I must say, I have the sweetest husband this world has ever grown, for while many a Filipina I know whose husbands are "un-Filipino" who CANNOT endure and WILL not endure and allow the cooking of any kind  or form of dried fish that we Filipinos are fond of--- to eat with our plain white rice and  dip (sawsawan)---my husband (BLESS his heart) will endure the fishy smell as I cook to satisfy my (once in a while) cravings for the (YES!) stinky stuff.

                                        (Above: danguit)

                                          (Tuyo)

                                           

I do appreciate my husband's "giving heart"  and I do try my darnedest to keep the stinkeroos down by opening the windows, turning the ceiling fan on and (above picture)  simultaneously boiling aromatics such as  star anise, five spice and  cinnamon sticks.  I also camouflage the stinkos by baking  chocolate chip cookies and  at the same time replenishing the cookie jar for the Zach-zach.

My pastry sidekick chef helping out (we forgot to incorporate the choco-chips in the dough--ooOps!

Still tastes yumm-O!

Grilled porkchop and shrimps

 Back in Long Beach after a month-long visit with my family in the Phil. and a gruelling flight, I finally  sit with my husband on our deck with a simple grilled  meal and stories to exchange. There is just no place like home. While Zach and I were away visiting my side of the  family, Steve passed his time between Long Beach and the Poconos. He also spent some time in Greece and checked out the Parthenon and other ruins.

I love to share with my husband simply-made meals  such as this. They are big on flavors though. With the cilantro hot sauce I prepared before hand, you just can't go wrong.