2014 New Year's Eve

 Table's all set

The Royal Touch Cupcakes

Sound the trumpets

Paul Boulangerie

 Brunch at Paul's

Dinner at Antonio's

Since we've covered Breakfast.. Now its time for dinner.

Brunch at Spectrum

 #uhuhhoney

A family tradition that never gets old is the Christmas brunch with the Antolins. This year though we tried to change things up a bit and that instead of having it in either our house of theirs, we packed up the troops and had brunch at Spectrum.

Although the buffet is filled with your classic brunch goodies such as cold cuts, waffles, and what not.. there is definitely one thing you shouldn't pass on..

The Hakaw

May seem like your typical, but these little babies just melt in your mouth after every bite. Its been a while since I've had hakaw this good here in Manila..

Have an awesome weekend!

Miks

Spectrum

Fairmont Hotel

1 Raffles Drive

Makati Avenue

Makati

Philippines

 

Mom's Sticky Rice with Mango

Early bird breakfast back at home..

Now I know I'm really home!

Miks

Choco-late de Batirol

Afternoons in Baguio mean only one thing..

Ketchup Community

Checking out Baguio's new hotspot

#sisonsgreetings

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Jing Monis Salon's Iced Tea

Aside from getting a really awesome haircut, one of the things I used to look forward to during my monthly visits to Jing Monis Salon in Bellevue was the Iced Tea that they served while you wait and get pampered.

Luckily I was able to have another glass of this refreshing concoction (which actually has a sorta gulaman flavor in it) when I accompanied my sister to get her annual trim (yes.. annual lol). Haven't had this since I moved to San Francisco and boy did I miss this. The kind people of the salon certainly knew that this was my favorite drink since they kept offering me more haha. 

Thanks to the very kind people of Jing Monis Salon Bellevue. Til next time!

Miks

Jing Monis Salon

3rd Floor

Bellevue Hotel

Alabang

Philippines

Taste of home

It always a brighter morning when mom prepares sticky rice and mango for breakfast!

Glad to be home for the holidays

Miks

Ready for the holidays!

Brought about by the excitement of a perfectly level and crack-less cheesecake

Ramen Kuroda

 

the sun may be scorching hot, but that doesn't stop us from having ramen!

Bono's Milo Dinosaur

First treat in MNL

Christmas Chili

 Chili night has finally come!

Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread

 

 Let the holiday festivities begin

Noe Valley Bakery

 

Time for something sweet

HRD Coffee Shop

 

 A diner, a coffee shop, and a Korean restaurant all rolled into one.

Sweet Cup

 

  giving this Vietnamese version of Halo-Halo a try

52°F weather only means one thing..

 Ramen Time!!

A steaming hot bowl of bbq ramen with piping hot cup of tea.

And an order of bean sprout salad to cool off the taste buds just a little bit..

I see frequent visits to Ajisen in the future for there's nothing like a lining of ramen fat in your stomach to keep you warm lol!

Miks

Ajisen Ramen

47890 Warm Springs Blvd

Fremont

California

94539

USA

 

'Tis the seasong to be giving

 Chocolate Macarons anyone?

Midnight Munchies at Jack's

 Sometimes a salad just doesn't cut it...

Buddy's Bites and Brews

Surfer grub

Spicy Sausage and Pumpkin Rotini

 What to do with left over pumpkin puree from #thanksgiving2013

What's left of #thanksgiving2013

Thanksgiving meal is always better the day after!!

Must eat up so that we have enough energy to face the chaos that is Black Friday Shopping!

Miks

#thanksgiving2013

 Turkey's ready!!

Getting ready for #thanksgiving2013

  Who'd want pumpkin pie when you can have Pumpkin Pecan Praline Cheesecake?

Gising-Gising

 inspired by today's fresh find

Chocolate Chewies with Walnuts

 Another awesome find from the Whole Foods Bakery!

Shrimp and Chorizo

 Friday night means tapas night!

Kasper's Hotdogs

Sometimes you just need a really good dog..

Lexie's Pumpkin Scones

with Cinnamon Spiced Glaze

My cousins have been baking up quite a storm this past weeks. Who can blame them since there's nothing like standing in front of a hot oven during fall. You get to warm up yourself and at the same time smell something really good (an a snack to eat for later).

Pumpkin, Cinnamon, and a whole bunch of spices spells for the perfect fall afternoon snack.

Miks

Jong Ga House

 Time for some Korean eats!

Giada's Whole Wheat Orzo with Artichoke Pesto

 

please bear with me as I am still going through Giada withdrawals

My Saturday with Giada

 

From TV to reality

Spicy Tuna Rice

 

 a trip down memory lane

Midweek Napa Break

 

 It been a while since we saw the sun so bright..

Whole Foods Pizza for tonight's dinner

 We meet again Whole Foods

Bibimbap Depot

 

Midweek lunch out!

Sausages and Grapes

 or should I say "sticky sausage" lol

Costco's BBQ Beef Brisket Sandwich

What seemed like a very promising snack option from the snack bar at Costco came a bit short. As we heard of the news about the Costco in our area finally serving the BBQ Beef Brisket Sandwich, we immediately got excited and started planning out our Costco excursion. 

So after a few rounds at the sampling stations to get our appetites going, we finally made our way to the snack bar. 

Smokey, tangy, tender beef brisket topped on a bed a cool coleslaw and sandwiched in between two hamburger buns. I saw the last rather plainly since although the brisket and the coleslaw were very delicous, I was surprised that Costco would served it sandwiched in between cold bread. I mean to begin with I would have already preferred if they used a kaiser bun or even hawaiian bread since the hamburger bun seem a bit too harsh and dense for the brisket, but to be served cold?!

It was worth a try.. but I think I'd stick with my dollar-fifty hotdog sandwich..at least that one's warm..

Miks

Lexie's Deconstructed Caramel Apple

 Or in other words.. a lazy man's caramel apple!

Snowflake Tea House

Having some tea and crumpets on a lovely Friday evening.. NOT!

Yubuchobap

 A cool find from the Korean supermarket

Jack Daniel's Pulled Pork Salad

 Easier and more flavorful than a prepared salad bowl!!

Lunch at Whole Foods Fremont

 Packed lunch fresh from the kitchen

Halloween 2013

 

Trick or treat?!

BOO!

Happy Halloween 2013!

Since I'm not as crafty as my cousins who got extra creative in carving out their pumpkins, I opted to do something I was more familiar with and bake my own pumpkin!

So here's my red velvet cake transformed into a Halloween pumpkin. Not bad if I could say so myself.

Cake and costume in the trunk.. time to head over to my cousins house and let the festivities begin!

Miks

Oktoberfest 2013

Need I say more?