Lunch Delivered from San Diego

I should be so lucky for 2 of my friends from San Diego decided they would come and cook for their currently invalid friend.  Berenice had cooked some Paella from home. Her sister Lorly made some Shanghai Lumpia, Turon (fried banana with jackfruit), and her famous Pancit Lomi, a Filipino noodle soup with chicken, fish, and shrimp. She already had the lumpia wrapped but not yet fried so that it could be enjoyed fresh and crisp. The Lomi, she made from scratch in my kitchen. 

I felt so guilty just sitting waiting for the 2 chefs to cook away. We had to have some champagne to match the wonderful food. We all were paralyzed after eating. None of us could move a muscle. We were all in ecstasy!

Thank you, Berenice and Lorly, for a fantastic lunch!

Embotido

Embotido is a Filipino dish that is comparable to meatloaf but with different ingredients. Those of you may know of my recent accident breaking my femur and surgery to repair it. Thus, I have had to hire a full-time caregiver to help me get around hopping with a walker since I cannot bear weight on the bad leg. 

My Filipino caregiver's mother is 91 years old, and she has been cooking up a storm this past holiday. She graciously has sent her son and his lucky patient, me, some good old Filipino dishes. She had sent us some Shangai Lumpia (eggrolls), which I neglected to take pictures of. Last week she sent some Rellenong Banugs, which is Milk Fish mixed with chicken and other delicious ingredients, then stuffed them back in the Bangus. A few days after that, she sent over some Embotido, which we all loved. The embotido consisted of ground chicken, hard-boiled eggs, Vienna sausage, bell pepper, raisins, and sugar.

The first thing on my mind was can I order food from her. My friends had the same question. Unfortunately, the answer was no because it really is not worth the time and money. She cooks with her heart and soul. I think doing it for money would take the fun out of her cooking and rightfully so.

I was shocked to see a picture of this 91-year-old classy lady named Rosa. I had to include a picture of this young gourmet cook.