Our Valentine's Lunch and My Valentine Date - Video Call to My Grandson

Happy Valentines day to all #steemians again. In case you did not read my first post and greetings.

As I said in my other post : https://steemit.com/valentinesday/@purpledaisy57/two-special-occassions-tomorrow-ash-wednesday-and-valentine-s-day I mentioned that it was also Ash Wednesday for Catholics. So as Catholics we have some rules to follow. We are not allowed to eat meat like pork, chicken or beef during abstinence in the Lenten Season. Only the senior citizens, PWD, children below 12, pregnant or nursing mothers, those who are doing heavy manual work and those who are sick are exempted. Since only my mom is a senior, I bought her some cooked chicken dish while the rest of us had the fish and vegetables. But she also took a little of the ampalaya and eggplant.

This was what we prepared. Fish done two ways, fried and pinaksiw or pinamarhan. Actually we cook the fish in vinegar a little soy sauce, onions, garlic and spices. I do not like hot food so no chili. Then boil together until the liquid is reduced. I sometimes put a little sugar and a tsp of cooking oil. There was baby squid or locus where my helper cooked it adobo style. It was good because it was young and soft. Sometimes they have an itchy reaction in the mouth but this did not. We also grilled some eggplants mashed them a little after peeling the blackened skin. Put a little Magic seasoning then dipped in egg and fried. Hmm Yummy. For another Veggie dish we cooked the ampalya or bitter gourd with onions, garlic and eggs only. Sauteed them together. It is bitter and it is a taste you need to adjust and get used to. It is an acquired taste. But very good for diabetics. You can also add any kind of protein you want.

In my last post @bayanihan said she/he will take the fish and talong (eggplant) Guess you can only see in the pictures lol. But it was delicious, the eggplant got finished first heheh. Maybe someday we can meet since we are both in the Philippines, just in different locations.

Since it is just me and my mom, everyone in the household ate together. It is nice to share and enjoy with everyone. At least we were full so tonight it will be a small meal. Because we are allowed to eat 2 small meals and 1 full meal on a day of abstinence. So breakfast and dinner are the small meals.

I just couldn't celebrate without a cake, a heart shaped cake with pink frosting. The cake itself was strawberry flavored. We were lucky there was some left. After a while all the cakes were sold at the bakery.

This was all that was left. I gave them almost 3/4 of the cake and my mom and I had a small slice each. Just for the sake of celebration, because without a cake it doesn't seem like a celebration. Lol.

So I hope everyone had a wonderful Valentines Day either with your loved one, families, friends or even by yourself as long as you are happy. I hope my dear @bayanihan you got your fish and talong (eggplant) too.

Just a trivia for Catholics. I saw this on the internet. Someone said that Ash Wednesday falls on Feb. 14, Valentines Day and Easter Sunday fall on April 1, April Fools Day. They said that 2018 will be a weird year for Catholics.

The highlight of the day was the video call with my grandson and with my mom the great grandmother too. Well for now the grandmothers do all the talking while the grand-kids sleep and listen to your voice. Can't wait till they can actually reply or react with their eyes open and smile and even gurgle undefinable words.

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