La.Pi.S # 29 : Christmas Spread

Notche Buena

My Girlfriend's sister did this "Crema de Fruta" for their Notche Buena :)

I admire her sister's hands and craft in terms of baking & cooking. I can see that this is trully made of Love and Compassion for the family. I admit, i haven't seen her nor tasted her dishes but this photo is a living proof that she is a good - if not a best - home baker & homemaker :)

and this is their Notche Buena table,


that lechon covered (out of sight) the other dishes: Carbonara, Crema de fruta, and Fish cheviche and lumpia :)

I just wished I am there to join them in celebrating the Christmas... hmm, Someday I will be :"x

Have a great Sunday to all :)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to all :)

all photos courtesy of Lady Mi-Mic using Sony Cybershot DSC-W80 :-*
names are withheld to protect identities :)

Pinoy Street Food #9: Letchon (Roasted Pig)

as i mentioned on my past blog entry prelude to Pinoy Street Food I will make a blog entries regarding "pinoy street foods" and I will create the succeeding entries in this meme so do please visit every friday and the Food Friday Meme

Young (less than a year) pig Roasted on a pit of Charcoals.

Its Holidays once again. Who says that Ham is the star of the notche buena feast? Its the letchon who is the star not only on notche buena but to all kind of pinoy feast.

Letchon is so pricey that only the selected few can buy it whole. For some, they buy whole if they feeding many foodies. So, many people can't buy it. even if they can, they cannot consume the whole pig. Thus, merchants now sell it on "per kilo" - or a fraction of it - basis so that many families can enjoy it and for people on the budget, they can buy even a small amount just for them to taste it on this holiday season. For this stand, they sell it for 350 pesos per kilogram (w/ or w/o bones). The head is more expensive. Letchon only becomes a street food during holidays.

Party host serve it as its or they cook it as stew (localy called letchon paksiw) or they replace the pork ingrident with lecthon.

They say that Letchon Cebu is the most delicius varaiety in the country. hmm,? I wonder how does it taste like. i hope i can buy/eat even a few just to taste it.

Letchon is not limited to pigs, we have cows and chickens. you see it on the up comming entries so pls do visit again.

Happy Holidays :)

ABC Wed R3 : the letter "W"

W is for
Wind Turbine

This windmill farm is located at Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. The farm has 20 windmills, each has about 24 stories high and produces a total of 25 Megawatts of electricity enough to power 40% of the province. It is along the coastline, thus, being there is breathtakingly amazing. Engineers decided to put up the farm there since the place is not prone to typhoons and the northwesterly winds are strong.

To get there. Take a bus or a plane in Manila to Laoag. Its better to hire a van from Laoag City to go there, this will take about 45 min to reach the farm. Public commuting is possible but you will make almost a kilometer hike from the national road to the farm.

Have a great Wednesday to all...Happy Holidays :)

All photos herein are captured using Kodak KE85
in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines last 13 April 2008
and digitized using Canon CanoScan Lide25

La.Pi.S #28: Kitchen Gadget

my Kitchen Lifesavers

first is the Knife...we all do use knives so no need to explain.

2nd is the kitchen Scissors .... i use it to open packs and chopping chicken into quarters or choice cuts/parts. if i use a knife the chicken will become grinded not chop up :))

lastly is my 5-n-1 kitchen grater, its a slicer, 3 size grater and a corrugated slicer. I usually use this grater in grating carrots and singkamas (i forgot the english name) for lumpiang shanghai :)

Have a great Sunday to all :)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to all :)

Pinoy Street Food #8: Karioka

as i mentioned on my past blog entry prelude to Pinoy Street Food I will make a blog entries regarding "pinoy street foods" and I will create the succeeding entries in this meme so do please visit every friday and the Food Friday Meme

made of Glutinous Rice Flour & water to form a dough then fried in caramel - w/c is made of brown sugar and oil- then skewered in bamboo sticks. this taste like rice and sugar.

Litratong Pinoy # 38 : Karoling (Christmas Carols)

“sa may bahay ang aming ba........namamasko po!!!!!”
=)) hahahahahahaha =))
Di pa tapos yung unang linya nang kanta, naghihingi na nang pamasko !!!

“tengk you, tengk you, ANG BABARAT NINYO, takbo!!!!”

Masayang huweBEST sa lahat....NAMAMASKO PO!!!!!!!

Lahat ng litrato rito ay kuha gamit ang Canon Powershot A460

Pinoy Street Food #7: Taho

as i mentioned on my past blog entry prelude to Pinoy Street Food I will make a blog entries regarding "pinoy street foods" and I will create the succeeding entries in this meme so do please visit every friday and the Food Friday Meme

Soft tofu serve with runny caramel (locally known as arnibal) and sago (tapioca pearls).

Litratong Pinoy # 37: Mahalagang Regalo (Preciuos Gift)

May mas hihigit paba sa halaga na magkaroon nang malusog na pamilya...

... kaibigan at minamahal.

Masaya at mapagpalang HuweBEST sa lahat :)
Ang litratong ito ay kuha gamit ang Canon Powershot A460

Pinoy Street Food #6: Green Mango

as i mentioned on my past blog entry prelude to Pinoy Street Food I will make a blog entries regarding "pinoy street foods" and I will create the succeeding entries in this meme so do please visit every friday and the Food Friday Meme

Usually served with shrimp paste, this food is one of the well known street foods. In our province, people have a choice of condiments for the fruit - you can either go with salt, shrimp paste, or spicy vinegar. This photo was taken in Rizal Park last August 09.

Litratong Pinoy # 36 : Eksayted (Excited)

Noong malit na paslit pa lang ako lagi akong kumakaway at bumabati ng paalam sa mga nagdaraang eroplano. Noong kolehiyo ako, lagi kong pina pangarap na makasakay sa eroplano. Nakakasawa narin kasing magviaje sa bus. Naranasan ko narin sumakay ng barko.

Noong nagkaroon ako nang kaibigan na taga Mindanao, lalo akong na-exite na mag-eroplano. Gusto ko silang bisitahin sa kanilang kinalang lugar. Dahil sa mahal na'ng pamasahe at matutuluyan sa kanilang siudad, matatagalan pa bago magkatotoo ang aking pangarap na ito. PERO!!!!!!!!!!

Excited na po akong pumunta ng Cebu. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Makapunta na ako sa Cebu lulan ng eroplano sa Pebrero 18. Tapos magbabarko kami papuntang Dumaguete tapos eroplano pauwi ng Manila. Excited pa akong lalo nang sabihin ng aking nakbabatang kapatid na nagkaroon ng seat sale sa Cebu Pacific (buti na lang di agad nai-book ang Dumaguete-Manila flight sa PAL), kaya ibig sabihin, makasasakay ako sa dalawang magkaibang eroplano, at makapapasok sa dalawang magkaibang airport terminals sa Manila. Ang Cebu Pacific kasi ay sa terminal 3 at ang PAL naman ay sa terminal 2. Swerte ko naman!

Tuloy pa rin ang pangarap kong pumunta sa kanila (sa bahay ng kaibigan ko), libre kasi ang magarap diba. Ang excitement ay nagmumula sa mga pangarap diba? Ang litrato ng eroplano ay kuha gamit ang Canon Powershot A460. Maraming salamat sa aking kapatid na si ShutterHappyJenn sa pagkuha ng screen shots ng aming e-ticket. Maraming salamat din sa kanyang kaibigan sa pag-book ng aming tickets.

Masaya at mapagpalang HuweBEST sa lahat :)

Taste My Cooking # 05: ABC Wed R3 : the letter "T"

T is for
Tempura

I really love Japanese Food most specially tempura. I made this at home. I added bread crumbs for that extra crunch.

Have a Great Wednesday to all of us :D

All photos herein are captured using
Canon Powershot A460
in our Home
last 09 February 2008