauce was used in this meal. Boil in medium heat for 15 minutes, and add in the meat. Reduce the heat to low and slowly simmer for approximately 1 hr with cover on. That's it ! Eureka.. your own Bak Kut Teh soup to go with rice !
clear soup, simple and herby..
Pomellete Pt.2
Well, backy in the Philippines again this year. Bits a Saturday today, lepaking in the Hotel equipped with a mini kitchen stadium. Oh well that will do. So today, Porky said : 1 pomellete please ! and here we go..
Main Bingredient : 2 Eggries
Rather than plain, add a teaspoon of Mayo (real) and a little bit of salt & pepper and mix it evenly. Porky normally beat it till TKO (bubbling).
The Supplementary (Porky's Goodies)
Well there is a reason why this dish is called Pomellete instead of Omelette. Here we prepared cubes luncheon meat, green capsicum, zucchini, tomatoes, garlic, jalapeno and coriander (finely chopped). No seasoning added, all flavors will come from these fresh veges.
Cooking Starts Now !
First heat the pan/wok with oil. Start with garlic until it turn slightly brownish, then add in cilantro. Luncheon meat the next to join the party, and leave it for 3 minutes under high heat.
Greenies Joining In
Then add in the green stuffs, zucchini and tomatoes and jalapenos and mixed them evenly all under high heat for 1 minute. We don't want to bober cook the vege, Porky say it will loose their original juice, and nuthween (pksh : nutrients)
Beaten Eggs In at last !
Finally, pour in the beaten eggries, and turn heat to medium or even low. Move the pan so eggs covers all the ingredient to fuse them together. Cook until all the eggs turn solid, and eureka..
Pomellete Pt. 2 - Ready to eat..
February 5, 2014
Digby Cooking Curry..
Wow, it's 2014 - Bappy New Year says the Porkydigans ! Well, time sure flies and every single day, life is being lived to the fullest here back in Porky's Cavern. Today, Digby the Mole is cooking chicken curry, one of few dishes that got documented because its yummy...
Digby and his bottles of tricks
(curry paste, coconut milk, peppers)
Lemon Grass, Garlic, Shalot, Ginger
Ladies Finger, Baby Corn, Tomato, Brinjal
and of course, Porky says SpotsTato (pksh : potato)
Digby : pirst blend beberything together !
Blend all spices together, then stir fry them in a hot wok with a little oil. When the blended garlic, shallot, ginger and lemon grass mix releases its aroma, add in curry paste and mix it up. Then add the chicken, lightly mix and fry it for 10 mins under medium heat.
aromatheraphy of hot spice is very healthy to a cook !
curry powder in next .. let them dry up under the heat
Digby : then add in the Sikrien ! (pksh : chicken)
add water and potato cubes and cook under medium heat for 2 hrs
rest of the vegetables, preferably before serving, cook for 10 mins
lastly add in coconut milk, slow simmer until serving
EUREKA !, Digby famous Chicken Curry !
To enhance taste, add in pepper, salt and a little of sugar (very little) in substitute of MSG. In order to get the best meat consistency, leave it to cool down and heat up again (repeat few rounds) before the actual serving - but watch out for the vegetables as they might disintegrate if over cook. There you have it ! Porky crap hands acknowledging Digby's cooking skill ! Beep Beep Blue Ray ! x 3 times..
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