My Two New Obsessions

Jonas Brothers and Filipino food! Not necessarily together. Although I did watch Camp Rock and eat lumpia at the same time tonight and by myself no less. Chad came home from work a little surprised. His response, "Are you watching this?" To which I said, "yes" then he asked if I was two? I was about to explain that the Jonas Brothers fan base is a little older than two-mind you probably not as old as 37 but still.
Anyway obviously the Jonas brothers problem started from my children. Those boys have grown on me and I find myself singing their songs and defending them as they get attacked like on the VMA's. I think I am about to buy their CD (do they have more than one?) I have already purchased Camp Rock (for my girls of course:)I asked Haley who her favorite was and told her mine was Joe:) Okay I might need counseling... on to the filipino story

It started a couple of months ago at a school potluck when I realized that my son had sucked on a lumpia for a good 15 minutes while I ate and I started to wonder if I should figure out how to make them. For those of you who know, my cooking ability doesn't go very far. I quickly gave up that idea. Well this past week we had another school potluck and lucky for me I am surrounded by a lot of filipino families so there were many dishes to choose from. Of course I filled my plate with lumpia and also chose what looked like stir fry with clear noodles. I learned it was Pancit. My new love! Haley's teacher sent home all of the recipes from the potluck. So I rushed to the grocery store and went straight to the Asian aisle looking for Behon noodles(had no idea) and oyster sauce. Needed help finding that. At one point I had 3 Albertsons employees searching the aisles for me but I was determined. It didn't turn out! My noodles as Chad would describe reminded him of the sticky hands the kids bring home and throw against the wall, only covered in soy sauce.
I wasn't about to give up though. Haley has a filipino friend that lives up the street. They play together every day. I decided that we would go on an adventure today to a Filipino market. With her of course! I was to insecure to go by ourselves. We discussed it with her mother first who explained what I needed to order. I was on a mission to get Shanghai Lumpia and Pancit. I asked her if it was going to be awkard for me and she said "Well they might not understand you and you might not understand them" That wasn't reassuring but since I had her daughter with me I found the confidence to go. So here we were in the filipino market (very busy place by the way and very inexpensive) They had a market side and then a hot food area which is pretty much the same as a chinese fast food place except for the whole fish and what I think was some sort of goat head. Anyway after a brief scare of them being out of Pancit. I talked the man into making some for me. I think he was frightened by the white lady and her crazy brood with her. We got home with two large portions and only 4 lumpia. I had ordered 12 but ate 7 on the way home. Ty had 1. So I learned a lot. Like I need to order more and don't try to make Filipino food if you aren't Filipino which at this point I wish I was.