salad

i was cutting the camote tops one night when dad asked me kung ano daw ba ang gagawin ko sa camote tops. i told him, i'll make a salad. daddy asked me how....(parang board exams like? me how na tanung??) so i told him magpapakulo ako ng water then kapag kumulo na yung water i'll blanch the leaves. kala ko naman tama ako.....mali pala. dad told me na mawawala daw ang nutrients pag blanching kaya he taught me how to make ensaladang camote, malacanang style! hahaha

here's for sharing...

- wash first the leaves to remove dirt, et al
- you can use baking soda in removing the dirt. just let the leaves stay in water with baking soda for awhile before you rinse it
- you can also use vinegar in removing dirt. same procedure with the baking soda. rinse after.

after rinsing, place the leaves in a pan. be sure it's water free.
add salt to taste.
cover. fire should be in low heat.

stir the leaves occasionally. put back the cover after stirring.
you can get the leaves once they are limp and water appears. 

top it with onions, (tomatoes if you want), ginger
and kalamansi  juice

and there you go!
BEST ENSALADANG CAMOTE EVER!
after i tasted it, i told daddy that he's a good cook!
he gave me such a big smile!
LOVE YOU DAD! =D

mug

after three years of being together, one of the pairs broke kaya honey and i decided to get a new set of cup for our coffee time. bye old mug! i will surely miss how big you were....sob....

my old mug...we were together for three years...sob!

our new mugs. parang medyo maliit....

model

it's been awhile. i tried to write once in a while but every time i am about to post, something eventually comes up. the worst thing is that my laptop broke down but now, it's semi fixed so i'm back! =D

so for updates.....

yesterday, we went to SM Masinag to support summer's first modelling exposure. she was so shy to walk at first but perhaps, seeing the kids there walk with glee encouraged her. she did try and it was not bad for first timers! - sabi nga ni jennel, si summer talaga, manang mana sa akin =D

here are summer's pictures. i am confident to say that if they could have chosen who the miss photogenic for the day was, am sure my daughter has it! and am not just saying this because she is my daughter......of course! mother's pledge.... =D

i didn't asked her to pose. i just told her i'll take her picture.
she sat  and that's it! =D

summer playing with her bracelets

looking at her dad...

with miss patty betita =D

summer's first time!

peace anyone?! =D