AMW Cooks: Skinless Pork Longganisa (For First Timers!)

Ever since lockdown started.  My cravings for anything I don't have at home magnified gazillion times!  I was on my phone at wee hours of the night, watching food videos, craving and wanting to eat dishes that I don't really crave for pre-lockdown.

It must be stress, it must be panic, I don't know what it was but I knew in my heart I want to EAT LONGGANISA!

I am not being overly dramatic but the place were I live is strict so I can't seem to go out, the only person who has quarantine pass is #yayaTab and I don't want to risk and go out as well because, well, you'll understand if you are a mom!

So anyways, back to my cravings, it was perfect timing that my sis messaged me telling me how much she appreciated the Skinless Longganisa she did at home.

"YOU MADE YOUR OWN LONGGANISA?"  --- I exclaimed.
And she asked me to look through online videos and guess what?  It was indeed easy to make!  I wasn't expecting "commercial longganisa" result but it was good enough to satisfy my cravings.

Okay, I'm trying to be humble, let's just say the 30 mini pcs I made?  ALL GONE in less than 2 days!  (kind of bragging now! :P)

Anyways, sharing this recipe to you and I just want to inspire you to create your own healthier alternative (because NO PRESERVATIVES) and you know exactly what's inside these tiny cuties!

ENJOY COOKING

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Stay happy!

 

AMW Cooks: Shrimp, Mushrooms and Pork Siomai Recipe

Another recipe that I wouldn't think I could do in my entire "self-proclaimed" chef years!

I received a nice box from my sister who made her own Pork Siomai and I knew from my heart that I can only buy them or receive as gift from my sister who is a super good cook!

Obviously, because for so many reasons that lockdown made me a hungry monster all of a sudden, I finally had time to read through ingredients list from various cookbooks and online Food Blogs and I finally mustered the courage to create my own version of Siomai recipe with the least amount of ground pork (kasi mauubusan na kami that time!)  

I figured I would like to add more mushrooms and shrimps and it was so hard to wrap because of the "watery" consistency of those 2 ingredients, but hey!  With patience, I was able to create my own Siomai recipe my whole family loves!

My parents-in-law are picky eaters and I got thumbs up from them!  That is enough for me to want to create more dishes that I thought I couldn't make but was able to survive making!

Please try this recipe and let me know how yours turn out!

For more homecooked meals, click HERE

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Stay happy!

 

How To Care For Our Kid's Eyes

It is a worldwide pandemic.

COVID19 is really changing a lot of our usual and normal activities into something life-changing!  

As for me, I find it really hard especially for my son to adjust to a "stay-at-home-only" lifestyle.  We are always out and about especially during weekends!  We visit my parents on Saturday and go out to have fun in the mall on Sundays with my husband's parents.  

After a week or 2 of "doing nothing".  I finally came back to my senses and realized, I have to do something about this!  I came up with a very simple schedule or set of activities for my son to look forward to!  

One activity he enjoys is his "screen time" which includes him watching any of his favorite videos on Youtube (with my supervision) for 30 minutes to 1 hour max!  But before that, we study lessons he needed more attention with - Chinese Mandarin and Tagalog!  I also insert Bible Stories on Sundays!

And since I use several apps to aid my teachings, I am really concern on the eyes of my son so I've decided to share this useful information I learned from Vision Express.  

Please watch this video and see how you can protect your son's eyes from Blue Light.

What are the new tips you learned from this video?
Do you have other tips you want to share?

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Stay happy!

 

Super Easy Hairstyle Technique (For All Hair Lengths!)

Check this out to all who said: "I can't fix my own hair!".

Well it's time you try because I have always been on a lookout for the simplest method for YOU to be able to style your hair.

This is not a perfect one but a "good enough" one to make you look and feel good almost instantly!

And no, you don't have to have the same hair length as mine!  You can even have short do's and do the same trick!  Even if your hair is "shaved" at the back, you can even just style the "crown" of your hair for extra bounce.

If you don't get or understand what I'm trying to say.....I have a quick 3 minute video for you to watch!

Enjoy and stay safe!

P.S. I used Kerastase Oleo Relax Oil (available locally at hairmnl.com) at the last part of the video because it makes my hair looks shiny after styling!  You can use any hair oil you have available at home.

Keep smilin'

Stay happy!

 

How to Use Innisfree My Concealers (Wide Cover and Spot Cover)

Concealing, a makeup step that I have vowed to master after my Make Up Schooling.  It is one of the most difficult step especially when I do bridal makeup!  The concealer has to be strong enough TO COVER EVERYTHING yet, it has to be "subtle" enough to not be seen especially on Hi-Def Cameras and Videos.

After constant practice, I am proud to say, I have mastered the concealing technique and knowing the texture of your concealer that fits your flaws is the best advice I can give you for now!

Since it is lockdown, maybe you can whip out your concealers and practice concealing?  

One of my favorite "friendly-to-your-pocket" yet it "works-on-a-professional level" brand is from Innisfree.  Let's start with 2 of their star concealers in Spot Cover and Wide Cover.

Here's my half face version for you to see how subtle it looks and natural - looks like I'm not wearing makeup at all right? (Please NOD ?  :P)

Let's talk about Innisfree My Concealer Spot Cover, this comes in a pot (like a gel liner) with a free spot cover brush!

The My Concealer Wide Cover is my favorite out of the 2, will share more why later but this comes in a tube with huge doe foot applicator!