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Halo-Halo There!

May 12th, 2014 by Karen 20 Comments






Halo-halo, a Filipino ice cream dessert (that’s purple yam ice cream on top)

I hope you had a happy Mother’s Day yesterday. 🙂 I drove out to my parents’ house in the East Bay, and then we all went out and got Chinese for lunch.

That picture up there at the top is what we had for dessert back at the house. It’s called halo-halo, a Filipino ice cream dessert.

The crispy lotus root dish from the House of Dumplings restaurant in Union City
My mom’s makeup collection (I gave her a makeup lesson)
Me and my mom

Halo-Halo There! / Originally published May 12th, 2014

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  1. jen. says

    May 12th, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    Mmmm…. ube ice cream. The lotus root looks pretty good, too!

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  2. Sunny says

    May 13th, 2014 at 12:36 am

    LOTUS ROOT!!! I love that thing so much I can gobble a whole lot down in one go!

    You and your mama look so adorable!!! How does she wear that colorful palette?

    Reply
  3. Carina says

    May 13th, 2014 at 1:06 am

    Both of you are beautiful. 🙂 Agh, I recently discovered the awesomeness that is lotus root, and ah. <3

    Reply
  4. Verena T. says

    May 13th, 2014 at 1:30 am

    Ohhh Halo Halo! Masarap! I love it!
    Your mom looks beautiful, so nice that you two had a fun day together!

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  5. Divya says

    May 13th, 2014 at 3:14 am

    Both of you look adorable! Your mum is beautiful! All mums are! She has quite a stash, not a surprise considering she is your mum!! 😀

    Reply
  6. Katie says

    May 13th, 2014 at 7:40 am

    What an adorable duo. Did Tabs do anything special for you on Mother’s Day?

    And that purple is FABULOUS. Blurples are my favorite kind of purple. I need a lippie in that shade stat.

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  7. gio says

    May 13th, 2014 at 7:50 am

    You two look beautiful! I’m glad you had a great day together!

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  8. Chris25 says

    May 13th, 2014 at 8:25 am

    Omigosh, those dishes look scrumptious!

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  9. Charisma says

    May 13th, 2014 at 8:36 am

    I missed home! Waaahhh! I love the Ube Ice cream on top of the Halo Halo. I love the tapioca pearls, shredded coconut, jackfruit, caramelized bananas, mango, Nata de Coco, sweet black beans and everything else under the sun. Yum!

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  10. Kiss & Make-up says

    May 13th, 2014 at 11:33 am

    Food, make-up and family, the best combination! 😀

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  11. The Girl says

    May 13th, 2014 at 4:02 pm

    Mmm halo-halo! It is so freaking hot in SF right now I want one STAT!

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  12. Chelsea says

    May 13th, 2014 at 5:12 pm

    The lotus root dish kind of creeps me out (I hate clusters of holes like that… creepy!) but I want to eat the Halo Halo because that purple color is INTENSE. I love it!

    Your mom’s adorable, I love her funny face with you! I haven’t seen my mom yet for Mother’s Day, but I’ll be picking up a new bottle of Chanel for her before I see her 🙂

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    • Karen says

      May 13th, 2014 at 5:18 pm

      I get what you mean. I feel the same way when I see some clusters with holes that are really close…BLECH!

      So, I think you would love the purple ice cream. It’s ube, which is a root, and it’s very sweet. I’m actually craving this dessert right now, om nom nom.

      Which scent are you getting your mom? No. 5?

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      • Chelsea says

        May 13th, 2014 at 6:57 pm

        Yup! Mom wears very little makeup, is not into skincare or anything, but loves Chanel No. 5.

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        • Karen says

          May 13th, 2014 at 8:44 pm

          Mine is the same way. Does she like the original? I gave my mom Eau Premiere for her birthday and she liked it.

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          • Chelsea says

            May 14th, 2014 at 3:39 pm

            Yup, I usually buy her the EDP, but I was thinking of getting her the Eau Premiere.

  13. Poo@beautyandmakeupmatters says

    May 13th, 2014 at 6:23 pm

    the ice cream looks yumm.. ur mom’s makeup collections is nice and prettyy and it will be so good to help her with makeup… 🙂

    My mom isnt into makeup at all just kohled waterline and lip gloss once in a while but it feels great to help her eeven with that! 😀

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  14. Sylirael says

    May 13th, 2014 at 9:56 pm

    Deep fried lotus root chips are one of the foods of the gods, I am convinced 😀

    Your mum is awesome – love her duck face selfie! 😀

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  15. Erin says

    May 13th, 2014 at 10:24 pm

    Looks like a fun time, your mom is rocking the duck face!

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  16. Iris says

    May 14th, 2014 at 2:45 pm

    Aww… at the photo of you and your mother. 🙂

    Halo-halo is delicious!

    Reply

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