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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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Carmina's Fried Rice Recipe

My challenge to myself is cook what ingredients I have available. Today I had used my leftover rice to make fried rice.  I also had leftover frozen mixed vegetables from the lumpia that was of my ingredients. Carmina's Fried Rice Recipe Ingredient: Leftover rice 2 Tbsp. - Lite Kikkoman Soy Sauce 2 Tbsp. - Oyster Sauce 2 Pieces - Garlic (minced) 1 Cup - Frozen Mixed Vegetables 1 Tbsp. - Butter 2 - Eggs (scrambled season with salt and pepper) Cooking: The first thing we will do is add some butter on the pot placing the scrambled eggs on one side. On the other side add remaining butter add the garlic once egg is fully cooking leave in the pot and begin cutting it up with a spatula. Add the mixed vegetables, rice and soy sauce and oyster mix together leaving your pot in low heat. Turn it off once everything is cooked. Place on serving plate.  NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe & follow @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your...
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Carmina's Healthy Version Banana Fritter Recipe

Long time ago we had an employee who used to make maruya which is banana fritters. It is a popular Filipino dessert during merienda. Carmina had ripped saba that needed to be eaten somehow. I didn't quite have any sugar in the house and improvised by using honey. Carmina's Healthy Version Banana Fritter Recipe Ingredients: 4 Pieces Ripe Saba (mashed with a fork) 1 - Egg 3/4 Cup - All-Purpose Flour 1 - Tsp. Cornstarch Cinnamon Powder (depending on you) 1 - Tbsp. Honey optional or Sugar (depending on you) Preparing Batter: In a bowl mash up the banana with a fork, add egg that has been beaten, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, cinnamon powder and honey to the mixture. Frying: In a frying pan add cooking oil and use a measuring cup using to scoop the batter adding it to the pan cook both sides. Use a strainer to remove excess oil and place on a serving plate. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support!
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Carmina's Vegetable and Pork Lumpia Recipe

Carmina has been craving for vegetable lumpia. Anyone who has mentioned to me that they have eaten for lunch and lumpia comes to mind. I begin to crave for it even more. I decided to make my own at home. It came by memory when I was purchasing my ingredients what Mom Violy use to buy when making it long time when I was a kid. Mom Violy uses to buy frozen mixed vegetables at the grocery store. I remembered Mom Violy puts fresh beansprouts. She would always ask me to remove the roots while I was watching television. Mom Violy has a best friend in California. Auntie Hermie always makes vegetable lumpia by handing out to her friends.  Auntie Hermie's friends call it egg rolls. Everything came all to my mind how vegetable lumpia was the common food eaten when I was growing up. Being an adult vegetable is still my favorite food. Just we begin to crave food what we use to eat. The only way is to save money is making our own and have it store in the freezer. Carmina also saw some people ad...
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