Sample Shark

Yes I'm one of those people who go for seconds at the free sample stands in Costco. Today it's for bagel bites, yoohoo, and waffles. My afternoon snack fix done.

Start of Summer

No first day will be complete without a Rita's Italian ice. Mango of course.

Korean bulgogi, pickle, and rice for lunch today.

Slurpee

Free slurpee day for 7/11 is on May 23. Why it isn't on July 11th I'm not sure but I hope y'all got to have your own sample before it's too late. Enjoy while frozen like this mango one because once it melts it's pretty disgusting.

Georgia Peach

One of the best tasting yogurts I've ever had. I don't usually like yogurt but this one is a keeper. Here's a discovery at the local Wholefoods: Brown Cow cream topped yogurt in peach. More watery than most yogurts but very tasty. I can eat at least one a day.

Veggie Rolls

Otherwise known as vegetable lumpia. That tasty, kind of healthy, crispy merienda.

Serve with sukang maasim (I use the Datu Puti brand). You'll know it by the onions, garlic and peppers floating around at the bottom of the vinegar bottle.

1 pack spring roll wrapper
1 lb ground pork, browned and then drained of fat
julienne the following vegetables to the amount you like:
- carrots
- green beans
- water chestnuts
half a small onion, minced
3 cloves garlic, minced
- one small sweet potato chopped finely and fried
a handful of bean sprouts

Saute veggies together in the following order: onions, green beans, garlic, carrots, water chestnuts, bean sprouts, sweet potatoes. Add ground pork, season with soy sauce and pepper, and then wrap about a small scoopful of this deliciousness into a spring roll wrap and fold diagonally until you get a rough cylindrical shape going on. Seal the end with a little bit of water. Deep fry these babies in a pan and drain onto a paper towel before serving.

Ignore the oil, taste the flavor and just tell yourself that after your fifth one, you'll stop.

Red and Juicy

Mmm . . . Rambutan. Kicks lychee ass. You can find these in random grocery stores (I saw it advertised at King's once), or your local Chinatown vendor. If you're lucky enough, you'll be eating them sitting around a table with your relatives while basking in the sun on a tropical isle.

Mini Fail

Tried these a while ago at our local Burger King, and while cute and handy, they were bland and dry. Commercials you got me again.