Sunday BBQ

I JUST LOVE MY FAMILY... I love how everyone always gathers at the farm on Sundays!

The best part, FOOD! There is always more than enough barbecue for everyone.

Good food, good company, what more can I ask for... LOL

GRAB A PLATE AND FORK AND DIG IN... enjoy!

BBQ Pork ribs

mmm' mmm good..

ham

Shrimp tempura (chamorro style) they are like shrimp fritters with mixed vegetable, fried till brown and crispy.. YUMMY

Chicken Aroscaldo (similar to rice porridge, but tastier!)

Burgers, farm style..LOL

AND YOUNG COCONUT... I AM ALWAYS EXTRA HAPPY WHEN THERE IS YOUNG COCONUT TO DRINK AND EAT AFTER....

All Berried out...

All berried out.....

I am so glad that a new store on island has brought in fresh fruits at a reasonable price. Well, either the strawberries are reasonably priced, or it is just in season in the mainland therefore the prices have dropped. A quart of strawberries could cost you about $9.00 US DOLLARS. I refuse to pay so much! I did but fresh strawberries, blueberries and cherries (Quart and pint sizes for under $25.00 still pricier than the mainland, but about half the price on other markets on island!) So what does a girl do with all these fruits? PARFAIT...

Saturdays are for Baking!

RE-bake, part II...

Sunday's are also for baking...

(too many parties this weekend, seems like my oven was constantly on when I was home....)

Family Times.........

FOOD, FOOD, and more FOOD!

We had a gathering at my Uncle's house last Saturday May 02, 2009.
The food is always delicious..... so grab your plate and fork and come dig in!

BBQ ribs..YUMMY
BBQ Chicken, double yummy!
island style "katdun pika"
Crabmeat salad
papaya salad
All smiles after a plateful of goodies...
my grandma

Uncle Leo picking spme breadfruit....

Party coordinator, Uncle Jack

Auntie Gloria, and Auntie Arlene CAT FIGHT....

PEACE time...

FRIDAY

Photo of the day:

My backyard garden

Here are some photos of my backyard garden! I am so excited, I will have "organic" vegetables in a couple of weeks. I am targeting a zuchinni harvest by Christmas for some delicious zuchinni caserole and also some delicious fried zuchinni tempura.

My garden is all natural, therefore my veggies will be organic. I will not use chemical fertilizers nor insectisides, but I do plan on composting for my next plantation.

I need to start weeding today! If you notice there are brown cuttings on the sides of the plants, our helper stated that these cuttings if put around the garden will prevent grass/weeds from growing. I think he is right, because there are no weeds sprouting under the cuttings. I just do not want to put cuttings on the bed where I planted seeds directly, but soon as I can see those seeds sprout, I will surely put cuttings around them, so as to reduce my time weeding! Hope it works! (Hey, it is all about the harvest!LOL)

My garden vegetables:

Green Beans
String Beans

Snow Peas

Sugar Snap Peas

Zuchinni

Napa
Cucumber
Tomatoes
Eggplant (Japanese style, not round but long)
Okra

Visiting the Farm

We visited the farm last weekend!

Do you know what type of fruit is this?

It is locally called chico. It resembles a kiwi fruit!

It seems that our red ginger flowers don't grow fast enough. My mom always takes fresh cuttings of flowers to put on my dad's gravesite, every day.

She prefers red ginger, but substitues with other flowers when our red ginger is not ready.
This is ACHOTE seeds...... yummy when it is used for red rice.
cooking bananas, you know the one for saibok, madoya, etc.
my boy, picking lemon ch'ina for lemonade.