Lutong Ala Eh!

Here's another outside the school competition... This time, Chuy and partner Eara joined the National Food Showdown sponsored by Batangas University at Lipa, Batangas on November 21, 2024. They cooked the traditional Pinakbet and the gourmet inspired Pumpkin Soup. 

Lutong Ala Eh! again, was coached by the THM Dean, Mr. Francis Pine. Another experience to add in his cooking portfolio. I used here DCWV patterned papers, assorted patterned papers, buttons, stickers, DMC threads and washi tapes.

'Til the next page... I am getting ready for another national holiday next month, the Holy Week!

Thanks for looking!

Kusinang Calambeno

I'm back!

Captured Chuy's first cooking competition outside the school on June 10, 2024 at the Rizal Coliseum. STI College Calamba was invited by the local municipality to compete for a main dish out of yamang dagat of the Laguna de Bay and a gourmet dessert. Chuy and his bestfriend Cy created the Gourmet Bilo bilo. Bilo Bilo is a traditional sweet dessert which originated from the Visayas province, it is made out of glutinous rice balls cooked in coconut milk. What made their dish gourmet is that the different ingredients were made into layers like sapin sapin, another local kakanin in the Philippines. They were coach by their very talented teacher, Mr. Francis Pine.

Kusinang Calambeno was an experience, think about it and learn about it, my son. My heartfelt gratitude also to Kuya Kim and Kuya Allan, Chuy's senior schoolmates that helped them too. I used here assorted scraps of patterned papers, DCWV patterned paper, ribbons, buttons, metal and cloth covered brads, DMC threads, stickers and washi tapes. 

Thanks for looking... as always.

Chef Xpress 2

Hello, I'm back!

Been so busy with work (as usual!) and been thru a lot of emotional ride this past few days. And what a better way to unwind is to play and blog. 

Another academic year will be over in less than 2 weeks and everyone in the faculty room is rushing their last requirements, checking their exams and ELMs, and doing their grades. Graduation will be in 3 weeks and we are all moving for it. Wheew!

This second semester, STI held its Tagisan ng Talino for the students to showcase their skills and talents in their respective program interests. Lorenzo and his friends joined again this challenge for the second time. Chef Xpress is a cooking challenge where the ingredients are given on the spot and the challengers make an appetizer, main course and a dessert menu out of it. Here is their take for this year....

Chef Xpress 2... Lorenzo, Cynold and Kurt won the 1st Runner-Up for the year. The magic ingredients were porkchops and squash, and they created a salad appetizer, braised porkchop and a pannacotta dessert from it. I used here MM pps, Bazzil white cardstock, DMC threads, pps and cardstocks scraps, a Project Life card, assorted stickers, buttons, green baker's twine, and Rangers' distress inks. Colors make memory keeping more lively and worth remembering.

I am currently updating my 2024 Project Life which I'm 3 months delayed. I am STILL polishing my 2023 Project Life which needs a lot of embellishing. Backlogs can still be exciting as ever... but for now, got to do some self care again.

Happy SCRAPPING everyone and I hope you enjoy every minute of that cutting and pasting!

TFL.

Chef Xpress

Its great to be blogging again!

After almost 3 weeks of graduation preparations in our school, the three main events were finally done successfully! Now, its time for some relaxing ME time... I went up in my scraproom today and did some journaling. I have no photo backlogs for my boys as of now and so I can take things easy.

Chef Xpress... As a Culinary Arts student, Lorenzo is eligible to join the Tagisan ng Talino's Chef Xpress Challenge. Its a three-man team and a two-hour cooking challenge where the team will be creating their own menu after seeing the ingredients and will be preparing an appetizer, a main course and a dessert within the given time. It was a first time for Lorenzo and I was so excited for him and the team. Win or loose, it was the experience that he earned! I used here AC letter pad and gingham cardstocks, assorted ribbons, buttons, DMC threads, cardstocks stickers, star brads, pearls and Tim Holtz distress yellow ink. 

Remembering my Father today, as he celebrates his 24th birthday in heaven... I know you will be proud of your apo Lucian Lorenzo Roberto, which I named after you, Dad.

Thank you Lord for a Saturday, a rest day, a crafting day and a blog day!

TFL.