Scrumptious Seafood! ^_^

Shrimp and Andouille Cassoulet by renowned Chef Brian Landry of Louisiana

WARNING: The stuff you are about to read would make your mouth water and make you further crave for the best seafood! Else, read on! ^_^

When the Gods and the Goddesses of touched the shores of my homeland, it only made one thing clear: they clearly like seafood. The wide variety of Scallops, shrimp, fish, abalone, octopus, crabs and others seen here in the pacific made every seafood lover's dream a reality.

3 Cheese Baked Scallops ^_^ Mmmmm!

I love seafood... my family does too ^_^ and we as a matter of fact never thought of wasting the opportunity to taste the best life could offer. We have our own family versions and recipes, most of which is passed on from generation to generation. Some well kept family recipes that touch down the table every now and then. Our favorite is oven baked/grilled 3 cheese scallops and the popular Calamares, its something good and something so scrumptious that my mom tries to make when there are important family gatherings.

Calamares Oh Calamares!

When you get to taste it, you'll really know that it's something so special... or maybe more than that! ^_^

I went ahead of the pack, I found recipes that can outdone our simple home made delights and possibly try our own versions of it. All located in one simple place called www.GreatAmericanSeafoodCookOff.com. You can all visit the site and choose/vote for their favorite recipe and even get the chance to win the trip to New Orleans prize package.

The recipe I chose the best was Shrimp and Andouille Cassoulet by renowned Chef Brian Landry of Louisiana. Saw the pictures and I've rated this the best! It boasts the flavor of local Louisiana Shrimp, spicy and flavorful Andouille sausage smothered in a thick white bean casserole.

You know me! so the spicier, the better so I'd really like to make this one... I like this compared to the others since it makes use of the richest local produce. Farming these nowadays are really easy, that would greatly be an advantage to anyone planning to only serve the "FRESHEST" and have it still sustainable! We will try this out soon of course... and make our mark in our family's history!

The Great American Seafood cook off picks the best of the best in the United states' recipes and converges them into one place. You can't miss this opportunity to taste the greatest in seafood!

OBAMA - BIDEN, McCAIN - PALIN ; Who will win? ----m(O_O)m---

Will it be Obama and Biden?

Or McCain and Palin? You choose!

Here's my 2 cents on the candidates for the US Presidential race... between the Democrats and the Republicans I will put my chips on the Democrats... Obama and Biden had the most comprehensive and complete package AFAIK. Obama getting internal country matters taken cared of with Biden getting the job with his large experience on foreign policy. Popularity wise they are ahead of the pack. We call people like McCain traditional politicians (TRAPO) here locally. Trapo means "rag" btw and is a monicker given to old politicians that stayed too long in the government... it also may or may not be good to be associated with the current regime of current President George Bush...it is also not a good term to be stricken with.

McCain also chose an inexperienced running mate that knows 0% on foreign policies and can affect the outlook on their party. I just hope women votes from the undecided Hillary Clinton supporters would go her way. That's a big IF btw.

With the recent developments on Hillary's speech during the Democratic convention that pushed for the support on Obama's candidacy, it's more likely that they (including hispanics, other ethnic groups) would still stick to Democrats... But they will be given the hard task of getting these undecided ones on their side. It is hard because Obama of course had given his remarks on Hillary previously that may be well detremental to his ticket. McCain in the upcoming Republican Convention would take advantage of this and try to woo Hillary supporters to his side. With all that and Oprah, I'd say I will still put my 2 cents on Obama and the Democratic Party. Watch the African American guy get to the Whitehouse come election day.

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Ely Buendia is now okay ^_^

My hero Ely Buendia is resting at a local hospital ^_^. He's okay now!

Articles from local news says Ely Buendia is now okay. Thank God!

“He had a slight attack because of stress due to the recent passing of his mother (Lisette Buendia), and their sound check which lasted till 3 a.m. today (Saturday),” said MTV Philippines and Radiohead director for marketing Ronald Esguerra “But we have received word that Ely is now in stable condition.”

My hero Ely Buendia suffered a heart attack on January 7, 2007 and had already undergone surgery.The concert, which was staged at the Fort Bonifacio Global City open field in Taguig, started at around 8:15 p.m. and paused for a break at around 9:30 p.m. The Eraserheads opened their much-awaited reunion concert with “Alapaap” and “Ligaya,” complete with fireworks display that bested even WWE!.After waiting at the open field for an hour since the intermission hoping for further developments, loyal fans of the band calmly left the concert area after being treated to a thrilling first set.I was touched by the fact that the fans did not clamour for the concert's continuance but understood that Ely has to be safe.

MTV Philippines’ Esguerra said that while he is hoping for a second Eraserheads reunion concert, there is still no word on whether another one would be staged.
“We have received no word of a Part Two but we also hope there will be one,” he said.

Here's there setlist btw!

alapaap
ligaya
sembreak
hey jay
harana
fruitcake
toyang
kama supra
kailan
huwag kang matakot
kaliwete
with a smile
shake yer head
huawag mo ng itanong
light years

-break-

maskara
poorman's grave
torpedo
trip to jerusalem
back to me
maselang bahaghari
maling akala
tikman
spolarium
magasin
para sa masa
overdrive
pare ko
minsan
huling el bimbo

Even if they did not finish the second set just knowing this and the memories that came along with it is just amazing!

Note: Ely Buendia is all things omnipotent for this blogger.
Thank you to everyone who like me made their own prayers for his safety.

KUMAGCOW'S Food Review: DQ Mango Almond Blizzard (1st Evah!)

Blizzards from DQ... something cold and X_X

Well people... I just had my first taste of DQ's Mango Almond Blizzard. Sorry to say, I just did not like it. You know why? The ice cream was not "mango" enough... there were not so much of a mango when I ate it... it would have been nice if it had mango bits on it... but instead they only put a measley amount of mangoish syrup on it that did not even taste like the real thing. The almonds? OMG.. I thought I would enjoy it but NO... the chunks of almonds were too big... and mind you when I took several crunches on it the almond skin sticks to your throat I coughed a couple of times ingesting this supposed treat. I did not enjoy it. The strawberry kitkat was way better. I'll give this 1 Kumag. Hey! At least I got fed right?