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!