Like Ces (Lasang Pinoy, Sundays), I love squares. Don’t you?
(Click on the photos for recipes and/or musings.)
Lasang Pinoy, Sundays. Hip to be Square.
I am not a professional cook. My only claim to having a culinary background is a short stint as my dad’s teen ‘sous chef’ in his carinderia ages ago. Dad ran small eateries since I was a young kid - serving standard ‘turo-turo’ food ranging from the likes of menudo, adobo, pritong isda, dinuguan, binagoongan, bopis, munggo, pinakbet and giniling to merienda fares like goto, ginataan, pancit bihon, halu-halo and saging con yelo.
My father, a farmer in his hometown before working his way to becoming an accountant, definitely influenced my cooking in a lot of ways than I thought. My siblings and I were raised in a backyard full of fruit trees and vegetable garden. We spent weekends and the summer breaks running around with ducks, chickens, goats and pigs. I had wonderful memories of gathering eggs, butchering chickens, selling vegetables and the sweet aroma of preserved fruits. But my love for art led me to a degree in Architecture. Just few months after getting my license, I went abroad and lived independently at age 23. Definitely no maid, no cook, and a totally different food culture. Along the way I met lots of friends and spent what seemed a lifetime learning new tricks and recipes.
Now living in Auckland, I am a work-from-home mum who juggles time between work, fun and family - in pursuit of work-life balance. No matter how busy I am, I love the idea of cooking for my family. My blog chronicles home cooking greatly influenced by life outside my home country from Southeast Asia to Beijing and Auckland. And most of the time, being busy also means easy (sometimes quick), affordable meals.
My father, a farmer in his hometown before working his way to becoming an accountant, definitely influenced my cooking in a lot of ways than I thought. My siblings and I were raised in a backyard full of fruit trees and vegetable garden. We spent weekends and the summer breaks running around with ducks, chickens, goats and pigs. I had wonderful memories of gathering eggs, butchering chickens, selling vegetables and the sweet aroma of preserved fruits. But my love for art led me to a degree in Architecture. Just few months after getting my license, I went abroad and lived independently at age 23. Definitely no maid, no cook, and a totally different food culture. Along the way I met lots of friends and spent what seemed a lifetime learning new tricks and recipes.
Now living in Auckland, I am a work-from-home mum who juggles time between work, fun and family - in pursuit of work-life balance. No matter how busy I am, I love the idea of cooking for my family. My blog chronicles home cooking greatly influenced by life outside my home country from Southeast Asia to Beijing and Auckland. And most of the time, being busy also means easy (sometimes quick), affordable meals.
Beautiful presentation of the food. I like the square plate, 3rd picture on the right side.
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Unique, isn’t it?
Haaaay….if i don’t have class tomorrow Ill run off to Ikea and buy those haha. Ang ganda ipresent ano…Enjoy your week!
Iska, I love the rock lobster shot! Fantastic lighting!! And lovely square collection you got
Love that shot, too! Kakaiba lumabas
lovely plates! delicious food too!
nyahahaha! matalinong bata…nangulimbat ng dating posts!!!! like lynn i like that third right pic…meron ako similar but not as concave shaped:) and wider i think:)
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Hahaha! No other post, quite busy, but don’t wanna miss your event!
those are a lot of squares Iska! hehehe Your photos are always awesome…hehehe makes the food extra mouthwatering
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ang sarap ng lobster…
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square is in.. love plate, your food and presentation..
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wow ang sarap naman nyan
ang daming square meals on square plates
my entry is here
magandang araw ka-lasa-ista
Salamat sa pagbisita
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I just love your presentations, Iska! No matter what shape plate you use
Great post for LaPiS!
The sea creature is STARING at me … I think I’ll have to pass on it and just sample the other yummy treats instead – yum!
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Square dinnerware are truly lovely and your presentation makes me hungry.
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Thank you all fro dropping by. I only have few dinnerware but I made sure I like what we are using. Pang-araw-araw namin yan. I don’t like how my mom used to keep all the nice plates and we use plastic ones hahaha!
all these food is making me hungry! love the square dishes…elegant.
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Hi.. i wanted to participate in your Blogoversary bonanza but for some reason, i cannot post a comment in that post. It says (on the left side) that your comments and trackbacks on that are closed. Aren’t you accepting anymore participants?
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Sorry, Jescel. I must have accidentally turned off the comments section. You are most welcome to join!
Damn, that toast looks sooo good.
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and you’re HIP too!happy anniversary!
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