Pig Out: Kettle

Okay so I haven't blogged here for some time. What better to start re-blogging than by writing about food? Yay!

Last week we were able to try the new restaurants in Shangri-La Plaza's East Wing, and might I say there are A LOT of interesting dining destinations there. Take this one for example, easily one of my favorites, Kettle.

See what we tried!

Well, we started with Baked Brie that disappeared even before I realized I haven't taken a picture yet. Ooops!

Shrimp Po'Boy
Oh boy, Cajun breaded shrimps in a soft ciabatta roll drizzled with spicy mustard with a side of sweet potato fries. Divine!

Buttermilk Fried Chicken
Soft, tender fried chicken that comes with country gravy and cajun honey and a side of honey glazed cornbread. Easily everyone's favorite!

Steak & Marrow
Absolutely to die for (for sharing if not "of") 450 grams of US Prime Ribeye Steak and Herb Crusted Marrow that is too sinful!

Hefty in portions and in flavors, this is definitely a place I'll be bringing family and friends to!

Kettle

5/F East Wing

Shangri-La Plaza

Pig Out: RUB Ribs and BBQ

Okay so over the weekend we were finally able to try a new restaurant in the neighborhood, which always seems to be full. Curious as we are, we got ourselves a table.

True enough, as soon as we seated ourselves (on the last available table at that!) a party of eight came in, followed by either twosomes or a larger group. Apparently so many people come here to eat! Cool!

Anyway, the interior was clean and modern. I liked the farthest part of the wall where it was painted red and white stripes.

Love the details. They have photos (and canvases) of famous quotes on the walls.

So nice!

Now for the main attraction; the food! In fairness, the food are reasonably priced. We got the Rub Beef  P290. It was perfect! The meat was so tender and tasty!

This was their rib Singles plate. It was okay, I liked the Rub Beef better. The side dish, which we got to pick was delicious though. We got the Roasted Garlic Mashed Potato. Yum!

And for dessert, Y ordered the Fried Oreos with Vanilla Icecream for P150. It felt really heavy! Truly a hearty finish to a hearty meal.

Did we like it? Yes! Are we coming back? DEFINITELY SO! Plus points on their servers who were really nice. Thanks, Richard!

RUB Ribs and BBQ

88 East Capitol Drive,

Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig City

DIY: Smores!!!

Okay so over the long holiday, we discovered that housemate J had a LOT of marshmallows left from her Valentine's Day. Yans had a GREAT idea, "Why don't we make some SMORES?" Awesome!

Thus, another D-I-Y tutorial: smores!

Ingredients:

HUGE (camping) marshmallows

Graham crackers

Chocolate bars of course!

(I am a a BIG fan of nuts on my chocolate, so I'm happy I influenced Yans because she loves nuts on her chocolate now, too! We bought an almond variant -- for obvious reasons =D)

Okay since we did this indoors, we improvised a few items.We used chopsticks to skewer the big-ass marshmallows. =)

Slowly (partially) melt the mallow over your gas stove. Try turning the mallow over the flame to melt it all through. TIP: The blacker, stickier, the yummier!

Now do this quick (while the mallow melts): put the mallow on top of a block of graham cracker, top with a piece of chocolate and sandwich with another graham block.

Look at that baby. Yum!

Yans' seven-year old cousin's thumbs up of approval! =)

See how easy it is? You should try it! Watch the carbs though, a smore can be pretty heavy. Hehe Sinfully good!

Pig Out: Leona's Art Restaurant

Last Thursday, we were in the mood for some pizza. And our quest for a good eat-all-you-can pizza restaurant brought us to Sikatuna Village, where we got lost on our way. Haha! But it was okay though, after almost P200 cab fare, we got there.

For P199, we got unlimited pizza. They serve them as a whole though (read: not per slice) so before you get to the next flavor, you have to finish the whole plate first. Challenge accepted! =D

For starters, we were served the Three Cheese Pizza.

Pepperoni Pizza

To counter umay, we decided to order one pasta dish, this Maria Shrimp. (Which later on I realized wasn't a fool-proof plan. We should've gotten a red sauce pasta instead, since white sauce, too causes umay)

Back to pizza, this time Onion and Pesto. It was this time when we experienced what Man vs Food host Adam Richman call a food block. Boy, were we stuffed! But we wanted to try the last pizza, so we said yes to one plate more.

Hawaiian pizza. At this point, we can't take a bite anymore! Haha!

Overall, the food was okay. For P199, I'd say it's sulit. Plus, the place is nice and quiet. (Unless it's filled with a large group of students, which unfortunately for us, it was.) But hey, you're there for the food, right? Aside from pizza, they have other food in the menu that I will try next time for sure!

Leona's Art Restaurant

No. 45 Matimtiman Street,

Teacher's Village, Quezon City

Viva il Papa!

Found this on the internet just now. I thought I'd share it. So awesome. =) A rare photo of three generations of popes. I'm glad we have a new pope. Viva il Papa! =)

Pig Out: Jade Palace

Over the weekend I was a bit sick. So come Sunday, I was in the mood for noodles and dimsum. Instead of dragging Yans to Chowking with me, we took the opposite direction and went to Jade Palace instead.

I got the Beef Mixed Noodles and the Jumbo siopao. (which reminded me of siopao from Roberto's in Iloilo, ahh college days) Yum!

For dessert, I got the Almond Lychee, which was okay. Remind me again that the Chinese are not known for their desserts. Haha! The place is nice (separate from the main restaurant though) and quiet. Well, aside from the little inglishera girl who kept running around. Staff was nice. This will definitely be on my go-to place for delicious noodles during bad days. =)

Jade Palace Restaurant

106 Shaw Blvd, Kapitolyo,

Pasig City

Weekend with the Toddler

Last Saturday, my sister went on a baking class and asked if I can babysit ze toddler with ate Ana. Of course I said yes! This baby ain't a baby anymore. She's all grown up! Here's some photos of my babysitting skit.

After lunch, we were playing on the sofa. For some reason, little K liked my purse, she keeps closing and opening it.

Look what's she's doing, playing with auntie's foot! =)

She seriously carried my foot and put it on her lap. Haha!

Little K had these cute Mcdonald's Happy Meal toys.

Look at that baby play! =)

SIGH, I feel old. Haha But boy do I love this kid! <3

Are you ready for Aerosmith?

Ladies, are you ready for this? God has finally answered your prayers because American rock band Aerosmith is FINALLY coming to the Philippines for its first ever concert here.

For those of you who do not know such classics as Walk this Way, Dream On, Crazy, Jaded or even the ridiculously famous Don't Wanna Miss a Thing, I don't know what rock you've been living under all these years.

You see I've been given an Aerosmith-education by Yans, who has a serious HUGE crush on vocalist, Steve Tyler (trivia: She named her new puppy "Tyler" for obvious fan girl reasons). Anyway, there really is a God because the Philippines is going to be part of the band's Global Warming World Tour!

For concert details and tickets click here. 

DYI Time: Cheese French Toast

Okay, so we did this a few months back and I thought I'd share it with you guys. My own DYI tutorial yay! For this one, you'll be learning the basics of a poor man's Cheese French Toast. Sounds all sosyal and difficult to prepare, eh? Trust me it's not. =) But it sure as hell as delish!

The Ingredients:

Bread of course (we like ours the loaf kind)

Cheese (just the regular kind you use for spaghetti. No complaints here!)

Butter

Mixture of milk and egg

     Whisk the egg in a bowl and add milk until you get this mixture. Slowly dip bread into the mixture.

Heat your pan (or in our case, wok) and put some butter. Place your bread on the pan and add sliced cheese on top. Allow to melt and flip to the other side. (I like my toast a bit moist, not dry. So I flip them before they go dry.)

Voila! Our impromptu breakfast, made from whatever was available in the cupboard. Not bad eh? Just add some spam and scrambled eggs and you're in for a delicious breakfast! Yum! =) Until our next DYI project!

Pig Out: Silantro

Okay so this restaurant/cantina has been around for a while, and friend, Yans has been badgering me about trying it out. Well finally yesterday, I gave in. And boy was that a good decision!

Silantro is a Mex-Fil cantina, which based on signs posted all over the place, is still on soft opening. But man were they packed! All the tables inside were occupied when I got there. Good thing Yans was there ahead of me and got us a table! After we gave our orders I went about the room and took photos. Check out this delicious-looking ingredients bar.

For starters, Yans ordered some Nachos. I was hesitant at first because the nachos looked extra yellowy, but boy was I wrong! The cheese-gucamole sauce was delish. And, the beef bits (read: bits not ground beef) were tasty! Our forever favorite Nachos are from Jalapeno in Home Depot, but this one easily gives them a run for their money!

I got the big ass Silantro Burrito, which I had to share with Yans. It was heavy and super yummy! It came with guacamole and sour cream sauce. The guacamole I liked very much, while the sour cream not too much, it more cream and not enough sour enough for me. The mexican rice inside the burrito was very tasty and the beef bits tender. Yum!

Yans got the Silantro Volcano Sisig, which I thought owing to its name was spicy. Turns out it wasn't. But we weren't dissapointed. It was good!

All in all it was a great restaurant! The servers were very attentive, the food was great and reasonably priced. We were so stuffed for P420! I mean come on, that's a great deal. We'll definitely come back for more! You should try it out too!

Silantro Fil-Mex Cantina

East Capitol Drive (near the Holy Family Church)

Brgy. kapitolyo, Pasig City

Pig Out: Cyma

Last Saturday I was craving for some good salad, luckily my wish came true! Had late lunch at Cyma EDSA Shang.

Luckily we went there around merienda time so there weren't a lot of people.

We ordered salad of course! I think we always order the House Salad, so we decided to try a new one. True enough, this Watercress Salad did not disappoint! It had a LOT of fresh watercress, bleu cheese, sweet pears, walnuts, Romaine lettuce, dressed in Cyma's signature summer herb vinaigrette. Yum!

Also this Chicken Souvlakia Souvlaki or Kabobs. The Yogurt Garlic Sauce was yummy and the hot pita bread, delish! =)

For pasta we got Baby Clams Angel Hair, made up of a lot of baby clams, white wine, lemon, parsely, grated parmigiano reggiano and garlic.

I think you know me well enough to know I do not skip dessert. So for glyka, we tried Kataifa, shredded phyllo dough stuffed with walnuts and pistachios, soaked in syrup and served with vanilla ice cream. Nom nom nom!

If you're dining with company, I suggest you order one of each course and share. That way you get to taste everything! =) Will definitely go back for more Greek goodness!

Cyma Greek Tavern

Level 6, EDSA Shangri-La Plaza Mall

Mandaluyong