Carbo Loading at Home: Classic Red Sauce Spaghetti

You don’t always have to go and eat out to have your Carbo Loading party. You can just invite your friends and cook at home.

Here are some of some quick and easy pasta recipes I usually make.

Classic Red Sauce Spaghetti

1/2 kilo spaghetti noodles

1/8 kilo ground beef

1/8 kilo hot dog sliced thinly round

1 piece chorizo bilbao diced or sliced thinly round

¾ kilo tomato sauce

½ head of garlic minced

1 big red onion

2pcs bay leaf

Dried oregano leaves

Cook noodles until aldente

Cook ground beef in water separately (just like cooking longganisa) season with a little salt and water

Heat a big sauce pan

Caramelize onions in butter and add garlic

Add hotdog, chorizo and ground beef respectively

Season with salt and pepper

Add tomato sauce and bay leaf bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes

Add salt and pepper and oregano

Mix in pasta and serve with tons of grated cheese on top and some toasted bread.

Rice All You Can: ChicBoy

Cebu Lechon Manok

 If you are having your CLP party, then establishments that offer rice all you can meals is a must.

Here are some of my favorite rice all you can Restaurant and Meals

CHICBOY

Chicken + Baboy = CHICBOY

At 99 pesos per meal need I say more? This restaurant offers the best cebu lechon liempo and cebu lechon manok in town. If you haven’t tried chicboy yet, then you absolutely must!!! You can also order unlimited drinks plus there’s unlimited fried garlic too!

They also offer your classic inasal na manok, inihaw na liempo, pork barbeque sisig etc.

Cebu Lechon Liempo

Turones Con Leche

Carboloading Dishes:

CEBU LECHON MANOK

CEBU LECHON BABOY

Noteworthy Dishes
GINISANG KANGKONG SA BAWANG
TURONES con LECHE

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake

Banana Chocolate Chip Cake.

If you are looking for a quick after run snack or a pre race breakfast try making this recipe. Packed with stuff that we runners love bananas, chocolate and nuts.

Ingredients

½ cup sugar

2/3 cup oil

2 eggs

1teaspoon baking soda

¼ cup sour milk (1/4 cup milk + 1teaspoon vinegar)

1 cup mashed banana (cavindish)

¼ teaspoon salt

1 cup nuts

¾ cups chocolate chip

1 ½ cup sifted flour

1 teaspoon vanilla

In a mixing bowl, mix together the following:

Sugar, oil, eggs, baking soda and baking soda.

Continuously mix and add the following

Sour milk, salt, mashed banana, sifted flour, nuts and chocolate chip and vanilla

Pour together in a grease loaf pan and bake at 350c at 35-40 mins

Best Served at room temperature. 

Carbo Loading Party at Fazoli's Eastwood

Fazoli's Eastwood

1/2 Submarine Sandwich & Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

If you are looking for a relatively cheap place to hold your carbo loading party then Fazolis is one place you definitely need to check out. Located in the heart of Eastwood City Libis this “Italian” restaurant serves hot and fresh foods that will cater to your carbohydrate needs.

As I have come to realize that running is not a cheap sport. I am currently on a lookout for restaurants that would fill me up but not empty my wallet. With pasta dishes that ranges from P65 to P160, pizzas for P65 to P80 a slice, 4pcs of chicken for P220 and bottomless soft drinks or iced tea for P50 Fazoli’s is perfect for my tight budget and my big appetite. Oohh Did I mention that they have unlimited breadsticks as well? 

My favorite from the menu is the ½ submarino and spaghetti meal. You get 2 plates of spaghetti half a submarine sandwich 1/4 for each plate (believe me it’s a big portion) for only P220.

Visit Fazoli’s in Libis the next time you and your runner friends decide to prepare for your upcoming half marathon, 32k, marathon or even an ULTRA where you get to enjoy good and reasonably priced food  quiet and cozy ambiance, friendly and accommodating waiters plus you won’t have any problem with seating because its rarely full.

Post Race Meal: Vegetable Soup

After a hard workout or a grueling race you need to replenish the energy that you spent during the activity. Here is a simple and easy post race meal that is both healthy and nutritious.

Vegetable soup

2 big potatoes (diced)

1 can whole kettle corn

4 stalks celery diced (finely chop leaves and separate)

2 large red bell peppers diced

1 can of evaporated milk or all purpose cream

Half a liter of chicken stock

1 white onion chopped finely

4 cloves of garlic minced

In a big pot sauté onions, bell peppers and garlic.

Add celery and sauté for 2 minutes

Add potatoes and corn sauté for 5 minutes

Season with salt and pepper.

Add milk or cream and then add chicken stock

Bring to a boil. Simmer until potatoes are tender

Add celery leaves

Salt and pepper to taste

Serve with your choice of protein.

Good for 6-8 servings

Post Race Meal: Pork Steak

After a hard workout or a grueling race you need to replenish the energy that you spent during the activity. Eating protein is highly encouraged to help cell regeneration.  Here is a simple and easy post race meal that is both healthy and nutritious.

 

Pork Steak

1 kilo pork steak cut

Marinate pork overnight in
165ml soy sauce

165 ml banana ketchup

1 tbsp oyster sauce

15-20pcs kalamansi

Salt

Pepper

Optional:

Minced garlic

Chilli powder                       

Grill pork until tender (3-4minutes per side). Before serving squeeze calamansi/ lemon on top.

Best Served with rice. 

Rice All You Can: Mang Inasal

This the 2nd installment of my Rice All You can CLP suggestions

Mang Inasal

Chicken Inasal Classic or Spicy

The first barbecue fastfood chain that offered rice all you can and took the nation by storm. With their classic Chicken Inasal that was immediately appreciated by this chicken loving nation Mang inasal now offers brand new items on their menu. Get to know your nearest Mang Inasal all over again.

Bangus Sisig Meal

I visited two branches of Mang Inasal since the 11/11/11 ad campaign was launched. And I have yet to try their new products. Its either not yet available at the Katipunan and Bluewave marikina branch or its out of stock. I will update this blog as soon as I try their Lumpiang Sardinas, Kamote Chips and Chicken Chicharon.