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Buko Pandan

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Okay, I think I’ve had this before …memory not so good these days but it does look familiar and yummy tasting!  I would just desserts then I would have exploded years ago!! HAHA.. Thanks again to Philippines Foods & Recipes for sharing this!  Hope y’all ENJOY this dessert!

Buko Pandan Salad – Dessert Recipe 

Buko pandan salad is definitely one of the most favored salad in every Filipino occasions. Buko Pandan Salad originated from Bohol, a province in the Philippines. It is one of the most popular  Filipino salad served in almost every party and special occasions in the Philippines.

Buko Pandan Salad Ingredients:

* 8 leaves of Pandan – (well washed and cleaned)
* 5 Buko – Grated to strips
* Water – approx. 10 cups
* 3 small cans of cream
* 1 medium can of condensed milk
* 2 bars of gulaman
* 1 3/4 cups sugar (you can add more)
* 1 cup kaong (optional)

How To Make Buko Pandan Salad – Preparation Instructions:

1). Boil water together with 8 pandan leaves that are individually twisted to break the fibers and expose the juice. Simmer for 20 minutes.

2). Before adding 2 bars of gulaman, make sure you remove the pandan leaves and check if the remaining water is equal to 8 cups – 1 bar of gulaman is good for 4 cups of liquid. If it is not 8 cups, less will mean hard gulaman and more than 8 cups will result in mushy soft gulaman.

3). Ensuring gulaman is well-dissolved stir well.

4). Add sugar while mixing. Do this for 5 minutes.

5). Pour through a strainer into cooling trays. Wait till it cools and hardens, then put in fridge.

6). Meanwhile, mix the grated buko with the 3 cans of cream and 1 can of condensed milk.

7). Add the kaong (optional).

8). Get gulaman and cut it into 1 cm cubes.

9). Mix with buko mixture.

Best served after refrigeration/cold.

Filipino Cinematographer is Oscar Nominee!

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YAY… another talent found and I do love sharing all this good news.. Thanks goes to Good New Philippines! I am very proud of everyone’s accomplishments in all areas of whatever professions that they have chosen!  Here is an excerpt of the story…

Matthew Libatique one of the top creative talents in the US film industry has been nominated for an Oscar in Cinematography for his work in the Black Swan starring Natalie Portman.

Matthew Libatique

The 42-year old is the first 100 percent Filipino to earn a major Oscar nomination. His father Justiniano is from Dagupan, Pangasinan and mom Georgina Libatique is from Lucena, Quezon.

Libatique, who already bagged the best cinematography awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics, the New York Film Critics and the New York Online, will be competing against the cinematographers of “Inception,” “The King’s Speech,” “The Social Network,” and “True Grit.”

Fondly known as Matty to his colleagues, he has also won a Best Cinematography trophy from the Independent Spirit Awards for “Requiem for a Dream” which was named one of the best short films of 1998-2008 by the American Cinematographer, the magazine of The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

Fil-Am Teen actress nominated for True Grit

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WOW, a whole new generation are popping up! I never knew she was part Filipino!  I need to check out this new True Grit, the one that I saw the John Wayne’s movie and the girl was played by a young Kim Darby along with Glen Campbell!  This new version by the Coen Brothers and the girl is a newcomer named Hailee Steinfeld!  I loved the John Wayne version and I can’t wait to see this one!  Thanks Good News Philippines!! =)

Hailee Steinfeld

Hailee Steinfeld, a 14-year-old Filipino-American actress is a rising star in Hollywood.

Her stand out role in the Coen Brothers’ Western adaptation of the movie True Grit has gained for her an Oscar Best Supporting Actress nomination, a Best Actress nomination for the 2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTAs) and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Best Supporting actress.

Time critic Richard Corliss listed Steinfeld’s performance as one of his Top 10 of the year.

“Billed a demeaning seventh in the credits behind veteran scene stealers Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin and Barry Pepper, Hailee easily dominates the Coens’ faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel.

She delivers the orotund dialogue as if it were the easiest vernacular, stares down bad guys, wins hearts. That’s a true gift,” he wrote.

Despite the Oscar nomination, accolades and all the hype surrounding her, Hailee sees herself as a regular teen-aged girl….READ MORE