ADOBO LIFE

This blog is all about my attempts to save money ! Saving money is easier said than done! It's not about spending less today but committing yourself to your goal and continuously challenging yourself to drive one more dollar to your investment portfolio! Not sure how I will do it but ...we'll see!

Welcome to  Adobo Life!  My stories about my biggest dream, my hopes, my wish and my clueless asian american  way of living!I have always been independent and I would kill myself first than asking financial help from anyone. My stories may be annoying --but nobody reads this blog other than my family..so who cares?

 

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WHY ADOBO LIFE?  Adobo has become a way of living in our family  to the point that we are  breaking tradition  if a week has gone by without having one.  Depending on  what region one parent (or  cook/maid/housekeeper) originated from, expect differences on how Adobo is  prepared in the kitchen.

Me and my three teens - July 4, 2009

My saving tactic is simple:  I INVEST first by allocating a fix percentage of my salary to 401, Roth, and stock purchase.  After that,  I set aside  fixed expenses (mortgage /utilities etc) on a separate account per month. With the left over money,  I PLAN on finding more ways to save so I can  count my pennies and put them back into SAVINGS. Long story short! I have no money in my wallet - -call me back when I am 60!

I am a Product Line Director , but this is not about my work but my  thoughts and views on issues related to walking the path towards my long term saving plan.  So please enjoy and welcome to my Adobo Life!

 

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ADOBO 101:

Adobo is the Spanish word for seasoning or marinade. The noun form is used to describe the actual marinade or seasoning mix, and the term used for a meat which has been marinated or seasoned with an adobo is referred to having been adobada. The word is the first-person singular present indicative form of adobar, a Spanish verb meaning "to marinate."

reference: www.wikepedia.com

Adobo can be a general term referring to marinated dishes, such as chipotles en adobo, which are chipotle chili peppers marinated in a rich, flavorful, tomato sauce.

Adobo is prepared in almost all regions of Latin America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, as well as Spain. The usual method in preparing adobo in these countries uses pork and spices, especially red peppers.

Adobo is also the name of a common and very popular cooking process in the Philippines; indeed it is considered a national group of dishes. Typically, pork or chicken, or a combination of both, is slowly cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns, and often browned in the oven or pan-fried afterward to get the desirable crisped edges. This dish originates from the northern region of the Philippines. It is commonly packed for Filipino mountaineers and travelers. Its relatively long shelf-life is due to one of its primary ingredients, vinegar, which inhibits the growth of bacteria.

The standard accompaniment to adobo is white rice.

Outside the home-cooked dish, the essence of adobo has been developed commercially and adapted to other foods. A number of successful local Philippine snack products usually mark their items "Adobo-flavored." This assortment includes, but is not limited to nuts, chips, noodle soups, and corn crackers.

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Adobo is the Spanish word for seasoning or marinade. The noun form is used to describe the actual marinade or seasoning mix, and the term used for a meat which has been marinated or seasoned with an adobo is referred to having been adobada. The word is the first-person singular present indicative form of adobar, a Spanish verb meaning "to marinate."

reference: www.wikepedia.com

Adobo can be a general term referring to marinated dishes, such as chipotles en adobo, which are chipotle chili peppers marinated in a rich, flavorful, tomato sauce.

Adobo is prepared in almost all regions of Latin America, especially in Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia, as well as Spain. The usual method in preparing adobo in these countries uses pork and spices, especially red peppers.

Adobo is also the name of a common and very popular cooking process in the Philippines; indeed it is considered a national group of dishes. Typically, pork or chicken, or a combination of both, is slowly cooked in soy sauce, vinegar, crushed garlic, bay leaf, and black peppercorns, and often browned in the oven or pan-fried afterward to get the desirable crisped edges. This dish originates from the northern region of the Philippines. It is commonly packed for Filipino mountaineers and travelers. Its relatively long shelf-life is due to one of its primary ingredients, vinegar, which inhibits the growth of bacteria.

The standard accompaniment to adobo is white rice.

Outside the home-cooked dish, the essence of adobo has been developed commercially and adapted to other foods. A number of successful local Philippine snack products usually mark their items "Adobo-flavored." This assortment includes, but is not limited to nuts, chips, noodle soups, and corn crackers.

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