Low-calorie Tuna Spaghetti

When you’re blessed with a gorgeous sunny weather outside, on a Sunday, you can’t just help but feel so overjoyed. I think one of the best ways to express that is through pasta. 🙂

I am no awesome cook, but I can prepare spaghetti quite well. The problem is it’s got too much fat from meat, some butter, and canned tomatoes.

So I decided to give it a twist and make it “healthier.” I opted for tuna spaghetti. Today isn’t the first time I prepared a tuna pasta recipe, but the last one was a disaster–too creamy, too heavy, too salty.

Fortunately this low-calorie tuna spaghetti is lighter, tastier, and more budget friendly. It made the hubby super happy too.

If you want to try this out, here’s the recipe:

Ingredients

1 clove garlic
1 chopped spring onion
250 grams spaghetti pasta (if you want to make it even healthier, go for whole wheat)
1 can Century Tuna in water
1 Clara Ole Chunky Tomato Sauce with Basil
1 tablespoon olive oil
oregano (optional)
pepper (optional)
cheese (optional)

Procedures

1. Cook the pasta. The instructions are just found on the wrapper.
2. Heat the pan and pour the olive oil.
3. Saute garlic then onion.
4. Place the tuna and continue sauteeing.
5. Pour the tomato sauce and stir. Turn the fire low.
6. Season with oregano and pepper.
7. Let the sauce boil while stirring occasionally.
8. Serve the pasta and the sauce.

Meatless Monday: Vegetable Lumpia

I think one of the biggest challenges in doing Meatless Monday is when you’re out. You can’t just help it! You’ll end up ogling and salivating on Krispy Kremes, a bowl of dinuguan and a plate of lechon, lasagna–okay, I need to stop.

But the good news is I did it! I conquered the want to grab that deliciously cooked fried pork at home or that sizzling chicken steak the husband thoroughly enjoyed. Just look at his face!

Nom-nomin the sizzling chicken steak!

So what did I have? This.

Crispy, crispy.

Vegetable lumpia.

It’s crispy, it’s tasty, and it’s very cheap. It doesn’t have any meat substitute or extenders. It reminds me so much of the vegetable lumpia my aunt used to make at home. I think this is one of the very few vegetarian dishes I’ll never get tired of eating.

If you want this, just go to any Orange Brutus branch.

 

Non-toxic Plants for Chuck

I am currently confused right now. You see, Chuck’s been eating wild grasses for the past few days. For my husband and me, it means he’s having slight tummy troubles. So I thought about planting some plants that are going to be good for him, so even if he’s in the house, he can munch and take better care of himself.

But here’s the problem: most of the non-toxic plants are unknown to me. Maybe they exist in my country or they’re even in my local area, I’m not so sure. The online English-Filipino dictionary is not a huge help at this time. Worse, the plants that I’m familiar with are not ideal for cats!

I just bought an aloe vera and placed it at the back where the Cat usually hangs out. Boom! It turns out it’s toxic for them. I’m just glad he didn’t take a single bite.

Then I thought about ferns. They’re easy to find in here, yet after one search, I was disappointed. Another toxic plant.

I remembered about chrysanthemums and sago palms, and both are still labeled toxic.

See the dilemma? I badly need help right now. I’m hoping the vet can provide me with good tips. In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this:

Yeah, I know, he’s handsome!

Travel Time

And just like that, I’ve booked two flights. In September I’ll be off to Singapore to visit my brother who’s going to have his class recess for a week. This is such a short notice, and I definitely wish the rest of the family can go with me (because it’s merrier to have plenty of company and I can have someone to share expenses with. haha!). But my father still needs to renew his passport, my mom has none, and my sister is stuck with work.

Come October, the husband and I will be attending a wedding in Butuan. Super excited! My husband couldn’t just stop talking about how charming the city is, and I’d love to experience it myself.

Indeed, big awesome plans are ahead.

Great Finds: Under Chair Cat Hammock

For the past few days, I couldn’t let go of this image from Gizmodo:

My furbaby is surely going to have a lot of fun! I’m just hoping Chuck is going to REALLY use it. Otherwise, he’ll be back snoozing peacefully on top of my computer table–no, make that keyboard.