What in the world is Chicken Adobo? I’m glad you asked. It’s this really kick ass dish that I got from the Philippines. I’ve altered it somewhat from what one of my filipino friends showed me, but it’s still the essence of adobo. :)

Chicken Adobo (or “Chicken A-Go-Go” as cybrpunk calls it.:)

Ingredients
4 Potatoes, large peeled (or not peeled)
3 or 4 chicken thighs
3 or 4 chicken drumsticks
1 onion (or 2 suit to taste)
5 cloves of garlic (or more or less :)
~1/4 cup soy sauce
~1/3 cup vinegar
3 tbsp peppercorns
5 cups water (or just enough to fill the pot until the ingredients are immersed)

Put all the ingredients into a large pot. Heat to boiling, let simmer for approximately 3 hours, or until the chicken is very tender. Add more or less vinegar and soy sauce to taste. That’s pretty much it.

Serve on top of rice or in a bowl.

This can also be adapted as a crock pot recipe as well. I have yet to use my crock pot, so I couldn’t tell you how it turns out. But it cannot be much different, and might taste better since it’ll give the chicken and potatoes enough time to soak in all the flavours. :)

You can optionally add other vegetables as well. Chicken Adobo is a very flexible meal. It’s very simple and easy to make.

By the way, I never really measure anything, so if you want to add more chicken, more potatoes, etc, you should be fine. Just make sure you add/remove according to taste. Especially the vinegar and soy sauce. That much can make or break the dish. :) And beware, if you have any friends that do not like the smell of vinegar, this will kill them. :) Don’t invite them over for this meal.

If you decide to make this, let me know, I’d love to hear how it came out!

 

Ok, this is interesting. I’m not offended. I got a good chuckle. Although it did seem kinda weird that they would put out these kind of T-shirts…Of course now, all my friends will buy these shirts and wear them while I’m around now I bet. LOL

Asian Americans rip retailer for stereotypes on T-shirts

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Ok these guys rock. I love this music! I just wish I could find them in the stores! *sigh* if anyone knows where I can find this music, please let me know apparently you can only buy the CD from them. :( I really really like this music!
They have mp3 samples to download at their site – listen to them!

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Ok, now that they have signed a deal to put Max Payne on the big screen, what’s stopping Sierra from doing the same with Half Life? :) Now this is going to be interesting. Of course, I’ve always thought Max Payne should be a movie. :)

Yahoo! News – ‘Shield’ Creator Takes Game to ‘Max’

 

Friday Five

I’m late in posting this I bet. ;)

  1. What’s your favorite TV show and why? Unfortunately, there’s a lack of good tv shows on nowadays. But if I had to choose just one, I would probably choose Friends. Although even that has been rather unsatisfying. I have discovered Six Feet Under, but I’m not sure I consider that a “normal” TV Show since it’s only on HBO, and I won’t get to watch it after my free week of HBO goes away. :( But for “all-time” favourite shows, I would choose Twin Peaks and Northern Exposure. Twin Peaks is by David Lynch, and since I’m a Lynch-fan, anything he does is great. :) Northern Exposure should speak for itself! If you’ve never watched it, I’m sorry, it’s such a great show. Every show ended with me thinking…”Well, now that’s interesting.” Chris in the morning…Now that’s how I would like to envision myself at times. But then there are parts of me that relate to the Joel. But who am I like the most? Ed. I’m soooo Ed. :) Ed is cool.
  2. Who is your favorite television star? Hmmm. That’s a tough one. Again, if I had to choose just one star…No one comes to mind. :) I don’t know that I have a “favourite” television star. Maybe I’ll just come back to this one. :)
  3. What was your favorite TV show as a child? I don’t remember watching much television as a child. It’s not that I couldn’t, I just don’t recall much of watching TV. Usually I was too busy making trouble somewhere. ;) But I would imagine that it would have to be Anime in general. :) As a child, I lived in Japan, so I got to watch plenty of anime. Of all that, I’d have to say Mobile Suit Gundam. :) Wow, that was a while ago. Whew!
  4. What show do you think should have been cancelled by now? Friends. I mean really. I love the show. But I think they’ve definitely been grasping for ideas. How much more can they squeeze out of it? It’s just kind of upsetting that the show is continuing because each of the actors were paid 1 million per episode or something outrageous like that. I say spread the love and give me 1 million per episode to watch it. :) Oh, and another one! Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Come on. How many times can Buffy die already? Stop the madness! Although I love any vampire show (especially the kindred…I’m still upset they had to cancel that one), I think the days of Buffy oare over. Perhaps they should start thinking about cancelling or just letting Angel take over. Or make another spin off called Willow. :) I love willow. She’s so cool.
  5. What new show do you hope escapes the axe this season? Greg the Bunny. I know, I just know someone is going to say, “You know, it’s all good, but I don’t think we need to pursue this one.” I hope they don’t cancel it. It just totally kills me. :)

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Addendum added later:

Favourite Star: I can’t make it just one. So I’m going to give a list. :) Lucy Liu. OMG. Yes, Lucy Liu. :) Scott Bakula. He was just great in Quantum Leap and think he’s doing a great job in the new Star Trek. (when I see it. ;) Jennifer Aniston. Well, just because if I was Joey, I would fall in love with her too. :) Alyson Hannigan. I just love her. :) Tony Shalhoub. Thought he was great in Wings, and better in Stark Raving Mad. :) See him in “Life or Something Like it” with Angie Jolie. :) You know it would be so much easier to have chosen Movie stars. :)