{"id":12111,"date":"2023-02-07T04:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T04:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/?p=12111"},"modified":"2023-02-08T04:58:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T04:58:12","slug":"rainy-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/?p=12111","title":{"rendered":"Rainy February!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello Friends! How&#8217;s it&#8217;s going?! It&#8217;s been a rainy week in our area, so we&#8217;ve been mostly at home. I do my best to add little things here so we can have a cozy time. I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of cooking and using my Instant Pot lately.  I&#8217;m more inclined to make soups, braised meat and hearty dishes this time of year. It helps that I try to meal plan so I get to prepare ingredients ahead of time. I really want to be consistent in regards to this area of my homemaking life.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer.jpeg 448w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 85vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Flowers to add color to this rainy week!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer1.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Braised Pork hock (Patatim). Hubs really like this one:)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer2.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer2-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crabs and fish that my kids love!HA. This is their favorite, it&#8217;s called Pompano (no idea whats the english name, we get this at the Asian market)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12115\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer3.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer3-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jalapeno Poppers because Hubs craved this last week!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer4.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer4-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We had beef tenderloin in the freezer,so we got a little spoiled these past few days!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer5.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer5-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spicy Braised Chicken (korean style: Dakdoritang)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"721\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer6.jpeg 721w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer6-300x225.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cheese fondue and buffalo chicken wings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer7.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer7-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Garlic butter pasta my Hubs made last week!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer8.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer8.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer8-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pork Ribs soup(Filipino sour soup) another fave of my kids!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer9.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer9.jpeg 406w, https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/fawer9-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 85vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Beef Bulgogi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I continue to declutter our house and I&#8217;m still on my low spend challenge. It really helps that I watch videos and read books about minimalism and simplifying. I get so motivated when I get to see other people doing the same thing, I&#8217;m so encouraged! I still have a long way to go, but I can see a big difference already in our space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have to get going here, Have a great night and take care!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Friends! How&#8217;s it&#8217;s going?! It&#8217;s been a rainy week in our area, so we&#8217;ve been mostly at home. I do my best to add little things here so we can have a cozy time. I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of cooking and using my Instant Pot lately. I&#8217;m more inclined to make soups, braised &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/?p=12111\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Rainy February!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12123,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12111\/revisions\/12123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calamariqueen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}