Kitchen Confidentials - Salmon Sinigang

In most Filipino kitchens rarely would they run low on onions, garlic, tomatoes or ginger; toyo (soy sauce) and/or patis (fish sauce) - good God I think we have bags of these that would last us the whole month. Not to mention some sort of "sour soup"  (Sinigang) base powder. 

This morning I did an inventory check of the pantry and saw that I was still good with the "usual suspects", the only thing I had to do was find out from my tribe which kind of Sinigang they wanted - beef, pork or fish.

Since it's been a while this is what they requested...

The usual suspects:

1 large onion, sliced
1/2 cup sliced ginger
3 medium tomatoes, chopped into 8 piece wedges each
Tamarind soup base
patis
salt (if needed)


Accessories:


Tamarind leaves, 1 pack (1/2 lb.) 227 g
Okra, 12 pieces
Petchay, 1 bag - cleaned and trimmed of white stalk, green leafy part only
*optional: Banana pepper for spice


The Culprit:

3.5 - 4 lbs. Salmon head + cheeks

MU (MakeUp) Diaries #1: Highlighters

Summer sure has gone just as quickly as it came. The past couple months I've been trying out new products and played around with beauty buys I never have last year. And I was pleasantly surprise to actually enjoy highlighters this year! Though I have purchased maybe one a while back it just never made me want to keep using it. 

Maybe I was applying it excessively... I dunno. 

But this time around I've learn what shades work best for me and compliments my complexion :)

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All of these products you probably have already heard of, read about or even watched on beauty bloggers YouTube channels, but in the photo here, these are the ones that I've found suit me well. I am Asian with Light complexion and oily-combination skin. So taking into consideration my skin quality was key to which product is best for me and the placement of these highlighters - thank you YouTube makeup tutorials! Wanting to look beautiful doesn't rely on how much a woman puts on her face, it is simply bringing out or 'highlighting' your key features ♥♥♥ 

Sometimes you need a little pick-me-up with the help of makeup.

Brushes I've been using from Sigma and realTechniques:

F40 and Setting brush