Vegetables. Some of us have a love affair with them, others have a love-hate (or hate-hate) relationship with them. One sure thing we all have in common is: We were all made to eat vegetables. We all started out with mashed peas and squash, were scared out of our wits with the bitterness of the wrinkly ampalaya (bitter gourd), and wondered how many more vegetables we should eat. The Bahay Kubo song had the answers, of course!
We all have a vegetable story to tell and a vegetable dish recipe to share. That is why I am very eager to be hosting and inviting you to join Lasang Pinoy 18: Oh My Gulay!
“Oh my Gulay!” is a Pinoy expression commonly used to present a feeling of shock, frustration, excitement, or surprise. It’s all in the delivery of the line I suppose, but I think that expression came about because of the playful rhyme. It’s all also very apt for this round as we’ve all gotten that look that Lasang Pinoy Onion is giving. Am I right? 😉
Lasang Pinoy was created to promote Filipino food. It all ties in together as vegetables are huge in the Philippines whether as a main dish or a side dish. I’m sure a lot of these dishes ring a bell — adobong kangkong, pinakbet, bulanglang, gising-gising, monggo guisado, dinengdeng, tortang talong, and all sorts of ginisang gulay (sayote, sitaw, ampalaya, you name it). Ah, you’re either drooling by now or shivering in your shoes depending on what relationship you have with these Pinoy veggie dishes.
We are inviting you to join this 18th round of Lasang Pinoy and share your favorite (or not so favorite) vegetable dish! It doesn’t have to be a typical Filipino recipe, but it would be great if it had that Pinoy flavor.
Post your entries in your blogs by May 30th and submit your URL to lasangpinoy-at-gmail.com or to tonitiu-at-gmail.com. If you don’t have a blog, just email me or Lasang Pinoy and we will host your posts for you. I’ll do a round-up shortly after May 30 right here in Wifely Steps.
Feel free to download the buttons for this round and use it on your sites. Just right-click on the image, choose “Save As…” and download. Thank you to ever-supportive H for designing them and for the Lasang Pinoy team for approving them. And thank you again to Lasang Pinoy for tapping me to host this round!
I look forward to reading about your vegetable recipes and stories (whatever genre it is, horror, romance, suspense?)! Bring on those veggie dishes!
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.
iska
May 15, 2007 at 9:50 pm (17 years ago)Another exciting theme Toni! And I love the icons! Galing ni H! Na capture nya 2 faces – isang “oh my gulay” na mahimahimatay at isang “OH MY GULAAAYYYYY!” na mabaliw baliw dahil gulay ang ulam hahahaha…
Tin
May 15, 2007 at 9:59 pm (17 years ago)hi toni! because the icons are soooo cute, sali ako!! hmm, im thinking of what dish to prepare now..
Chateau
May 15, 2007 at 11:36 pm (17 years ago)Hi Toni!
Ang cuuute ng buttons! Your H is so talented… I just might join this one. Generally, I have a love-relationship with gulay (well, except for the slithery,slippery ones like okra and saluyot, eeww). 😉
stef
May 16, 2007 at 12:32 am (17 years ago)Love the theme, Toni! So excited to have you hosting. Siguradong maraming kuwentong gulay ang mga participants. Thinking now….
aloi
May 16, 2007 at 12:33 am (17 years ago)hey toni! thanks so much for the invite, so personalized! i’ll have to think about this one … if i have an entry i definitiely won’t hesitate to holler (and add one of those cute buttons!). crossing my fingers …
ces
May 16, 2007 at 12:47 am (17 years ago)great theme and H’s icon is so wacky, i look forward to a fun round with you hosting toni! congrats!
rach
May 16, 2007 at 2:17 am (17 years ago)Thanks for the invite. I’ll let you know once I post about mine. I think I have an idea already.
rach
May 16, 2007 at 2:18 am (17 years ago)BTW, H did a great job with the buttons. I love them!
JMom
May 16, 2007 at 7:27 am (17 years ago)This is such a great topic, Toni! Thanks for bringing it up and for hosting this round of LP. I’m already starting to get ideas on what to make beyond the usual veggies
Mae
May 16, 2007 at 3:57 pm (17 years ago)Love the icons! Thanks for the invite. I love gulay so i’ll think of what to participate with.
missyosigirl
May 17, 2007 at 4:55 am (17 years ago)ang cuuuuuuuuuuuuuute ng buttons!
puedeng sumali kahit walang recipes? kahit story lang?
Lior Haner
May 17, 2007 at 4:32 pm (17 years ago)Hey, I was interested in Filipino food and found your blog through this site (you showed up in the links right at the bottom of the page. You have a cool blog.
ajay
May 17, 2007 at 4:53 pm (17 years ago)H did the buttons? How brilliant. Looking forward to participating. Sana mabilis ang round-up mo, hehe. regards and see u soon:)
Lani
May 18, 2007 at 8:50 am (17 years ago)Wow, nice design. It’s really an interesting topic, sana matapos ko ang entry ko before May 30, hehehe.
mike
May 18, 2007 at 7:02 pm (17 years ago)I’d say this LP 18th edition’s theme is great! Thank you for hosting this round and more power!
Leah
May 19, 2007 at 1:18 pm (17 years ago)hey, this is a great idea. I’ll try to get something going before the end of the month.
watson
May 21, 2007 at 5:57 pm (17 years ago)My gulay… invited pala ako sa round na ito… sorry ha ngayon ko lang nabasa. I remembered getting an e-mail from you after reading your latest post. Sige gawin ko. Thanks Toni toni to-toni…
kc
May 21, 2007 at 6:49 pm (17 years ago)toni,
it is my very first time to post for lasang pinoy. I have emailed you the URL but I am not sure if that is right. Please let me know, Id love to post for lasang pinoy’s 18th theme.
thanks and more power!
KC
Zita
May 22, 2007 at 3:49 pm (17 years ago)This is good. Try ko sumali. Sana I won;t be late though. Lol.
elbimbo
May 24, 2007 at 5:23 am (17 years ago)Cool! This would be fun eh! Can’t wait. I do hope I can submit my article on time. Thanks!
kaoko
May 29, 2007 at 2:07 pm (17 years ago)Hi! I started work on an entry a few days ago (planned what to cook, went shopping) but rereading your post, I just realized that my supposed entry subject is more Japanese than Filipino. Even the flavorings I’ll be using are Japanese (mirin, sake). I can probably whip something else up should this be an issue. Do you think it’ll stick out like a sore thumb? ^_^;;
Thanks in advance.
Anneski
July 3, 2007 at 11:46 pm (17 years ago)Hi Toni, I know it’s over a month since the deadline, but I noticed you have not posted the round-up yet.. so short of sounding impertinent, could you kindly accommodate my entry to LP18? Please, pretty please? Here’s the permalink:
http://annecooks.blogspot.com/2007/07/bulanglang.html
Thanks!
Toni
July 4, 2007 at 11:19 am (17 years ago)Round-up was posted June 1.