Plenty of Greens from the Garden and a New #SaladSpinner

I  started my vegetable garden a little bit late this year so some of  my plants are just now starting to bear fruits.  However, my herb garden is doing so well and  it's thicker than ever.  I have plenty of mints, parsley, and  oregano.  The sweet potato I  planted is also doing great so I have been harvesting the  leaves.  It is really good on soup and a friend of mine love juicing it.  Having a garden is the best feeling.  When you  grow your own veggies, you can  confidently serve it to your family without  the fear of chemicals or pesticides.   We love fresh veggies any day.  I wish we could garden all year long.  I would love to have a green house someday, it would be nice!

One of the  many  tools and  gadgets that we have in the kitchen, salad spinner is the most used during the summer because we   eat a lot of salad.  Salad spinners makes it easier to  clean the greens and other fruits and veggies.  I love this salad spinner that Cavetools sent me to review.

I love that this salad spinner is not only for leafy greens but it is best to use in washing fruits, vegetables, berries, peppers, pasta  and a lot  more! It is dishwasher safe so  it is easy to clean.  It also has a vented lid so you can rinse it easily.  This can hold more than three quarts of veggies which is really nice.  I love the large salad serving  bowl.  You can wash your greens from the  serving bowl and quickly dry it off using the high velocity turning knob.

If you want to purchase one, please use the coupon code SALAD15 for 15% OFF the price via amazon.  

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review.  I was provided with the complimentary product/s mentioned  for testing purposes and to help me  facilitate this review but  opinions are my own.

Polvoron Recipe and New Kitchen Gadgets

Before I  give you the recipe to one of my favorite childhood snack, let me  show you the new  kitchen items that I received from Ozeri.  First is the double wall thermo glass .  I love these glasses, because they are    heat and shatter resistant so you can also use this for  hot coffee or tea.  The double wall design is created  to keep your hands cool with hot drinks and free of condensation with chilled beverages.  Now, most  regular glass  is not  microwave safe but this is an exception.  You can try it for yourself, I did and I was amazed. 

The milk frother is fun to have especially if you have kids like my son who loves milk and milkshake.  I had a set of this with pitcher  before and  my daughter uses it a lot to make her brother something special for his milk treat.  This is a petite gadget and  yet powerful.  It whips up foam in as little as 10 secs. If you love  cappuccinos, lattes, espressos, hot chocolates, shakes and frappes, this is ideal for it.  The set includes an egg beater to whisk eggs, soups, dressings, sauces and other non-solid food items, and a propeller-shaped attachment for mixing cocktails.

The last but not the least is the wok.  I have had their wok before and loved using it everyday when I cook but just like anything else, it gets worn out especially if you use it lot like I do in my kitchen.  I am glad that I have a new one.  

What I love about this wok is that it delivers unprecedented non-stick performance without releasing harmful fumes or toxins at high temperatures.  It is scratch resistant and I love that it is super easy to clean.  The depth of the wok is  a great advantage to me because I hate splatters all over the counter.

When I get new kitchen gadgets, it really inspires me to cook  my family's favorite dishes.

I always make sisig, a favorite Filipino dish.  Since my son can't handle spicy food, I always make sure to get him a separate dish before I add the  peppers.  Sisig is great to eat with rice.  You can check the link for the recipe.

Before I give you the  recipe for polvoron, here's a little info about this  yummy treat.  Polvoron  is  shortbread-type of  cookies made with a soft, crumbly mixture of toasted flour, powdered milk, sugar butter, and nuts or any other seeds that you like.  In the Philippines, they normally use peanuts because it is the  cheapest nuts you can buy but you can use just about any kind like almonds. 

I made some #polvoron with #chia seeds. Polvoron is a favorite delicacy snack of mine when I was growing up. It is a type of heavy, soft, and very crumbly Spanish shortbread made of flour, sugar, skimmed milk and nuts. I wish I have the wrapper so I can make individual treats. Polvo means powder or dust. #PinoyDelicacy #snack #childhoodMemory #sweetTreat #chiaSeeds #SpanishShortBreadCookies

A post shared by Chubskulit Rose (@chubskulitrose) on Jul 19, 2017 at 11:58am PDT

You will need the following:

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups skimmed milk or powdered milk
• 1 cup  sugar
• 1 cup butter, melted
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1 tbsp  flax seeds
• 1/2 cup  chopped and  toasted  almond.

Procedure

1. In a big bowl, add the flour, skimmed milk,  and sugar.  Mix it well.  Mixing the  three ingredients will eliminate the issue of the  milk  forming into lumps when in the pan.
2. In a  heated wok, toast the  chia and flax seeds.
3. Add the flour mixture and start mixing it until it is toasted.
4. Add the toasted  almonds.
5. Pour in the butter and mix it well.
6. Turn off the heat and transfer it to a bowl and let it cool.  

Made a new batch of #polvoron . I added flax and chia seeds and some tasted almonds. #ChiaSeed #flaxSeeds #almondNuts #sweetTreat #powderCookie #SpanishShortBreadCookie #childhoodSnack #snack #FilipinoDelicacy

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You can put it in a mold and wrap it for future consumption. I just put it in the jar because I don't have a wrapper. I love snacking on it with my coffee or tea.  To purchase any of these items, visit the links  below:

• Wok
• milk frother
• glasses 

Disclosure: The owner of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review.  I was provided with the product/s mentioned  to help me  facilitate this review but  opinions are my own.