Reblogged from Life in the Boomer Lane:

To the person who spelled my middle name incorrectly on my birth certificate: I applaud you for your creative license.  You took a strange spelling and turned it into an even stranger spelling. You recognized that although I was merely minutes old, I strove to be unique. To my first grade teacher who looked at my deranged, curly hair and asked me “Doesn’t your mother ever comb your hair?”:  Yes, bitch, she did.  Whoops, I thank you for caring enough about my personal grooming to have said …

Kayangan Lake - Coron, Palawan

Kalachuchi beach, Coron Palawan

Kalachuchi beach, Coron Palawan

Kayangan Lake - Coron, Palawan

Kalachuchi beach, Coron Palawan

Kalachuci beach in Coron, Palawan

Kalachuchi beach in Coron, Palawan

Subic Beach, Matnog, Sorsogon

Subic beach, Matnog, Sorsogon

Subic Beach, Matnog Sorsogon

Mayon Volcano, Legazpi City

Yes it’s me down there! A pose behind Mayon Volcano shouldn’t be missed for another wonderful remembrance of traveling. The pose was very quick nothing special. I was not traveling alone. I was with friends and their relatives waiting to pick us up.

Legazpi City

After having breakfast on our first day of arrival, We headed to the nearest falls for nature relaxation. This is Busay Falls, the favorite gathering place for the locals. It was my 2nd time around here in this little barrio an hour away from Legazpi City. We spent the whole day for lunch preparation, chatting, eating, taking photos, enjoying the moments of being close to nature once again.

Busay Falls, Malilipot Albay, Legazpi City

As you can see I didn’t change my attire lol! It was just the same clothes which I wore flying from manila but who cares? What I remebered here is the excitement  of  plunging into the waters, the  shallow pool at the end of this falls.

Busay Fall, Malilipot Albay, Legazpi City

Busay Falls, Malilipot Albay, Legazpi City, Philippines

Turbo Chicken Pinoy Style

This is very easy and simple to prepare in a Traditional-Filipino Style.

Turbo Chicken Pinoy Style

Shrimp in Coconut Milk

INGREDIENTS

1 lb shrimps

1 medium onion, diced

4 cloves garlic, minced

2 cans coconut milk/ fresh coconut milk

3 tablespoons patis (fish sauce)

salt (if still needed) and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Saute the garlic and onion in a little oil until transluscent (about 2 minutes) then add the shrimps, vegetables of your choice (stringbeans, calabasa etc. optional) and coconut milk. Season with fish sauce (or salt) and ground pepper to taste.

2. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and simmer until the shrimps and vegetables are cooked. Serve with steamed rice.

Sinigang has many Pinoy variations and this is one of its Pinoy variance – Sinigang na Hipon sa Sampalok  or  Shrimp In Tamarind Soup.

Sinigang means sour soup here in the Philippines and one of the most popular Pinoy dish and the easiest dish to cook. Actually you can cook Sinigang in may ways through the use of Sampalok (Tamarind), Kamias, Kalamansi, Santol and many more which i haven’t discovered yet

Almost every month we never fail to cook and eat this sumptuous and delightful dish at home. Hope you can try it too and give me feedback on your search of striking but savory Filipino (Pinoy) dish.

Pinoy Shrimp in Tamarind Soup or Pinoy Sinigang na Hipon

I learned to cook this dish since I was in grade school. Could you imagine that? Well, it all started with my lola (grandmother). Since we moved to my mom’s place during those time, I always at my lola’s side. So everyday I watched her cooking…

Sinigang na Hipon in Tamarind soup with kangkong leaves and eggplant

Atay’s (my lola’s name) Sinigang Na Hipon

Shrimp
Tamarind or Sampalok mix
Onion
Tomato
Vegetables:
Kangkong leaves, eggplant
Optional:
stringbeans
Fish sauce (patis)

How to Cook:
1. Bring water to boil.
2. Put slice tomatoes and onions.
3. Pour Sinigang Mix.
4. Add fresh and cleaned shrimp plus the vegies.
5. salt or fish sauce to taste