Foot and Fire

THE FOUNTAIN OF SUGARCANE, CARABAO, TRAIN, COCK, AND DRUM. Series of 2010. Detail, Carabao. Detail, train. A MONUMENT OF PASALAMAT DRUM BEATERS...known for the upbeat, mardigras-like festivity, Pasalamat has its signature dance and drumbeats. Detail of the fountain. Must be Goddess of Thankfulness... The heart of the city, the city hall. Offering thanks to the heavens... a red bloom after the rain. a yellow rose saying hi to me! another red lovable awesome rose! roses in bunch... don't pick. Detail, carabao. another rosey rose.  RANDOM SHOTS! All series of 2010.

By GERLIE M. UY BAM-I with scrambled egg and calamansi. Squeeze the calamansi juice into the mixture and enjoy the noodle special, with or without toasted bread.... The Bam-i on the platter. 2T canola oil 3 cloves garlic, crushed and minced 1 medium onion, minced 100gms beef, cut into 1/2 inch bits salt and ground pepper 10 pcs. baguio beans, sliced diagonally 2 medium carrots, julienned 250 grams dried pancit canton 100 grams bihon (or vermicilli) 5 T soy sauce 1 to 2 cups hot water 1/2 cabbage, cut into strips 1 t canola oil 3 eggs, beaten salt and pepper calamansi, sliced into two For preparation: Cut up the beef. Sprinkle with salt and refrigerate.  Then strip the vegetables. Set aside separately. In basin, put the dried  pancit canton and the bihon, pour water. Let stay for a minute and drain. Set aside and rip apart the bihon noodle into pieces once pliant. Mince garlic and onion. Cooking proper: In a medium to high heat, saute garlic and onion in oil until brown and transl

HAPPY MORNING CUSTOMER.Pancake with Bugnay Syrup for breakfast!!! ANOTHER HAPPY ONE. He likes it without butter. THE ROLLED Pancake with the syrup... Cooling the syrup. BUGNAY SYRUP 2 cups bugnay 4 cups washed/mascuvado sugar 2 cups water Mash the bugnay, add water and strain to separate seeds. Add sugar and stir to dissolve. Bring to boil uncovered for 20 minutes while stirring occasionally.Let cool. Bugnay... TANGO in the kitchen... Pancake...  PANCAKE 3 cups flour 1 cup cornstarch a pinch of salt 1t turmeric powder (for color) 2 eggs 150 evaporated milk 1000 to 1250 ml water Folded Pancake, waiting for the butter. Butter Mascuvado sugar Sift flour and cornstarch and put in a deep bowl. Add salt and turmeric powder. Make a well, add eggs and milk. Add water in small amount at a time while stirring and getting rid of the lump. The consistency is like that of a milk. In a teflon pan (8"), pour 1/2 cup of mixture making sure it thinly covers the surface of the pan. Since our pan is

By GERLIE M. UY TONGUE OUT. The boy is salivating over the mutant coconut aka macapuno. gelatinous and smooth, that is macapuno sans sugar. chopped macapuno. dissolved sugar. bringing the sugar into boil. Cool a bit and this is ready to go!!! 1 T sesame seeds 1 small macapuno coconut (mutant coconut) water 2 cups washed sugar 1 cup water 1T vanilla syrup Toast sesame seeds. Set aside. Shred or chop macapuno coconut and this will yield about two cups. Bring water to boil and put the macapuno for about five minutes. Drain and set aside. Meanwhile, in a bowl, dissolve sugar in 1 cup water. Transfer mixture in a small casserole under medium fire and stir constantly for about five minutes until dissolved. Add the macapuno and let simmer uncovered for another ten minutes. Add vanilla and toasted sesame seeds and remove from fire. Let cool and transfer in a glass container.   Serve with bread, as is or as toppings to fave fruit.

By GERLIE M. UY LEE NATHAN WONG, poster boy of fruits!!!! ABIU seedlings is now available at Bureau of Plant Industry, Brgy. La Granja, La Carlota City abiu is the family of caimito but this kind is without the messy tar, but with extra sweetness and jelly-like flesh... Bugnay aka bignay abounds. This little grapes can turn into wine. Bugnay, up close. Santol, the pulpy seed and chewy flesh is popular when sweet and soury, not when entirely sour. This is not the Bangkok Santol because they're all small. Avocado is rich in good cholesterol but high in calories... pulpy and smooth... add some milk and sugar to complete the dessert. I love lychees...this was bought from the grocery. not so good capture by a cellphone camera... A taste of Kiwi... not a native here, of course. These were presents from a family friend. Tasting Kiwi. grapes in toothpick... grapes quoted with chocs... Lakatan, fave of Pinoys... Papaya aka kapayas is sweet a