sandwich tayo!

i love wraps. that's a fact. but another thing that i like that is similar to wraps is... sandwiches! they are fairly easy to make, at masarap din!

minsan sandwiches ang niluluto kong lunch for the family... yep nabubusog din ako sa sandwiches. at kaya ko din hindi kumain ng kanin for lunch at magtinapay nalang...

bukod sa madali pa e masaya din s'yang gawin. kaya subukan n'yo na, tara! 

dapat ham and egg sandwich lang gagawin ko... pero since gusto ng mom ko kumain ng scrambled (at may tuna) e gumawa na din ako ng madaming scrambled eggs na may tuna... nainggit ako kaya nilagyan ko na din yung sandwich ko! hehe :)

 

 this is a ham and bacon sandwich with tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and (parmesan) cheese :)

why parmesan cheese? mas mababa calories :) (paano ba naman e may bacon na may ham pa e di good luck nalang sa bilbil diba? hehe)

 

mahilig ako sa madaming gulay pag sandwiches :)

yep masarap kaya ang gulay kapag may bacon : ) at cheese and tomatoes pag pinagsama e masarap. think: pizza. parang ganun. dati i made this toast na sliced tomatoes and (mozzarella) cheese lang nakapatong, tapos ito-toast mo... and masarap naman s'ya...

di naman halata na mahilig ako sa ham 'no? hehehe

i also made chicken sandwiches dati... but i can't find the pics... hehe sorry naman...

there's also the panini. it's just like sandwiches. it has bread (usually ciabatta bread) grilled ng manipis habang may nakapalaman na, at usually ham and cheese and nakalagay... pwede naman ibang laman. 

 ganito ang panini... photo from here

o diba sarap? photo from here 

nanunuod ako nung isang food channel nang bigla silang gumawa ng panini... lintik na channel na yan e syempre nainggit at nagutom naman ako so pinilit kong gumawa kahit limited and resources sa bahay.

at wheat bread lang meron kami sa bahay kaya yun nalang ginamit ko. haha

buti nalang may ham pa kami... at ang cheese e yung ordinaryo lang... pero still masarap pa din. maalat lang ang keso, kasi naman maalat yung brand na yun.  so inuntian ko nalang ang keso.

since wala naman ako yung pang grill ng bread na parang notebook e ni-press ko nalang s'ya sa pan gamit ng spatula. haha :)

 eto ang electric na panini grill... (parang sandwich maker lang, pero griddle lang ang pattern, hindi yung may kung anu anong shapes pa)

image from here

 

bakit mo 'ko inipit? mumultuhin kita.....

eto ang itsura ng "tasty" na bread pag pinanipis mo lang ng manu-mano gamit ang spatula n'yo! haha mukhang kawawa lang... di ko na ni-trim ang edges kasi naman sayang din.

 inaamoy... (parang pinapasok ko lang sa ilong no? haha)

ika nga ng isang panty-liner na commercial.. "ang baon ko? manipis!" haha ^_^

haaay nagugutom na ako...

balutin mo ako.... balutin mo ako....

i just love wraps/fajitas/whatever you wanna call it ^_^

super gusto ko talaga ng fajitas. bukod sa masarap yung tinapay na bilog e enjoy din yung pagbabalot nung mga ingredients. i remember dining out with my best friends at this resto na lagi namin ino-order e yung meal na may soft tortilla wraps, the yellowish rice (that i forgot what it's called), salsa and roasted chicken... tapos hihimayin nyo yung chicken, at ilalagay sa bread together with the others tapos ibabalot, and then lamon... mmmm! shet parang gusto ko uli kumain dun.... at dahil namimiss ko ito, at lalong tumindi ang pagkamiss ko kumain ng wraps nung lumabas yung fish wraps na commercial na yun e i decided to make chicken wraps...

usually yung chicken fingers na ginagawa ko is just the ordinary flour-egg-japanese bread crumbs breading, pero this time para maiba e i decided to make it similar to the chicken recipe i've seen on a cooking show. so.... nilagyan ko ng parmesan at oregano yung breading : )

here's to show what i've done:

cut the chicken breasts into strips...

now you're gonna need your flour, beaten eggs and bread crumbs...

for the crumbs, i used the white flaky ones, (yung sinasabi nilang japanese bread crumbs) para masarap ang pagka-crispy.. i added grated parmesan cheese, dried oregano and some garlic powder on the breading. mix it up.

dredge the chicken strips in flour...

then cover with the beaten eggs...

and then dredge in breadcrumbs.

(i use a spoon for easy covering. para ma-scoop mo din yung ibang breadcrumbs over what you're covering, at pwede mo pa ipang-pat.)

and then do some frying : )

para ma-absorb ang excess oil... kitchen towels : )

syempre, di ko matiis na hindi kumagat. hehe : )

the chicken strips with parmesan breading

wash and cut up (or tear) the lettuce

dice some tomatoes...

put some chicken strips, tomatoes, lettuce, dressing and cheese

for the dressing i just used ready made caesar salad. i looove caesar salad dressing : )

wrap it up...

...and take a bite ^_^

i really love soft flour tortilla wraps : )

i've done my own soft flour tortillas before, but that's for another post... : )

sana lang...

i've always been looking for (and looking at) this guy. nope, hindi ko s'ya kilala personally, and we haven't really talked. he's not my friend on facebook (though he is there) and i've seen his page before on facebook... pero hindi ko ni-add. yeah wala naman siguro s'yang maiisip na malisya... ang dami na n'yang friends e sa dami ng naga-add sa kanya e siguro accept nalang s'ya ng accept.

and here i am now searching again for him on facebook but the problem is i don't know his full name. heck i don't even know his real name. baka iniba n'ya name n'ya sa facebook kaya hindi nagsho-show up ang profile n'ya. or baka naka security settings. he is, or was, a blogger. wala na ang dati n'yang blog site, and i don't know if he still blogs, kung lumipat lang ba s'ya ng address or tumigil na. tamad nga ako magbasa ng mga blog but yung kanya e binibisita ko sa tuwing ginaganahan ako magbasa.

well he is... good looking. adorable. maganda ang katawan. i like the color of his skin. mukha pang malambot at masarap hawakan ang kanyang balat. soft skin on that muscle-filled, smoking hot body. yum.

yeah i had (or have) a crush on that guy. kahit medyo may grammar errors ang kanyang blog e i still read it. and i love looking at his pics. i just sooo much love the way he looks.

yeah, i am a physical person. i mean we all are right? well i'm not saying that we are capable of liking people just for how they look like. no. but what i'm saying is we are easily attracted to people who are good looking, or gorgeous enough for us. and also, we tend to do more for people who are good looking and are attracted to.

meaning pag pinanganak kang gwapo't may itsura e parang dumadali ang buhay mo.

isipin mo nalang: kung isa kang taong mahiyain pero may itsura. well mahihiya ka ngang lumapit sa mga taong medyo type mo. let's say sa isang bar. pero pag andun ka e malamang may lalapit at lalapit sa'yo. so finding a "date" or "dance buddy" would be easier for you.

kesa naman sa taong walang itsura or hindi gwapo or good looking. mahiyain na walang dating at 'di gwapo. pag tumayo ka dun at hiyain ka pa e mas malaki ang chances na walang lalapit sa'yo, compared kay good-looking guy na kahit pareho pa kayo ng "pagka-mahiyain" level.

sana lang talaga e kaming mga mahiyain ng sobra e sana kami nalang nabiyayaan ng kagwapuhan.

"ano ba, huwag ka dapat maging mahiyain. sa mga taong tulad natin e dapat medyo aggressive tayo. dapat tayo ang lumalapit." may nagsabi. E MAHIYAIN NGA AKO E, ANO MAGAGAWA KO?

hindi sa wala akong ginagawa about it. i mean i've tried and i've been struggling not to be shy, pero it just gets me. i don't know. i'm someone who doesn't have that level of confidence to just walk up to someone and smile and talk to them...

"yun naman pala e, dapat matuto kang maging confident" E PAANO NGA??

"ano ba sa tingin mo ang nagpapababa ng confidence mo?"

"...how i look like."

"you know what? you should learn how to love yourself. look at the positive and improve the negative."

easy for you to say.

sa tingin n'yo e wala akong ginagawa? yeah siguro nga hindi enough pero still i am trying to do something about it, but (most of the time) i end up depressed about it. sa pagkakaroon ng magandang pangangatawan: i try to exercise and lift some weights. meron kaming onting weights sa bahay, and may exercise vcd's. i do push-ups. pero ang problema ko e mabilis akong masaktan. kahit na ginagawa ko ito dati pa e nasasaktan pa din ako. siguro mahina ang pain threshold ko.

kahit sa pag-derma. kahit ilang beses na ako nagpapa-derma e nasasaktan pa din ako sa pricking. alam n'yo ba na kahit hindi ako humihikbi e gumigilid pa din ang luha sa 'king mga mata? tumutulo ng tuluy tuloy hanggang sa matapos ang proseso. dahil nga dito e lahat ng napupuntahan ko e nilalagyan nila ng tissue or pads yung mata ko e, para lang hindi tumulo.

i'm trying, pero NAHIHIRAPAN at NASASAKTAN ako!

"hindi lahat e based sa good looks alone. nandyan din ang ugali ng tao, blah blah blah..."

oo nga. hindi ko naman sinasabing sa itsura lang umiikot ang mundo! madami pang bagay. yeah i am confident sa ibang aspeto ng buhay ko, and i think i may be interesting to some people out there. i would like to share it with someone who seems interested in me, BUT PAANO KO NAMAN IPRE-PRESENT IYON SA IBA KUNG MAHIYAIN NGA AKO? ni lumapit nga sa ibang tao hindi ko magawa. mag-add nga sa facebook e di ko magawa. makipag-usap nga e hindi ko magawa.

"...build up on confidence."

PAANO NGA?

"love yourself more..."

PAANO NGA?

i just hope there are classes like "How to be an Attractive Person Even Though You're Not THAT Attractive 101" or "How to Love Yourself More Than Anything Else In The World" or "How to Give a Flying Fuck on Every Damn Thing"

"may mga problem din sila, we all do.."

yeah lahat may problema, lahat ng nasa mundong ibabaw. SO?

"so no one's perfect..."

SO? it's not helping at all. paikot-ikot na.

"tingnan mo ako, ako nga e kahit mas mataba ako e nagagawa ko pa din lumandi..."

well good for you! i'm happy for you!

i don't know why pero i think i'll only be confident enough to walk up to someone e when i think i'm good-looking enough to do it.

siguro ipagpapatuloy ko nalang ang mga ginagawa ko ngayon.

"siguro hindi ko pa time." sabi ko sa sarili ko. "sa ngayon e focus na muna ako sa sarili ko. sa career. i'll just keep on trying to improve myself for now. gawin ko na muna ang mga bagay na gusto kong gawin but at the same time improve myself. i-keme ang aking imperfections.

kahit mahirap. kahit masakit.

shet. maswerte nga talaga ang mga taong pinanganak na gwapo...

iba sa nabaon sa limot

i love shrimps in my pasta :)

well it's been more than 2 months already after i posted my previous entry at marami na syempreng naipon na mga pictures sa baul ni lola. but i'm not gonna post all of them in just 1 entry. ihihiwalay-hiwalay ko pa din.

it's a fact that i looove pasta. super! as in if i were to choose a type of dish that i could only eat for my entire stay here sa mundong ibabaw e i'm gonna choose pasta. pizza's the 2nd and chicken the 3rd. and if i were to choose just 1 sauce for my pasta then it would be puttanesca. or pomodoro... as long as it's tomato based. anyway, here are some of them (para lang mai-post na. hehe)

my very own shrimp and mushrooms pomodoro pasta

a closer look...

these were the shrimps used in the sauce

btw pomodoro is easy to make. all you need is some olive oil, minced garlic and tomatoes. serious! you just fry the garlic and tomatoes in the olive oil (and add some salt to taste. for me i use seasoned salt) and then mix your choice of pasta noodles into the sauce and that's it : ) if you wanna add shrimps you can. ang sarap nya, and it's easy : )

well this was the left over pasta (spaghetti ang spirelli) and since i like them both e pinagsama ko nalang :) (this is puttanesca by the way)

with my hair down (gusto ko lang i-post bakit ba?) ^_^

shrimps + tomatoes + garlic = yum ^_^

bubuhayin ang matagal ng patay...

i'm gonna do it again ^_^ (and yeah that's an old friendster shirt haha)


pasenya na... dumating lang sa time na tinamad ako mag-blog. well it's not because not a lot are reading, no. tinamad lang talaga, and bukod pa dun e dahil sa wala ng wifi sa bahay, at kelangan pang umakyat at dun mag-internet (na kung saan active ang parents ko) e nakakatamd na. ako kasi e naging kumportable ng mag-blog at kung anu ano sa kwarto ko, na ngayon ay di ko na nga magawa dahil sa walang wifi.

so here i am sa taas. nasa baba ang kwarto ko (na wala pa ding kuryente dahil... ay ewan, i'm gonna tell why the next time) and ngayon nasa 2nd floor na may kuryente (thank God hiniwalay ng parents ko ang linya ng kuryente sa baba at taas ng bahay!!)

so 2 sundays ago, i had a talk with nyl, and we talked about sa pagkatamad ko mag-blog. and i'm really happy to have that talk with him. (okay hindi ako marunong magkuwento so i'll skip the details) napag-usapan namin na tinamad ako, and naging hassle pa ang pagkawala ng kuryente. and it's gonna be out of my comfort zone din kung aakyat pa ako para mag-iinternet, dahil nga andun ang dad ko (na umaaligid aligid at umaagaw ng tingin sa screen ko which is somewhat irritating, at kanina lang he DID)

"gusto mo ang pagluluto 'di ba? and sa pagluto, hassle din ang paghuhugas pagkatapos, but you still do it. tama? so ganun din..." (well that's not his exact words but that's how it's like)

so now, kahit andito parents ko't minsan ay tumitingin ang dad ko, e go pa din, go! hehe ^_^

so october was my last post. and i haven't posted what i've cooked for the new year's eve celebration so here they are...

that's crispy fish fillets, steamed broccoli and baby potatoes with black olives ^_^

without the ham

having ham with it is so much better ^_^

with the baby potatoes (and my mom at the back ^_^)

baby potatoes with cheese, ham, black olives and capers. i love capers and black olives!

haha! :)

pa-santo effect

spaghetti from my aunt

i loved the crispy fish fillets i made... i used cream dory for the fish, and it tasted great! yung bread crumbs e yung sm bonus lang but surprisingly it's great. sarap ng pagka-crispy : )

crispy fish fillet + a yummy salad + potatoes = yum! ^_^