on Dec 26th, 2008Holiday Greetings ‘08!
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
on Dec 18th, 2008Sweet and Creamy Mango with Sago and Nata de Coco
Sweet and Creamy Mango with Sago and Nata de Coco
2 cups ripe mangoes, cut into small cubes (about 2-3 large mangoes)
1 cup nata de coco, well drained
1/2 cup cooked sago (small)
3/4 cup all purpose cream, chilled
2-3 tablespoon mango puree
4-6 tablespoons condensed milk
In a mixing bowl, combine all purpose cream, mango puree and condensed milk. Adjust mango puree and condensed milk to suit your taste. Stir until well mixed. Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Chill thoroughly before serving. Makes 4-6 servings.
Ryan’s Tip: Serve in small bowls or martini glasses and garnish with a sprig of mint.
on Nov 24th, 2008CONGRATULATIONS! YOU WON A BAG FROM BRATPACK!!
Congratulations to RONIEL! Your funny story, embarassing as it may be, and quick thinking just won you a bag from BratPack!
Please email me your full name, email, and phone number to facilitate the claiming of your prize. Send it to rhdeleon@gmail.com.
You may claim your prize at GeiserMaclang (c/o Arbee Panga) Unit 7C, 114 Tuscan Bldg., V. A Rufino St., Legaspi Village , Makati City Tel: 812.8828/ 812.9199, 0917.605.8122
Again, congratulations! And thank you to Yolynne and Clair for joining!
on Nov 17th, 2008HAVAIANAS REVIVES FILIPINO STREET GAMES
Growing up, you were the master of tumbang preso, the undisputed champion of piko and the defending winner of patintero. Today, you still play to win, but you also play for good old-fashioned fun—something Havaianas knows all about.
Like the name literally implies, Havaianas PlayBack is a way of giving old-school, street-game players the chance to play the games that made them champs and then pass the torch to the next generation.
These games have been entertaining kids long before video games, the Internet or digital media players were invented—and are addictive as they are simple.
But here’s where it gets competitively fun: you will be given a chance to pit your skills against fellow veterans in tumbang preso, piko, patintero, sipa, sungka, Chinese garter and lakad lata, and introduce it to a new generation of street-gamers as well. Plus, a stop at the Prize Station means you get to bring home a slew of Havaianas premium items. There’s no better way to play retro street-games with style and relive the irreplaceable memories of traditional Filipino fun.
In relation to this, Havainas brings back the classics with the introduction of the Havaianas Original—a contemporary collection of the iconic style that started it all in 1962. Havaianas updates the traditional look with vibrant colors to go in contrast with the Havaianas brand logo on the straps but stays true to the casual ease and comfort that the brand is famous for.
So whether you’re in it to win it, or just want to relive your old-school, street game glory, come together with your family and friends for some down-home Filipino fun as the world’s most famous flip-flops brand hosts Playback—a Filipino street games festival.
Havaianas is available in All Flip-Flops, Aloha Boardsports, Celio, FiveForty Surfshop, Gas, J&S Surfshop, Moana, Nail Spa, Rustan’s, ROX, Sepatu, Souk, Stoked, The Zone, Kidsports, and Orange Juice. For provincial outlets, visit www.havaianasphilippines.com.
on Nov 15th, 2008fried rice
Here is yet another leftover recipe, that goes so well with Tropical Sweet and Sour Breaded Meatballs.
Fried Rice
Ingredients:
3 cups left-over rice
1 egg, fried and chopped
3 hotdogs diced
1 clove of garlic chopped
Frozen mixed vegetables
Chao fan seasoning mix
Salt and pepper to taste
Cooking oil
In a deep frying pan or wok, heat the oil. Beat the egg and fry. Allow to cool before chopping then set aside. In the same pan, saute’ the diced hotdogs. Add in garlic before adding in the frozen mixed vegetables. Add in rice and mix thoroughly and frequently. Sprinkle on the chao fan seasoning and mix well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Toss in chopped egg. Serve hot. Makes 3-4 servings.
Ryan’s Tip: You can use just about any leftover meat with this recipe. If you’ve got chicken or pork, sausages, ham, seafood– you may use those. It’s all up to you.
on Nov 15th, 2008What Kind Of Cheesecake Are You?
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on Nov 13th, 2008before & after with gimp
I’ve been using GIMP for some months now for photo editing since I don’t have Adobe Photoshop. GIMP is a free image editor much like Adobe Photoshop which can be downloaded at gimp.org.
Now while I was more accustomed to using Photoshop, I’ve recently gotten the hang of GIMP. My skills aren’t anything spectacular, but it does get me by. I usually just use a photo editing software to crop and edit curves, adjust brightness-contrast, and put a watermark.
I’ve been experimenting with GIMP a little bit, and one of the things I recently did was change the color of the petals of the flowers in the photo above.
Originally, the petals are a violet-ish color. After doing some curves and contrast adjustments, I fiddled with the hue-saturation command in the colors tabs. I did some adjustments with the red and magenta. The end result is the phto above.
on Nov 5th, 2008win a timbuktu bag from brat pack!
Simply share with us your most unique bag experience in the comments section. It’s that simple! Maybe your bag saved you from drowning by being a flotation device; or how it made you the coolest kid in school. it’s all up to you– as long as it’s a true story, we’d love to hear it!
The most unique and interesting story will be given a Timbuktu bag from Brat Pack, the store that also brought us Jansport and Hedgren bags. This contest runs until November 15, 2008.
So go ahead and share your story! And don’t forget to visit the newly opened BratPack outlet at Greenbelt 5!
The winner may claim his/her prize at GeiserMaclang (c/o Arbee Panga) Unit 7C, 114 Tuscan Bldg., V. A Rufino St., Legaspi Village , Makati City Tel: 812.8828/ 812.9199, 0917.605.8122
on Nov 4th, 2008okaeri!
“okaeri sweet home kaeru bashou yeah ai wo arigatou……..”
That is the first stanza of the song “Okaeri” by Ayaka, which was the end theme for the Japanese drama “Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend)”. Okaeri is a greeting that translates to “welcome home” or “welcome back”. How apt a greeting as I’ve been gone from this blog for so long.
Big changes.
November seems to be the month of change for me, even as early as now. One is the move from the old blog site (www.evilmartian.org/iamdelusional) to where we are now. i am chef, my first blog ever, has been dormant for several months now, and I’ve been wanting to revive it. I felt taht this is an opportune time to do a re-vamp and re-launch. I’ve also changed the name of the blog. I feel that it’ll better suit it’s nature.
This is the start of something new, yet at the same time heralds the end as well. One chapter has to end for another chapter to begin. Hopefully, this new chapter has a few pleasant surprises. Speaking of surprises, I have one for you. Tomorrow. Do come back to see what it is.
it’s good to be back.
on Mar 14th, 2008tropical sweet and sour breaded meatballs
Tropical Sweet and Sour Meatballs
Ingredients:
Meatballs:
1/2 kilo of ground beef or ground pork
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
1 medium red or white onions, (which ever you prefer) finely chopped
salt
dash of pepper
1 large egg, beaten
1/8 cup fine bread crumbs or 2-3 tbsp. of flour Continue Reading »