gỏi cuốn
…this for me is a quick fix. why? because we craved for Vietnamese food today and luckily we have a number of places to go to and get our cravings satiated. this one though is the cheapest around since we just bought it from the Asian store, ready made instead of eating or getting to-go from a Vietnamese Restaurant which could be a bit pricey. coupled with another ready mix of Beef Pho sans the soup, just cooked with Pho seasoning? we are golden!!!
gỏi cuốn, a Vietnamese salad roll, is translated as “spring roll”, while some others prefer the term “summer roll”. Ingredients include slivers of boiled or fried pork, shrimp, chicken, beef, fresh herbs, lettuce, sometimes fresh garlic chives, rice vermicelli, all wrapped in moistened rice paper, served cold with dipping sauce (nước chấm) or hoisin sauce. The salad roll is easily distinguished from a “minced pork roll” by the fact that it is not fried, the ingredients used are different. Spring roll refer to the freshness of the spring season with all the fresh ingredients
[source:Wiki]
Lasang Pinoy, Sundays is a FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, Pinoy style!
…this week’s theme for LaPiS…CORN!
i made this Ginulay na Mais last night, inspired by Nell. thanks again dear! seeing his photo over at Facebook made me crave for another comfort food. still not the way my mom used to do it, but close enough.
…what have you to offer?
Lasang Pinoy, Sundays is a bi-weekly thematic FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme…PINOY style!
…when you reach the big 4-oh. it’s a total eclipse of the heart! haha! it stops there. sabihin nalang natin na lampas na ng kaunti ang aking butihing asawa sa numerong iyan, kaya ang birthday cake nya..hayan…3 lang ang kandila…for aywabyu! hihi!:) and so…life begins, again!:)
OLD-FASHIONED CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING AND TOASTED COCONUTS para sa kaarawan ni Marco noong nakaraang 2 linggo. recipe to follow over at my 1 and only food blog
lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy…NUMERO.
As Julia Child [and Paula Dean] always say, ‘you can never go wrong with too much butter…i would like to add a little twist to that by saying—and CHEESE! more specifically if both ingredients are used in one dish. one delicious and scrumptious dish such as GRILLED MUSSELS, or baked if you please. We often make this with just melted butter and garlic but found out that adding cheese on it makes it even more rich and satisfying. On this one, we used fresh mozzarella cheese..which explains that gooey and sticky golden goodness.
And so for this challenge, we want to focus on CHEESE…fresh, powdered, cheddar, strips, chunks, round, white what have you!
Lasang Pinoy, Sundays is a bi-weekly thematic FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY event, PINOY style!
…why did i say semi-homemade? see, i made the wrap myself from scratch with a crepe recipe and so was the dressing… this was the exact instructions that my dear neighbor Stel gave me. and the truth is, and it’s a hundred percent true, mind you…is that the lumpiang hubad-filling was made by her.nagsoli lamang ako ng mga librong hiniram ko sa kanya kahapon, at eto pa ang kapalit! kung hindi ka ba naman talgang sinuswerte, hindi ba? nanghiram na ng libro, na libre pa po ako! saan? sa pagluluto ng hapunan! nyehehehe! hindi lang yun! at ang sarap pa! o devah! no joke! tunay na tunay! ang sarap talga ng kain namin kagabi! eh, bagay pala itong lumpia sa wine-wine! lalo pang sumarap! mwahahaha!thanks again neybur!!!:) at kung mayroon mang mas totoo sa mga minutong ito, ay ang katotohanang hindi na ako makapag-hintay pa na kainin ang natirang lumpia para sa aking pananghalian ngayon na! kaya maiwan ko na muna kayo!!!:)
lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy, na may temang…TOTOO/TUNAY/TRUTH.
…hindi nga ba’t plastic ang mga takip na iyan? sa kawalan ng entry, heto ang kinabagsakan ko, hehe 
but there’s more!
paborito ng mga bata…baby bottle pop. gawa rin sa plastic ang bote nito hindi ba?An entry to Litratong Pinoy, na may temang PLASTIC.
I love Red Velvet cupcakes! That’s one line I always get from my daughter whenever I make a batch of this sinful yet glorious indulgence. I myself cannot complain when I have a bite or two…that’s one bite per cupcake haha! Well all it takes is just a couple of cups or so of FLOUR to make this. I must admit though that I’d rather call this Rust Velvet cupcakes instead…ooopsie! A major booboo for me. Why? I made this before with bright red food color and it was a huge success, both in taste and presentation. You can see it here with the original recipe.
This time though, I decided to make it a tad ‘healthier’ using Beet Roots. No problem with that, I suppose but I must’ve used the smaller ones that the deep red I was looking for after turned out to be more like a rusty brownish shade. Oh well…lesson learned. Taste-wise? Just as good, if I may say so myself. You can actually taste the healthy stuff in there though. Not sure if that should be the case. But I don’t really mind.
I made more than enough for the 2 of us, that’s s and myself. M who is now in sugar intake moderation, just had a few bites. So I decided to give some to my gracious friends and neighbors. And yup! They were very gracious about it haha! Good to know!
is now a bi-weekly thematic FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, Pinoy style! Next theme…COCONUT.
thanks for playing guys!
FEBRUARY 17TH, 2010
By CES
…what the kids had for breakfast today. Champorado with milk spots. S’s favorite breakfast, lunch, dinner! haha!
a comfort food for her especially on this snow spotted day. natuluan ng tubig ang snow sa deck kaya
naging batik batik.
…my snow-spotted car. and at times like these, I can only dream of the sun and spending the day in those Miami Beach condos!
tatlong lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy na may temang…Batik or SPOTS.
FEBRUARY 16TH, 2010
By CES
…something that we all look forward to when we go for a night or so hotel living, or should i say living of reality for a few days. when we get away to unwind a little. when we forget about everything behind to have room service, a nearby pool to wade in and yes…eat all you can breakfast!
…and i love love love this muffin! yummm-eeehhh! i even got another one with blueberries to go! haha!
…we can never have complete breakfast without the scrambles right?
this one’s S’s bagel. definitely with cream cheese.
had to end it all with a bowl or two of fresh fruits! no photo though, sorry..i decided to enjoy the last few bites without the camera getting in the way.:)
FEBRUARY 6TH, 2010
By CES
…my take on this theme, a heart healthy dish. a bowl of warm and delicious vegetable noodle soup, or any kind to most will always be comfort food…but more importantly, it’s good for someone who needs to cut down on sugar and carbs . shhh…this will be our little secret, ok? he doesn’t want me to talk about it here on my blog. maybe it’s just a result of the depression that came with the sudden realization, and a very recent one too [just last week, ironically...even before i thought of this theme] that he is now a diabetic. he must’ve had Diabetes for a time now, we just didn’t know since he hates going to the doctor. this time though, i made sure that he is scheduled for his annual check up, whether he liked it or not. and this is what we found out, unfortunately. incurable and genetic as it is, we are still thankful that it’s a disease that can easily be controlled with the right food, change of lifestyle and correct attitude.
i still have so much to learn about it, believe me. unprepared as we are about this, we have decided to take those special classes for Diabetes soon.
so what’s this chocolate cupcake doing in this post, you may ask? since day 1, i have been researching and shopping for ’special’ food and ingredients for M. it has slowly dawned on us that this is a total change of diet and lifestyle not only for him, but for all of us. the children being very susceptible on having the disease too…has to be educated as well.
this…is called LOW-FAT VEGETABLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKE. i was treated to a trip to the full house on a Saturday morning FLOUR, a very popular bakery in Boston, well..it was featured in one of Food Network’s shows that i cannot remember which one exactly at this moment, pardon me. and so i chose a few sweets for myself and Samia, who has a sweet tooth just like dad!:(… just as i was going to pay for my loot, came right in front of me was this guy from the kitchen with a full tray of freshly-baked chocolate cupcakes, so it seems. i don’t know why i asked for its exact name, but i did. and was so delighted to learn that it’s the healthier version of the sinful dessert! yay! he deserves some prize for being a good boy the whole week…don’t you think? and so he had it for dessert after lunch.
and as Marco himself puts it…this is like a ‘wake up call’ which should be taken in a positive way. it’s not the end of the world and so….here’s to a whole new HEALTHY-er and HEARTY-er life ahead!!!
is a bi-monthly FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY meme, Pinoy style!
Advance Happy V Day to all!!!
