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One of the may New Year’s resolution that I should really be more conscientious about is to start living a healthy and clean lifestyle. This includes but is not limited to my eating habits. Aside from the fact that I have been drinking too much soda lately seduced by the bottles lurking in the fridge that M buys weekly, we haven’t been eating our greens and seafood too and that is not exactly a good idea, I know.  We have been so caught up in anything and everything we have our hands and minds on that we almost always have to-go’s and other quick fix meals.  It is a good thing though that my little boy loves to snack on baby carrots both in school and here at home.  This is the only veggie that he eats, for now at least.  I on the other hand, am into tomatoes.  Be it on pasta, stews or salads.   This lycopene is a good antioxidant and beneficial to one’s health.

I miss eating my salads and I have found this fresh tender ruby reds, feta and watermelon salad very appealing. Here’s how you do it:

For the Dressing: whisk 1 minced garlic clove, 1 minced shallot, 1/4 Tbsp white balsamic vinegar, 3 Tbsp honey, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1 tsp salt, 2 Tbsp parsley, chopped, 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice until well mixed. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

For the Salad:
In a large salad bowl, combine 1 package fresh express tender ruby reds or your favorite lettuce variety, flesh of 1 seedless watermelon,diced into 1″ cube, 1 small sweet white onion, 1/4″ thick julienne plus 6 small radishes, thinly sliced.

Drizzle desired amount of dressing and toss.
Serve onto 6 individual salad dishes.
Crumble 3 oz feta cheese, atop each individual salad.
Add freshly ground black pepper, as desired.

…i was thinking of posting a more eye candy-ish candy suitable to both the title and the theme, but i didn’t get the chance to buy some before today. i hope this one is eye candy enough for you!:]

CANDY

1: crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup
2 a: a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling b: a piece of such confection
3: something that is pleasant or appealing in a light or frivolous way
[source:Merriam Webster]

This fruit-tella candies were from my sister who used to work with the makers of the said confection along with some other famous chews…she brought it here last August and yes, we still have some left. The kids love this, especialy the strawberry variant.

As for the photography side…i could’ve deleted that blurry green object on the left side to make this photo a bit better, right? but i try to post unadulterated photos as much as i can without any photoshop tinkering beyond resizing and adding texts…so, my bad. or i should not have included that MAXX candy in the first place, huh? another fave of the kids. we usually go out of our way to grab some packs from the Filipino store for these.

is a weekly FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, PINOY style! let’s go chewing!!! munch, munch, munch!

I have been very vocal about the fact that I am one gal who doesn’t exactly have a sweet tooth. This may be due to the fact that I have had some chocolate and candy overload while growing up.  Shove me some chocolate cake or any other cake at that, and I will gladly accept.  Don’t get me wrong though.  This does not mean that if you offer me a candy that I will ignore it.  I do eat candies and chocolates once in a while, but most of the time a bite or two does the trick already.  Most especially if these confections are nicely wrapped in a red or pink [or a combination of the two] gift box or wrapper combined with a dozen or so of fresh white tulips!  Hmmm, I hope M reads this soon.  In a few days it is Valentine’s Day once again.  I can still remember last year, I received white tulips for this very special day and S got herself a red rose from her dad as well.

If M does read this, I just might convince him to check out some lovely Valentine’s Day Gifts to consider this time. I love the Be Mine Valentine Tulip Bouquet that comes in a beautiful tall rectangle shaped glass vase, for free! And this time, I want them red too! Pair that with the True Love Godiva Chocolates Heart Tower and that will surely make my day. Get the hint?