Lechon Kawali Recipe

    I've been craving this for a week now so I dragged my mom to go to T & T to get some pork belly. We usually get this at a Filipino restaurant which is about a 30 minute drive from us, but this time my mom and I decided to try our hands on cooking it ourselves!

Lechon kawali is a crispy pork belly deep-fried in a pan or wok (kawali). It is seasoned beforehand, cooked then served chopped into pieces. It is usually accompanied with a lechon sauce such as Mang Tomas or toyomansi (soy sauce with calamansi). - Wikipedia

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1-1.5 kg/2-3 lb pork belly
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 4-6 dried bay/laurel leaves
• 1 tablespoon peppercorn
• 1 small head of garlic/1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 small onion/1 teaspoon onion powder

Procedure:

1. Boil water enough to cover the pork belly.
2. Add all the ingredients in the boiling water and leave for 30 minutes.
3. Simmer for 30 minutes while skimming the floating scum.
4. Remove from water and let it cool.
5. Rub baking powder all over.
6. Let rest for at least an hour (best overnight).
7. Deep fry in high (but not smoking) heat until golden brown and fat is crispy.
8. Cool down before you start eating because you might burn yourself (I totally didn't get too excited and did that *looks away*)

Goodbye diet!

Peanut Butter & Jelly Makeup Look

Peanut Butter & Jelly Makeup Look

       Even though I do not own the Peanut Butter & Jelly Palette by Too Faced, I'm still inspired to create a similar look using the Chocolate Bar Palette which I already have. For this look, I'll only be using three colours in the palette: Salted Caramel, Candied Violet and Marzipan.

I've already done my eyebrows and primed my eyelids.

Then, with a fluffy blending brush, I took Salted Caramel in the crease and inner corner. 

With a smaller blending brush, I took Candied Violet in the outer corner and slightly below the crease. 

I then took Candied Violet again along the upper and 2/3 of lower lash lines with a liner brush.

Lastly for the eyes, I put Marzipan in the center and inner corner of my eyes, as well as the inner third of the lower lash line. 

 Then take your favorite eye liner, mascara, and/or falsies.

Finally, I'm using Urban Decay Matte Revolution Lipstick in Bittersweet.

This colour is still available in their Vice Lipsticks collection.

The purpleness of Candied Violet is more apparent from a distance because of the pink micro shimmer in it.

Tadokoro Megumi (Shokugeki no Soma) Freehand Drawing

Tadokoro Megumi from Shokugeki no Soma

Free hand drawing

Steadler Mars Lumograph

Hilroy Studio Pro Watercolour Pencils

on 8x11 white/multipurpose paper

References:

Anime Season 2 Episode 2 "The Interplay of Light and Shadow"

and Manga Vol 9 Ch 69 "Kitchen's Dictator"

Planned Layout

 (Completely forgot to take a picture before I started the shading)

I changed the source of light for the first picture to minimize work for shading

 I'm not very good at colouring

Finished product

Although, I honestly think the uncoloured one looks much better. I think it's because the details on her hair can be seen much better, which took the longest to do.

Tadokoro Megumi from Shokugeki no Soma Ref: S2Ep2 "The Interplay of Light and Shadow" and Vol 9 Ch 69 "Kitchen's Dictator" She's my boyfriend's 2D Waifu 😂 . . . . . #tadokoromegumi #megumitadokoro #shokugekinosoma #drawing #sketch #art #anime #mydrawing #田所恵 #otaku #manga #foodwars #freehand #freehanddrawing #hilroy #steadler #graphitepencil #graphite #watercolorpencil #watercolourpencil #colorpencil #colourpencil #flipagram #kawaii #spice #tokyokarankoron #kurokibaryo #ryokurokiba #marslumograph #steadlermarslumograph

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NYX Soft Matte Lip Cream Review: Manila & San Juan

I got these as birthday gifts from my boyfriend. I picked these two colours in particular because it is summer. These have been popular for a couple of years now, but this is the first time I'm going to test these out because there aren't a lot of places where you can find NYX. If you live in Canada, Shopper's Drug Mart have just started carrying it.

Let's start with Manila. I tend to stray away from bright pinks. But I picked it anyway because that's the capital city of the country I'm from ❤️.

 

When I first looked at the colour, I though it would be more of a peachy pink. I didn't expect it to be quite neon, which personally I don't like. I like the creamy/moussey consistency, which makes it feel light and not drying compared to other brands I've tried. However, I think this contributed to the streaky application.

The product sank into the lines on my lips, which made it look patchy. It is very hard to apply and even out.

Next is San Juan.

 

I picked this colour because I've been looking for a nice orange. However, like Manila, this turned out to be neon, too. In terms of application, this colour is worse as Manila. It is even more streaky and catches on to the dry parts of your lips.

All in all, I would say skip this product, especially if you tend to have dry lips. If you're really good at lipstick application, you can probably make it work. But if you're a beginner like I am, this is gonna be hard to apply.