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…sort of. ang ibon na ito ay parang estranghero sa akin kais naman sa dinami dami ng mga ibong nagliparan sa paligid ng bahay namin, ito ang kauna-unahang nagpakuha ng litrato sa akin! madalas ay di ko sila maabutan…subalit ang isang ito, nilapitan ko pa ng kaunti pero nakisama. naaliw lang ako sa kanya. ang bait eh:)an entry to Litratong Pinoy….ESTRANGHERO.

in memory of my father-in-law, who passed away early this morning…we will miss you, dad!timing na naman ang tema natin ngayong linggo.  May your soul rest in peace, dad.  We love you!An entry to Litratong Pinoy..BULAKLAK.

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!

Kabilin bilinan sa kanya…laging itali ang strap ng Wii remote. Ang tanong…ginagawa ba? Hindi!:( acting lang yang kuha na yan…haha!
Lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy—NAKATALI.

…since i missed last week’s theme, i’m trying to make amends by posting early today! yeehaw! plus, i have been looking forward to this theme. i might have a bunch of photos that will fit perfectly, but i decided to post something that is very fresh..just out. nope not from the oven this time though hehe!the photo above is a piece of rock from the American’s first landing on the moon at the time of President John F. Kennedy’s very short reign.

The U.S. space program went full throttle in 1961 when President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to claim a leadership role in space and land a man on the Moon before the end of the decade. The Soviet Union, America’s rival in the Cold War, had surged ahead of the United States with spectacular achievements in space that struck fear into the hearts of many American citizens. Soviet leaders hailed these feats as a triumph of Communism. When a leading American physicist was asked what would be found on the Moon, he replied, “Russians”.

…read more about it here. my only regret during the trip to the museum? i forgot to get me one of those custom mugs that i collect! arrrghhh!!!

heto pa po ang ilan sa mga makikita sa loob ng Museo na maari ring tumumpak sa ating tema…at ito…at ito pa…Lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy…na may temang—SALITA/Words

…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!

…o sige nga, ano ang kakaiba sa larawang ito?

an entry to Litratong Pinoy: HIBLA/Strings

I saw a pack of Zatarain’s Fish Fry Mix at the store so I figured I’d try it with the pretty looking  salmon I bought at BJ’s. Something for a change. Fish Fry usually uses cod or haddock but I decided to be “fancy” and used salmon instead.

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Join us in Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: Seafood Theme.

UPCOMING THEME/s: FLOUR —March 21
COCONUT —April 4