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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce.  Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the  lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...

How to Make Four Dishes by Using Imitation Crab

There are four ways to make out of your seafood sandwich spread by making it in a lazy sushi by adding rice, garden salad, pasta and bread all in one dish.

For so many years I have worked at Subway Sandwich when I had mange and co-owned it when I was young I had learned to make a lot of sandwich spread and learn to make it at home in the Philippines.

As you learn from all job experience you end up catering it at your home by experimenting on other things that can be useful in a dish you normally being served in a sandwich or lazy sushi.

Experiment is the key or cooking and exploring to make new dishes that can be consider your own creation by sharing it other people becomes a great advantage.

The main ingredient is imitation crab and mayonnaise of any brand it is easy to make just separate the imitation crab and mix with mayonnaise until it sticks together some people like with less mayonnaise and others like with a lot.

For your reference here are the recipe Kani Garden SaladHomemade California MakiLazy SushiShrimp Tempura Lazy Sushi and California Maki Pasta.


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