Tar's Paksiw Na Isda

let me just say she did something magical to the fish.
more words next time, I'm having trouble typing.


PS.

we have fresh batuan from iloilo!

meet the duck!

avocados+ tomatoes+basil+ sun-dried tomatoes in cream cheese

we're having a picnic on monday!

Tar's birthday is coming up. We made a postcard/invitation yesterday :)

Pastillas wrappers

Check out these fantastic-looking pastillas wrappers my friend Issa gave me. Hand-cut by sweet old ladies from Bulacan.
I'm pretty nifty with the x-acto knife myself, but...man, I have no idea how to go about making anything as intricate as this.

And... they can spell out words. how cool is that?!

..ahem

Snackaroo

When I'm down South, I have chow spots for when I'm in touch with my inner carnivore. I'm easy to please, happy na ako with Sinangag Express tapsi + tokwa and 2.5 na rice (okay, sometimes 3...eek), or a wasabi burger from Charbroiled Burgers... or buffalo wings galing sa..I forgot the name of the place. Basta. In BF, all you have to do is cruise along President's Ave and you're bound to end up somewhere eating happily...with your wallet breathing easily.

Here in QC, I have discovered Snackaroo. And it doesn't serve ...snacks. Think bone-in steaks, gravy, steaming, white rice. I love it. They also serve meat cooked in various ways, but as far as I'm concerned I just want their steak, medium rare (you have to tell the waitress, though. I forgot to do that one time and ended up getting a well done piece---sayang). I love taking that first subo of salted, juicy steak with some rice and graaavy. Ahahahhay. 130+ php, fatty fatty happiness!

Anyway, last week, I was a bit out of sorts, and not quite steak hungry-hungry. So I tried their 'salted beef', which I had been eyeing the past couple of times I was there. The picture over the counter showed a close up of something that looked like corned beef...so okay, I was up for that. I heard Tar asking the waitress if it was like tapa.

The waitress said,
"Parang bacon ho"

Gulay.We were sold.

At parang bacon nga. Crisp and served with rice and atchara on the side. It was good even without any of the usual sawsawan.

Try it!
Snackaroo has two branches that I know of, one's along Jimenez...near Kamuning. The other's in the Kalayaan area.

Late Lunch

An impromptu soup that made our afternoon.

I cut..no, wait... hacked 1/4 of a squash and 1 carrot into rough chunks, put the pieces in a pot and added 1 whole chopped up onion, 1 piece of star anise, a bay leaf and some chicken broth to barely cover. Brought to a boil, then simmered for a couple of minutes until the veggies were soft. I then put in 4 big squares of tofu, heated the whole lot through.
We ate them in bowls + rice and some toasted dilis + patis,sili,calamansi on the side.

Simple and filling.