Dexter's Jungle Cake For Gabino

My nephew turned three one month ago and they celebrated it at Jollibee Katipunan.  My sister had his cake ordered from Dexter's as always.

This time, he had a jungle-themed, orange-flavored cake.
I think it is the best-tasting cake I tasted from Dexter's yet.
I haven't tasted all of them yet, that's why.  :)

We didn't think anyone would come to the party because it was raining heavily.

But to our surprise, the tables were filled up even though most of the guests were late.

I think all Jollibee birthdays I have been to have always been super fun.

And my nephew's party wasn't an exception.  

Kudos to the Jollibee staff in Katipunan for doing a great job

in hosting my nephew's birthday.

PHo Hoa's Noodle Soup

I can't deny it.  I'm a sucker for noodle dishes.  And it's a good thing there's Pho Hoa in the country.  I would have missed how good a Vietnamese noodle soups would have tasted.

Pho Hoa Megamall Branch

Taste: 5 stars

Service: 4 stars

Ambiance: 4 stars
(I love the apple green with soft white yellow lighting.)

Price: 3 stars
(Hope they cost less so I could eat a lot more)

Menu: 4 stars
(Their menu haven't changed so much for a long time but I don't mind at all. The choices are more than enough.)

Coffee and Tea in CBTL

After that late lunch in some Mediterranean restaurant, my sister and I headed to the nearest coffee shop in the compound (Meralco Compound).  I was to catch up on my reading and she, to start watching her tutorial videos.  I don't know why, but we seem to do more work when we're outside the house.

Anyway, I had a hot cup of Chai Tea Latte and she got her coffee which I forgot what kind.

I enjoy Chai Tea Frappe in Starbucks but I like it hot when I'm in CBTL.

Note: I'm not really a fan of pricey signature drinks because I believe that you can prepare them at home or you can get a cheaper version without sacrificing the taste.  But there are not so many coffee shops that serve this kind of drink.  I wish there were.

My camera has lost it's zooming in function for a month now.  All of my pictures have shadows on them... my shadows!  Darn it.

Late Lunch at Cafe Mediterranean

When I say late, I mean almost three in the afternoon.  My lunch break at work is 8 in the morning and after that, there's no more snacking until I head home.  So when my sister invited me to have late lunch with her, I didn't think twice before I said "yes".  Usually, I head straight home to eat a quick snack before I take a nap beside my baby.

We headed to Rockwell Center beside Medical City.  And among the few restaurants they have there, we chose Cafe Mediterranean.  No Japanese food for us that afternoon even though we saw Kimono Ken almost beside it.

Ambiance: 4 stars
Food: 4 stars
Service: 5 stars
Price: 3.5 stars

Even the floors scream Mediterranean.

This is my sister's favorite: Quattro Formaggi.  

There's not a lot of cheese on it.

Even so, the pizza was bursting with flavor.

It has mozzarella, gorgonzola, fontina and parmessan cheese on it.

White one is not so spicy while the other one is truly spicy.

I drizzled some on my slice.

One plate was good for two.  

We made a mistake of ordering one for each of us.

But not really, because there was almost nothing left on my plate

when I was through with it.

Some couscous which I objected to when my sister was ordering it.

I'm not a fan of couscous.  I rather have the long grained ones they serve

in this kind of restaurants.

Egyptian Spiced Orange and Raisins P95.00

Now, I highly recommend this for those people who want to try something different from the usual.

The panna cotta is so soft, you wonder how it held up like that.

The topping is originally poured over vanilla ice cream in the Middle East.

In this restaurant, they tried pouring it on panna cotta. 

Perfect to end a late lunch.

Godiva's Thin Squares

Well, they're not really called "thin squares".  I just used the term because they really are thin squares of milk chocolates.  Although it is not comparable to a Hershey's chocolate bar or Twix caramel chocolate-covered camachile cookies (ehehe!), they have this "breather" effect on me.  So comforting!

One bar didn't last long.

Cherries

My mom went to Bangkok last weekend with a couple of her shopingera friends.  We were all anticipating all the sweet tamarind she was going to bring home for us.  But when I got home on the day she arrived, I opened the fridge and I found the plastic bags of Cherries.  A couple of bags contained the light colored ones and the others contained dark cherries.  They all looked so scrumptious.  

And they really were.  There was some crunch in them which tells me they are really almost freshly harvested.  I didn't know Thailand grew cherries.    

Shakey's Pizza Night

I still think Shakey's Pizza Parlor serves the best pepperoni pizza on thin crust.  It is best eaten when you sprinkle it with dashes of salt and ground pepper.  And sometimes, you may crank it up a bit with Tabasco green pepper sauce.

Best eaten upon delivery ;)