Asia Cafe

| March 19, 2012

Who doesn’t love  generous servings of good food at reasonably good prices? For dinner yesterday, we had just that exactly, generous servings of authentic Asian fare at under $10 per order at a place called Asia Cafe. At Asia Cafe, you are your own server.  You go to the counter, order your food and pay. [...]

Baby Shower Crib Cake

| April 7, 2011

I’m typing this entry fresh from a night-out with my mommy friends.  If you spot some misspelled words along the way and some grammatical errors, you can go ahead and blame the strawberry margarita. *wink* Prior to last weekend, I have never made a cake for a baby shower.  I almost had my chance around [...]

Pilipinas Food Trip #7: Sorbetes

| January 4, 2011

“Mamang Sorbetero, tayo’y sumayaw; kalembang mong hawak, muling ikaway; batang munti, sa ‘yo’y naghihintay; bigyang ligaya ngayong tag-araw” And so goes the Celeste Legaspi song.  Sorbetes is Filipino ice cream.   It is not sorbet and is supposed to be made with coconut milk.  Oh, and for the full sorbetes experience, buy it from the [...]

Spicy Calamari

| December 2, 2010

I know that it’s in my best interest (and yours, too!) to avoid eating deep fried food.  But they’re just too darned good!  And you know I’m right! I made calamari (again!) not too long ago.  I learned during a happy hour date with a friend that in that restaurant we went to, the calamari [...]

Nagoya Steak and Sushi

| November 11, 2010

Every chance we get to go out on a lunch date, hubby and I will most often choose to go to a Japanese restaurant, to take advantage of lunch deals.  The time of day one chooses to eat at a restaurant makes a lot of difference as far as price is concerned.  Dinner entrees at [...]