Ruby Tuesday: Ladybug

This ladybug pillow lounges at my friend’s sofa, one in a dozen or so handcrafted cushions around her home. And I thought it would be perfect for Ruby Tuesday. My friend likes her animals stuffed and colorful. Need more proof? Here's her stuffed pink pig who doesn't live in a pig pen---Miss Piggy loafs around on white sheets all day long.

Enjoy more of Ruby Tuesday at Work of the Poet.

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: On a Stick

A familiar sight not only in the streets of Metro Manila but also in the provinces. This photo was taken in Davao City...in a row of turo-turo near the cathedral. I'm not very fond of chicken BBQ and street foods but I love grilled isaw (chicken intestines)---the orange bunch that looks like worms.:D I was introduced to isaw and fish balls about ten years ago by my sister and cousin who were then students of UP Diliman. Aside from being one of the top universities in the country, UP Diliman is famous for its tasty street foods---the aroma of grilled isaw is enough to make me drool.

But as much as I love isaw, I seldom indulge myself. Isaw is one delicious chow that is potentially dangerous and could result to a trip to the ER.

More treats On-a-Stick at SpiCes.

Ruby Tuesday: flowers of Malagos Garden

For my very first Ruby Tuesday, I'm posting these flowers from Malagos Garden in Davao City.

More Ruby Tuesday participants at Work of the Poet.

Lasang Pinoy, Sundays: School of Fish

Grilled fish is got to be the most common recipe Filipinos do with fish. It is served with a dipping sauce of soy sauce, kalamansi juice, chili peppers, and onions. One American client asked me to bring him to a Filipino restaurant, and he ordered grilled pompano. It was too late when he realized that the grilled fish is served in whole, not fillet. He turned green when he saw the fish with head and eyeballs that he said were staring at him! And imagine his expression when I told him that fish head is the tastiest part, and that most Filipinos eat fish brains and eyeballs. :D

You wonder what this thing in the second photo? It’s not sausage...it’s my favorite part---we call it bihod in Ilonggo, or fish roe. Whenever I eat bihod, I would remember my childhood in Negros where my siblings and I would fight over a piece of bihod. Since there’s only one bihod in a large fish (usually from fish locals call alibalay and gingaw or red snapper), my grandmother would slice it in small parts so each of us have a piece. Tuna bihod is available at the Seaside Market along Macapagal Highway.

More fish dishes at SpiCes.

Photo-Hunt: Lazy

Fritz was listening intently to my mom's lecture about his bad eating habits. More often than not, he's too lazy to eat on his own but would happily chew on his snack when I feed the pellets to him one by one. He also has a habit of leaving half of his regular meals uneaten in his bowl and would wait for my mother to feed him by hand. And he expects to wear his bib, too. Lazy dog!:D

Fritz sporting his bib and his "yaya" :D

More lazy photos at TN Chick.