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Bright Lights, Food City

December 26th, 2014 by Karen 28 Comments

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There’s a street in the neighborhood where my parents live that goes crazy all-out with the lights (Vegas style), and everybody cruises up and down the street looking at them.

This was my favorite house…

Of course I’d love the over-the-top one. ๐Ÿ™‚

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I know you’re honnngray looking at these pics, ’cause I’m hungry too (if you like crab and shrimp, and Filipino food, which I do). This time of the year is when I unshackle myself from the hater that is the My Fitness Pal app, aka calorie counting, and embrace my stretchy pants with arms (and mouth) wide open, which, in other words, means a second and third helping of crab.

Let the holiday gorging begin!

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Bright Lights, Food City / Originally published December 26th, 2014

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  1. Efrain says

    December 26th, 2014 at 5:33 pm

    Oh my god, aren’t they afraid of a short-circuit?

    That food looks extremely delicious, if you can post the recipes.

    Reply
    • Karen says

      December 26th, 2014 at 8:21 pm

      Hi Efrain,

      Are you feeling better today? I hope so.

      So, I have a recipe for the lumpia (the Filipino version of an egg roll) at my home. I will make a note to post it!

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      • Efrain says

        December 27th, 2014 at 10:07 am

        I feel better, thanks; I’m going to see the gastroenterologist on Monday but I feel a lot better than on Christmas’ Eve.

        I’d be awesome if you post the recipe I’m looking forward of it.

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  2. Debra says

    December 26th, 2014 at 5:42 pm

    Yup, that extrava-Santa-ganza sure beats the blue-lighted Abominable Snow Monster up the street from me!

    All I see in that caloric spread (!) are good proteins, power carbs & excellent trace minerals. Of course, I justify cheesecake as calcium-enriched.

    f you could post a good egg roll or whatever-wrap recipe — New Year’s Eve is coming fast!

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    • Karen says

      December 26th, 2014 at 8:18 pm

      Hi Debra!

      Those are the Filipino version of egg rolls — we call them “lumpia.” I think I have a recipe at home (I’m at my in-laws’ house). I’ll make a note to dig it up and send it to you when I get home. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  3. cattymouse says

    December 26th, 2014 at 7:00 pm

    looks so good!!!!!!

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  4. GirlBeautyTips says

    December 26th, 2014 at 7:31 pm

    i never tried Filipino food but look so yummy from the photo
    hope you had great time ๐Ÿ˜€

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  5. Windie says

    December 26th, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    Joyful Christmas to you Karen!
    The food looks delish. I can smell it.

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  6. Jessica says

    December 26th, 2014 at 9:59 pm

    Your food looked so good I had to pin it on Pinterest! We had shrimp and crab for Christmas too! I could probably eat 4 whole crabs by myself D:

    I’ve never seen dungeness crab cut in half like that! How was it done? With some crazy cleaver skills?

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  7. tirurit says

    December 27th, 2014 at 12:23 am

    Oh my! Here if you see a house or an appartment with a string of lights on their terrace it already feels extravagant!

    Eat all the crab! I would have to check but I could swear that seafood is quite healthy (if we do not consider colesterol though hehe). We had a “crema de marisco” as a starter at home and it was absolutely delicious. So much flavour in there! There is though a traditional dish that we have not eaten since my grandma died as she was the one to cook it. *sigh* And if you eat it at a restaurant it never is as good. Alas!

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  8. May says

    December 27th, 2014 at 12:58 am

    OMG!!! LUMPIA!!! *drool* Send some my way!! ๐Ÿ˜€

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  9. Kiss & Make-up says

    December 27th, 2014 at 1:53 am

    So! Many! LIGHTS! ๐Ÿ™‚ It must cost a fortune to keep those light on for weeks, lol. Dat food tho…
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  10. LindaLibraLoca says

    December 27th, 2014 at 4:33 am

    I really don’t want to be the one to pay the electricity bill there…
    We don’t have those crazy Christmas Lights in Germany (or we didn’t use to, it seems to get more common lately), just warm lights and candles.

    That food looks awesome. I totally skipped calorie counting, too. Had to make my New Years Resolutions a challenge, I think.
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  11. gio says

    December 27th, 2014 at 5:11 am

    Wow, that’s a lot of lights! The food looks delicious!
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  12. Erin says

    December 27th, 2014 at 12:19 pm

    Luckily, Crab is really healthy. Eaten with grass fed butter it’s even healthier! Everything else on the table besides the seafood is highly suspect *wink*!

    My holiday eating strategy is 1/2 plate full of veggies and then 1/4 meat and 1/4 carbs. In the case of what I see there I’d probably have eaten that prawn dish up with a full plate worth!

    For the holiday for two spread I made for Christmas it was more like 1/3 lamb, 1/3 green beans, and 1/3 “crack” potatoes. I make a greek riff on a spanish potato dish and it’s so good people usually have 3rds. I had fist size portion and then had another portion for breakfast!
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  13. Icequeen81 says

    December 27th, 2014 at 4:05 pm

    everything looks so great

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  14. Iris says

    December 27th, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    I like the giant Hello Kitty! Lots of Christmas lights remind me of Vegas too, and that food looks delicious.

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  15. Stephie says

    December 27th, 2014 at 4:50 pm

    I’m such an avid fan of yours from Phils., its very nice that you’ve still do things in Filipino ways esp. Spending our holidays with our familiy & eating delicious Filipino cuisineโ˜บ๏ธ Lumpia is yumyum!

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  16. Anita says

    December 27th, 2014 at 5:15 pm

    Love the lights! Seafood and eggrolls! Yeah baby!

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  17. Liz says

    December 27th, 2014 at 9:29 pm

    Ooh, I see lumpia! Love that and pancit bihon, and that purple dessert whose name I can never remember. Oh, and barbecued pork. *burp*

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  18. Tatiana says

    December 28th, 2014 at 12:22 am

    I love all the lights and decorations at Christmas!! OMG!!! The food looks so yummy!! Getting hungry just looking at it. Glad you had a wonderful time with your family!

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  19. Ken Atanis says

    December 28th, 2014 at 1:42 am

    HiKaren! I’m also Karen and I’m also Filipino and I’m a great fan all the way from Sydney! Love reading your blog! And I also had lots of Filo food during christmas! Happy New Year!!!

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  20. Fancie says

    December 28th, 2014 at 7:37 am

    I came for that Hello Kitty but I’m staying for the food lol. Everything looks so delicious! I’d be going back for seconds and thirds too
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  21. Elena says

    December 28th, 2014 at 3:34 pm

    Everything looks delicious! I love Lumpia! I forgot what it is called but I love the sweet dessert version of lumpia with bananas. OMG. delicious.

    What a yummy looking spread of food! We went out for sushi Christmas eve and yesterday we went to Red Lobster. Kinda on a seafood kick lately.

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  22. Alyssa Melanie says

    December 29th, 2014 at 12:52 am

    I can’t wait for you to share your Lumpia recipe. If you could also share the recipe for the shrimps, that would be great too! I also spot Leche Flan in the lower right corner. You’d definitely gain weight from eating all that, lol. But it’s the holidays, we all have a right to binge! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Happy Holidays to you and your family!
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  23. Lena says

    December 29th, 2014 at 6:45 am

    i spy fried rice! and lumpias like the regional food of southeast asia isn’t it?! there’s a variety in every country (incidentally, they’re also called lumpia in indonesia!).
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  24. Barbara B says

    December 29th, 2014 at 10:08 am

    Intrigued by the purple dessert!

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  25. Kirsten says

    December 29th, 2014 at 11:43 am

    Wow, what a feast!

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