Pandecillos from Bicol

My grandmother from Bicol knows this is my favorite.

Pandecillos are nutty bread that is filled with Yema-like spread.

I could finish one whole bag in one sitting!

I wish they sell it around Manila too.

Butter Heaven

When my kid is already sleeping and I still have time to study at night, 

I always want to be accompanied by freshly microwaved Blast o' Butter popcorn ^_^

Popcorn wakes me up instantly ^_^ 

Peanut Butter Toasts

Toasted bread with peanut butter spread.

My personal favorites are Peter Pan, PanDeManila's and Ludy's brands.

Breaking The Overnight Fast at Conti's (Katipunan)

Upon waking up one Sunday morning, we all climbed the car and drove to Conti's Katipunan.

My nephew waiting for his food which did not arrive 

that soon enough.  We had to wait for our food despite 

the few number of customers and more than enough manpower 

in the kitchen and on the floor.

Coffee arrived first.  

Thank you!

Chicken lollies with honey mustard dip

One of the best I have tasted

My mother wanted the fruits served first.

She made the waiters rush this one out.

I ordered Seafood Gratin (???)

I couldn't pronounce it correctly as much as I couldn't 

ingest another spoonful of this one. 

It wasn't good as I was hoping for it to be :(

NEVER going to order this one again.

I'm going to stay away from anything that has "gratin" on it's label.

Unlimited Drinks and Soup at Peri Peri

It was my first time to dine at Peri Peri

and I now am aware of their unlimited offer of soup and drinks 

(including coffee).

Unfortunately, their soup is pretty disappointing because 

it tasted that there was flour (yes, flour) in it.

It could have been better if their soup was at par with the 

instantly prepared ones we can purchase at the supermarket.

Their grilled chicken was not extraordinary but it wasn't that bad at all.

It is accompanied by rice which could be shared by two people

(who doesn't eat that much rice)

I ordered their fajitas which was served separately from the wrapper.

The diner is supposed to prepare the fajitas himself.

The sauce wasn't bad at all and I kind of enjoyed myself preparing one.

Lunch Break at Cajun Red Rock

Took this photo to show to a friend that a drink was named after him ^_^

I had their soup of the day and some of their toasts

which tasted toasted "monay" to me.

It seems that I dined here so long ago that I couldn't remember

the name of this dish.  The only thing I remembered was that

the rice was seasoned with saffron.

Well, I couldn't forget this one.  

It is their bread pudding.

You can never go wrong with bread puddings

irregardless of which resto you are in.

New Year's Eve Dinner And New Year's Day Lunch

 

 

I wish there was more duck!

I loved the roasted Peking duck ^_^

 

The roast beef from Bizu

Everyone was scared to try this out because the color 

was still more than a bit rare.

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And here's for lunch the next day... at The Heat

 

The nanny's ala carte burger plate

 

They were serving vanilla milk shakes :)

 

I got second servings of the duck and salmon whatchamacallits! 

I love finishing them up because they're light on the tummy.

And when I got home, I still had the appetite for some 

blueberry cheesecake in the fridge.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!