Spicy Noodle Dish

 I was browsing Buzz Feed and I came across an article on the best comfort food there is:  A list of soups that I can make (according to them) easily.

I tried the Chicken Vermicelli in spicy curry soup.  This household loves spicy dishes that's why I chose it from the list. And besides, almost all of the ingredients are at hand.

I cooked the chicken in chicken broth plus coconut milk plus chili powder and ginger plus salt.  And then added the vermicelli much later.

It was supposed to be a soup dish but the vermicelli absorbed most of the soup.  Still, it's was as good as I hoped it would be especially when it was still hot from the stove.  

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Raw For Dinner

We couldn't decide what will be for dinner.  He couldn't come up with anything from what we had in the freezer.  It was basically because we weren't hungry.

He decides to go out of the house and visit the wet market at around 5pm in the afternoon.  He came back with Yellow Fin tuna.   Hooray for fish!  I didn't want any more pork or beef.

He made Kinilaw for dinner.  At first I was kind of anxious about him preparing and eating raw dishes because he hasn't done that for all 5 years that we were together.

Amazingly, he did it pretty well.  So much ginger and green chilis! I LOVED IT.

I didn't eat with rice though.  I didn't think it goes well with steamed rice.  I ate it with Magic Flakes crackers.  To each, his own.


 

Party of Three

We only have to worry about the three of us (my daughter, her father and me) for New Year's Eve dinner.

My husband asked for a sticky rice recipe from his mom over the phone and tried to do it at home hours before the celebration.

It came out a bit deformed but very palatable and heavy on the tummy.

We didn't even have the traditional round stuff or the thirteen variety of fruits.

Had some grill pork steak and barbecue.  Husband was supposed to cook his egg noodle soup however he got too tired to do it.  



Disposable cups and plates were a must since the help had her day off already and we were not looking forward to cleaning up afterwards.    It's like a regular dinner.  Just right for the regular people.  Happy new year to all.  Looking forward to more good food.

Victorino's

There are so many homes turned into restaurants around the metro.  And I've encountered one more last night.  It was the second one I've visited in the QC area (the first one was Romulo's which was years ago).

The place looked ancestral with traditional furnitures and fixtures on the inside.  However the facade was a bit on the contemporary on the outside.

Since it was our first time, we asked the waiter what was his recommendations.  And that was what we ordered.  The waiter seemed to know what were the dishes that would make us come back for another round.

I liked the Fiesta rice most of all.  It was good on its own.  The next one was the adobong baby pusit.  Crispy bagnet was a general favorite on our table.  The Poqui-poqui dish earned a good laugh with its name but we were quiet consuming the vegetable dish made of eggplant since it was really good despite the fact that I didn't like mushy things.

Poqui-Poqui

Adobong Baby Pusit

Crispy Bagnet

And their dessert choices were not something that would disappoint.  In fact it was the perfect finish.

Lemon Torte, their best seller!  I LOVE THIS!

I ordered this but I preferred the lemon torte somebody else ordered.  :)

 
Ambiance:  5 out of 5
They got the "homey place" I think they're trying to give.

Taste: 5 out of 5
I eat out to try something different from our traditional dishes.  However, I realized that I haven't tasted everything that our country has.  Thanks to this restaurant, I tasted Ilocano meals that I didn't know they had.

Service: 4 out of 5
I think they are undermanned. However, the staff did their best to accommodate people.

Cost: 4 out of 5
Price was pricey but reasonable since they were all sumptuous since they were all cooked perfectly.


Located at:
Scout Rallos Street cor. 11th Jamboree st.  Sacred Heart, Quezon City