tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34134257858676657442024-03-13T22:28:21.663+08:00Lia's Food JourneyLia's Food Journey is an accounting of my passion for food and my adventures through life.Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.comBlogger1498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-29806641546550056132023-07-25T05:40:00.001+08:002023-07-27T15:05:06.867+08:00Permission To Die<p><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is a bittersweet post about losing my very good friend,
Mona. I was not expecting to lose her so soon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I thought we will have more time to enjoy our lives together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She and I planned on growing old together. We
would live right next to each other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
was imagining that when we get older, Mona would take care of me but God had
other plans.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In all the years that I have been blogging, I never wrote a
post in honor of her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not even
remember when we started to become friends, maybe in the early 2000s? I really
cannot recall anymore. It is not the number of years that matter but the quality
of friendship that we had.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We were totally opposites.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mona’s language of love was service while mine is food. I already told
everybody that the only way I show love is through food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I cook your favourite food, it means I
love you. I have never been vocal about love nor demonstrative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not the touchy feely kind of person.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Unlike Mona, she showed you and told you that she loved
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When friends came over to my house
and I was still sleeping, Mona would ask them if they wanted coffee or if they
wanted to eat something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When her nieces came to her house, she made sure that there
was hot food, preferably their favourite!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It did not stop at cooking the food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She would even prepare coloring books, card or board games.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, it did not stop there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She would play with them and keep them
entertained.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She would always offer assistance to our senior
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we have a community activity,
she would get food for the seniors and ask them if they needed anything else.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When she passed on, everybody only had kind words to say. “Mona
was really so nice!” She was a friendly person, she would greet friends and acquaintances
with a huge smile. Even people she just met once, she would greet them as
though they have known each other for a long time.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Selfless... Even if she wanted something for herself, then she
finds out that you like it, she would give it to you.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I guess that was why we complemented each other. But I have never
abused the friendship that we had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
knew my limits and told her that if I ever do or say something that she did not
like, I told her to tell me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She did not
have to be afraid of calling me out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of
course, the naughty things I did to her were not counted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I loved the fact that she indulged my
craziness.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She was a part of
several group of friends, the Batgirls, Baliws and Junkies!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When Mona got sick, we all rallied behind her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would take turns visiting her then
eventually, we would take turns taking care of her. I felt so giddy and excited
that I was the one serving Mona for a change! I even told Cat that I was so
happy after she and I came from the pantry to heat Mona’s food. For the first
time in my life, Mona and I were speaking the same language of love which was
service! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In the first few weeks of Mona’s confinement, it was like a “picnic”
all the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We would bring food and
eat in her room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It made her really
happy to see us eating and having a great time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She would also eat but then I realized later on that it was just a piece
or two of potato chips. She really was not eating that much anymore.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then, as the days gone by, we started to notice the
decline.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even wondered why is it that
every time we go to the hospital, instead of getting better, her condition was
deteriorating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did not know why. My
friends started praying for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
asked our friends to pray for Mona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
even prayed when I did not believe in praying for the sick.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know that even if you pray day and night,
even if you pray while walking on your knees in Baclaran Church and even if you
bargain with God, if His will is done then there is nothing you can do.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This past week was an emotional rollercoaster for me and for
my friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Sunday before she passed
on, the Baliws, Batgirls and Junkies were in the hospital to give our full support
and love to Mona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a crying
fest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was the crying police.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would pull out anybody from the room who
was about to cry. I did not want Mona to see us in tears.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know her well, if she sees us breaking down
in front of her, then she will start to despair, weaken and give up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not want her to lose hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did not want to lose hope. I still wanted
her to fight the battle against cancer.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mona asked me once a long time ago if she dies, would I cry
for her? “Of course, not!” I replied, “I only cry for dogs!”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">In her last remaining days, she would hold our hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whoever was with her in the room (as long as
she liked the person), she would hold the hand on her left and on her
right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She felt comforted by it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remember, I’m not the touchy feely person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do not like holding hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everybody knows that, I even told the nurse
that I do not do “holding hands” but when the nurse entered the room again, she
said, I thought you don’t do holding hands???<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What can I do??? Mona needed to hold my hand. And I needed that
connection, as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A_M7EtsHt0EddJCPLY54YTytsIPVpAPSPxSFA5eJkoly8I6oZw8xm985sFwprc277JnFHrVLvXLlSo36EpJkPps30RMQIoEI5yZWO9h7hc5TKYVh89h92NHKlkSbI9-KL7ProuOdn9BUfA4xRcCHkcV_C7FWGuyNAmyMaOuKHqFQuBSjLuFCMlZ5betR/s591/hands.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A_M7EtsHt0EddJCPLY54YTytsIPVpAPSPxSFA5eJkoly8I6oZw8xm985sFwprc277JnFHrVLvXLlSo36EpJkPps30RMQIoEI5yZWO9h7hc5TKYVh89h92NHKlkSbI9-KL7ProuOdn9BUfA4xRcCHkcV_C7FWGuyNAmyMaOuKHqFQuBSjLuFCMlZ5betR/s320/hands.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remember, I said I only cry for dogs and that I did not want
to cry in front of Mona? While we were holding hands, she had tears in her eyes
while looking at me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even the strongest
person would break down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While still holding
her hand, I laid my head on the bed and cried my heart out. Then I knew at that
point that I was going to lose my friend and she knew that her time was almost
up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She asked for a pen and a piece of
paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wrote down that she was tired
already .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Died.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She wrote it down and I asked, Who died???
She wrote it again, <u>Died</u>. Mayette told her that it was not her decision
to make but God’s. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Remember, I said I was not very vocal about love? On that
same night, as I was about to leave the room, I said to her, “ I love you Mona!”
(in my usual cheerful singsong voice).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
was so surprised when she replied, “I love you Madam!” She said it so clearly!
She could barely talk and breathe but it was crystal clear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That night, I was so happy!!! I did not cry
at all when I went to bed.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The last time I saw her was Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought she was a bit better. She was able
to talk in short burst. Jing said for me to eat first while she was holding
Mona’s hands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was just in the corner eating
siopao, I had to eat because if not, my sugar will drop and I will get dizzy. I
only had 3 bites. I could not eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mona
said, “Pag Ok na si Madam...” I told her I did not leave, that I was just
eating in the corner of the room, away from her.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A doctor entered the room and asked her if she was in
pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She said, yes. 1 out of 10 was the
question of the doctor, she answered 9. I just realized she was on Morphine
drip and yet the pain level was 9!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
I got home until I went to sleep, I could not stop crying.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The moment I woke up the next day, I started
crying again . I figured, I have to cry it all out because it was KST day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone might ask me how Mona was doing and I
was sure I was going to break down. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I started messaging my friends that I suddenly do not know
how to pray anymore. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How do I pray?” “What
should I ask for?” I know what I wanted to pray for but I dare not ask God what
I really wanted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My friend was in pain,
there was no more hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really wanted
God to take my friend already but instead, my friends said to pray for God’s
mercy, to relieve her of all the pain and to give strength to her family and
friends to let her go. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Then, a little past midnight, the Lord has heard our
prayers. My friends and I rushed to Makati Med.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When we got there, Mona’s body was still in the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I went to her and spoke softly near her ear, “Mona,
you will always be with us. You will never be left behind.” </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And from that moment on, it was as though, all the pain and
sadness were lifted from my heart.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Almost everybody in the wake asked how I was holding up. I
told them I feel so light hearted and happy. Some said, I was in denial but
that is not true.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We fought a hard battle behind Mona. She was in the
forefront.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her passing was not a loss
but a victory.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sxJlP5brfCMnhiXtLoSsp-BPsq0UUdPKMKG5CC47ewkyl5vGQa2KLdbVDoOXqUJbyMCCYg_kr5nMooii84BQI2NPvfPRGJgHWVknwj7qgLZKYrTjirAxMyfO70TSpUo6QJdxsgdDBYJhr24zSGDUGvz1M1jblaRE_t0xmv0knJjMBPiMgDQXjBZ9uePR/s687/mona%20victory.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="687" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-sxJlP5brfCMnhiXtLoSsp-BPsq0UUdPKMKG5CC47ewkyl5vGQa2KLdbVDoOXqUJbyMCCYg_kr5nMooii84BQI2NPvfPRGJgHWVknwj7qgLZKYrTjirAxMyfO70TSpUo6QJdxsgdDBYJhr24zSGDUGvz1M1jblaRE_t0xmv0knJjMBPiMgDQXjBZ9uePR/s320/mona%20victory.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>She is now in Our Father’s mansion without pain and
suffering. In the end, she got what she
wanted.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John 14: 2</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so,
would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if
I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me
that you also may be where I am.”</p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-81992298090378648152023-01-10T04:19:00.001+08:002023-01-10T04:19:13.388+08:00Winter in Hokkaido : An Experience Too Beautiful to Forget<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVWvwSFP3FpM5BuEdevHfJboF3R5BpgiARXhc-4-kCN7pyWoB6rTxYTyx7JY5ll2JL20SXrRFfKQVgO1MhxNCWDt-RhTF1muNzjes-3zo26SbqdR8lmMXpcTNtsFsY_IQkah_bagqcSZ7_Vg_hUhjocJrze5cPCHeXyNPNSreC6H3hGUhJ2PZkkLusQ/s2048/323104718_1454612005067591_2412508403311794141_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJVWvwSFP3FpM5BuEdevHfJboF3R5BpgiARXhc-4-kCN7pyWoB6rTxYTyx7JY5ll2JL20SXrRFfKQVgO1MhxNCWDt-RhTF1muNzjes-3zo26SbqdR8lmMXpcTNtsFsY_IQkah_bagqcSZ7_Vg_hUhjocJrze5cPCHeXyNPNSreC6H3hGUhJ2PZkkLusQ/s320/323104718_1454612005067591_2412508403311794141_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>As we are getting older, there are just some things that we would like to remember but probably due to a lot of stuff going on in our minds, we tend to forget.</p><p>I recently spent a winter holiday in Hokkaido with my sister and her family. I would like to remember it forever. My experience was too beautiful to forget.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkb7uwwIIHKc3V10vczDYB9m7er-OYrNGmtMYrD4elEF1tgnLPSo5-g7CT4cWDdORLKXi6PJYy98USA-i5XOJeLGdJUEQCHQQfc_KPInn9CDeSp3y42OYCd5aPAVzcunCAkaqWXRY4m6st2i9_IKJhXyHsbkXLSVSCazQnrxuFsIftNW9K_GFb6_fVw/s2048/322527016_5783747498384788_5401639590090729372_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjkb7uwwIIHKc3V10vczDYB9m7er-OYrNGmtMYrD4elEF1tgnLPSo5-g7CT4cWDdORLKXi6PJYy98USA-i5XOJeLGdJUEQCHQQfc_KPInn9CDeSp3y42OYCd5aPAVzcunCAkaqWXRY4m6st2i9_IKJhXyHsbkXLSVSCazQnrxuFsIftNW9K_GFb6_fVw/s320/322527016_5783747498384788_5401639590090729372_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>Living in a tropical country, you just see snow in movies, tv shows or in post cards. I've been to a couple of ski resorts, one in Japan and one in South Korea but nothing compares to what I have seen in Hokkaido.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2crZKqIzOfQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="2crZKqIzOfQ"></iframe></div><p>When I was on the train on our way to Otaru, I saw "real" icicles hanging from eaves of the roof of the houses! </p><p>I also saw the ocean merging with the snow.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsfoQkMrfMgdrYz2sSUWVihKiPALKEKAKxlZjaTUcNAJvB2QhEkYsjoruGXlTIhAwUqg3LHR6maD5qVgTfjf3xlJ2kHJ6aH2xHSIj-ZWUgmFH9WNDiOXTbyCfaNV3NwuV6hjxTI0CG1Fc16Z1iTVSo1pYryouMVh6-T-ICU8nVvNgy4OyNGg1-grXFg/s2048/322990144_833471164385970_1969955942704780044_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEsfoQkMrfMgdrYz2sSUWVihKiPALKEKAKxlZjaTUcNAJvB2QhEkYsjoruGXlTIhAwUqg3LHR6maD5qVgTfjf3xlJ2kHJ6aH2xHSIj-ZWUgmFH9WNDiOXTbyCfaNV3NwuV6hjxTI0CG1Fc16Z1iTVSo1pYryouMVh6-T-ICU8nVvNgy4OyNGg1-grXFg/s320/322990144_833471164385970_1969955942704780044_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>I once painted a Christmas scene, the snow was on the roof which looked like melted ice cream. I saw it with my own eyes! It really looked like the painting I did several decades ago.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XhYP8QhN1ihA6FSoWmYyDKszsK3Te2-f0DmJxBjtpq17OsTHD08t4eFAlueUci2ti7HGMuxpntIG6DR_zTGakFrSaQjsbjNnVUe5HILUfB6Y2Yefi5XuUSEwSbjABx5Nzo6RUr98Yj8aciDBXbRk3KPcqM_-DZT0ZFAWCmeeUUDCbwM8PpuALJWPuw/s2048/321795032_3387239561534924_2202422504499213124_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3XhYP8QhN1ihA6FSoWmYyDKszsK3Te2-f0DmJxBjtpq17OsTHD08t4eFAlueUci2ti7HGMuxpntIG6DR_zTGakFrSaQjsbjNnVUe5HILUfB6Y2Yefi5XuUSEwSbjABx5Nzo6RUr98Yj8aciDBXbRk3KPcqM_-DZT0ZFAWCmeeUUDCbwM8PpuALJWPuw/s320/321795032_3387239561534924_2202422504499213124_n.jpg" width="320" /></a> </p><p>Snow to some people may be an ordinary and everyday occurance but it was really special for me. I was in awe! So happy! It was a "dream come true" moment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zAVJDolDC5c" width="320" youtube-src-id="zAVJDolDC5c"></iframe></div><p>It would be nice to go back for a vacation but I would not want to live in a place where I have to experience it day in and day out. Just like the beach. I love the beach but I just want to visit occassionally.</p><p> One time, it was raining snow!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3Lfor-bkqA4" width="320" youtube-src-id="3Lfor-bkqA4"></iframe></div><p>People might take snow for granted but for me, it was really such a treat. I would like to share some pictures and videos to show you how ecstatic I was while I was on my winter holiday.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_uXTgNV7asX7I5hpGmjgdA6tmfuLCS3Q7wSd2HIITFe-IJoWtD7GA6JL9G-SIofgLrTNCsBf9ynrJeiXCHHMGTMwyxokXXKSZcmZQq388EAAl07uJgbPO8JZixDaJDzG7ykKgTlxbPzcsFNpKpueXPfB2hxAbP4vjfWMda16cwUh5xF-xrC3j6hkcQ/s1500/322017980_896452501616056_6555299784753548798_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc_uXTgNV7asX7I5hpGmjgdA6tmfuLCS3Q7wSd2HIITFe-IJoWtD7GA6JL9G-SIofgLrTNCsBf9ynrJeiXCHHMGTMwyxokXXKSZcmZQq388EAAl07uJgbPO8JZixDaJDzG7ykKgTlxbPzcsFNpKpueXPfB2hxAbP4vjfWMda16cwUh5xF-xrC3j6hkcQ/s320/322017980_896452501616056_6555299784753548798_n.jpg" width="256" /></a></p><div>I enjoyed the cold weather. We were walking around at -3 C (feels like -12 C). There were times I had to cover my ears with my hands because I did not have an ear muffs.</div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhwlyuwRluEhb3F38VXxxO3BiIgWEwhj2i7y4Tf2MI9Fhd6Fh2ApUnaMaU_1vCGlMPt_kJhtW3689UK4VYWtaKdqtc0TVdFIWZki60tx86ecBxOOJIs1wqxxzNE0wf0bD-9zpudimJpZfutebVnuq0WfbiTXWhU8XGdHDeEbNqX86zRU4VIRBn6s17Q/s2048/323342263_531336812284004_2489243048283256714_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUhwlyuwRluEhb3F38VXxxO3BiIgWEwhj2i7y4Tf2MI9Fhd6Fh2ApUnaMaU_1vCGlMPt_kJhtW3689UK4VYWtaKdqtc0TVdFIWZki60tx86ecBxOOJIs1wqxxzNE0wf0bD-9zpudimJpZfutebVnuq0WfbiTXWhU8XGdHDeEbNqX86zRU4VIRBn6s17Q/s320/323342263_531336812284004_2489243048283256714_n%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> White Illumination at Odori Park</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ate and her family - G Family</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKQyaRyOxaOG6RmWvu7qhRAFQew_6MUGubWGyvx3g4vbL87kM7F_cAfiCyDy0dtFeN5AMCYirIcEg7Ek6CaJtiwtv2SBcGlHzwkT9Kk9pU-2cjrJ_JuZrHdCD_fhwnhwa6PwwJYNfvg9udI5Xkg7if0IodahPnXbq2luFg3BuiI4o80eEAAi6MFggAw/s2048/321964882_1577396949367565_1409680556623511944_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKQyaRyOxaOG6RmWvu7qhRAFQew_6MUGubWGyvx3g4vbL87kM7F_cAfiCyDy0dtFeN5AMCYirIcEg7Ek6CaJtiwtv2SBcGlHzwkT9Kk9pU-2cjrJ_JuZrHdCD_fhwnhwa6PwwJYNfvg9udI5Xkg7if0IodahPnXbq2luFg3BuiI4o80eEAAi6MFggAw/s320/321964882_1577396949367565_1409680556623511944_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In Otaru</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdcJFporS96L2w3_2xwzerZfIFCSUchJlyAj0aM8Grm9IB4OkML1EI2K27pn7npZWGeqVP2DqIAkytscpYGBQKc0jLOgvF7HSF9QyoDPxBg6ca1H-kZQuoYE4YXkZMGciBVSct1Glzvrwhl1kLa6cvf0RV-IbCM2RaXJ8Ik1gDUblMxodFUTOk9Wung/s2048/323541233_939117680585091_2458991027572513066_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdcJFporS96L2w3_2xwzerZfIFCSUchJlyAj0aM8Grm9IB4OkML1EI2K27pn7npZWGeqVP2DqIAkytscpYGBQKc0jLOgvF7HSF9QyoDPxBg6ca1H-kZQuoYE4YXkZMGciBVSct1Glzvrwhl1kLa6cvf0RV-IbCM2RaXJ8Ik1gDUblMxodFUTOk9Wung/s320/323541233_939117680585091_2458991027572513066_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I experienced my first snowstorm in Otaru.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bszyi1VozJc" width="320" youtube-src-id="bszyi1VozJc"></iframe></div><div><br /></div> Sakaimachi Street, a dining street in Otaru.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kCbvf7Av3i8" width="320" youtube-src-id="kCbvf7Av3i8"></iframe></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My favorite Family Mart was just across the hotel. Every morning, after breakfast, I would buy my snacks for the day and at night, after dinner, we would buy our midnight snacks and desserts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf98357oTrwvMU8nTqFhJG993fDYR0Kb1Mmx-t1SLsvIZSFVQrta6TW5jFrBiip7yRVnqrsDY_amZnMM4WwB6CCg2xmNNcENLfLOsj6vZ8gtKlPcIxlt9dPZw90INwFSUOasIGd57yviQxkzdA3LwfIupUzOodhbTLb0kwwUBwrk0ZUiUir7KfnZJrLg/s2048/322027062_953269372745788_61722685325112379_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf98357oTrwvMU8nTqFhJG993fDYR0Kb1Mmx-t1SLsvIZSFVQrta6TW5jFrBiip7yRVnqrsDY_amZnMM4WwB6CCg2xmNNcENLfLOsj6vZ8gtKlPcIxlt9dPZw90INwFSUOasIGd57yviQxkzdA3LwfIupUzOodhbTLb0kwwUBwrk0ZUiUir7KfnZJrLg/s320/322027062_953269372745788_61722685325112379_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>JR Sapporo train station with lots of restaurants, stores and supermarkets, including Daimaru, Sapporo ESTA, Stellar, Tokyu and underground shopping mall was just 200 meters away from the hotel. </div><div><br /></div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAeljAY5vvJSUHmEq1FxRIAGP1iItjVWvCqEzJGsNYI9sDcC5UX7XFFOo--WbwVwI_IiL-QERXS_QtLCtsZvpqg_4dkC-dQyk99rUNhfin_hAn-we1LV39myTi3apwEdYwrhjvJwSKs2KUqnLXbMQ2T03vC_wXd2IwirRzYxNEWQur3zV-lanNsigJQ/s2048/322507834_728776528859950_1949043781502869613_n%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAeljAY5vvJSUHmEq1FxRIAGP1iItjVWvCqEzJGsNYI9sDcC5UX7XFFOo--WbwVwI_IiL-QERXS_QtLCtsZvpqg_4dkC-dQyk99rUNhfin_hAn-we1LV39myTi3apwEdYwrhjvJwSKs2KUqnLXbMQ2T03vC_wXd2IwirRzYxNEWQur3zV-lanNsigJQ/s320/322507834_728776528859950_1949043781502869613_n%20(1).jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></blockquote><div><div>I was a very happy camper. I feel so blessed that I was able to scratch it off from my bucket list, to experience snow in Sapporo.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl4ljylpN22IEcEQ6LLghU12NotV2XVT1VZF08wv1-lmmT1M3ZM4uvfn5Nx1h6AWast24fWAbTxzmmdgO0As65l0XiVCJtWTg4V2Vt1L_U7CiLEHfsFNoj9PIKYGqi3zuVKE33eFdyPGoHUqqr5T04KpH-PX3ibTA2sFPxyYtjxFZ3-d_zJB32T7cwQ/s2048/320230506_977455100277603_2412511827750230280_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl4ljylpN22IEcEQ6LLghU12NotV2XVT1VZF08wv1-lmmT1M3ZM4uvfn5Nx1h6AWast24fWAbTxzmmdgO0As65l0XiVCJtWTg4V2Vt1L_U7CiLEHfsFNoj9PIKYGqi3zuVKE33eFdyPGoHUqqr5T04KpH-PX3ibTA2sFPxyYtjxFZ3-d_zJB32T7cwQ/s320/320230506_977455100277603_2412511827750230280_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Thank you G Family for letting me tag along! Until the next time! Hopefully, soon!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p> </p></div></div>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-61692345441057683862022-05-03T01:08:00.000+08:002022-05-03T01:08:50.832+08:00Boracay! We're back!<p>This is my 27th visit to Boracay.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzg97D6cIwnUjlIRJVw0RjMX5s80RIFFaO5AjHCkq7w28rAz-UAIltdk2jvouWgbylBaZZKQ8SKVyZ97nlTT6CY-XXFlzgACQyLeyU-lQYJ95xiK5_u36rJ59ADIrurI3u1qkrIYE1tVwuffbq6Wr-LuA8fGggqqCPRhTMo7Zng4IOAjRaJl8RbMkBQ/s591/lia%20puka%20solo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwzg97D6cIwnUjlIRJVw0RjMX5s80RIFFaO5AjHCkq7w28rAz-UAIltdk2jvouWgbylBaZZKQ8SKVyZ97nlTT6CY-XXFlzgACQyLeyU-lQYJ95xiK5_u36rJ59ADIrurI3u1qkrIYE1tVwuffbq6Wr-LuA8fGggqqCPRhTMo7Zng4IOAjRaJl8RbMkBQ/s320/lia%20puka%20solo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I was with my friends. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom66jv5IrOHMnsr_KtXyGl3iM7HFb-j_eqtLEF0pQbJ8v3qfdI6v6Hn60UlhAhb83JCVEA7dBJgF1MIIYHVgB0Ssp-ZF3fihutYHm2m8pctwPmHpozrf0HSYzwS_xnkvi6ZZmnWOnRITjQy3f3xNUWHqrCKOk-sal7ri8AVSl_oB0kWwUptYJ7UaPtg/s591/boracay%20airport.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhom66jv5IrOHMnsr_KtXyGl3iM7HFb-j_eqtLEF0pQbJ8v3qfdI6v6Hn60UlhAhb83JCVEA7dBJgF1MIIYHVgB0Ssp-ZF3fihutYHm2m8pctwPmHpozrf0HSYzwS_xnkvi6ZZmnWOnRITjQy3f3xNUWHqrCKOk-sal7ri8AVSl_oB0kWwUptYJ7UaPtg/s320/boracay%20airport.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We call ourselves Baliws!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhG-AMMPHZILkVmxWneoioMoRMg9qeHCrEBNkAc9ivr4ex_JFoyLKsufsr4IccI_7I4lF_V2360yurDDNPoxIAmd9zrfNdX_wZuNNBhzQxzhtc_o9VtC1PbI4O-SxaHVuNyNYTQY4rpx8jwsr-CaCbdjhZ99bDuXi8mIzhtGJkvWWszpWYGpDPcceHVA/s591/boracay%20main%20rd.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhG-AMMPHZILkVmxWneoioMoRMg9qeHCrEBNkAc9ivr4ex_JFoyLKsufsr4IccI_7I4lF_V2360yurDDNPoxIAmd9zrfNdX_wZuNNBhzQxzhtc_o9VtC1PbI4O-SxaHVuNyNYTQY4rpx8jwsr-CaCbdjhZ99bDuXi8mIzhtGJkvWWszpWYGpDPcceHVA/s320/boracay%20main%20rd.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Why? Because we are funny and crazy.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0OQ2MjYglTVCDq3Bc2c_WYTjjvxBMgBpPlDmELJxIVBZKesTyBnMQCQVs7fxjCaV_P9AWftP86bLhgDlo7ADxLyFWZ_n_g0YLMWrvwC-zkYjpzg_SFbvjfCPFzgdVDJcFo4Gsd82LmyLf1cR-1a_sGa7_IoFXcPfSkBrjpXDEdAhMapCPL63LMmliA/s591/puka%20grp.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0OQ2MjYglTVCDq3Bc2c_WYTjjvxBMgBpPlDmELJxIVBZKesTyBnMQCQVs7fxjCaV_P9AWftP86bLhgDlo7ADxLyFWZ_n_g0YLMWrvwC-zkYjpzg_SFbvjfCPFzgdVDJcFo4Gsd82LmyLf1cR-1a_sGa7_IoFXcPfSkBrjpXDEdAhMapCPL63LMmliA/s320/puka%20grp.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We are a bunch of happy people. </p><p>We feed on each other's positive vibes.</p><p>Always a feel good moment when you are with the Baliws.</p><p>We actually crave each others company.</p><p>After 2 years, we are finally back! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgtKUo9A1gotT2ZhwImJ2W2isbWDp8MzlPUvYM-6BjaurZcST53N4ynR2DXHmyOAebtMZNRWWjag-j9-s1o7fepjagKIFsm_sWMvyV-z0wLzS7YSm4rxXczOihlaIeaYDWZPWQC77wSqUwvpE9Nu98I19whGrrwlnaZY8kpKpQQh5looiiQ38H7HdZA/s591/white%20beach%20group.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLgtKUo9A1gotT2ZhwImJ2W2isbWDp8MzlPUvYM-6BjaurZcST53N4ynR2DXHmyOAebtMZNRWWjag-j9-s1o7fepjagKIFsm_sWMvyV-z0wLzS7YSm4rxXczOihlaIeaYDWZPWQC77wSqUwvpE9Nu98I19whGrrwlnaZY8kpKpQQh5looiiQ38H7HdZA/s320/white%20beach%20group.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Our Happy Place.</p><p>But I think it is everybody's "happy place". I have some friends who just got home from the island and told me they want to go back again.</p><p>I wonder what makes people want to go back again and again?</p><p>We stayed at Fat Jimmy's Resort this time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0l2J3a0FRpP_LNUb4oVeyqfezxblWdlGLO-mfIxUr6dhBar8AYFU1dtEaKPD2nI8APWHOcoKv06Uk2D3a5Q5XcdRoNA0mF70iPxKpmXNYCs7twrGRJShq7LmB_XQkv8yBnvV-XXQzU5IJ8f-ZPERpmtUvuNr511qwSAV7MBXkrMMJgbE5QLZu5tB45A/s591/arlene%20fj.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0l2J3a0FRpP_LNUb4oVeyqfezxblWdlGLO-mfIxUr6dhBar8AYFU1dtEaKPD2nI8APWHOcoKv06Uk2D3a5Q5XcdRoNA0mF70iPxKpmXNYCs7twrGRJShq7LmB_XQkv8yBnvV-XXQzU5IJ8f-ZPERpmtUvuNr511qwSAV7MBXkrMMJgbE5QLZu5tB45A/s320/arlene%20fj.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It is a small hotel but the staff is so good and nice. Especially, Arlene.</p><p>We booked this hotel in 2019 for our 2020 trip but the pandemic happened. They allowed us to rebook it again until we were ready.</p><p>They even decorated the room because Cristina asked them to prepare it for Pinky.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEUwOk3LfcdD8nBZ_6S4nkUof5tf7ReoTTjO_TKon9JXl9ClxeFloONYpMW6nYK6SBLfF3L0f-QoMRF_YxpN26eHFeGy2WWmG-nx9D52p3GP8jqgf4-A1GjQKoDCCVu6nJYc9ZTYE7YI_hENUiOJliCO1mpG-dvt7rlPeiSjv255dfP6LQ0fexePWQg/s627/pinky%20bday%20room.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="417" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEUwOk3LfcdD8nBZ_6S4nkUof5tf7ReoTTjO_TKon9JXl9ClxeFloONYpMW6nYK6SBLfF3L0f-QoMRF_YxpN26eHFeGy2WWmG-nx9D52p3GP8jqgf4-A1GjQKoDCCVu6nJYc9ZTYE7YI_hENUiOJliCO1mpG-dvt7rlPeiSjv255dfP6LQ0fexePWQg/s320/pinky%20bday%20room.jpeg" width="213" /></a></div><p>Pinky celebrated her (post) birthday with us in Aquafresh (036)2881048, </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The next day, tru</span><span style="text-align: left;">e enough, as soon as we woke up, we went swimming already.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopdfVCJ1omBmWwFEPeXy6g7kXPIqEkZXACAQmRWGrtV03LI0Jvj-95Ry78ML2bk2_e0P6DYIskoAbJ-tJP1WeBaUiZxWuFn5kaM-WC7e6p1HpgwFZXWRnMZROCOlzFM2URBTJv3M8k4c4dhQ9HkAU4lXJx0UNrIwyeR4ifk0XEcyyzjaRNnFUT90sYw/s591/swimming.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiopdfVCJ1omBmWwFEPeXy6g7kXPIqEkZXACAQmRWGrtV03LI0Jvj-95Ry78ML2bk2_e0P6DYIskoAbJ-tJP1WeBaUiZxWuFn5kaM-WC7e6p1HpgwFZXWRnMZROCOlzFM2URBTJv3M8k4c4dhQ9HkAU4lXJx0UNrIwyeR4ifk0XEcyyzjaRNnFUT90sYw/s320/swimming.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lunch was at Congas, Thai restaurant on Bulabog Road A. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJgtbwemIxUrs5u65lVpqGL88vwK6qwN4_-qsb7hArkL5W1CfO1xBrvMIoRdL9OIF65JKPEwlVmek9bL1qfn_qmFtU7YS-CQLntfTY78gwQxhDG07Lsa1ZdGjDx1AptMEKtNIhOEOomVrM6PLMEbHkHPvmmdwO_Qs9G4j7hLoVCRCGnufqMhnYkJVnw/s591/congas.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJgtbwemIxUrs5u65lVpqGL88vwK6qwN4_-qsb7hArkL5W1CfO1xBrvMIoRdL9OIF65JKPEwlVmek9bL1qfn_qmFtU7YS-CQLntfTY78gwQxhDG07Lsa1ZdGjDx1AptMEKtNIhOEOomVrM6PLMEbHkHPvmmdwO_Qs9G4j7hLoVCRCGnufqMhnYkJVnw/s320/congas.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div></blockquote><p> They specialize in red curry.</p><p>Massaman Beef Curry</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Mia, my friend and neighbor, who is also in Boracay even joined us for lunch!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmXlsRV5xUDShJTjwFg6cBCiHjYRFtbQ22kbfgTkEiy1OzhcmSVCfLadPF3uWRifZzHhV27zwuikUeEosyZEeQ7vrbiYn6ktsoL5bRU-qVrZyOx8hl3xWazkIZDqrlV5TMz1O24Olkh68ynQ399pBgBDbUQADmRJQ8VBpMj_TJ9vRjKs3CJw6msQDnQ/s591/with%20mia.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmXlsRV5xUDShJTjwFg6cBCiHjYRFtbQ22kbfgTkEiy1OzhcmSVCfLadPF3uWRifZzHhV27zwuikUeEosyZEeQ7vrbiYn6ktsoL5bRU-qVrZyOx8hl3xWazkIZDqrlV5TMz1O24Olkh68ynQ399pBgBDbUQADmRJQ8VBpMj_TJ9vRjKs3CJw6msQDnQ/s320/with%20mia.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">She told us to visit Bulabog Beach because the roads are fixed already and they even have a boardwalk.</span></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This tree is famous for photo ops.</p></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP2ekFfcD_V3S5pNHnQ3sUKz5gYsWI6BuT8GzdzLlZwbeJU3KwTmerPr0lgub1IG4CbvV8GAeUouYSlEOQLAkc3fc-dDEct6CdCKTyolftBzTmA1OFbmpWFakKPzNnm11GFXN38oka6lAkbEyEn6Q-zrj_oYruPSZcA1UTGsZkdXwItEpQ_UsmIKVsw/s591/bulabog.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfP2ekFfcD_V3S5pNHnQ3sUKz5gYsWI6BuT8GzdzLlZwbeJU3KwTmerPr0lgub1IG4CbvV8GAeUouYSlEOQLAkc3fc-dDEct6CdCKTyolftBzTmA1OFbmpWFakKPzNnm11GFXN38oka6lAkbEyEn6Q-zrj_oYruPSZcA1UTGsZkdXwItEpQ_UsmIKVsw/s320/bulabog.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Swimming at Station 1 was the next activity. It was time for sunset merienda of chori burger and hotdog near the Grotto. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeHM5ObHOs3fzJZsUMoAGmQSqtW3onD0-TOdQIf4jSN1FZSvqlC4PAYM_exA5z5Ds_ohV2HMl_YRA3op0WpYqZnMMLgHU5L2T0UMl_0rG2Ka0wPFuTzheN3nj_1Kt3SZIwefKv0vS7hclqTr9Fi5CxIaNF6GZDSuGSqs63rBJdYXNvib3oZ8ZKgf28g/s591/chori.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqeHM5ObHOs3fzJZsUMoAGmQSqtW3onD0-TOdQIf4jSN1FZSvqlC4PAYM_exA5z5Ds_ohV2HMl_YRA3op0WpYqZnMMLgHU5L2T0UMl_0rG2Ka0wPFuTzheN3nj_1Kt3SZIwefKv0vS7hclqTr9Fi5CxIaNF6GZDSuGSqs63rBJdYXNvib3oZ8ZKgf28g/s320/chori.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DREXo7msiztC1gnyeYQsenw3XE-Qwcwd-2xzzjD7e2P6UQmRLOZ_tqTuk7LeYLz1dCwfPXaWWSg-cHiRs90CRilxii2jByEKvVrVp0ERU_-H1WsJ9c6grTr4XhOIxT3poK78foX7e2j0GKgY_UDWn1EC_tBXDtJEyRVQv-X2Tln-FWM3HHOfHDzoGA/s591/hotdog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-DREXo7msiztC1gnyeYQsenw3XE-Qwcwd-2xzzjD7e2P6UQmRLOZ_tqTuk7LeYLz1dCwfPXaWWSg-cHiRs90CRilxii2jByEKvVrVp0ERU_-H1WsJ9c6grTr4XhOIxT3poK78foX7e2j0GKgY_UDWn1EC_tBXDtJEyRVQv-X2Tln-FWM3HHOfHDzoGA/s320/hotdog.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>We met up with Kuya Nap and Ate Ime, the relatives of Doc Bernie.</p><p>Dinner at Aquafresh again. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/I_K1afvD4B8" width="320" youtube-src-id="I_K1afvD4B8"></iframe></div><p>It was Doc Bernie's birthday celebration with his family. Older sister Ate Ime, her husband Kuya Nap, Hannah- daughter and Nicole, friend of Hannah.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP9uGEbBWjZdh0fH8KiAYsrZKjGuIANHdy0djDjQVm7qpDGRXa5oevuXHzoClBkvM7piGL_nbuA-NCV3dHc8BrP-m-JppX1PybGCiNdVfXMIMV19S6xrBupZz04eYnkL7a6q2VOaS-vr-Si6e_MYkVX6DaXsWtGOM5TP4wl_1S9DtdhYCfLcLHQFPEQ/s591/bf%20grp%20dinner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilP9uGEbBWjZdh0fH8KiAYsrZKjGuIANHdy0djDjQVm7qpDGRXa5oevuXHzoClBkvM7piGL_nbuA-NCV3dHc8BrP-m-JppX1PybGCiNdVfXMIMV19S6xrBupZz04eYnkL7a6q2VOaS-vr-Si6e_MYkVX6DaXsWtGOM5TP4wl_1S9DtdhYCfLcLHQFPEQ/s320/bf%20grp%20dinner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Doc ordered steamed crabs.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQOG0cJYuxHMVGWSEg6UkLMild6pgGXIGqgJlJ0LSQS_wQgQIIpRkE-n9AZzoyCukw6G6GNaLAUAThUoLvj5EFMbCBI48fYTYRDjQVSIA_ch3tSdNwblR_ahK5H5JO9Pj0b3ynt58FjpzQUzsW6tyAlXNlhjWANflXiwGax50EBS7RXYOQZEG1q5AdFQ/s591/crabs%20bf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GUGUAuqsUO_oIYN8kkp76UF8aGgkJM2938eK2BJGXChkhSWx_CPww7AkaX4ja1tp6T1iTYbtwvtz4X4ZWtGlHVdlRXgMwSgPpP09JN6qCWYBr80v-GCuy02TcmiV4XRMxLvCM_J0byt0RE8CKUeKf5iopJ7_xAgigQ4Ry2ArqmDbrCgbIEyGcrVCRA/s591/doc%20bf%20cake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3GUGUAuqsUO_oIYN8kkp76UF8aGgkJM2938eK2BJGXChkhSWx_CPww7AkaX4ja1tp6T1iTYbtwvtz4X4ZWtGlHVdlRXgMwSgPpP09JN6qCWYBr80v-GCuy02TcmiV4XRMxLvCM_J0byt0RE8CKUeKf5iopJ7_xAgigQ4Ry2ArqmDbrCgbIEyGcrVCRA/s320/doc%20bf%20cake.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>The next day we woke up early so we could go to Puka Beach!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">So beautiful!</span></div><p>And the best thing about it? There was a manong who took our pictures! OMG! What a great photographer! He made me look so tall and slim! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpiJ5A0O53e5j1F11i7ir-4sg-rK9fv-YszyxKQNzxw8ntmcTrw2uZNGcOo49NxVIiMZiwlV7TLjOvpGx9GA3h8WAhzZ7R59nbkr5LIhCNpY5e_ziExetJEkj3QsZMetz8UGmpo1hIqdIVHXCuamq3QRsV81X4RsqF5ozRd4pl-vM6ahtQJvMWzKaFA/s591/grp%20puka%20solo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpiJ5A0O53e5j1F11i7ir-4sg-rK9fv-YszyxKQNzxw8ntmcTrw2uZNGcOo49NxVIiMZiwlV7TLjOvpGx9GA3h8WAhzZ7R59nbkr5LIhCNpY5e_ziExetJEkj3QsZMetz8UGmpo1hIqdIVHXCuamq3QRsV81X4RsqF5ozRd4pl-vM6ahtQJvMWzKaFA/s320/grp%20puka%20solo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>No filter, just his amazing skills plus Cristina's Iphone 12 something something. Hahaha I can't remember the complete name of the phone's model.</p><p>After the photo ops and swimming at Puka Beach,</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVwkUvUzTURwKwLLsGa45eYCUDjt2k5ruXt72ZUWk2baEVy6lqAIRhYJdR_o2xEtG-Ny2X-8NowiH0DA-1iuik-qqKjc95mq1YFHBNuSYUfyg_rCSE_HeQ7RYQ1-cY2g8-UnA8IF95Phmok8cKRUnERvwG8gDauwlWCXgBr4yLIP2JvuX1LSNrKi1uA/s591/puka%20swim.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVwkUvUzTURwKwLLsGa45eYCUDjt2k5ruXt72ZUWk2baEVy6lqAIRhYJdR_o2xEtG-Ny2X-8NowiH0DA-1iuik-qqKjc95mq1YFHBNuSYUfyg_rCSE_HeQ7RYQ1-cY2g8-UnA8IF95Phmok8cKRUnERvwG8gDauwlWCXgBr4yLIP2JvuX1LSNrKi1uA/s320/puka%20swim.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>we headed to Angol Point to eat at my favorite Japanese restaurant called Nagisa.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We had Pizza...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUNQbm_KLSqbwaiSSvyDmOMrfxcEWhqCUJEWsFHMQM-MjArxuY0PAlUlRrOmORHMq0lgAgEkPHdqtwAD_sVRYu6ZEOHWy8ggZ54CmFcib64I8tIxNDRBy1oZKg9nhxgR8XkXulfekS6ymWcg7hzNKX14VohDI8W2wGuH-3UamO9nR_RwlaV-HiLlztg/s591/district%20w%20doc.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkUNQbm_KLSqbwaiSSvyDmOMrfxcEWhqCUJEWsFHMQM-MjArxuY0PAlUlRrOmORHMq0lgAgEkPHdqtwAD_sVRYu6ZEOHWy8ggZ54CmFcib64I8tIxNDRBy1oZKg9nhxgR8XkXulfekS6ymWcg7hzNKX14VohDI8W2wGuH-3UamO9nR_RwlaV-HiLlztg/s320/district%20w%20doc.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Sausage and Mushroom</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV-8s_slvX7q5b9QYsBHSHSIy1ileXF2jvRVnJ4lCL1qbm9CYq61yyjK1e1zUQQt6xG_IOjhgJue0aTG6-LWzQWpuHGpV5rVHCAGVoqCPGsGTOrwvpAaumvNUOJgSPllPTE9ZxISzZbT0mJUW4j0tvEmdfwW-hCiTvaQJYTN5W29W6CGyAikfYUWHzrg/s591/sausage%20pizza.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But other people like it. I guess, to each his own.</p><p>Chori burger, bbq, isaw and hotdog!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXdFEok8mmxxaJrqQqfNOfRjbGX8dENX9pR7zZ_5xpU4HLqLimAdJFQ-gxMV4JiFgPV7lnYAQnMFHhp6sonEex4u8dA4-dHYn1p66_mASGJ8yd77lFahM2k3CjdEfzYOZegWj3siIPjWpjUpjNlRLkqG9y-ICuqRYql86GfYSYnOo8kU-43a63MN8kg/s591/tshirt%20chori.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXdFEok8mmxxaJrqQqfNOfRjbGX8dENX9pR7zZ_5xpU4HLqLimAdJFQ-gxMV4JiFgPV7lnYAQnMFHhp6sonEex4u8dA4-dHYn1p66_mASGJ8yd77lFahM2k3CjdEfzYOZegWj3siIPjWpjUpjNlRLkqG9y-ICuqRYql86GfYSYnOo8kU-43a63MN8kg/s320/tshirt%20chori.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Before the evening ended, we all went to my most favorite place in Boracay....</p><p>Ice Flakes!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-cINzBxvBiqgoORgUq3AShm7aJaL9DJxqcdWDaJsca6ZmTeLyrk4yclWpNZwJVCE8yLtvXZhB3aR8dffh-GRQurOtorlaGb5Z-FX80iYKw_kCdWO5G9Z90d0cLmpTnGc_GGMDtVFG6XSS3wupdwZQ6QEkBvhBSsYSErRGV6cWyU41I3SSDOGvz5ajg/s591/ice%20flakes%20group.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-cINzBxvBiqgoORgUq3AShm7aJaL9DJxqcdWDaJsca6ZmTeLyrk4yclWpNZwJVCE8yLtvXZhB3aR8dffh-GRQurOtorlaGb5Z-FX80iYKw_kCdWO5G9Z90d0cLmpTnGc_GGMDtVFG6XSS3wupdwZQ6QEkBvhBSsYSErRGV6cWyU41I3SSDOGvz5ajg/s320/ice%20flakes%20group.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MlN6hdTpscgsQQEL2P-lSaQOXQEy1ljxexi-cAvqmSRXUwFePPz9_ngH5BS5zwZ2u-kZxGN5CH0J0VlFzl8kecrVitrrqXxwJCa8tBXVET_FxZQRzXZ-rOvtaZNqboO1lRDW1ebtGxPzBLRjrW-fHsKPnbR31rPTVmNyZR_ePq9qF-JYAD3mDDAAvg/s4000/IMG20220430101823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MlN6hdTpscgsQQEL2P-lSaQOXQEy1ljxexi-cAvqmSRXUwFePPz9_ngH5BS5zwZ2u-kZxGN5CH0J0VlFzl8kecrVitrrqXxwJCa8tBXVET_FxZQRzXZ-rOvtaZNqboO1lRDW1ebtGxPzBLRjrW-fHsKPnbR31rPTVmNyZR_ePq9qF-JYAD3mDDAAvg/s320/IMG20220430101823.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fRu3X-UDq-A" width="320" youtube-src-id="fRu3X-UDq-A"></iframe></div><p>Jodie treated me! Thank you! I had the Coconut Shaved Ice.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_036e8VJy-UiN7ReJMZGz7VXEvGZ6Z9ed2g1PTP3hvV5pSi_iJHXIEa5Sdoo0M7L2W-3YK3IaC1aOEoPtqBxUPezceulahLrCgoTcFqFmQeBF4-2EeKx5HXfoDjgrNv6yPTuz5hSRp9_xwaSoqnP4lWeJ_8m-1xBlpjvKWtx4eclJYU4wKcrRAbNeSw/s591/coconut.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_036e8VJy-UiN7ReJMZGz7VXEvGZ6Z9ed2g1PTP3hvV5pSi_iJHXIEa5Sdoo0M7L2W-3YK3IaC1aOEoPtqBxUPezceulahLrCgoTcFqFmQeBF4-2EeKx5HXfoDjgrNv6yPTuz5hSRp9_xwaSoqnP4lWeJ_8m-1xBlpjvKWtx4eclJYU4wKcrRAbNeSw/s320/coconut.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>They ordered Halo Halo.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz5prSXLbz-hDSkItXzH9f8AzbV8BCHFvY3dyY4L7EckwKybgR6x_QQHUBete_T-_depw78UA4erzaBY2IUXBdgKW3aTgUNdt5c2qSnHy5MmD2OwKnT5yHLdaDaCrFszbfS7livNqWGR5AkTiUnCkYFqZF7c7fWykrmSUfs2W3ZJz-VEDkO5bn43IZg/s591/hala%20halo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqz5prSXLbz-hDSkItXzH9f8AzbV8BCHFvY3dyY4L7EckwKybgR6x_QQHUBete_T-_depw78UA4erzaBY2IUXBdgKW3aTgUNdt5c2qSnHy5MmD2OwKnT5yHLdaDaCrFszbfS7livNqWGR5AkTiUnCkYFqZF7c7fWykrmSUfs2W3ZJz-VEDkO5bn43IZg/s320/hala%20halo.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I ate shaved ice everyday. Mango Shaved ice on my first day and last day.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwUAM7-sgriqBU9nE2cl7qrZ6XAZFBCG1NrK0Cna_cFHaaDin4iLEe6BRFeSg2z-ivfa4cRVpmg3E2NqbqSr0Yl1cxldlrOWnZUeuuuPBYQO9CEGl2Zt3GIf3aSDSuLqJzOL42HxgihQYv4yAP9PHyMxaTKTsLKpDy_Z-z0khZZlUIu1a2bWHCGMKMw/s591/mango%20shaved%20ice.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwUAM7-sgriqBU9nE2cl7qrZ6XAZFBCG1NrK0Cna_cFHaaDin4iLEe6BRFeSg2z-ivfa4cRVpmg3E2NqbqSr0Yl1cxldlrOWnZUeuuuPBYQO9CEGl2Zt3GIf3aSDSuLqJzOL42HxgihQYv4yAP9PHyMxaTKTsLKpDy_Z-z0khZZlUIu1a2bWHCGMKMw/s320/mango%20shaved%20ice.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX39LaGWAIasriL86BuHcxkuB7Vh5dUC5o55Wnz7iNuugWjQQow19PdkwE1s_11Y0OD8NZ0lWfAEPMMbnsu5X9EAo6vu_-lwUKXhjRcHndD7oeeYpXL-m7PZarOyQOYUTUDP2eLq4KVVPhljX_pZdQbsHlDZIpFI9rHJBKE_8KozcvHY3SiBHvuUFkA/s4000/IMG20220430100209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrX39LaGWAIasriL86BuHcxkuB7Vh5dUC5o55Wnz7iNuugWjQQow19PdkwE1s_11Y0OD8NZ0lWfAEPMMbnsu5X9EAo6vu_-lwUKXhjRcHndD7oeeYpXL-m7PZarOyQOYUTUDP2eLq4KVVPhljX_pZdQbsHlDZIpFI9rHJBKE_8KozcvHY3SiBHvuUFkA/s320/IMG20220430100209.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Watermelon Shaved ice on my 2nd day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzD1TKsd0XY5V_FejPqN7NCMMNjFLrInYBNTxNQpeQpnoagA-cz1D3HMkLBQo4YVSExYHTcL-CJfM86zbCK2A694-cIuDzrxGwji8tSP2zDyrG5d8uRztfvD1EMdOlB5XFOAzwrTQxX155gLK-DS7zsmSwNXvlKLWt_7HbFj2WuhlIcqQA9oA06Uu7A/s591/watermelon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzD1TKsd0XY5V_FejPqN7NCMMNjFLrInYBNTxNQpeQpnoagA-cz1D3HMkLBQo4YVSExYHTcL-CJfM86zbCK2A694-cIuDzrxGwji8tSP2zDyrG5d8uRztfvD1EMdOlB5XFOAzwrTQxX155gLK-DS7zsmSwNXvlKLWt_7HbFj2WuhlIcqQA9oA06Uu7A/s320/watermelon.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">I also tried Coco Mama coconut ice cream.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mXiU53DftWb02QtF4wHUjQoaE2OaWs_QDMRYZV0I9tbPH1340vAUJ02o5mfL1P0aQwU7Jc_nRYF-JIOXb947T31d6aBIDW2SoKjKD5CDk32rexEEMQwK6Bee-5iSx7Q-h8wNuFJuukytkKKI0nAScz6d0wGVPuVAaPDodGU6nwvvujkJ20afDPmdpQ/s591/coco%20mama.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9mXiU53DftWb02QtF4wHUjQoaE2OaWs_QDMRYZV0I9tbPH1340vAUJ02o5mfL1P0aQwU7Jc_nRYF-JIOXb947T31d6aBIDW2SoKjKD5CDk32rexEEMQwK6Bee-5iSx7Q-h8wNuFJuukytkKKI0nAScz6d0wGVPuVAaPDodGU6nwvvujkJ20afDPmdpQ/s320/coco%20mama.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">It is also famous, quite Instagramable, but it is not my favorite.</span></div><p>And the next day, we headed back home.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7E9INiOwJgLO7JYtGIjdpmJRbe7MfJR3flgfM9mN3vWGccfT1TxEvUVYxB6hHmwxEGfUhSNp2HP8dWafz-ZLspR9KwgQPzVKji_kpKjFTzdbey7kezVMnweRx7S8cxHn4P2dT2h676VtBOjIPFTVa8vz2HKIhA8n82gCn09DwbLg3r8S6YOc4prDEjw/s591/caticlan%20airport.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7E9INiOwJgLO7JYtGIjdpmJRbe7MfJR3flgfM9mN3vWGccfT1TxEvUVYxB6hHmwxEGfUhSNp2HP8dWafz-ZLspR9KwgQPzVKji_kpKjFTzdbey7kezVMnweRx7S8cxHn4P2dT2h676VtBOjIPFTVa8vz2HKIhA8n82gCn09DwbLg3r8S6YOc4prDEjw/s320/caticlan%20airport.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I wish we could have another trip to Boracay with my Baliw friends.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5zkkd16YsRN-B-zBEBF965C0FHn-z7EfpYdk0QpDAfs_Dr6_bOSZKKxinP97F4b8fTdes_JskxXk7qwqF1SOODBKAF_DFu_v9dw9HXOHVLtQC8UxCWKFyu9vEkqoHIfFWKs_MsGyDdyjbKtXgcFJnv393nDQGAi9gYZ0O-q1VsjLemYTUIBsiRltMw/s591/naia%20home.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5zkkd16YsRN-B-zBEBF965C0FHn-z7EfpYdk0QpDAfs_Dr6_bOSZKKxinP97F4b8fTdes_JskxXk7qwqF1SOODBKAF_DFu_v9dw9HXOHVLtQC8UxCWKFyu9vEkqoHIfFWKs_MsGyDdyjbKtXgcFJnv393nDQGAi9gYZ0O-q1VsjLemYTUIBsiRltMw/s320/naia%20home.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I am glad that we are always making memories.</p><p>Thank you Pinky, Mona, Jodie, Eric, Cristina and Bernie!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRXN7TEpAwMEg1G1WL5seP-DCiai7SXbKCIXk3NDmi3YrrNac68KtRAUSKqHxXPyKDfjWOptJnxZdkakFyqMrKkOFFbVFDYskxdU_Qoa2LZ1j8bIkdLxWH_k6YNOmAcuOAB55Q1uUWY6W58TP7mbiloPNNP0FgQkR2X3U0qQ1q3xtX7uWLHWrbO4y3Q/s591/grp%20puka%20beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRXN7TEpAwMEg1G1WL5seP-DCiai7SXbKCIXk3NDmi3YrrNac68KtRAUSKqHxXPyKDfjWOptJnxZdkakFyqMrKkOFFbVFDYskxdU_Qoa2LZ1j8bIkdLxWH_k6YNOmAcuOAB55Q1uUWY6W58TP7mbiloPNNP0FgQkR2X3U0qQ1q3xtX7uWLHWrbO4y3Q/s320/grp%20puka%20beach.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I always enjoy traveling with them.They are the best Baliws ever!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-17294405503658146852021-07-10T23:12:00.002+08:002021-07-10T23:22:16.831+08:00Back To Salcedo Market<p>I went to Salcedo Market today after one and a half years! I haven't been there since lockdown of March 2020.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/VTvIuntcbkI" width="320" youtube-src-id="VTvIuntcbkI"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The Jaime Velasquez Park is under renovation so all the vendors are situated around it.</p><p>The reason why I went to Salcedo market is because I am craving for native kakanin! Tricia "toured" me around while I was buying my loot.</p><p>I am already fully vaccinated. I felt safe because it was open air and so many tanods to remind people to put on their face masks. I sprayed my hands with alcohol and I did not eat nor drink anything there.</p><p>But I made up for lost time! Upon reaching my house, (after showering, of course) I started going through my food buys!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jke5PwvmrGk/YOmz9C2DDFI/AAAAAAAAnys/o7Qp6i0AIr8cxOSLUr2tRRWzdpWh79HjACLcBGAsYHQ/s1152/salcedo%2Bloot%2B%25283%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="1152" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jke5PwvmrGk/YOmz9C2DDFI/AAAAAAAAnys/o7Qp6i0AIr8cxOSLUr2tRRWzdpWh79HjACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/salcedo%2Bloot%2B%25283%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>My sister in law asked me to buy some food stuff for her so everything is not mine.</p><p>My favorite is the tamales from Pampanga. I ate it with sugar.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vg5RlNF5-rs/YOmzvfAYhwI/AAAAAAAAnyo/e2yKjzELSP8q9Hz5oku2oxRBjRFyz8ADwCLcBGAsYHQ/s591/tamales.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vg5RlNF5-rs/YOmzvfAYhwI/AAAAAAAAnyo/e2yKjzELSP8q9Hz5oku2oxRBjRFyz8ADwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/tamales.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I also ate the corn dog, 1 stick of bbq, fresh lumpiang ubod and the list goes on....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BmWp69WxEuc/YOm0ipd108I/AAAAAAAAnzA/GUnliwPNnOYPdypD9_oMVJpy-x4EDXFxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s682/brunch%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="682" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BmWp69WxEuc/YOm0ipd108I/AAAAAAAAnzA/GUnliwPNnOYPdypD9_oMVJpy-x4EDXFxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/brunch%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Tricia got puto for PD. I also tried it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAYzX-5JmzQ/YOm0tJfTwfI/AAAAAAAAnzE/0u6Mn8U7aNQ2tcaoNvQbUoF0u3obT5l0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s591/puto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="443" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WAYzX-5JmzQ/YOm0tJfTwfI/AAAAAAAAnzE/0u6Mn8U7aNQ2tcaoNvQbUoF0u3obT5l0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/puto.jpg" /></a></div><p>Soooo good because it was made from real rice, not from rice flour. It was soft, moist and it kinda stuck to the roof of my mouth! Perfect! Just the way I like it.</p><p>Black Cuchinta from Baguio!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YqggiH2STns/YOm03-7uXqI/AAAAAAAAnzM/9Ew_nhUUNhEi-vY0WTYKk0EyA9OGFPdvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s591/black%2Bcuchinta.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YqggiH2STns/YOm03-7uXqI/AAAAAAAAnzM/9Ew_nhUUNhEi-vY0WTYKk0EyA9OGFPdvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/black%2Bcuchinta.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>That is my craving at the moment.</p><p>I even bought one liter of fresh buko juice.</p><p>I ate all of that for brunch!! So full that I had to take a short nap.</p><p>I set my alarm at 4 pm. Time to wake up so I can cook Spaghetti Vongole. Tricia bought us big clams and flat leaf parsley from the market.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkJQUN6S08E/YOm2fNxDJoI/AAAAAAAAnzY/Vy5o_NGFZh4eVnJ3zz8tXiiYpXF1LlyBACLcBGAsYHQ/s535/clams%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="489" data-original-width="535" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tkJQUN6S08E/YOm2fNxDJoI/AAAAAAAAnzY/Vy5o_NGFZh4eVnJ3zz8tXiiYpXF1LlyBACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/clams%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I asked my neighbor, Vinnie, to open a bottle of white wine because I needed 6 tablespoons.</p><p>I followed a very simple recipe online.</p><p><a href="https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/spaghetti-clam-alle-vongole/?fbclid=IwAR3znkFgxhzYG6GU8661zO_lMrIHf27KxFZEd71t1csmwVdmK7fyt0IZ1ew">https://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/spaghetti-clam-alle-vongole/?fbclid=IwAR3znkFgxhzYG6GU8661zO_lMrIHf27KxFZEd71t1csmwVdmK7fyt0IZ1ew</a><br /></p><p>It was so easy and I really loved it. It is my most favorite Italian Spaghetti.</p><p>I used the clam juice for the sauce.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OGCRxS7gbD4/YOm2pSQewxI/AAAAAAAAnzc/nRUia2MJ9VI7cAIE0NfLzm4TMKu1UhWrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s558/clam%2Bjuice%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="468" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OGCRxS7gbD4/YOm2pSQewxI/AAAAAAAAnzc/nRUia2MJ9VI7cAIE0NfLzm4TMKu1UhWrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/clam%2Bjuice%2B%25282%2529.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>Spaghetti Vongole</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-153oTAmanEc/YOm7H4MCaZI/AAAAAAAAnzw/eCnJlByp54cFRtQGkO8MznsXKu8AFs_nACLcBGAsYHQ/s591/vongole%2BLia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-153oTAmanEc/YOm7H4MCaZI/AAAAAAAAnzw/eCnJlByp54cFRtQGkO8MznsXKu8AFs_nACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/vongole%2BLia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>500 gr. spaghetti noodles cooked for 10 minutes</p><p>2 kg. clams, cleaned and drained</p><p>2 T. extra virgin olive oil</p><p>4 T. extra virgin olive oil</p><p>3 cloves garlic, finely chopped</p><p>clam juice</p><p>6 T. white wine</p><p>4 T. flat leaf parsley, finely chopped</p><p>freshly cracked black and red pepper flakes</p><p>Heat 2 T. olive oil in a pan. Add the clams and cook covered over high heat for 6-7 minutes. Discard the clams that did not open.</p><p>Drain and save the clam juice.</p><p>In the same pan, heat 4 T. olive oil then add the garlic. When soft and fragrant, add the clams, clam juice and white wine. Let it boil then add the cooked spaghetti noodles.</p><p>Garnish with flat parsley leaves. Season with black and red pepper. Drizzle with additional olive oil.</p><p>PS. You may add salt if the clam juice is not salty enough to your taste. </p><p>I had it for dinner together with the crumpets I bought from Madge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-daUXWWwnzM0/YOm3J6Q2MkI/AAAAAAAAnzo/ela8JmpTXgEwxfyqX6PUpA6l3vIk6bhWACLcBGAsYHQ/s591/crumpets.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="591" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-daUXWWwnzM0/YOm3J6Q2MkI/AAAAAAAAnzo/ela8JmpTXgEwxfyqX6PUpA6l3vIk6bhWACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/crumpets.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>It was my first time to eat it! The lady vendor instructed me to toast it then slather a lot of butter on top. Then my choice to eat it with jam, honey or even leftover curry! </p><p>I can't wait to go back to Salcedo Market again to buy my new favorite food.</p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-77760800924811832982021-06-04T05:49:00.000+08:002021-06-04T05:49:28.140+08:00The World Just Lost A Fairy God Mother<p>Do you believe in fairy tales? I am a pragmatic person. I don't believe in happily ever after. I don't believe in fairly tales until the day I met my Fairy God Mother. Everybody knows I call her FGM.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVoy5wJlTz0/YLlEOKP57CI/AAAAAAAAnk4/Eg47pL0EHQIaclMpGF6tMXek4_UW5N5MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s545/fgm5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="545" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BVoy5wJlTz0/YLlEOKP57CI/AAAAAAAAnk4/Eg47pL0EHQIaclMpGF6tMXek4_UW5N5MQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Her name was Cindy. </p><p>She was an avid and faithful reader of my blog. One time, she approached me in Powerplant mall to say "I am your follower." I said "Hello", smiled at her and that was it. Fast forward to several months, I discovered we were neighbors here in the village. I met her again for a meeting in Vinnie's house but I just smiled shyly and said hello, as usual.</p><p>We then started saying "Hi!" frequently whenever we would bump into each other in Powerplant mall. I invited Cindy and Tita Mench, another neighbor, to have lunch in my house. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zL8kazJOZec/YLlEo_LhDLI/AAAAAAAAnlA/HmvTZ9NVrPce_qcoPOWms8dg9cBgjEIVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/fgm4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="357" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zL8kazJOZec/YLlEo_LhDLI/AAAAAAAAnlA/HmvTZ9NVrPce_qcoPOWms8dg9cBgjEIVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>That started our wonderful friendship.</p><p>We would always chat online and learn more about each other. One time I was whining in FB that I wanted to eat bacon but it was already midnight I could not go out and buy in the supermarket. A few minutes after posting, my doorbell rang and Lo and Behold!, Cindy was there bearing gifts, a pack of bacon, sausage, juice and chips! Since then, I started calling her Fairy God Mother. She indulged my cravings and sometimes after doing her grocery shopping in Unimart or S&R she would knock on my door and give me my pasalubongs. </p><p>Always food.</p><p>Food was something we had in common, our love for it. She was my eating partner in crime. We would set dates and eat whatever we had in mind. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7BQhg5KugU/YLlFD8ujYtI/AAAAAAAAnlI/zegIDUt9tkstmU4bXyz4QdglxAlVCsCmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/fgm3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="720" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_7BQhg5KugU/YLlFD8ujYtI/AAAAAAAAnlI/zegIDUt9tkstmU4bXyz4QdglxAlVCsCmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Most of the time it was just the two of us but sometimes we would enjoy food with our fellow Perlies. That is the name of our group. We all live in the same village. Occassionally, Mona would join us also when she is in Makati.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQwKmelIH0Q/YLlFUAgHN1I/AAAAAAAAnlQ/zn1SQDREElsOzxuAq7UoF145vlhVRPMkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s591/fgm7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="591" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQwKmelIH0Q/YLlFUAgHN1I/AAAAAAAAnlQ/zn1SQDREElsOzxuAq7UoF145vlhVRPMkwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm7.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>We started traveling together. The first time was in Cebu. Mona and I tagged along for the day while FGM and her friend, Cherry, spent several days in Cebu.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rf4VVjd9qp4/YLlFp_uwitI/AAAAAAAAnlg/tDXPshlTiy4zOYqGyQFokizBewHo-n4LwCLcBGAsYHQ/s583/fgm6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="583" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Rf4VVjd9qp4/YLlFp_uwitI/AAAAAAAAnlg/tDXPshlTiy4zOYqGyQFokizBewHo-n4LwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Next was in Iloilo with Vinnie and Mona.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mh0VYMwOvk/YLlGeOeYS5I/AAAAAAAAnmA/kAQdeWQBS9s9V2LMxIEK-5ScoiS0WpHmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s516/fgm10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="516" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Mh0VYMwOvk/YLlGeOeYS5I/AAAAAAAAnmA/kAQdeWQBS9s9V2LMxIEK-5ScoiS0WpHmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm10.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>FGM and I were room mates. Hihihi let's just say after a night with me, she never ever wanted to be my room mate again. Ever. I offered to get a room of my own. I was really tired because I just got back from Bangkok and I knew I was going to snore loudly. She was not able to sleep at all! So I got up at 5 am and started wandering around the city and ended up at the public market to eat batchoy. The next night Mona was my room mate and FGM got her own.</p><p>Our 3rd trip was in Bangkok with Vinnie. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZCFUvhfhlw/YLlGvbwUwAI/AAAAAAAAnmI/ZCw8nYM7qJYCmPmIaPCaOiQNaarj1RKrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s462/fgm8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bZCFUvhfhlw/YLlGvbwUwAI/AAAAAAAAnmI/ZCw8nYM7qJYCmPmIaPCaOiQNaarj1RKrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm8.jpg" /></a></div><p>Lesson learned, she got her own room but we opened the connecting door between the two rooms.</p><p>Our last trip was in Vietnam with Vinnie and Ninong, FGM's husband.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xdsBZBL9PLQ/YLlG9dQtBQI/AAAAAAAAnmM/-mhjcRBh7VYuw096484eBOQ_6ie_yIy7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s403/fgm9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xdsBZBL9PLQ/YLlG9dQtBQI/AAAAAAAAnmM/-mhjcRBh7VYuw096484eBOQ_6ie_yIy7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm9.jpg" /></a></div><p>When you travel with friends the bond gets stronger and you get to know them on a more personal level.</p><p>I am really going to miss FGM. When she was still living in the village, we had a 5 o'clock date. She would pick me up then go to Powerplant mall for a couple of hours then go home in time for dinner. Sometimes, we would just drive around the village and chat for hours on end. When I am hungry I would call and ask her, "What's your food and can I eat there?"</p><p>June 3 was a sad day for me and for the "world", as well. FGM was generous in heart and spirit. She loved giving joy to people she like and love. Low key is the term I would describe her generosity. She helped so many people but never announced it to the world. </p><p>She is gone too soon, she could have helped more people but God said, "It is enough already. You have done more than I could ask for."</p><p>My friends have been calling and texting to ask if I am alright. I said I am ok but I am just so sad. I still can't believe FGM is not here anymore. My only consolation is knowing that she was so happy to be back in Powerplant mall before she took her last breath in her happy place.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-SVufJtHnE/YLlHYCeR4rI/AAAAAAAAnmY/BcrSnxAqxIUDPgfeJmEjp9MwPei8YXIeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s553/fgm1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="553" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V-SVufJtHnE/YLlHYCeR4rI/AAAAAAAAnmY/BcrSnxAqxIUDPgfeJmEjp9MwPei8YXIeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>She is survived by her husband Richard a.k.a Ninong to me and my friends, older brother Billy and the daughter of her heart, Cha Cha. (Got the photos from FGM.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MeaJ6L0v2gc/YLlJWJAETUI/AAAAAAAAnmg/L7DvT5TgcTkI9bAnvrjrHe9OcUt3noiQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s240/fgm11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MeaJ6L0v2gc/YLlJWJAETUI/AAAAAAAAnmg/L7DvT5TgcTkI9bAnvrjrHe9OcUt3noiQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/fgm11.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMP8BII6SEw/YLlJZyD0VgI/AAAAAAAAnmk/4jy0qTvbULICTmpOIzHDXBk3-7_KhvKJACLcBGAsYHQ/s342/fgm12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="342" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AMP8BII6SEw/YLlJZyD0VgI/AAAAAAAAnmk/4jy0qTvbULICTmpOIzHDXBk3-7_KhvKJACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/fgm12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Her last words to me yesterday while chatting online was, "Eat well!"</p><p>FGM, my fairy god mother, made me believe in fairy tales again while she was still here on Earth. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-62U-F3pWLiI/YLlNGAxUQUI/AAAAAAAAnmw/WP38GK4X-vQWp3NfhUq3O5OBtGiNqSvEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s296/ffgm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="296" data-original-width="153" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-62U-F3pWLiI/YLlNGAxUQUI/AAAAAAAAnmw/WP38GK4X-vQWp3NfhUq3O5OBtGiNqSvEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/ffgm.jpg" /></a></div><p>For that, I would forever be grateful to her.</p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-52242452080292366222021-03-31T19:05:00.000+08:002021-03-31T19:05:26.453+08:0011 years of LFJ<p>Time flies so fast! 11 years ago I started my blog as a means of communication with my friends who were living abroad. Then eventually it became a repository of the recipes I concocted myself.</p><p>I started adding bits and pieces of my life which revolved around food and then traveling to my favorite destinations eating my favorite food, of course!</p><p>But these past couple of years I'm very sorry I haven't been posting much. I usually just follow recipes from the net. I do not want to post something not created by me.</p><p>I stopped counting but I think I have shared more than 400 recipes already. I'm not the type to count things, whether my recipes, posts, likes or how much money I have. </p><p>I was just surprised that after 11 years I have 1,015,504 pageviews. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hm6c1xGGKGs/YGRXDSgY2cI/AAAAAAAAnjY/0AevZDfs_DEJr4cCPRGvVQFZj_8TFRd-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s1400/pageview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="630" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hm6c1xGGKGs/YGRXDSgY2cI/AAAAAAAAnjY/0AevZDfs_DEJr4cCPRGvVQFZj_8TFRd-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/pageview.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>It may not be a lot to some but for me it is already a gift I am most thankful for. </p><p>Thank you so much my dear readers! I promise to share more recipes in the future. It inspires me that I am touching the lives of a lot of people and hopefully my posts have helped you with your cooking and baking skills. And most importantly, to love cooking as much as I do.</p><p>And let's not forget my love for "eating" that's why I cook!</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-14007222330329934922020-12-06T01:24:00.002+08:002020-12-06T01:24:53.627+08:00Fresh Chinese Lumpia 2020<p> Fresh Chinese Lumpia 2020</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZdFkQQUiOM/X8vBSZIGOwI/AAAAAAAAngc/ViFh5oA-W8gsXa4tvHzmoiVE7nhAZyOegCLcBGAsYHQ/s577/lumpia2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZdFkQQUiOM/X8vBSZIGOwI/AAAAAAAAngc/ViFh5oA-W8gsXa4tvHzmoiVE7nhAZyOegCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/lumpia2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>1 head garlic, chopped then divided into 4</p><p>1 onion, sliced then divided into 4</p><p>2 C. carrots, grated</p><p>2 C. singkamas grated</p><p>2 C. cabbage, shredded</p><p>1 C. Baguio beans, julienned</p><p>1 square tokwa, chopped</p><p>fine salt</p><p>1 small sachet Magic Sarap</p><p>Cooking oil</p><p>Saute the carrots, singkamas, cabbage, Baguio beans in oil with garlic and onions one at a time. Season with a pinch of salt and Magic Sarap.</p><p>Set aside after sauteing each vegetable in a bowl.</p><p>Cook the tokwa in a little oil until light brown.</p><p>Add all the vegetables and cover. Let it cook over slow fire for 10 minutes.</p><p>Adjust seasoning if needed.</p><p>Sauce:</p><p>2 C. water</p><p>6 T. brown sugar</p><p>4 T. soy sauce</p><p>2 T. cornstarch dissolved in</p><p>2 T. water</p><p>Put all the ingredients for the sauce in a pan except the cornstarch slurry.</p><p>Let it boil then add the slurry. Stir until slightly thick.</p><p>Lumpia Wrapper 6-8 pcs.</p><p>1/2 C cornstarch dissolved in</p><p>1 C. water</p><p>2 eggs</p><p>1 t. salt</p><p>1 t. cooking oil</p><p>Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.</p><p>Use a non-stick skillet. Add a little cooking oil to the pan then wipe with paper towel.</p><p>Pour 1/4 C. (depends on the size of your pan) batter and swirl the pan. Cook until the edges separate from the pan. Flip the pan over a plate.</p><p>Other ingredients:</p><p>1 head garlic, minced finely or use a garlic press</p><p>20 g. sotanghon noodles, deep fried, crushed and combined with</p><p>2 T. hoti (dried crushed seaweeds)</p><p>1/4 C. peanuts crushed mixed with</p><p>1/3 C. sugar</p><p>green ice lettuce leaves</p><p>few sprigs of wansuy</p><p>Put one wrapper on a plate then add a few pieces of lettuce leaves. Add a small handful of the crispy noodles and hoti mixture. Add 3/4 C. cooked vegetables. Sprinkle 1 T. peanut/sugar and add one sprig of wansuy. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iodk1SUgGSQ/X8vBfzfIVkI/AAAAAAAAngg/AY_U7RpW7icyFfJgAAYOH1xoYMKWLxSqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s577/lumpia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="577" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iodk1SUgGSQ/X8vBfzfIVkI/AAAAAAAAngg/AY_U7RpW7icyFfJgAAYOH1xoYMKWLxSqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/lumpia.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Roll the lumpia.</p><p>Pour sauce and add some minced garlic.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-50518018369318445072020-11-19T23:08:00.003+08:002020-11-19T23:21:36.892+08:00Crunchy Sweet and Sour Pork<p>I fried the pork at 6:00 pm then when I ate a few pieces at 8:00 pm the pork was still crunchy! I better save the recipe here and share with my readers.</p><p>Crunchy Sweet and Sour Pork</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wy8pQMlLArM/X7aJyGdimdI/AAAAAAAAnf0/7tBXZ4A09OgBTIKmP_Xn_VvbbJ6xRoSyACLcBGAsYHQ/s577/crispy%2Bsweet%2Band%2Bsour%2Bpork.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="577" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wy8pQMlLArM/X7aJyGdimdI/AAAAAAAAnf0/7tBXZ4A09OgBTIKmP_Xn_VvbbJ6xRoSyACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/crispy%2Bsweet%2Band%2Bsour%2Bpork.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>250 grams Pork Kasim, cut into strips or cubes</p><p>1 C. AA Powder</p><p>Cooking oil</p><p>1 red onion, cut into squares</p><p>red pepper, cut into squares</p><p>green pepper, cut into squares</p><p>few pieces of pineapple chunks, drained</p><p>Sweet and Sour sauce:</p><p>1/4 C. Datu Puti Vinegar</p><p>1/4 C. UFC catsup</p><p>1/4 C. white sugar</p><p>1 T. soysauce</p><p>Marinade:</p><p>1/2 t. salt</p><p>1/2 t. black pepper</p><p>1 egg yolk or whole egg, beaten</p><p>Mix all the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl then add the pork.</p><p>Marinate for 20 minutes then drain.</p><p>Dredge the pork in AA powder until meat is dry and well coated. Shake the pork pieces before frying.</p><p>Fry a few pieces at a time for 2-3 minutes. Drain.</p><p>In a frying pan, heat 2 T. oil.</p><p>Saute the onions, peppers and pineapple chunks.</p><p>Add the sweet and sour sauce and cook until syrupy.</p><p>Toss in the fried meat and coat with the sauce.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-14431884268040666952020-09-22T21:16:00.004+08:002020-09-22T21:16:57.021+08:00Bangus Sisig<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxmWivPGjxU/X2n44X5tRAI/AAAAAAAAneY/b2IeIA0ew8gt3Z9laEaETTlN64XivU6bACLcBGAsYHQ/s577/bangus%2Bsisig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="577" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxmWivPGjxU/X2n44X5tRAI/AAAAAAAAneY/b2IeIA0ew8gt3Z9laEaETTlN64XivU6bACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/bangus%2Bsisig.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>300 gr. boneless bangus or leftover fried/grilled bangus</p><p>Salt and pepper to season the bangus</p><p>2 T. flour for dredging bangus and liver</p><p>50 gr. chicken liver (optional)</p><p>2 T. butter or margarine</p><p>1 red onion, chopped</p><p>2 green sili used for sinigang, sliced diagonally</p><p>Seasoning sauce:</p><p>1/4 C. calamansi juice</p><p>1 T. Knorr seasoning</p><p>1/2 T. brown sugar</p><p>1/2 t. black pepper</p><p>Season the bangus with salt and pepper. Dredge with a little flour. Fry until brown and crispy.</p><p>Dredge liver with flour and fry until cooked but not crispy and overcooked.</p><p>Flaked the bangus and chop the liver.</p><p>In a frying pan, melt butter.</p><p>Add about 2 T. of onions and a few slices of green sili, When onions are soft, add the flaked bangus and liver. Cook for about minute or two. Add the seasoning sauce. Season with salt and pepper.</p><p>Transfer onto a plate or a sizzlang pan and top with the remaining onions and green sili.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-79159467946136778302020-09-21T22:25:00.000+08:002020-09-21T22:25:01.402+08:00Simple Lasagna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qO7weu-GoU/X2i2lJJdb4I/AAAAAAAAnd0/tv07ATaFrKEkUxx92nkTsuJxTDBRp1ftACLcBGAsYHQ/s577/lasagna%2Btray.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="433" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9qO7weu-GoU/X2i2lJJdb4I/AAAAAAAAnd0/tv07ATaFrKEkUxx92nkTsuJxTDBRp1ftACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/lasagna%2Btray.jpg" /></a></div><p>200 g. Kraft Cheddar cheese, grated</p><p><a href="https://liasfoodjourney.blogspot.com/2020/09/new-spaghetti-meat-sauce.html?showComment=1600696769747#c9023253322426208430" target="_blank">New Spaghetti Meat Sauce</a>, half of the sauce about 500 grams.</p><p>White Sauce:</p><p>2 T. butter</p><p>1 Knorr beef cube</p><p>2 T. flour</p><p>2 C. Fresh milk</p><p>Melt butter in the pan. Add the beef cube and stir until it is dissolved. </p><p>Add the flour and continue stirring with a whisk.</p><p>Remove pot from the stove and gradually add the milk so it will not be lumpy.</p><p>Put back on the stove and stir until slightly thick or coats the back of the spoon. Set Aside</p><p>Lasagna Noodles</p><p>1 egg</p><p>1 t. olive oil</p><p>1/8 t. salt</p><p>110 grams bread flour</p><p>Combine all the ingredients and knead lightly. Cover with cling wrap or damp tea towel and let it rest for 30 minutes before passing through the pasta maker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubX6yOSIMh4/X2i2yiIRp-I/AAAAAAAAnd4/0N47X4SDRoE_a2JOoZdh6W0Gud-nI4gNACLcBGAsYHQ/s743/pasta%2Bmaker.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="336" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubX6yOSIMh4/X2i2yiIRp-I/AAAAAAAAnd4/0N47X4SDRoE_a2JOoZdh6W0Gud-nI4gNACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/pasta%2Bmaker.jpg" /></a></div><p>Makes about 8 sheets.</p><p>Boil the noodles for 2-3 minutes and set aside.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cCLsdbxXrk4/X2i29ZLwUqI/AAAAAAAAneA/aljEwJ9-ujkBuoVSzkhYZnX0BCqKaz7EwCLcBGAsYHQ/s666/lasagna%2Bsheets.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="666" data-original-width="375" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cCLsdbxXrk4/X2i29ZLwUqI/AAAAAAAAneA/aljEwJ9-ujkBuoVSzkhYZnX0BCqKaz7EwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/lasagna%2Bsheets.jpg" /></a></div><p>Use a 9x9 heatproof casserole pan. Grease with butter.</p><p>Lay one sheet of noodles on the bottom of the pan.</p><p>Add the following for each layer:</p><p>1/2 C. meat sauce</p><p>75 grams white sauce</p><p>25 grams grated cheese.</p><p>On the last layer, do not add meat sauce anymore. Just white sauce then the remaining grated cheese. </p><p>Cover with buttered foil so the cheese will not stick. Bake at 375 F for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.</p><p>Wait for at least 30 minutes before slicing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QuTdHJmf_KE/X2i3M2zYbgI/AAAAAAAAneI/X-FpWwLxgds6lAm1ikRIhhjfWHrWHFS_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s577/sliced%2Blasagna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="577" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QuTdHJmf_KE/X2i3M2zYbgI/AAAAAAAAneI/X-FpWwLxgds6lAm1ikRIhhjfWHrWHFS_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/sliced%2Blasagna.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>It is hard to slice hot lasagna because the layers will fall apart.</p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-18267107035171840272020-09-21T04:45:00.003+08:002020-09-21T22:00:33.643+08:00New Spaghetti Meat Sauce<p>(New because I have several spaghetti sauce recipes.)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tzLUIw3MvZs/X2e_DMgc7DI/AAAAAAAAndo/XpYCOyraqBo2Y6B3EEM3OPqBJa3f5hHuACLcBGAsYHQ/s577/new%2Bspaghetti.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="433" data-original-width="577" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tzLUIw3MvZs/X2e_DMgc7DI/AAAAAAAAndo/XpYCOyraqBo2Y6B3EEM3OPqBJa3f5hHuACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/new%2Bspaghetti.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />1/2 K. ground beef and pork (250 g. each or whatever you have on hand.)<p></p><p>1 C. water</p><p>3 cloves of garlic, chopped</p><p>1 small onion, chopped</p><p>2 T. green pepper, chopped</p><p>1/2 t. dried basil</p><p>1/2 t. dried oregano</p><p>2 T. Tomato paste</p><p>500 gr. Tomato sauce</p><p>1 small can whole peeled tomatoes</p><p>1 Knorr beef cube</p><p>1 C. water</p><p>1 1/2 t. salt</p><p>1/2 t. ground black pepper</p><p>1 t. MSG</p><p>1/4 C. white sugar </p><p><br /></p><p>Add 1 C. water to the ground meat. It will be easier to cook it and will not be lumpy.</p><p>Cook the ground meat in a pot and stir continuously to break apart the meat. When the water evaporates add the garlic, onions and green pepper. Saute until onions are clear and soft.</p><p>Add the basil and oregano. Continue cooking for a minute or two.</p><p>Add the tomato paste and after a few minutes, add the tomato sauce, Knorr beef cube, canned whole peeled tomatoes and water.</p><p>Lower the heat and mash the tomatoes with the back of the spoon. Simmer for an hour, stirring every 10 minutes.</p><p>Season with salt, pepper, msg and sugar.</p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-29120675622407459232020-08-12T02:46:00.000+08:002020-08-12T02:46:11.346+08:00Shey's Four Cheese Lasagna<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vcZLvXytQTc/XzLk1N9Gy7I/AAAAAAAAnbo/Acmev0rpY2s8Nyr4QW0r7EnQLXl1IwKQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="350" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vcZLvXytQTc/XzLk1N9Gy7I/AAAAAAAAnbo/Acmev0rpY2s8Nyr4QW0r7EnQLXl1IwKQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna9.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Meat Sauce:</span></div><p>250 grams ground beef</p><p>250 grams ground pork</p><p>1/2 C. water</p><p>1/4 C. olive oil</p><p>1 C. onion, chopped</p><p>1 C. carrots, cut into small cubes</p><p>1/2 C. green pepper, chopped</p><p>100 grams fresh button mushrooms, sliced</p><p>200 grams bacon, chopped</p><p>250 grams Italian sausage, chopped</p><p>150 grams Del Monte tomato paste</p><p>500 grams Del Monte tomato sauce</p><p>28 oz. canned stewed tomatoes</p><p>1/2 t. dried basil</p><p>1/2 t. dried oregano</p><p>1 t. Italian seasoning</p><p>2 bay leaves</p><p>2 t. salt</p><p>1 t. pepper</p><p>3 T. sugar</p><p>2 C. water</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZmEYg3ZPBA/XzLmg6D2yXI/AAAAAAAAnb4/1Y65Da-KOdkzkVv8jk3tm1MIHg3dRfAxACLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="350" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZmEYg3ZPBA/XzLmg6D2yXI/AAAAAAAAnb4/1Y65Da-KOdkzkVv8jk3tm1MIHg3dRfAxACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-_H4Ff1o48/XzLmkMRKo5I/AAAAAAAAnb8/F1IX9_vH9-MXOzsLR4jlf3qGGSsOBE4kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m-_H4Ff1o48/XzLmkMRKo5I/AAAAAAAAnb8/F1IX9_vH9-MXOzsLR4jlf3qGGSsOBE4kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna2.jpg" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;">Cheese:</p></blockquote><p>150 grams Parmesan, grated</p><p>300 grams Mozzarella, shredded</p><p>200 grams Emborg Pasta Cheese - Gouda and Maasdam</p><p style="text-align: center;">White sauce:</p><p>1/2 C. butter</p><p>1/2 C. flour</p><p>4 C. (1L.) milk</p><p>1/2 t. salt</p><p style="text-align: center;">Lasagna Noodles:</p><p>2 1/2 C. bread flour or 00 flour</p><p>3 eggs</p><p>1 T. olive oil</p><p>1/2 t. salt</p><p>Meat sauce</p><p>Add 1/2 C. water to the ground beef and pork so it will not be lumpy.</p><p>Heat olive oil. Saute onions, green pepper, mushrooms and carrots over low heat until soft - 10 minutes.</p><p>Still over low heat, add the ground pork and beef. Cook until the juice evaporates. </p><p>In a frying pan, cook the bacon and Italian sausage until oil from the bacon comes out. Add to the sauteed ground meat including the oil.</p><p>Add the tomate paste, tomato sauce and canned stewed tomatoes.</p><p>When it boils, season with salt, pepper, sugar, oregano, basil, bay leaves and sugar.</p><p>Add water.</p><p>Simmer for 2 hours and stir every 20 minutes.</p><p>Add about 1/2 C of water if it is too dry.</p><p>Season with additional salt and pepper if you want.</p><p>Set aside the meat sauce.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdIIk1LfcA8/XzLhs4_O7DI/AAAAAAAAna0/NZjiMM7pOighdMA_NWXF2g-RKM5z3cwkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="350" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HdIIk1LfcA8/XzLhs4_O7DI/AAAAAAAAna0/NZjiMM7pOighdMA_NWXF2g-RKM5z3cwkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna4.jpg" /></a></div><p>White Sauce</p><p>Melt butter in a sauce pan.</p><p>Remove from heat then add the flour. Stir until well blended. </p><p>Put back on the stove and cook until bubbly while stirring continuously.</p><p>Remove from heat again and add milk a little at a time stirring continuously then put back the pan on the stove. </p><p>(This step ensures you will not have lumps in your white sauce. You also do this when making gravy or any kind of sauce that you need to add flour.)</p><p>Lasagna noodles</p><p>Pour the flour on your work surface and make a well in the center.</p><p>Add the eggs, olive oil and salt.</p><p>Use a fork to stir the liquid ingredients then slowly incorporate the flour.</p><p>Knead until smooth.</p><p>I used the "dough" function of the breadmaker for 5 minutes. </p><p>Cover the dough with cling wrap and let it rest for 30 minutes to an hour, room temperature.</p><p>Divide the dough into four and flour lightly. </p><p>Get one portion of the dough, flatten into a circle and pass through the machine at its widest setting.</p><p>(Cover the rest of the dough with a tea towel so it will not dry out.)</p><p>Fold the dough into thirds (like an envelope), flatten, dust with flour lightly and pass the dough again.</p><p>Repeat this process until you reach the 2nd to the last setting of the pasta machine.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_MAvZiflLGM/XzLg3zu859I/AAAAAAAAnas/g-H2BxQikDk3tZojGOnAf1DSWyI26tMvACLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_MAvZiflLGM/XzLg3zu859I/AAAAAAAAnas/g-H2BxQikDk3tZojGOnAf1DSWyI26tMvACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna3.jpg" /></a></div><p>Do this procedure for all the remaining dough.</p><p>Remember to dust both sizes with flour so it will not stick to each other after passing through the machine.</p><p>Cut into desired size according to your baking pan.</p><p>Take note, boiled pasta sheets double in size.</p><p>Boil 5 liters of water. Add 1 T. salt and olive oil.</p><p>When the water is boiling rapidly, drop the pasta sheets. Cook 4 pieces at a time. Stir so it will not stick to each other. It will take about 2 minutes.</p><p>With a wire skimmer, remove the pasta sheets and submerge in cold water.</p><p>Remove and lay on a table with table cloth or on a tray.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lL6QtKhK6PY/XzLiMLITzZI/AAAAAAAAna8/kOvitGN4yGot2MUaW3knKY7gldJH_JW7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lL6QtKhK6PY/XzLiMLITzZI/AAAAAAAAna8/kOvitGN4yGot2MUaW3knKY7gldJH_JW7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna5.jpg" /></a></div><p>How to layer the lasagna:</p><p>Use two 9x13 glass or ceramic pans.</p><p>Spread 2 C. sauce into the pan. </p><p>Top with noodles then spread the meat sauce again followed by the white sauce (about 1/2 C.) then sprinkle 2 T. parmesan cheese, 2 T. pasta cheese and 2 T. mozzarella.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s3vmfIQ36B4/XzLiqos-JGI/AAAAAAAAnbE/REQgkc5Z4hIIC8PmxMSkP1MMH1dlSSKCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s3vmfIQ36B4/XzLiqos-JGI/AAAAAAAAnbE/REQgkc5Z4hIIC8PmxMSkP1MMH1dlSSKCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ifi7K-vfYCg/XzLjyTXDZ5I/AAAAAAAAnbY/Eyl21pJG0UguVXqtl2YgY4Ak44H4xf_tgCLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ifi7K-vfYCg/XzLjyTXDZ5I/AAAAAAAAnbY/Eyl21pJG0UguVXqtl2YgY4Ak44H4xf_tgCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna7.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Repeat this process until the pan is almost full. Last layer should be the noodles topped with white sauce and cheese.</p><p>Baked at 325 F (convection oven) or 350 F (regular oven) for 30 minutes, covered with foil.</p><p>Remove the foil, increase the heat to 350 F (convection oven) or 375 F (regular oven) and bake for 15 minutes more.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_GRQhmrVu7c/XzLk_li0IBI/AAAAAAAAnbs/D2JwbTdIp2QM9kfQpzUKeSs_8C8Va-meACLcBGAsYHQ/s350/lasagna8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="262" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_GRQhmrVu7c/XzLk_li0IBI/AAAAAAAAnbs/D2JwbTdIp2QM9kfQpzUKeSs_8C8Va-meACLcBGAsYHQ/s0/lasagna8.jpg" /></a></div><p>Remove from the oven. Let it sit for an hour before slicing so the layers will not fall apart.</p><p>Whew! This is a difficult recipe but worth all the effort. It took me 3 days! </p><p>Day 1 - cook the sauce.</p><p>Day 2 - cook the noodles and white sauce and assemble the layers.</p><p>Day 3 - bake the lasagna.</p><p>Shey was my sauce teacher while Mona was my noodles teacher.</p><p>My obsession with lasagna started when Shey let me try the lasagna she cooked! I could not forget the taste. It was imprinted in my mind. I thought about it everyday for almost a month until I decided to experiment.</p><p>It will be another 5 years until I cook this again.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-81680377402541422342020-08-10T05:10:00.004+08:002020-08-10T06:10:08.891+08:00Chicken Pastel With Campbell's Cream Of Mushroom Soup<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dGH7284Xyqo/XzByc-k4hhI/AAAAAAAAnY8/etmMBO_vekIo_c9JXXMwhOTpQspZEFPDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s360/pastel1.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dGH7284Xyqo/XzByc-k4hhI/AAAAAAAAnY8/etmMBO_vekIo_c9JXXMwhOTpQspZEFPDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s0/pastel1.jpg" /></a></div></div><p>1 K. Chicken, chopped</p><p>1/4 C. butter</p><p>3 gloves garlic, chopped</p><p>1 onion, sliced</p><p>1 can Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup</p><p>1/2 can of water</p><p>1 potato, cubed</p><p>1 carrot, cubed</p><p>2 pcs. Purefoods Chorizo de Bilbao, sliced</p><p>1 can Libby's Vienna sausage (each piece into 4)</p><p>1 can water chesnuts, drained</p><p>pepper to taste</p><p>1 C. Kraft Cheddar Cheese, grated</p><p>salt, optional</p><p><br /></p><p>Melt the butter in the pan.</p><p>Saute the garlic and onion.</p><p>Add the chicken and cook until not bloody anymore.</p><p>Lower heat and cover. Cook for 20 minutes.</p><p>Add the sliced chorizo, cream of mushroom soup and water.</p><p>When it boils, add the vegetables and cook for 10 minutes more or until the potatoes are soft.</p><p>Add the grated cheese amd cook until melted. </p><p>Season with pepper and salt if it is not too salty.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the recipe of Tita Letty, Mayette's Mom. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-57109438439983851372020-08-10T02:54:00.000+08:002020-08-10T02:54:54.389+08:00Did You Miss Me?!?<p> I'm sorry I have not posted in almost a year! I have not been busy, I was just... lazy? Pre-occupied with other activities.</p><p>I even forgot that it was my 10th year anniversary last March 31!</p><p>This pandemic situation made me realize that I have taken for granted all my trips and get together with friends. I have not even gone out of my house since March 19.</p><p>I miss being with family and friends. Thank goodness for the video calls and chats. We even celebrate birthdays online!</p><p>August! My birthday month! I am happy to let you know that I have matured already after hitting my 50th year. I don't need to celebrate my birthday anymore every day of August. I feel like it is not right to do so especially at this trying and uncertain time.</p><p>I will continue to post recipes. Right now they are just writtem in cheap composition notebooks.</p><p>I'm back! Hopefully, I can share more with all of you often and consistetly now.</p><p>Forgive me for my absence.</p>Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-41621550006411676972019-10-22T00:10:00.000+08:002019-10-22T00:10:56.486+08:00September HappeningsSeptember went by like a blur! 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The highlight of the month was the Junkies trip to Puerto Princesa. <br />
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Junkies minus 1 plus 1! Shey, Mona and Cat minus Tricia plus Chris!<br />
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Hahaha Who said I am not very good in math?!?!<br />
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It was also Mona's birthday last September 16.<br />
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All we did in Palawan was eat! And eat! And Eat!<br />
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We checked in at Microtel by Wyndham.<br />
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Let me list down all the restaurants and the food we ate.<br />
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Ka Inato for our 1st meal.<br />
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Of course, we ordered Chicken Inato!<br />
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Lechon Kawali<br />
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Pinakbet<br />
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Sizzling Shrimps<br />
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Sinigang na Hipon<br />
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Next place was Rene's Saigon<br />
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Fresh Spring Rolls<br />
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Fish in Claypot<br />
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Chao Long with no noodles<br />
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Third restaurant was Kinabuch's Grill<br />
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We loved the Chicharon Bulaklak! We loved it so much we had 4 servings and ate it all under 20 minutes!<br />
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Grilled Fish<br />
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Ice cream for dessert.<br />
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I bought my favorite Chicken Inato from Haim's! It was Spicy!<br />
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On the second day, we had lunch at Tito Ernie's.<br />
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I loved the tortang talong with tinapa!<br />
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Homemade bacon rice bowls.<br />
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Their version of Humba<br />
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We heard mass at the Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral.<br />
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Dinner was in the Manalo Extension branch of Haim's Inato.<br />
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The hotel gave Mona a birthday cake!<br />
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On our last day we had lunch at Ka Lui.<br />
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Butter Garlic Crab<br />
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Shrimps<br />
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Eggplant Omelette<br />
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Fish Tempura<br />
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I bought 2 pieces of Paa at Haim's Inato to bring home to Manila. That's how much I love it.<br />
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There was another birthday celebrant last September! Dra. Cristina! Known as Tricia by everybody!<br />
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We had a Korean dinner at my house with the Baliws and the Gordons.<br />
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Then on the day of her birthday, we went to their house to surprise her!<br />
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It was the day after my eye surgery.<br />
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Finally I can see very well now! <br />
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But just with one eye. Will have another surgery next year.<br />
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September was a really eventful and busy month for me.<br />
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I'm still following the Keto Way Of Eating as the people in the Keto group would call it. My sugar has been normal since I started with the diet.<br />
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Thank you, Lord! I just need to stay focused and not get tempted.<br />
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I have a long way to go but with God's help and hard work I will be able to sustain this healthy lifestyle.Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-44214622383044645312019-10-21T22:34:00.002+08:002019-10-21T22:37:57.984+08:00Roast Thai ChickenRoast Thai Chicken<br />
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1.2 - 1.5 Kg. Whole Chicken, cut along the back<br />
2 T. Thai light soy sauce<br />
2 T. Thai fish sauce<br />
3 cloves garlic<br />
1/2 t. whole black pepper<br />
3 roots of cilantro/wansuy<br />
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Crush the garlic, peppercorn and cilantro roots using a mortar and pestle then rub the mixture on the chicken.<br />
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Add the soysauce and fish sauce.<br />
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Marinate overnight.<br />
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Drain and bake in the oven or turbo broiler at 170C for an hour.<br />
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Increase the temperature to 250C and bake for 10 more minutes. Baste with the drippings.<br />
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Serve with tamarind sauce.<br />
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Tamarind Sauce<br />
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1/4 C. tamarind paste<br />
1 T. fish sauce<br />
1 T. palm or brown sugar<br />
2 T. water<br />
chili flakes<br />
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Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan and cook until it is slightly syrupy.<br />
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Add chopped wansuy and ground toasted glutinuos rice.<br />
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12 pcs. shrimps, peeled and deveined<br />
1/8 t. salt<br />
1/8 t. sugar<br />
1 egg yolk<br />
1 T. Potato starch<br />
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4 yolks of salted eggs, microwave for 20 seconds then mash with the back of the spoon<br />
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3 cloves garlic, chopped<br />
2 chili pepper, chopped<br />
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Season shrimps with salt and sugar.<br />
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Add the egg yolk and the potato starch.<br />
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Add oil in a pan and fry the shrimps quickly with the curry leaves.<br />
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Set aside the shrimps and the curry leaves.<br />
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Heat 2 T. of the oil used in frying the shrimps.<br />
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Saute garlic and chili then add the salted egg yolks.<br />
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Stir until it is bubbling.<br />
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Season with sugar and chicken powder.Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-86083269527588649242019-09-10T16:28:00.001+08:002019-09-10T16:36:11.415+08:00My 50th Birthday CelebrationsI just celebrated my 50th birthday this August!<br />
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It used to be celebration after celebration but I only had a few this time with family and friends.<br />
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On the 1st day of August, Cristina treated me for lunch at Via Mare, Landmark and then we went shopping for my birthday gift to be given by Odinah.<br />
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A quick and unplanned get together by my Baliw travel group. We had dinner at Samyupsalamat in BF and then coffee and dessert in Jodie's house.<br />
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My absolute favorite birthday activity, candle blowing on my cake even if I cannot eat the cake!<br />
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Birthday with my senior friends. PD, Tita Tess, Tita Butchie and Tita Mita.<br />
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Celebration with Jing and Sherman.<br />
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Birthday with the Perlies! FGM, Atey and Tita T!<br />
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Family birthday lunch with my favorite food of all time! Talangka!<br />
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I opted to spend my birthday week in Cebu. Perfect place to eat Keto food!<br />
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My 1st stop was Rico's Lechon in Mandaue.<br />
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Spicy Lechon<br />
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Pinakbet.<br />
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I stayed in an Airbnb across Ayala Center Cebu. It is just a studio unit but I love it!<br />
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The next day my Ate flew to Cebu to celebrate with me.<br />
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We ate Bulalo and Chicharon Bulaklak at Abuhan.<br />
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Went around SM Seaside and Landers Cebu.<br />
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Still so full from lunch that we only had cold cuts, sausages, nuts and cheese in the condo unit for dinner.<br />
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Happy 50th Birthday Lia!<br />
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Our lunch was in Feria, Radisson Hotel in Cebu.<br />
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Problem with doing Keto is that I don't eat as much now. Good thing there were several choices for me in the buffet.<br />
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Half a teaspoon each of chocolate and Mango ice cream, nuts and cheese for dessert.<br />
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A birthday cake for me!<br />
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Snow Ice at Majestic for merienda. It is my favorite bui I only had 1 tablespoon. It was enough for me.<br />
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Of course, I had to hear mass on my special day at Our Lady of Sacred Heart on Escario.<br />
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Dinner at House of Lechon!<br />
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Regular Lechon<br />
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Chicharon Bulaklak!<br />
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Ate had to fly back home the following day. We had brunch at Abaca Baking Company.<br />
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When Ate left, my friends flew all the way to Cebu!<br />
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I invited them for dinner at Alejandro's Crispy Pata.<br />
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So sweet of Mayette to bring all the props and decors and the Junkies helped her set it up.<br />
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Shey, Cat and Mona together with Paz, who is a resident of Cebu, celebrated my 50th birthday with me!<br />
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My birthday "cake" was Crispy Pata!<br />
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Thank you so much Mayette, Mona, Cat and Shey for flying all the way to Cebu!<br />
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Brunch the next day was in House of Lechon! Again! It is my favorite lechon place now in Cebu. I do not have to go to Carcar anymore.<br />
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Thank you Paz for the brunch!<br />
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It was time to head back to Manila.<br />
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I really enjoyed my birthday in the land of Lechon!<br />
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My travel group, Baliws (Doc Bf, Dr. Cristina, Jodie, Eric, Pinky, Mona, Odinah, Dodai, Carrie and Gio) had a birthday "surprise" for me! Tina who could not attend the party sent the sans rival cake!<br />
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Hahahaha! I told them that I do not want a surprise birthday party because I want to be excited about it.<br />
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I was surprised by the "surprise" party!<br />
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You can see how well loved I am! They decorated Jodie's house, they made loot "bags" and arranged the food in a way that resembles an Island Hopping setting!<br />
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I've never done island hopping because I get dizzy when I am in a banca for a long time so it was a dream come true for me.<br />
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There was even a program!<br />
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A long video presentation lovingly created by Cristina.<br />
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Hahahaha If you want to watch 22 minutes worth of ME, then tap on the PLAY icon!<br />
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Well, not just a video of me but a video of all the people who matter to me and love me.<br />
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A dance number to the tune of Perlie Shells!<br />
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Hihihihi one happy party goer danced to her own tune. Can you guess who it is?<br />
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OMG! We had so much fun!<br />
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My last celebration was with the Happy Eaters group, my neighbors in Bel - Air.<br />
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Tricia, Mia, Babita, Mabel, Cat, Shey and Mona.<br />
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I feel so blessed and loved by all my friends and family.<br />
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Thank you so much! I love you all!<br />
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I was thinking and reflecting on what was the most special thing that happened on my 50th Birthday.<br />
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And then....<br />
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Boom! The greatest gift I could give to myself is a healthy 50 year old me!<br />
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Since I started doing Keto last July 11, my sugar reading never went overboard. It is spectacular and amazing. As my doctor would say, remarkable!!!<br />
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It was a really happy 50th birthday, Lia!<br />
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<br />Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-91375485338623501752019-08-17T22:55:00.000+08:002019-08-17T23:09:41.289+08:00Share To Inspire: My Low Carb No Sugar JourneyGuess what?! I'm on a diet again! So, what's new?<br />
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My KST partner, Anna, suggested I try the Ketogenic Diet. She even lent me a cookbook. I was skeptical at first because I was afraid to do no to low carb ever since I was hospitalized for DKA or Diabetic Ketoacidosis. It's a life threatening condition. I went on a lowcarb high fat diet but my new doctor prescribed a new medication, Invokana (Canagliflozin). I can safely assume you cannot do Ketogenic diet if you are taking similar medication.<br />
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I researched for a couple of months and watched a lot of youTube videos regarding the eating lifestyle.<br />
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I need a cataract surgery for my eyes but I need to get clearance first. Last May 24, I stopped eating bread, pasta and other wheat products. My sugar was still high. On June 28 I stopped eating rice, as well, but sugar was still high. Then on July 11 I stopped eating junk food and eliminated Coke Zero from my life.<br />
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Then just like magic, on July 15, my sugar was 100! Unbelievable! And then it even went down further to 80 and I have maintained a normal blood sugar ever since. Well, it has only been a month and a week. But it is a major accomplishment for me. Low carb and no sugar. I cannot do full keto yet because I cannot eat the 70% fat per meal.<br />
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Ideally, one should consume 70% fat, the good kind. The saturated yummy kind.<br />
20% protein and 5% carbs from vegetables. Above ground vegetables.<br />
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I am lucky because I can do cold turkey. Although, in the beginning it was really hard. I could not stop thingking about Ruffles sour cream and cheddar but when I see the blood sugar results in the morning and it is within the normal range, I am encouraged to continue what I am doing. I do not get cravings anymore. I never felt hungry and when I am in the mall and tempted to eat all those junk food, I just buy chicharon and peanuts.<br />
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Will show you all what I have been eating for the past 5 weeks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tortang talong with Romaine lettuce. I am mighty proud of my torta making skill.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salad greens with walnuts, avocado and Japanese Mayo. I did not realize the mayo has sugar back then.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taco Salad. Not a good idea to use processed cheese. You have to use real cheese.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daing na bangus, laing, tomato and red egg.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spam, scrambled egg, avocados and cream. Not all purpose cream.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manam's deep fried Pla Pla.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite Manam's Chicharon Bulaklak.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nueva Ecija longanisa.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lechon baked by Mayette.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Country sausage from Bacolod and fried egg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mayette's Boodle luncheon: steamed shrimps, daing na bangus, boiled okra and grilled eggplant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicken Pastel. Not a good idea because I used Alaska evaporated milk which has a high amount of sugar and Magnolia Quickmelt. The next day my sugar was 143. The sugar spike just happened once.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grilled hotdog and ginataang langka with shrimps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thai sausage and cucumber salad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deconstructed pork liempo sinigang</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bacon, mushroom and cheese omelette. As you can see, my omelette making skill improved a lot.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pork Pochero</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lechon Kawali</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walnuts, aged cheese and chicharon. Wonderful. I took my blood sugar two hours after eating these and the result was 101!!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ensaladang talong, okra, kamatis at sibuyas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I tested my Post Prandial blood glucose 2 hours after dinner and the result was 168. My doctor said the result should be 180 and below so it was still wihtin range.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sauteed cabbage with shrimps</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fried fish with Hokkaido butter and calamansi. Ginataang langka.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salami Milano, honey ham and aged cheese</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Homemade crispy pata</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Avovado and Anchor whipping cream</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chicken tinola</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Daing na bangus</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nilagang baka but did not eat the corn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Galantina rolls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bacon and eggs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thai Fried Chicken</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bulletproof coffee with cream and Hokkaido butter. My breakfast everyday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My ultimate favorite! Bulletproof Hot Chocolate. 100% cacao tableya with Stevia, cream and Hokkaido butter. My sugar was only 114 two hours after my bacon and eggs dinner and drinking the hot chocolate.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ginataamg kalabasa at sitaw. Would you believe sitaw has more carbs than kalabasa?</td></tr>
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Imagine, I ate all of that and my sugar has been in the normal range since July 15? Well, except for a few mistakes because I did not research well enough.<br />
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I am very happy. Hopefully, by September I can get a clearance and have my surgery by then. Hahahaha funny story. I was with my doctor asking for a clearance last August 2, she said it has only been 2 weeks that my sugar has been normal. She said, it is just an elective surgery. There's no rush! I wanted to tell her, YES!!! There is a rush! It is my birthday month. How can I celebrate Happy Birthday everyday!?!?!?!<br />
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My doctor is very happy, as well, because of the dramatic improvement of my test results from April to August. She told me to continue what I was doing. I will probably continue eating this way even after my surgery. If I can have a normal range of sugar all the time then maybe, my doctor can taper down my medications little by little. That's my goal.<br />
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My cholesterol is higher than my last test but guess what?!?!? I am not worried. My "YouTuibe" doctors said not to panic and worry because it has never been proven in research and studies that having a high cholesterol will increase your risk for stoke and cardiac arrest but HIGH SUGAR has been proven to cause said illnesses.<br />
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I hope I can sustain this way of eating. Imagine, my sugar has been normal for 5 weeks now?!?!?! I am also doing Intermittent Fasting. I try not to eat anything before 12 except drink coffee with cream and stevia which does not break the fast.<br />
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From 228 last July 11, my FBS went down to 100 last July 15!!! What's not to like? I was never hungry. No more cravings. I just dont know if I am losing weight fast enough. According to the secretary in the doctor's clinic, I lost 6 kilos in three and a half years! Ha? 2 Kilos a year? Well, that's better than gaining weight.<br />
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Please pray for me that I continue to eat healthy food and sustain this lifestyle. Please pray that I do not get tempted by the "Big Bad Wolf"! Hahahahaha You know who you are!<br />
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There's still a lot to learn. I read and watch videos every night to educate myself and to lessen the mistakes. I still have a long way to go but I know I can do it with the suppoirt of my family and friends.<br />
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Thank you to my new FB friend, Janine (daughter of Tito Ed and Tita Pinky) for adding me to Ketogenich Ph FB group. I learned a lot from the group even if I am just a silent bystander.<br />
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Thank you, KST partner Anna, for encouraging me to share my low carb no sugar journey to inspire other people.<br />
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Wish me luck dear readers!<br />
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Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-18542494187305398922019-08-17T16:20:00.004+08:002019-08-17T16:26:13.873+08:00Sarita's Chicken Afritada<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Finally! I know how to cook Chicken Afritada! Thank you Sarita for teaching me your recipe!</span></div>
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Chicken Afritada<br />
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1/2 k chicken quarters, cut into 3 <br />
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1/4 t. Rock salt<br />
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2 pcs calamansi, juice of<br />
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1/4 C Minola oil<br />
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1 onion, sliced<br />
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3 cloves garlic, chopped<br />
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2 tomatoes, cut into quarters<br />
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3 inch Chorizo Pamplona, sliced into rounds<br />
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1 C. Hot water<br />
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1 pc. Knorr chicken cube<br />
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1 T. Tomato paste<br />
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1 potato, cut into cubes<br />
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1 carrot, cut into cubes<br />
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1 red bell pepper, cut into squares<br />
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Marinate chicken with salt and calamansi for 10 minutes.<br />
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Heat the oil in a wok over low heat.<br />
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Saute the onions until transparent.<br />
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Add the garlic and tomatoes. Saute for a bit and cover the wok. Cook until tomatoes are soft and oil becomes orange. <br />
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Still over low heat, add the marinated chicken. Continue sauteing for a few minutes. Add the chorizo. Cover the pan and cook for 15 minutes.<br />
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Add hot water and chicken cube.<br />
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When it boils, add the tomato paste, potatoes and carrots. Cover and cook for 10 minutes.<br />
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Add the red pepper and cover again for 5 minutes.<br />
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<br />Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-67053543960670677902019-05-31T00:48:00.001+08:002019-05-31T00:48:40.464+08:00Bacon Wrapped Fried SiomaiSiomai with no wrapper?<br />
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Yes! I'm on a wheat free diet again. I need to have a procedure done and if I want to be able to get an Endo clearance, I need to lower my sugar pronto!<br />
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I was inspired by the bacon wrapped siomai I used to eat at Dimsum Break in Cebu.<br />
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I tried to steam a few pieces but it did not come out the way I wanted it so I just pan fried it instead. You may deep fry it if you like but I am not a fan of deep fried food. <br />
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Besides, I'm "kuripot" when it comes to cooking oil. Maybe one of the reasons why my cholesterol is low.<br />
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Bacon Wrapped Fried Siomai<br />
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200 grams kasim, lean meat, pounded then chopped<br />
100 grams pork fat, chopped finely<br />
1/2 t. salt<br />
1/2 t. MSG (optional)<br />
1/2 t. sugar<br />
1/4 t. white pepper<br />
1/2 t. sesame oil<br />
1 T. cornstarch<br />
1/2 eggwhite<br />
8 strips of bacon, cut in half<br />
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Combine all the ingredients in a bowl except the bacon and stir with a fork.<br />
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Measure 20 grams or 1 T. filling and put on top of the bacon and roll it.<br />
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Freeze for a minimum of 3 hours or you can keep it in the freezer and cook it when you want. <br />
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Probably, keep in the freezer not longer than a week because there are no preservatives.<br />
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Thaw the frozen siomai an hour before cooking.<br />
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Put about 15 pieces on a non-stick pan.<br />
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Add 1/4 C. of water and cook covered under low heat.<br />
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When the liquid evaporates, add 2 T. of cooking oil and increase the heat to medium.<br />
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Turn the siomai pieces for even browning.<br />
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Serve with toyo, calamansi and chili garlic oil or sweet and sour sauce.<br />
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<br />Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-36985487022221632942019-05-30T01:03:00.004+08:002019-05-30T01:06:32.145+08:00Pad Kra Pao GaiPad Kra Pao Gai is one of the easiest meals to prepare. I was standing on the sidewalk in Bangkok when I saw a lady cooking it. I looked at what she was doing and when I went home to Manila I started researching and experimenting.<br />
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I used the Holy Basil leaves from my potted garden.<br />
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Make sure you use Holy Basil and not the Basil for other Asian or Italian dishes.<br />
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Pad Kra Pao Gai<br />
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250 grams chicken thigh fillet, chopped<br />
4 cloves garlic, chopped<br />
2 siling labuyo, chopped<br />
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1 t. seasoning sauce, you can use Knorr<br />
1 t. Thai fish sauce<br />
1 t. oyster sauce<br />
1.5 t. white sugar<br />
1 t. dark soy sauce<br />
1 T. water<br />
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handful of holy basil leaves<br />
2 crispy fried eggs<br />
2 cups steamed rice<br />
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Combine all the ingredients for the sauce in a small bowl and set aside.<br />
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Heat the oil in the pan and saute the garlic and chili until fragrant.<br />
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Add the chicken and cook until it is no longer pink.<br />
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Add the sauce and continue cooking until the sauce is a bit dry.<br />
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Toss in the Holy Basil leaves and remove pan from heat.<br />
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Serve with steamed rice and fried eggs.Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-56194358459623434482019-05-19T00:56:00.001+08:002019-05-19T00:57:44.121+08:00Cua PaoI thought I have a recipe pf Cua Pao in my blog but apparently, I don't.<br />
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Cua Pao<br />
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1 recipe of <a href="https://liasfoodjourney.blogspot.com/2014/07/pata-tim.html" target="_blank">Pata Tim</a>, you can use a slab of pork liempo instead of pata.<br />
pickled mustard, squeezed then chopped.<br />
peanut powder (crushed peanuts with an equal amount of white sugar)<br />
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Cua Pao buns<br />
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Steam the buns but slice it open first.<br />
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Slice the pork or cut into small cubes or even pull apart if you are that patient.<br />
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Put about 2 T. of pork filling in the sliced buns.<br />
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Garnish with pickled mustard, peanut powder and wansuy.<br />
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PS. You can buy the pickled mustard in Bee Tin grocery on Ongpin St. in Binondo. I used Lalamove's pabili service.Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-13632608185853744972019-05-19T00:36:00.001+08:002019-05-19T00:44:47.670+08:00Baguio Date With SophieSophie and I had a date in Baguio before she starts school in La Sallle next week. I could call it our annual Sophie and Tita date.<br />
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We rode the Genesis Joy Premiere Bus.<br />
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It took exactly 4 hours from Cubao terminal up to Baguio via SCTEX, TPLEX then Marcos Highway.<br />
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I fell asleep in the bus and when I woke up we were in Baguio already.<br />
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We checked in at City Center Hotel on Lower Session Road. It is across Jollibee and just a few buildings away from the market.<br />
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Our first meal was in Canto on Kisad Road.<br />
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We each had an order of Lomo Ribs - half slab and Strawberry Slush.<br />
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The serving was huge, I was not able to eat all of it.<br />
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We went to SM. That probably took an hour only. Then we went back to the hotel to rest.<br />
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There's nothing much to do in Baguio except eat and lay in bed. We have seen the sights the city has to offer years ago.<br />
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While Sophie was resting, I went out and ate at Luisa's Cafe.<br />
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I had the Bola Bola Siopao.<br />
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I really love the buns! The dough was soft and sweet and when you dip it in the equally sweet sauce, Wow! I don't need the filling, the bun was enough for me.<br />
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I regret that I did not buy to bring home to Manila.<br />
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Siomai<br />
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Beef Wanton Mami with Vegetables<br />
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I probably have a salty palate but I feel the broth would have been better if you add pepper, patis, soy sauce and sweet sauce! Hahaha Read between the lines.<br />
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But that's just me.<br />
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We had dinner at Vizco's.<br />
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I was still full from my late merienda.<br />
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Sophie ordered the Beef with Mushrooms.<br />
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I had 2 slices of cakes.<br />
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Strawberry Shortcake<br />
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Ube Cake<br />
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My traveling companion is not an early riser so I ate her breakfast the next day.<br />
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I had the "Continental" set with Hotdog and egg. Hihihi I suppose they call it Continental because it was served with toasts.<br />
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Then I had Sophie's breakfast which was the French toasts with cream, peaches and candied walnuts.<br />
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Lunch was at Secret Garden on South Drive. Pine trees! I could smell them!<br />
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We ordered Pizza, half was 4 cheese and the other half was for me, Quatro Stagnioni.<br />
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I do not like cheese that much but Sophie loves it.<br />
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Dessert was at Filling Station in Camp John Hay. I had the Strawberry Cobbler.<br />
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We wanted to have dinner at Oh Mai Khan but it was a rainy Friday evening and we could not get a cab. So, instead, we had dinner again in Vizco's.<br />
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Sophie had the Parmesan crusted fish<br />
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I only ordered the Catfish Salad.<br />
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Why? Because I plan to order Pancit Sotanghon Canton from Solibao for take out.<br />
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It was a quick trip. The next day I had Bangus with scrambled egg for breakfast.<br />
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My partner was still sleeping<br />
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When she woke up, we had lunch at Canto again. She really liked the Lomo Ribs, she ordered it for the 2nd time.<br />
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I had mashed potatoes because breakfast was just a couple of hours ago. They make good mashed potatoes in Canto.<br />
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Then it was time to go home. We left at 3 and arrived in Manila at 8 pm. There was no traffic but upon reaching EDSA Trinoma area, there was a slight build up because of the bus terminals.<br />
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We will probably have a date again next year!<br />
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I know Sophie had fun because she wanted to go back to Baguio again, this time with her family. She said she knows her way around and she can be their guide.<br />
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Until the next time, Soph!Lia's Food Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15310631749052959484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3413425785867665744.post-69404047116380815772019-05-18T14:25:00.003+08:002019-05-18T14:27:03.326+08:00Bangkok With Jing And FamilyI went to Bangkok with Jing and family (Sherman, James and Michael) recently.<br />
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We stayed in Tita Jit's guest house. Jing is the blood relative of Tita J.<br />
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Since I am Jing's sister from another Mom and Dad, that makes me a relative of Tita also!<br />
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Hahahaha Do you get my logic?!<br />
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Whenever I get a chance I always buy siopao from VinVin. I took a PAL flight out of Manila. There is a kiosk in Terminal 2.<br />
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I know it is really hot in Bangkok because it is near the equator but I was not prepared for the heat. I was in the airport lining up at the immigration and I felt that I looked like a drowned cat!<br />
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Init!!!!<br />
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Jing, Tita Jit and Ryan picked me up from the airport. We passed by our favorite "batok" place and bought food to take home since I haven't eaten yet. Airplane food is not considered a meal.<br />
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There was grilled batok ng baboy.<br />
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Sweet corn som tum! My new favorite!!!<br />
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Love it! Love it! Love it!<br />
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Papaya som tum<br />
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Fried rice with Chinese sausage<br />
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Fresh fruits were waiting for us, chico and mangosteen.<br />
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The next day, Jing and I accompanied Tita for her scheduled shot at the hospital.<br />
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I love going there because beside it is a food market!<br />
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After the quick hospital errand, we all went to the province to eat at Huen Lumphun, an Isaan (Northern Thai) restaurant.<br />
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Vegetable "sticks" for appetizers.<br />
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Assorted Fruit Som Tum<br />
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Pork Laab<br />
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Another kind of appetizer with sausages<br />
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Glass Noodle Salad<br />
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Laab with Ant Larvae<br />
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Shrimp Cakes!<br />
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My favorite!!!!<br />
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Leafy soup - my least favorite.<br />
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Bamboo Shoots Laab<br />
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Fried Chicken!<br />
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I'm happy to share my version of Thai Fried Chicken.<br />
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New (because I have an older recipe) Thai Fried Chicken<br />
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1 K. wings<br />
1 t. rock salt<br />
1 t. black peppercorn, crushed<br />
3 wansuy roots, cleaned and pounded<br />
3 cloves garlic, crushed<br />
2 T. Seasoning sauce, you can substitute Knorr<br />
1 T. Thai fish sauce<br />
4 T. rice flour<br />
4 T. water<br />
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Combine all ingredients in a bowl then deep fry the chicken. No need to marinate.<br />
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After lunch, we went to a market in Phutta Monthon. I bought some toys for Snowball.<br />
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Hmph... she did not like the pink squeaky chicken I got her!<br />
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Have I mentioned it was very hot in Bangkok? Shey said that I looked slimmer in the picture!<br />
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That is because I lost so much sweat ( HAHA not weight) It was really so hot!!! 38-39C hot! It was like being in the oven while we were in the market.<br />
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Then we were dropped off at Icon Siam.<br />
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One of the newest malls in Bangkok by the Chao Phraya River.<br />
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Every time I go to Bangkok, there is one food or drink that I eat/drink everyday. For this trip, my obsession was Brown Sugar Milk tea.<br />
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I tried the Black Sugar Milk Tea from Brix.<br />
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Icon Siam has a lot of brand name stores.<br />
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On our way back to Tita J's house, we rode the free Icon Siam shuttle boat and got down at the opposite bank of the river.<br />
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It was a short ride.<br />
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We went to Robinsons in Bangrak and I bought a small blue electric fan.<br />
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I bought a pink one several years ago for PD and she said that it is a very good kind, so I got myself my own fan.<br />
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We rode the Grab Party van on our way back to the guest house.<br />
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The next day was IKEA day!<br />
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I bought a few kitchen stuff and another pasalubong for Snowball. A stuffed soccer ball. I got a big one so I don't need to fish it our from underneath beds and cabinets.<br />
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We had lunch at S & P.<br />
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Ceasar Salad<br />
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Crab Fried Rice<br />
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Fried Chicken<br />
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Green Chicken Curry<br />
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I had the Brown Sugar Milk from Koi at Mega Bagna where Ikea is located.<br />
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Then Tita dropped us off at MBK to buy souvenir stuff , etc.<br />
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I saw Tita Ope and some of the ladies from Bel-Air 2 who happen to be in Bangkok, as well!<br />
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It was just like bumping into each other in Powerplant Mall.<br />
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The itinerary the next day was Central World and Platinum. We decided to go on our own separate ways and met up with each other in Platinum.<br />
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I had the Chocolate Magma Lava from Kamutea!<br />
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I wanted to try it a few visits ago but I was not able to do so.<br />
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EWWWW It had crushed cookies! I don't like oreo and 1/4 of the cup was filled with cookies!!!<br />
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I ate my favorite Crispy Oyster Omelette after trying the horrible drink.<br />
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I read that Tiger Sugar recently opened in Bangkok at the Market.<br />
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It was my chance to try the Brown Sugar Milk Drink!<br />
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I was supposed to go to Siam Paragon to buy treats and dental sticks for Snowball but I opted to line up at Tiger sugar instead.<br />
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It took me 45 minutes to line up! I did not mind because the reward was far greater than the effort to queue.<br />
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Brown Sugar Milk with Boba Pearls and Cream Mouse!!!<br />
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Liver Sausage<br />
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Assorted sausage platter<br />
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Crispy Pork Knuckle<br />
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Chocolate Sundae<br />
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It was evening already and yet it was still very hot.<br />
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Fried Crickets!<br />
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Jing ate a stick of Crocodile meat bbq. She said it tastes like pork bbq but chewier.<br />
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On my last day, Jing, Ryan and I went to Sampeng Market to buy a few things and to have brunch at HKG Noodles.<br />
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I really loved their Taro Puffs!<br />
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And their version of Bola Bola siopao.<br />
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We also had Siomai and Hakaw<br />
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BBQ rice rolls<br />
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Asado siopao<br />
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Dry Duck mami.<br />
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They brought me to the airport and as always, I looked like a "byahera" from the province!<br />
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One time I rode a Grab car from the airport and the driver asked me from which province did I come from.<br />
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The night before while I was packing my things Jing posted this photo:<br />
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She said she was trying to get to her bed but did not know how to go about it. Her bed is on the right. Guess which one is mine????<br />
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Madam is in the house! Hahahaha.<br />
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A private joke but maybe not so private anymore because I am sure most people already know how messy I am.<br />
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That concludes my holiday with Jing and family!<br />
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Thanks Tita J, Ryan, Sherman, Jing, James and Michael for our memorable vacation in Bangkok!<br />
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