My mom and her high school barkada would often meet up in Imay's for dinner. As usual, I was the designated driver slash photographer so I had to tag along.

Imay's is known for their sumptuous Filipino food and it's always a full house there, every night. My mom and her friends always had this private joke whenever they're there to tell the waiter that a certain friend is having his/her birthday. It always happen every time, I was a victim of that private joke too.

It was always a blast tagging along with them. I think our table was the loudest. Errr.

Now for the food that we ordered... (I wasn't able to take pictures of everything, I was busy eating. Lol.)

Sinigang.

Kare-kare.

Mixed seafood.

Chopsuey.

Beef with mushrooms.

Lumpia Shanghai.

Imay's is located along 6th St.of Lacson St. Use Mcdonald's Lacson as the landmark, wherein you turn right and then go straight until you find the restaurant. Fair warning though, the place is always full of customers, even during lunch time and weekdays so better be patient in finding a table.

#Happy eating!

I had to "cheat" my diet so I could eat dinner here tonight with my mom. Haha. (Anyways, that's the reason for the lack of food related posts. I have officially placed myself under "diet mode" for a healthier summer body.)

So I've been wanting to eat at Cuayx. From the name of the restaurant itself, it gets you enough enthusiasm to go eat there.

The interiors of the restaurant, which was very home-y and rustic if I may say so.

If you've been reading through my posts, you'll know I'm a big fan of lightings. The black painted chandelier is my kind of thing and I had to take a picture of it.

Chicken Potato Salad for appetizer. I love how the potatoes were in big chunks, and the dressing was creamy too.

My mom ordered their Tenderloin Steak, which tasted okay except that I wished they had bigger servings.

Of course, I'm still on a diet per se, so I ordered their Fish Fingers which was basically Fish Fillet. The tartar sauce is so good. I could taste the oregano from it.

I had Silvanas for dessert, which I was quite happy about that I had to order another one. Oops. Haha.

Cuayx is located along Lacson St. directly in front of the L'Fisher Hotel and right beside Calea so it's very easy to locate. It is literally a house converted into a restaurant (I just love how quirky that sounds. Haha.) and has ample driveway for cars to park.

#Happy eating!

Theme: Body Parts

It's all in the hands. (My cousin's daughter's hand which I seriously want to bite so I could make her cry. Hehe.)

Theme: Morning

Morning has broken, like the first morning..."

I was being random today and since it was my day off, I decided why not make a Black Sambo. Since recently a staff nurse of mine in the OR gave me her recipe. I bet I had to share some of these tomorrow in the OR. Let them taste my masterpiece. Err, no. HAHA.

Black Sambo with lots of chocolate syrup

Ingredients:

White part:

2 sachets Knox unflavored gelatin

1 can condensed milk

1 can Nestle cream

Chocolate part:

2 sachets Knox unflavored gelatin

1 can evaporated milk

3/4 cup Hershey's Chocolate syrup

Directions:

1. White part first. Put the Knox sachets in 1 cup boiling water. Stir evenly.

2. Add the condensed milk and Nestle cream. Stir in low fire.

3. Put into mold or container and evenly distribute the mixture. Allow to cool and put inside the freezer. 

4. Take it out once the mixture is set.

5. For the chocolate part, put the Knox sachets in 1 cup boiling water. Stir evenly.

6. Add the evaporated milk and chocolate syrup. Stir in low fire.

7. Add the mixture on top of the white part and spread evenly. Allow to cool and put inside the freezer.

8. Store inside the freezer until ready ready to serve.

#Happy eating!

Theme: Reflections

things to do with a big mirror at home -- make a heart sign.

Yesterday I wanted to cook something healthy and easy to do for lunch. There wasn't much inside the pantry since my mom decided not to give in to my impulsive desire to hoard grocery items for months now (since it always ends up being spoiled because I keep forgetting I have these items to cook. Err. Anyways.) but there were a few things available ---

So here's my really simple take on the Creamy Tuna Penne. 

Ingredients:

1 500g pack of Penne pasta

2 cans of Century Tuna Chunks in Water

3 packs of Del Monte Carbonara Gourmet Sauce

1 box of Quickmelt cheese, grated

1/2 cup water

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp sesame oil

Directions:

1. Cook the pasta according to package directions. Set aside the cooked pasta.

2. Heat oil in a pan and saute the Tuna chunks for 2 - 3 minutes.

3. Pour in the Carbonara sauce. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Toss the cooked pasta into the sauce. If the sauce is too thick, add water until you have achieved desired consistency.

5. Before serving, top with grated cheese.

It's quite simple to do, really. I ended up bringing some to work and my staff loved it. Hehe.

#Happy eating!

Third and final part of my Valentine's Day: 11th Restaurant which was located directly in front of Jay j's. 

All photos courtesy of Teptep. Thank you!

#Happy eating!

Valentine's Day Part 2.

Dinner at Jay j's which was still in Art District. I specifically asked for us to eat there since I'm in love with their Filipino food. (and both my friends have never eaten there before.)

The interiors of Jay j's. We seated ourselves at the far end of the restaurant so we could see everyone going in and out. HAHA.

The food that we ordered ...

Jay j's is located in Art District (at the back side) and they serve both lunch and dinner. It's also a great tambayan for after work chillout and drinks since they also serve mixed drinks and alcoholic drinks. 

#Happy eating!

I spent the Valentine's Day with my 2 girl friends Camille and Teptep and we went straight to Art District right after our 7a - 3p work.

First stop was Miren, the desserts and coffee shop in Art District. (I really have no idea why we went there first, considering we're supposed to have dinner first, desserts, then drinks. Oh well.)

So now, we ordered the following...

#Happy eating!