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Gastronomic weekends with my MOM

Every Friday, I always vow to start losing weight the next day because of the late Friday night dinners that are more often than not carbs+fat combined. But every Saturday I always find myself breaking my vow.

My mom is one of those typical mom who would wake up early in the morning to fix us breakfast and would make sure we have merienda (snack) to eat by the time we get home from school. Even if the merienda is just a bowl of cup noodles, we will always have something to expect . So imagine her frustration when I started working in advertising and started to go home late at night. I no longer had a chance to eat any meals with them because I am always in a rush, leaving for work early in the morning and coming home late at night. So as retaliation for all those missed dinners, my mom would make up for it during weekends.

Weekend is a gastronomic feast to the stomach. With typically 4 meals a day, weekend is something you shouldn't miss. Breakfast would typically consist of sinangag rice with either corned beef, tuna, hotdogs or tapa with egg. Lunch and dinner consists of 3 ulam and soup. Merienda will either be pancakes, hot pandesal, or pasta. Weekend is also the time we can request for our favorite food.

Whether it be breakfast, lunch or dinner, my mom would never fail to surprise us with different dishes.

I love my mom. My dad, brother and I, we get the best.

Porkchop
Bulalo with Malunggay

Squidballs

Bangus (aka milkfish)

Prawns

Broccoli with Shrimp

Gotta love weekends. :D

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