strings

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

an entry to Litratong Pinoy: HIBLA/Strings

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays : SEAFOOD

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

snowy

mahusay

…the cinnabuns made recently, all by herself. yes it may be another out of the tin goody but i can’t help but still be proud. from popping the tin, arranging in the cookie sheet, turning on the oven! and taking them out..to serving a piece to her mom..me! all on her own.

humuhusay na rin lumangoy maski na wala pa syang pormal na training. isa sa mga activities na tunay namang na-e-enjoy nilang dalawang magkapatid.

…ang aking dalaginding. a proud mom, that’s me!:)
lahok para sa LitratongPinoy, na may temang…HUSAY!

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays : ROLLED

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays theme this week is ROLLED. It worked out perfectly coz I have this stuffed pork roast with spinach and mushroom ready to roll, so to speak . This pork started as a pork loin. I cut it in half without going all the way to the bottom, and then butterflied the sides to get a flattened pork plank, pretty much. Once that’s done, stuffing it with anything you like is a breeze.

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thanks again to Dexie for co-hosting with me!

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spotty

…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.

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: HEARTY

…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!!!

it’s mine…now

…back to more macro shots, i am. with the following settings…in a portable studio, sitting on top of a mirror, a gray backdrop cloth, 2 fill lights…with some natural light.

Camera Model Name
Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi
Firmware
Firmware Version 1.0.9
Shooting Date/Time
2/1/2010 00:27:40
Tv(Shutter Speed)
1/6Sec.
Av(Aperture Value)
F5.6
Metering Modes
Evaluative metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS…………….. with a 10mm macro filter
Focal Length
55.0 mm
Image size
4272 x 2848………………………………resized.
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Tungsten
AF mode
Manual (MF)
Picture Style
Portrait…………………………………..d’oh! haha!
Parameters
Tone Curve : Standard

do critique!

ang band ring na ito ay akin! akin na ngayon. malungkot man isipin, ibinigay ito sa akin ng mama ko noong huling bisita nila dito sa amin sa Massachusetts halos 2 taon na ang nakakaraan. alam nya na type na type ko itong singsing na ito, dahil kanya ito. maski na inaalok nya sa akin ito noon, hindi ko tinatanggap dahil alam kong gusto rin nya ito. ang nakapagtataka nga lang pilit nya itong ibinigay sa akin sa kahuli hulihang pagkakataon. hindi ko rin alam kung bakit sa panahong iyon, akin na rin itong tinanggap. malungkot. na masaya kasi napasa-aKIN na rin itong minimithi kong palamuti!

an entry to Litratong Pinoy…with the theme…AKIN. and for more bling action, i discovered this nifty unique gifts for her accessories that would be good for anyone who loves artisan hand-crafted jewelries.

weekly plan

what’s that? before you scroll down…can you at least try guessing first? demanding! haha!
this has been part of our weekly ritual…the hubs and myself, that is. more often than not, Saturday mornings are spent in this place while the kids are in their karate class. it’s also the only ‘our-time’…and we make good use of it…

with…

dining…dimsum style!:)
kakainin lang po nitong mga larawan na ito, sa kadahilanang nagpunta kaming mag-asawa sa Doctor kaninang umaga para sa aming flu shots at blood test naman para k M…at syempre pa…wala ang mga bata…nasa school…kaya dito kami dumiretso! pramis! haha!

syempre pa ang paborito naming…chicken feet ay hindi mawawala sa order:) sarap!!!
lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy…na may temang…BALAK!

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: CHOCOLATE

Lava cake. Molten Chocolate cake. flourless chocolate cake…however you call it, this one proved to be huge in the household even to my most cake discriminating son. to date, this is one of the few sweets in general that he loves so much! i can take that just because it is very easy to make whenever he asks for it.

just a few reminders…
LaPiS is going to be bi-monthly now and I am honored to announce that Dexie of Feisty Cook is joining me on a regular basis. So please check out her blog too. We will be posting simultaneously but will take turns every 2 weeks.

…next theme…HEARTY with Valentine’s day in mind!

Have a great weekend to all!