Hello 2012 !!!!!

            As we say hello to 2012, I’m sure we are all excited to welcome it with a bang!

            When I was younger, I remember our family would prepare lots of foods, lucky charms and fireworks and follow almost all the rituals in welcoming the New Year.

            But since 2 years ago, we stopped buying firecrackers and would just watch our neighbor's fireworks display. It is safer and cost-effective. And all we got to do is prepare lots of foods -- yummy and colorful foods! :)

            I made some of our colourful main dishes such as Spaghetti in Chunky Tomato with Basil sauce, Sweet and Sour Pork, Fried Fish Fillet with 2 choices of sauce – cream of tartar or lemon and butter sauce.

Funny yang Cream of tartar, alam ko gawin before pa di ko lang alam yung tawag. hahah!

            My mom prepared her favourite Caldereta and Steamed Shrimps – all red, perfect for to welcome the New Year! (pampaswerte :p )

            For our dessert, Charmaine did the fruit salad, kuya bought the cassava cake and ate lara for the strawberries with cream.

Strawberries were super fresh from Baguio. :)

            When the clock was about to turn at 12mn, we immediately performed rituals or pamahiin for the event like, opening and exposing our wallets and bags, hanging 7 pieces of grapes, jumping, making noise and of course, the EATING TIME!

And definitely,  the 12 round fruits completes our table!

            I know this entry came very late, but since it’s Better Late Than Never, I wanna say ...

            Happy Happy New Year and may we all have a joyful and fruitful 2012 !! :)