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Tired of the new rules, Carmina closed her Google Maps account — what pushed her over the edge?

It’s been months since Carmina last posted on her Google Maps. I started doing it just for fun, exploring new places to dine and travel, and sharing those spots with others. Back in 2017, I wasn’t even blogging yet. Over the years, I received numerous email updates about changes, but in September, the removal of followers on Google Maps felt particularly strange. There’s no point in complaining about it. I decided not to close my account, as it wasn’t an option, but I did delete all the photos I had contributed over the years. I have fond memories of seeing which photos were popular and had hoped to share them with you. It was surprising to see how many views my pictures had accumulated. While deleting them, I noticed that many restaurants and bakeries no longer exist, with some marked as unknown on the map. Most of my photos were from the pandemic period, a time when I could fully express myself and write about the food I enjoyed. Let's take a trip down memory lane with Carmina th...
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Chop Suey Recipe

I will share a secret ingredient to add more flavor to your chop suey. Chop Suey Recipe: Ingredients: ½ kilo pork (sliced) 1 ½ cup cauliflower 1 – Carrot (peels and slices) ¼ kilo – snow peas ¼ kilo – baby corn 1 – Piece bell pepper (sliced into strips) ½ Cabbage (sliced) Optional 12 pieces quail eggs (boiled and peel) 1 – Piece Onion (chopped) 4 – Cloves Garlic (minced) Patis to taste 1 - Knorr Crab and Corn Soup Cooking Instructions: Step 1: In a medium pot add cooking oil, onion and garlic sauté Add pork and patis Add cauliflower, snow peas, baby corn, bell pepper and cabbage Step 2: Follow Knorr Crab and Corn Soup Instructions add to the chop suey. Cook until tender do not overcook vegetables. Ready to eat! NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.
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Pechay with Shrimp Recipe

Pechay with Shrimp Recipe Ingredients: ½ kilo – Pechay (chopped) ¼ Kilo – Shrimp (clean, remove head and slice) 1 – Roma Tomato (chopped) 1 – Onion (chopped) 2 – Clove Garlic 1 – Tbsp Patis 1 – Cup Water 1 – Tbsp Cooking Oil Cooking Instructions: Step 1: Cook in a pan add cooking oil add garlic, onion and tomato Add patis Add water, pechay and shrimp Cook for 30 minutes in low heat. Ready to serve. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.
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Pork Chop Recipe

Pork Chop Recipe: Ingredient: 1 kilo Pork Chop Salt Pepper Step 1: Sprinkle salt and black pepper both side of pork chop Step 2: Boil water and half cook pork chop Step 3: Heat oil in pan until boil Cook pork chop until cooked. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.
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Ampalaya Recipe

Ampalaya is a bitter melon that is good benefit for people who are high blood and diabetic it lowers your sugar. In order to make the ampalaya less bitter when cooking is to do the following open the ampalaya length wise using a spoon remove seeds and white pith underneath until you see the green gourd. Add salt to the ampalaya where you had removed the seeds and white pith leave for five minutes until salt dissolved on its own. Rinse the ampalaya with water and dry with paper towel. Or slice ¼ inches moon shape and place in a bowl of water with salt leave for five minutes and rinse out and drain water. Ingredient: 4 - Pieces Ampalaya (clean and cut thin slices) 1 -Tbsp garlic (miced) 1 -Tbsp Patis (Fish Sauce) 1 - Tomato (sliced) 1 - Onion (sliced)1 - Canola oil ½ kilo - Shrimp (peel, remove head and slice) ¼ pork kilo ground pork Optional 1 beaten egg Cooking Instructions: Step 1: In a cooking pot place cooking oil add garlic, onion and tomato sauté...
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