So Proud of my Nephew...

I just got through talking to my sister a while ago and I am very happy with the news she gave me. She said my nephew is really doing great in school and that he got good grades and praises from his teacher too. My sister said he will surely received ribbons, awards and trophies this coming end of their class. I am glad with that news knowing that someones keeping the school thing alive. I mean, when me and my siblings were in elementary and high school, we are always in our class honor rolls and we always excel in school especially in academics. In fact, we are known to be the "brainy" siblings in our school. So knowing that my sister's kids got the brains and the smarts too, that makes me a very proud aunt.

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Music Producer & Singer...

Hubby is a very talented musician in my opinion. He can play the piano, the guitar and the trumpet very well. He can also write music and sing good too. Maybe that's why his two older kids are also very talented in music. His daughter is a promising singer-songwriter based in Nashville, Tennessee while his son has been making beats and producing music since he was 16.He is so good at it that he makes a pretty decent living out of it. But he said he needs to keep up with the newest technology too to be updated and "in" with the hip music scene. In fact, the last time we talked to him, he said he bought a few new equipments for his music studio. I think he got motu 896mk3 hybrid as one of the additions to his tools of his trade. Ah, how I wish I have musical talent too!

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Sugary Sweet...

Finding these food items at the Asian store is a very "rare" happening. I mean,most of the time when hubby and I go there, they are out of these food items. Luckily the last time we went there, they just re-stock with almost everything. That's how I got these yummy foods.

I already cooked some of these with coconut milk and brown sugar. It was so good!!!Last night, I decided to fry some of them then coat them with brown sugar too.

So delicious! I know a lot of my fellow Filipina here in the US love this kind of snack too. It is almost a "rare" treat since one cannot find these foods in most local groceries.

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Dinner For Two...

Hubby wanted to try and baked some chicken legs. Something that he has never done before because he always grill/barbecue them. Being the perfectionist that he is, he did some research online first before deciding on a certain recipe that he liked.

As always, everything turned out good. Hubby always cooked great foods and that's one reason why I feel so lucky to have him. He can cook up anything and everything and he always indulge me in my food cravings.

He also baked a chocolate meringue pie for the first time and it was very good too. I'm not much of a fan of chocolate but I love hubby's chocolate pie.

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Refereshing Cantaloupe Drink...

This kind of beverage is famous in the Philippines especially during hot, summer months. I have been craving for this for a very long time now. I think the last time I had this was when I was still in the Philippines 3 years ago.

My problem is I can't find the specific scraper to use to have the cantaloupe strips. Finally I decided to use a regular cheese grater but I peeled and sliced the cantaloupe first. Thankfully, they turned out the way I wanted them to be so I was able to make my drink. It's basically cantaloupe strips mix with water, sugar, evaporated milk and some ice. It was very good and very refreshing to me.

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