Special Chicharon Bulaklak

Special Chicharon Bulaklak. The chicharon bulaklak is made up of pig mesentery, the fatty tissue that hold together the pig’s small intestines. Usually for economics reason the small intestines are separated from the mesentery to make two types of chicharons, Chicharon Bulaklak using the mesentery and Chicharon Bituka using the small intestines. For today’s Special Chicharon Bulaklak I did not bothered to separate the intestines from the mesentery...

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Restaurant Review - The Old Vine, Wadhurst

Restaurant name: The Old Vine Inn Location: Wadhurst, East SussexDescription: Pretty country pub established in 1515 with a nice restaurant and garden and rooms if you want to stay overnight.Reason for visit: My boyfriend took me llama trekking as a treat - we went to Bluecaps Llama and spent an hour walking through the woods with two very friendly llamas in tow. We went here for lunch afterwards as it was nearby and had been recommended by the...

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Meal Planning 2013 - Week 39

I've been on holiday for eight days so was really pleased to weigh in at Slimming World when I came back and find I'd lost a pound! It must be all the walking.... I also didn't have particularly big meals while I was in Cambodia, and I was so busy sightseeing in Singapore - and so hot, that I drank lots but never really felt hungry, that one day I skipped both breakfast and dinner, and only had lunch! But it was a good lunch, in the famous Raffles...

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Black Eyed Pea with Pork Belly, Pinablad a Pusi

Black Eyed Pea with Pork Belly, Pinablad a Pusi. I have searched high and low for the correct Pilipino word for black eyed peas but it seems there is not in the Google at least. I still remember when I was a kid we call it pusi in Ilocano, but pusi sometimes refer to all dried beans. Pinablad is the Ilocano word for boiled beans similar to Ginisang Mungo – Pinablad a Balatong or KBL – Kadyos, Baboy at Langka. Pinablad a Pusi is a very popular...

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Pink Princess Doll Cake

I love this cake - it's so girly! Yes, this is indeed a cake - or rather, the bottom half of the doll is cake. Her dress is made of fondant and her skirt is a chocolate cake - a delicious vegan recipe. In this post I'll also explain how to use a Garrett frill cutter, a piece of equipment I bought when I took a cake decorating class last year, and also review a brilliant new product I found at Ikea.So how did this cake come about? Well, my friend...

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Restaurant Review - Bill's, Wimbledon

Restaurant name Bill'sLocation WimbledonDescription Restaurant that seems to be a jack of all trades - it does breakfast, lunch, dinner and afternoon tea, the menu ranges from burgers to fish pie to mezze. Really popular with locals.Reason for visit The hen night of my boyfriend's cousinI ate Piri piri chicken followed by lemon meringue pie cheesecakeMy companions ate The burger was a popular choice and so was the halloumi burger with the vegetarians...

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Meal Planning 2013- week 38

Monday & Tuesday - in Singapore/ travelling home Wednesday Breakfast yogurtLunch Will probably have to buy something at workDinner Salmon, veg and hollandaise sauce. My boyfriend is still pet sitting for his mum but hopefully he will come over for dinner, and I'll do him sausage and mash Thursday Breakfast yogurtLunch sandwichDinner TFI Friday's style Mexican chicken Friday Breakfast yogurtLunch sandwichDinner chicken fajitas or enchiladas...

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Isdaan sa Calauan, Laguna

Isdaan sa Calauan, Laguna. There is a popular themed park and restaurant in Laguna called Isdaan Floating Restaurant sa Calauan, it has gain so much popularity because of its proximity in Metro Manila and the improvement of the SLEX – South Luzon Expresway travel time is significantly reduced. The theme park restaurant offers visitors and diners lifelike and giant statues of Buddas, Mermaid, Fishes there is even a life like statue of Erap, Cory...

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Malaysian Stuffed Crab, Tong Juan Restaurant

Malaysian Stuffed Crab. It is said that the best Malaysian Stuffed Crab is the famous Stuffed Crabs of Tong Juan Restaurant in Chuckai, Kemaman in Terenganu. Chuckai is a small town that is adjacent to the oil town of Kerteh, Terenganu. The place is an alternative transit town of Oil and Gas Offshore workers on their roster day-off runs. I was lucky enough to visit Chukai during my recent work related travel to Malaysia and have a first hand taste...

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