okay so story time!
the summer i turned 16 (or was it 15? shiet. it was the time i went to santa cruz with all my girls! yeayuhh) was tumultuous, to say the least :\ anyhoo, i just wanted a nice & quiet day away from my parents, and to my surprise, my mom cooked breakfast on my birthday! i know, it was my birthday, but i knew she had more important plans that day (i know that sounds mean lol, but i understood) and i was really touched. so im in the van with my sister and my friends and i excitedly tell them "you guys! my mom made me breakfast! prolly cuz its my birthday and all" and my friend lisa says "my mom only does that when my sister comes home from college" and i turn to my sister to talk to her and realize "oh. that's prolly why my mom made breakfast. not because its my birthday but because my sister is home from college [insert FML]."
so here's a bit more history about myself: my sister and i are 10 years apart, but sometimes i feel like my experience growing up was waay different from hers. one of the trippiest things that i had to deal with ever since going away to college was the fact that my parents just didnt cook anymore [sad face]. however, with this economy and in an attempt to save money, my mom started cooking again! so i went home two days ago, and my mom made some amazing food, which included some hella bomb noodles and then a lightbulb went off and i realized ::gasp:: "my mom made those special noodles!"
okay so this blog entry is pretty much an ode to my mother's cooking/noodles. i feel hella bad because i never really appreciated them before cuz im more of a meat and/or fried carbs kinda girl (i mean, HELLLOOOO look at my ass) but this is why i love them:
- my mom only cooks them on special occasions (i.e. holidays and birthdays, so the fact that she did it when i was home was uber awesome)
- these noodles are the epitome of yummyness from a honest-to-goodness homemade meal. z0mg for fresh filipino food!
- these are not just any noodles. they are composed of big yellow noodles (okay, so i dont know the right name, so sue me bitch), and small white clear noodles, snap peas, carrots, sliced boiled eggs, and onions. theyre a bit bland, but when you add some garlic salt and/or fish sauce - Z0MG
i miss my mom's cooking :(
side note - my mother lovingly reminded me that i was skinnier in high school aka im chunky now. thanks mom.
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