Pork adobo never tasted this good…

A huge part of my eating life in Dubai is about discovery, especially cuisines that I have never in my wildest dreams imagined eating: Iranian, Indian – North, South, and West (not sure if I’ve even had Eastern Indian food), Jordanian, Egyptian, Pakistani, Emirati, Iraqi, Irish, English, Yemeni, and Lebanese. But in the past weeks, my food adventuring around the world through the multi-cultural Dubai population has slowed down to an almost stand still. It’s only lately that I’ve been really, really craving for the tastes of the familiar, the tastes of home.

One particular dish that I’ve been dreaming about the past weeks is the pork adobo. It’s been quite some time since I’ve last cooked and savored this Paterno family favorite.

Today, I indulged myself by cooking pork adobo with a few interesting twists…as I’ve cooked it in the oven versus on the stove :-) Am I loving my oven too much?

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Project 30: Simple joys from a one pot wonder

My very first Chicken Pork Adobo dish by beginner cook me

I’ve always thought of myself as a very simple, low maintenance gal. Honestly, all I need to live the ultimate good life is my family, true friends, scrumptious food, travel, good books, a few notebooks, pens, my laptop and a good stable Internet connection. That’s it. No need for a walk-in closet filled with designer clothes, shoes and bags. No need for a car because I prefer and enjoy commuting a LOT. Commuting is a great way to see the world and real people. No need for the latest mobile phone models (A Blackberry, which I already own, so I can BBM with my friends from all over the world is more than enough). I believe that life should be simple because people really don’t need much to live a good life.

With food, I also believe that the simple things are the yummiest. Okay, I think I am saying this because I am a struggling beginner cook and can’t prepare anything complex in our wee kitchen. Obviously, my culinary skills are still quite limited. So I think I am still quite blessed to be Filipino, even if I curse it at times, because Filipinos are experts with one-pot-wonders.

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