A Wonderful Neighborhood Food Find

Today we will soon bid goodbye to the Ox to welcome the Tiger. To celebrate the eve of this event and the eve of hearts day, Hubby, Tat and I drove a couple of meters away from home to have dinner at Poco Deli. A full shelf of wine bottles will greet you when you [...]... 

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Christmas Eve Peculiarities

It’s been a long time since i’ve had noche buena (midnight celebration). You see, before i was married and before my family moved out of the country, we used to wait up until midnight to open gifts. My mom would be busy preparing various dishes (enough to feed the neighbors), and when... 

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Christmas Celebration

Christmas eve dinner was unusual this year Unusual because we opted not to go to a buffet. Hubby instead made reservations at one of Philippine Tatler’s 2009 Philippines’ Best Restaurants, 22 Prime. Located at the 22nd floor of Discovery Suites in Ortigas, the place is upscale and offers... 

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Weekend Food Choices Week 25: A Greek Cuisine Gathering

Every year the SGD friends get together during the holidays to reminisce about the group’s younger days and to catch up on how our practice have progressed (or not). A long table for 15 was reserved at the terrace of the Eastwood Mall. The turn up was good this year with friends we rarely... 

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Dinner with Good Friends…Buenisimo!

Its that time of the year when good friends gather to catch up, or in our case, to have another reason to eat out… I’ve only eaten once in Cafe Ysabelle and it was a sponsored meal so i didn’t really have a say on the dishes we ordered. I did think they were alright. [...]... 

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If I Could Leave My Heart In San Francisco

What’s a visit to the wonderful city of SF if it’s not for this? When you visit this beautiful city, you will have your fill of interesting tourist attractions The Golden Gate Bridge Alcatraz China Town The Cable Cars Palace of Fine Arts But lets not forget the wide variety of good food... 

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A Destination Dessert Dining Experience

I am a dessert fan so when we visited them in Denver, there was no doubt that our lovely hosts had to take us to D Bar Desserts D Bar does not take reservations so there is always a long line outside Because Denver nights can be cold, this joint has an electric burner to keep their [...]... 

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A Wondeful Gathering

In 2004 a group of strangers decided to enter a training program Little by little the group of more than a dozen became just 5 persevering friends. And in 2006 a wonderful individual joined this closely knit group Fast forward to 2009 and these same individuals have gone on to practice what they trained... 

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Nothing Better Than a Home Cooked Feast

When we went to visit our cousins in Denver we knew we were in for delicious treats! Little did we know that it would start the moment we landed! Upon our arrival, my lovely cousin in law prepared a delicious meal feast fresh spinach salad Baked stuffed mushrooms This was one of my favorite dishes!... 

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Of Oysters and Other Wonderful Dishes

When we arrived in LV, my mom and sister decided to take us grocery shopping. Luckily these were available. *a great big hug for my sis who bought the box* We were so excited when we opened the box and saw huge oyster shells! Hubby suddenly became the oyster man, opening the shells with an improvised... 

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