Plant Okra Today-It is Good for Your Health

I started this from seed given to me by Macrine's caregiver. This is ready to be transplanted. The bugs are starting to nibble the leaves, so I dusted it with Sevin Insecticide. The following post discussed that okra is good for your diabetes and other ailments. Do You have a recipe for okra? Can you share it with my readers in this blog.

Okra, also known as lady’s fingers, bamia, bhindi or gumbo, is a plant of the tropical and warm climates that produces edible green pods. The slightly immature pods are handpicked and prepared in different ways to compliment the traditional diets of many cultures. Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is believed to possess an abundance of health benefits, and there is ongoing research into its potential to help manage diabetes.

http://www.healthbodyrecipes.com/treat-diabetes-asthma-cholesterol-kidney-diseases-okra/?fbclid=IwAR3XjpZMNNBt59gvGnnR_h34AxmOOOROTf7FhXC-eIx1enjSgHM25e1p8jM

Okra is sold in our local grocery store ( Food Mart) for $3.99 per pound.

Four Dishes that I Really Enjoyed this Week

This is one of the new dishes that I enjoyed this week.

The other day when I was shopping at our local Filipino store and restaurant ( kare-kare and pancit and buko pandan ice cream), I saw the above package- Bangus( milk fish) Embutido. I have not tasted this before although I am very familiar with standard Embotido made of ground pork. The package was $7.99. The dish was delicious with steam rice and pancit and worth every penny I spent.

Last week three other dishes that Macrine and I enjoyed were Taco de Lengua( Beef Tongue), Taco de Tripa (tripe) and Menudo con Pata ( Tripe soup with pig's feet). The above three dishes I purchased from our local Mexican restaurant. I highly recommend that you have to taste the above three dishes if you have the chance. Order the dishes from an authentic Mexican restaurant ( Not Mexican-American or Texan)

The Menudo dish I modify by adding garbanzo beans and tomato sauce to simulate my favorite Pinoy recipe. In this restaurant, their fish taco is also out of this world. The fish is cut in small cubes and highly seasoned with a very mild fishy smell. It is better than the fish Taco I have tasted in San Diego, California.

Our local Mexican Restaurant ( Tres Hermanos) offered several meat choices for their taco or burrito dishes. Besides the Carne Asada( beef steak) or Pollo Asado( grilled chicken), you could have Al Pastor( BBQ Pork), Chile Verde(Green Chili Pork), Tripitas( Beef tripe), Chorizo ( Mexican sausage), Lengua ( Beef Tongue) and Buche (Pig stomach). I have tasted all of the above meat offerings on my tacos/burritos except for the Buche.

Communicating with My Primary Care Physician On Line

Last week, I enrolled with www.my hillchart.com to communicate on line with my primary care physician. The last couple of months calling his office via telephone was a pain in the "A". I have to dial his phone several times the other day before I was able to talk to his receptionist for an appointment. According to the website of myhillchart.com the following services are available if you sign in.

1.Send and receive secure messages to and from your provider

2.Request medication renewals

3.Request or cancel appointments

4.View your Personal Health Records (PHRs)

5.Receive and review documents

6.View and Pay online statements and

7.Update account information

My physician can order prescription renewal and blood diagnostic tests also on line. I have tried this service and it works, saving a lot of paper work and time calling via phone.

Is your primary care physician on line or computer savvy?

Its Summer Time Here in Northern California

My Cactus plant is starting to bloom. It is a signal that summer is here. For the last three days high temperatures ranged from 82 to 95 degrees F and low temperatures range from 57 to 62 degrees F here in the Sacramento Valley.

The following 3 photos were taken by my grand daughter Carenna KT the other day during their monthly visit to Lola and Lolo. Thank you for your visit. We have fun playing mahjong. Let us do it again next month.

The above cactus blooms only once a year around the first week of June. The blooms stay only for a couple of days and has a mild fragrance. It is easy to grow as it does not need water and can be planted in a pot.

UP Men's South Dorm ( Narra Hall) Candidate for Officers, 1952-1955

I resided in the Men's South Dorm during my undergraduate college years in UP Diliman. The dorm was renamed later as Narra Hall and now demolished. I had pleasant memories of my stay in the dorm as discussed in my autobiography as follows: https://davidbkatague.blogspot.com/2011/12/chapter-4-my-college-years-1951-1955.html

Narra Hall Election Flyer with me running as Secretary and VP, 1954 and 1955

While looking at my old album, I found the following election flyers of UP Men's South Dorm (1952-1955)Narra Hall, UPSCA Womans Candidate for the Womans Club as well as the UPSCA candidates for the Student council, Liberal Arts. Oscar Evangelista name is in the list among others that I will always remember. Other names that I will not forget are Angie Villanueva( r.c.)and Vivencio Villaflor, MD. Here are the images for your viewing pleasure.

A Recent Visit from My Nephew from Australia

Photo from Dave Recent Visit, May 2019. Macrine with the 3 David Katague.

Dave and His Family- Dave's Dad is my younger brother, Efren.

Last week my nephew from Australia, my name sake visited us. He was in LA on a business trip, but placed us in his busy schedule just for an overnight visit. He flew from LA to SFO and drove from SFO to Sacramento.

Macrine, David III and I enjoyed his short visit. The following is one of his videos about his family in Sydney Australia. The video is mesmerizing and fun to watch.


I like to share with you, the following video taken by my nephew from Australia who happens to have the same name as myself. Enjoy!

Visiting The Aquarium | "Turtle!" from Dave Katague on Vimeo.

Dave Katague, the only son of my younger brother is a Sydney( Australia) based Motion Designer. He has the passion for anything related to 3d / motionography, cinematography, photography, motion control time lapse, film, illustration /animation, typography, branding and special effects. You could see other samples of his work on his website, davekatague.com