This Side of Town: My Weekend Memoirs

Sunday, September 6, 2009

My Weekend Memoirs

We spent some time with friends over some traditional food. Below are two of my favorites. Please bear with me, if you don't like them.

Philippine rice cake, wrapped in banana leaves

Fish stew, with garden-fresh vegetables

US residents, let's enjoy our long Labor Day Weekend!

25 comments:

cherie said...: lo siento mucho, wences, pero no estoy hablo espanol...

I am so glad you visited my blogsite, and appear to like my food postings! :); September 6, 2009 at 3:54 AM
Stacy Uncorked said...: Looks delicious! Can I come over and join you for some of that yummy food? :)

Hope you are enjoying your weekend! :); September 6, 2009 at 6:05 AM
•°°• IcyBC •°°• said...: And to think that you didn't invite me for that fish head soup :-)

The rice cake looks so yummy!; September 6, 2009 at 6:27 AM
Betsy Banks Adams said...: There's nothing better than being with family and friends --and enjoying some good food. Looks like all of you had a great time.
Hugs,
Betsy; September 6, 2009 at 7:21 AM
Stephanie Faris said...: That's some very unique-looking food!; September 6, 2009 at 7:30 AM
rainfield61 said...: Great! Similar to Malaysian food that I find over here.; September 6, 2009 at 7:47 AM
Ebie said...: Cherie, fish stew looks good! I have not had it for a while. And I miss "suman" and I like mine dipped in chocolate sauce. Thanks for your entry to OWM!; September 6, 2009 at 8:28 AM
Middle Ditch said...: Mouth watering and a lovely picture too! Your family?; September 6, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Droomvla said...: ay sus, napung-aw ako bigla sa suman. diin baga ako didi niyan makalit sin suman? wahhhh! lol; September 6, 2009 at 9:43 AM
ladyviral said...: Ooooh yummy food! I would love the banana rice cake :D.

Good company is good :).; September 6, 2009 at 9:45 AM
buday said...: Agree on the suman dipped in chocolate sauce (or at least LATIK!!!). Rapsalicious. Pero inggiton ko ikaw: An katabang mi, kasiram maggibo BINUT-ONG! Nan gulay na santol, nan pinakru.
Naglalaway na si Marissa.; September 6, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Scarlet said...: The rice cake in banana leaves looks fantastic! I'm into new and exciting dishes lately and loving all the new dishes I hear/see.

Keep on posting pics!! I love it!

Have a wonderful Sunday! :)

PS - I'll stop by and see what Wences is talking about. Sounds interesting.; September 6, 2009 at 12:02 PM
betchai said...: oh, glad to see you have a good long weekend Che. can i have some of your fish stew? :)

Oh, I am taking a break from all my case analysis, reading assignments, classroom preparations and will go to Sea World :); September 6, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Inday said...: I can see you Cherie and hubby and wow the food is appetizing! The suman is perfectly wrapped. One time I ventured making suman, but it lacked gata. so i have to find fresh banana leaves and do it one more time.

The sinigang na bangus is so so so .... yummy!; September 6, 2009 at 6:17 PM
♥♥ Willa ♥♥ said...: I love the sinigang and my youngest boy always love to eat suman. :); September 6, 2009 at 8:01 PM
♥♥ Willa ♥♥ said...: my OWM link Our Weekend Memoirs; September 6, 2009 at 8:02 PM
cherie said...: sure thing! c'mon over, stacy! bring princess nagger along!

my dear Icy, come along! plenty enough for JJ and Rocco, too!

had a marvelous time with friends, ms. betsy! thank you, ma'am!

if ever you meet Filipinos, the rice cake is called 'suman, and the fish stew is 'sinigang na isda,' steph! you should try them!

we might have gotten the tradition from you, rainfield!

you're so welcome, ate ebie! well, head on over to the nearest store and buy some bangus and sinigang mix! i eat my suman right off the stove, hahaha!

thanks, ms. monique. and no, just friends. we'll make quite a crowd for middle ditch, hahaha!

himo na, marissa, madalion man lang. basi maruyagun sana si frank...

c,mon over, LV, plenty enough for you!

masiranun man daw ina, melodie, nainggit man nanggad ako. niyan ka, pan-o ko baga pasabuton ini si aristotle kun nano an binut-ong para malutuan ako, hmmm...

i am glad you're here, scarlet - i was over at wences' site, and i think he wrote something passionate, but for the life of me, i couldn't and will never be able to make heads nor tails about it - to my disadvantage. i feel terrible. but, come back, dear, and tell me what you find out while i serve you rice cake.

yeah, you deserve a break, beth! i will look forward to more pictures, then! when you come back, i'll serve you steaming hot sinigang!

sometimes we don't use gata anymore, for lack of time, but i agree, gata (coconut milk) adds flavor to it. sinigang is one of the kids' favorites so it's a staple in the kitchen table! thank you, ate inday! good luck on the suman-making!

i was just at your site, willa! thank you for the drop by! your kids know how to appreciate good food, then! God bless you!

THANK YOU, EVERYONE! 'ANOTHER DAY IS GONE!' BE SAFE!; September 6, 2009 at 9:03 PM
Elle Bee said...: What a wonderful group of friends you have! And good food too--interesting dishes I've never seen!
Hugs to you!
Elle; September 8, 2009 at 4:15 PM
Ayie said...: suman and sinigang? weee!

no labor day holiday for me and hubs...he had to go to work..so am i; September 8, 2009 at 5:13 PM
Jesusa said...: bagan masiramun ini, pero na food overload ako this weekend, hahaha.; September 8, 2009 at 10:33 PM
cherie said...: thank you, elle, aying, and grace! i'll see you on your blogsites! hugs!; September 8, 2009 at 11:14 PM
Ayie said...: hehe i have a new name esp for cherie!; September 9, 2009 at 10:53 AM
cherie said...: ok, give me that name - i reaaaalllly like you, sweetie, that's why i call you aying!!; September 10, 2009 at 2:32 AM
sunnymama said...: Everybody in that photo looks like they are having a great time! :); September 12, 2009 at 9:38 AM
cherie said...: we did, SM, thanks!; September 17, 2009 at 7:12 AM