And before heading back to Manila, we lunch!
Our stay at Balay Indang included all meals (see dinner here, see breakfast here), but Frances chose to skip lunch at the bed and breakfast, and brought the whole family to Kalamunda Farm.
I am glad she did!
Kalamunda means "home in the country"
And Kalamunda Farm in Tagaytay is the home of Sylvia and Carlos Miguel
Tita Sylvia and her daughter Crissy who came up that weekend to lend her mom a hand
Because our group of 30 hungry fatties was too much to handle! :P
Check out our lunch view! *whistles*
The garden went on forever and ever
And what guess else I saw
Lamb chops! Ooops, I mean sheep!
Uncle Frank befriending our lunch. Lol! :P
The landscaping was beautiful. Tita Sylvia proudly announced that her husband designed
everything himself. And she, on the other hand, is queen of the kitchen.
Here's what she single-handedly prepared for us:
Duck and Chicken Liver Pate with Crostini
That's port wine jelly on top! Tita Sylvia's famous pate makes for a very nice Christmas present.
To order her holiday goodies (she has ham, turkey, cakes, dessert bars, etc), check out her
facbeook page here.
And then the real eating began!
Mixed Greens, Blue Cheese and Pear Salad with Mustard Dressing
Roasted Vegetables Paella
Baked Fish on Eggplant and Tahini
Chicken with Herbes de Provence
Pasta Matriciana
And the main attraction, a whole Milk-fed Organic Lechon
My plate
Tita Sylvia who loves to cook and Jin who loves to eat! :)
As always, Benjie brought the wine. Casas Patronales is just one of the many names he carries.
We ran out and got others from the wine shop
Our lunch also came with a soda buffet
It was very windy and we had to protect our salad greens from flying away. Hahaha! :D
Frances had a special guest ;)
Christmas Tree!!!
Nice to hang out here after the meal
Dessert was Tita Sylvia's giant pavlova topped with fruits in season
Italian Coffee Affogato and French Salted Caramel ice cream
It was a very, very happy birthday for Frances
Because she spent it with the Fatterside and her special guest :D
Kalamunda Farm: J. Toledo Street, Tagaytay. Tel: +63917-8810032, +632-6683678
