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Circle

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“Life is a full circle, widening until it joins the circle motions of the infinite.”
― Anaïs Nin

 

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Have an awesome 2016! ❤

xox

K.Z.

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why twitter sucks (and cannibal fishes)

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all i wanna do is post a photo of a burger and a fish but for some reason, all i get is “tweeting a photo timed out” so here!!
#damnit :p

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i also discovered a very disturbing fact today. the lapu-lapu fish resort to cannibalism when they’re hungry!! i was sitting at my fave spot in the diner, in front of the aquarium. then i noticed that there was only one lapu-lapu/coral trout in there (there used to be two big ones) i asked the waitress about it and she told me that the fish ate its buddy. and i swear the ugly, spotted thing kept staring at me while i was having my lunch… and his mouth was enormous!! i was like, will somebody feed this thing! lol coz it sure looked like it wanted me. lapu-lapu is the best though, especially in sweet and sour sauce. :p but i dont think im gonna be ordering one for a while……

Weekly Photo Challenge: Habit

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Habit… Food was the first thing that popped into my head ^^

I really spend a lot of time in the kitchen everyday, cooking and eating… lol So here’s me cooking Beef Shawarma for lunch 🙂

putting the beef in the oven with all the special spices
making the sauce
heating the pita bread
adding the veggies

adding the veggies

task too mundane?

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Nah. Totally worth all the work. 🙂

Tagged R ~ Raw Recipe : Lato Seaweed Salad

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lato seaweed salad

I was planning on posting this next week for Frizztext’s ‘Tagged S- Simple Seaweed Salad’ but plans changed and I decided to pass it off as Tagged R- Raw Recipe. ^^ I simply couldn’t wait to share this recipe on my blog coz it’s been such a long time since I posted one. But this one’s bound to be interesting coz it’s Rare and Refreshing

Lato (Caulerpa lentillifera) is an edible seaweed farmed in the Philippines and in Japan where it is known as umi-budō (海ぶどう) or sea grapes because of its grape-like appearance. Compared to grapes though, they’re pretty tiny and has a mild, very slightly salty taste. The best thing about this seaweed also known as ‘sea caviar’ is probably the texture; it’s robust, watery, a li’l slimy and they pop in your mouth while you eat ‘em. Fun. ^^ They are known to be a rich source of essential minerals such as iron, iodine, and calcium as well as vitamins A and C.

Lato is usually sold fresh and eaten raw. Be warned that this seaweed with its delicate structure tends to wilt quickly. Hence, careful handling is required. Unlike most seaweeds, it’s impossible to dry and preserve the Lato. Also, cleaning it with bare hands requires effort and plenty of patience on the part of the market vendors. Nevertheless, they’re quite inexpensive. The great thing about preparing the salad is that it’s pretty easy and doesn’t take much of your time. ^^

First of course is that you have to wash the Lato well. Salted water may be used.

Then mix the seaweed with chopped onions or shallots, chopped tomatoes, and the vinaigrette of your choice. (vinegar with some salt and sugar usually works best). However, be sure to add the vinaigrette just before eating the salad unless of course you wanna end up with a dish of shriveled seaweed. lol ^^

I prefer my Lato salad with just some calamansi (a local citrus fruit) and plenty of sesame seeds. (shown above). Another dish to try if you ever find yourself in my part of the world 😉

xo