I got that New Year’s resolution here, a randomly generated one if I may say so.
No, I am not complaining.
Maybe I need to do this for there have been a lot of times that I have been tactless, thoughtless and had my words come out without a thought if these are hurtful, insulting or bad.
Try it and share what you got 
For the FMB Lunch Meme, we had lechon kawali as viand for our Monday packed lunch. The lechon meat was from the post-Media Noche lunch we had last Saturday.
I am not used to cooking lechon kawali so I just had to rely on my instinct and taste buds as to what I will put.
Here was how I did it:
I cooked in slow heat for several minutes.
No, sometimes I don’t follow certain measurements when I cook. Photo here.
What else have I forgotten?
Last week of the Filipino Mom Blog’s Fab Holiday Finds and the theme is RED and/or GREEN.
One of the gifts I got from my students was this red wooden Christmas tree which I already featured as a part of our Advent Wreath.
This mini tree has “gold” trimmings and red accents on proper places that lights are reflected on the glitters.
In the background is the big Advent Wreath which I got from NBS for less than PhP100.00 because the tag says “less 20% off”.
I am still updating my other blog for another red and green entry.
Here is my post about the Handmade Christmas tree ornaments with red and green colors.
Lasang Pinoy Sundays for this week is all about Noche Buena.
Noche Buena is that midnight feast meal which families share to celebrate Christmas. These can be a table full of elaborately-prepared dishes or just simple meals that best reflect what each and every member of the family wants to share or to have.
We have had a simple Noche Buena. Pasta carbonara, baked ham, macaroni salad for the kids and my hubby and potato salad for me. We were going to have lunch in my hubby’s aunt the next day so I dd not cook a lot.
What I did (the salad) was just for me to have during the Noche Buena and breakfast. Or so I thought.
Who would have thought that they (hubby and the kids) wanted the potato salad better than the macaroni salad?
I have written posts about our Christmas finds in more ways than one which include my Frugal Christmas in my other blogs. Among others I blogged about Personalized Gift Tags, white gift wrappers, being on the lookout for Baked Goodies Recipe and I was able to make Butterscotch Bars. We were able to make Handmade Paper Stockings which hang by the silver cord. Bargain books anyone?
For the FilipinoMomBlog Fab Holiday Finds Gold theme, I present a wee photo of our Christmas tree and some of its gold ornaments.
That ribbon has seen a lot of Christmases in our home because we had these for the last ten years.
Along with the gold ribbons that I made 10 years ago, are gold beads, stars and bell chains, gold stars and golden sparkles. The gold balls that hang on the wreath on the door. Our Advent Wreath has gold chains too.
So there goes our Christmas decorations bedecked in gold.
Having said that I am going to spend a frugal Christmas, I have one after the other, slowly getting the things I need to see my plan of action into a reality
I got several things to use to be able to afford baking goodies as gifts
Sure, I shelled out some but I know these are for long-term use so I am still able to save, I think
Anyway, I got a silver 9 x 9 baking pan which was not bought on purpose but rather as an alternative The nonstick baking pan I was setting my sights on was not in stock so I settled for the silver baking pan which incidentally, is the FilipinoMomBlog’s Fab Holiday Finds week 3 theme
Here is a photo with the butterscotch bars that I and the kids baked last week, cooling in the silver baking pan
