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Buffet Lunch at Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, Mother Ignacia

July 20, 2019 / Filed Under: food, restaurants

Classes was cancelled last Wednesday due to typhoon Falcon but because it wasn’t raining and the day was looking a little bright, we decided to have lunch out. We’ve been wanting to try the buffet breakfast and buffet lunch for quite sometime now at Vanilla Cupcake Bakery because they have the cutest store and the cutest set-up. Plus, the restaurant isn’t that far– and so we went.

Vanilla Cupcake Bakery’s buffet wasn’t that big nor that extensive but there’s quite a lot of food. There was variety and it wasn’t that overwhelming that when you try to have a taste of everything on the table. The price of ₱358 per person is also quite reasonable. Ykaie’s first stop was pasta.

But for Twinkle, dessert comes first since the mini-cupcakes was the first on the buffet table.

This is their pasta selection. They have bowtie pasta, penne pasta, and of course spaghetti. As for the sauce, you can choose from bechamel, bolognese, and garlic aglio olio.

Soup of the day: Bulalo Soup, this is very tasty ha considering soup lang talaga sya… They also have an appetizer station and small salad station beside this.

For the rice, you can choose from Plain rice, Tinapa rice, and Bagoong rice.

Viands: Bagnet, Tokwa’t baboy, Tokwa and Togue, and sliced pork with sauce (sorry na, di ko to tinikman eh)

Tripe Kare-Kare with lots of veggies!

Chicken Curry

Super sarap and crunchy Pork Sisig

Drinks are: Sago’t Gulaman, Dalandan Juice, and Detox Water.

Grabe! We were so full. Good thing may baon kaming Dutch Mill Delight. We made sure to drink one after such a feast to keep our tummies in good condition.

Dutch Mill Delight contains the Duo Active combination of Probiotics and Prebiotic Fibers that helps rebalance our tummies and produce longer living good bacteria that helps our digestion work more efficiently. It also helps in reducing cholesterol… so okay lang mag-cheat day paminsan-minsan.. *wink*wink*. Diba, mommies?

Kayo, what did you do nung walang pasok ang kids last wednesday?

Taiwan Day 2: Rain, Rain + More Taiwan Street Food

March 12, 2019 / Filed Under: family, food, Out of the Country, travels

We had a rainy first day in Taiwan and a stronger rain on our second day. What we had planned on our second day was go on a Hop On Hop Off tour on a Double Decker Bus which sis booked through Klook. Since it was raining, we bought a plastic rain coat for Twinkle and a few umbrellas to avoid being wet.

Read: TAIWAN DAY 1: ZHULIN BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND TAOYUAN LANTERN FESTIVAL

on the Second floor of the Double Decker Bus

The bus is said to have 23 bus stops across two routes and you can get off on those places that you’d like to visit and take photos of like Taipei 101, National Palace Museum, Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall, Ximending and many more. Then you can wait for the next bus that would come along and get on again for the next stop.

Well, we weren’t able to utilize this properly because we weren’t able to get off on some of the popular spots because of the rain.

In the end, we decided not to go through all the spots and just go home.

We had lunch at the subway. I had their usual meal of Minced pork over noodles, steamed veggies, with white bittermelon clear soup on the side.

On the way home we passed by a few street food and this pick-you-own-sushi store. Each one is wrapped individually so you can customize your own box and pick your favorites. Each one costs NT$10.

Sis bought these sliced pork ears and gizzard….

… pork blood and caramelized tofu…so we could also try them. We’ve been seeing a lot of these on the street.

Come night time, dinner was out on a nearby night market. Since it was a rainy night, very few stalls were open.

Two of the food we tried were these shellfish and grilled octopus. The shellfish meat was minced, seasoned, and mixed with butter and cheese then tucked back inside the shell and grilled.

The octopus is grilled and brushed with a sauce then sprinkled with sesame seeds. We had fun sharing one stick…

Well, one stick is enough for sharing.. Look at how big it was!

I also had Milk Tea #2 there. It’s nice that put fresh milk instead of the usual powder creamer but still I wasn’t satisfied with the taste.

So, walang nangyari sa second day kundi puro kain lang… Oh well, buti na lang mahilig talaga kami kumain and trying out something different or something new is always one of the best experiences for me.

#ChristmaSMoments Food Crawl At SM North EDSA

December 5, 2018 / Filed Under: food, restaurants

It’s #EatPlayShopInTheCity again as I join yet another food crawl at SM North EDSA. Since this is the nearest mall where I live (SM Sangandaan doesn’t count ’cause it’s so small, okay), this is the mall we frequent. So when I was invited to do a food crawl, I just had to say yes. I wanted to try out new restos SM North has to offer and get to know some of those who are already there but we never tried as a family.

Guess who went along with us on this gastronomic adventure? Ms. Elevator Girl Cheridel Alejandrino and Santa Claus!

Number 1 Barbecues

Our food crawl started at Number 1 Barbecues who served us their 12-hour smoked US Beef, Pork Sisig, and Chicken Barbecue. The beef was very tender and juicy, the sisig was crunchy and tasty, and their chicken barbecue was cooked just right.

Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen

Second stop was the newly opened Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen where they served us their different kinds of ramen. I love Ramen so this was ramen heaven for me. I didn’t have any favorites though because each has its own set of flavor but one thing that brings out the flavor in all of them is that rich, creamy, flavorful broth.

Bakeology by Cassalu

After the barbecue and the ramen, it’s time for dessert! Off we went to Bakeology. Bakeology makes it possible for you to get 12 kinds of cheesecake by buying only one with their “12 Flavors of Cheesecake”. If you’re not after one whole cheesecake, you may opt to but their cheesecake on a stick.

Marugame Udon

Fourth stop is Marugame Udon. It’s actually my second time at this restaurant and the first time, I was with family. I ordered this rice and it didn’t fail to satisfy my curry cravings. Their yakitori, udon, and katsudon are delicious as well.

Cafe Amazon

Now I wonder why I haven’t seen Cafe Amazon before? Oh because it’s located at the 2nd floor of the Annex building. At sa kadulo-dulohan pa. Cafe Amazon is a popular coffee shop in Thailand but they also serve milk teas. What you can see above is Iced Thai Tea. I hope to be back soon to try their other coffee and tea variants.

Bo’s Coffee

After tea, it was coffee time at Bo’s Coffee. We were served hot coffee, breakfast meals, and pasta…

Chili’s

Dinnertime found at Chili’s and with their famous BBQ Ribs and the new Steak and Shrimp. By this time I was too full to eat so I just tried a couple of bites. I was already stuffed! (Kamusta naman ang diet, ahuhu)

We’re supposedly going to 8 restaurants but I only got to the 7th. I really enjoyed the food crawl SM North EDSA treated us to. I got to know a couple of restaurants I wouldn’t know if not for this event. Should SM North EDSA be your shopping destination this season, I hope this post gives you an idea where to dine when hunger strikes.