New Year's Eve Feast 2012, Part 1

 

 

As the tradition every year, we celebrate New Year's Eve with home cooked food at my ama's house.

 

Chicken curry, assorted veggies, fried noodles, grilled butterfly prawns

 

 

Pancit malabon, pork barbecue, camaron, banana cue

 

  

Icebox cake, cookies, ginataan, shortbread cookies
(Take note, this is just dinner number one :P) 

 

 

After filling up our tummies, the family hosted exciting games for the household help

 

 

They were crazy and happy and very noisy!!! :) It was fun watching them have fun...

 

 

While we sipped on Auntie Patty's yummy margarita and pina colada concoctions

 

 

Happy New Year from my Cheng Family :)

 

 

Hero and his Christmas hangover :)

Christmas Presents

 

Just sharing with you 3 fun gifts I received over the holidays...

 

"Ring for Chocolate" bell from my friend Tina
According to her, it has my name written all over it.

 

 

And the bell really works because I got this yummy surprise from my cousin Ritchie.
(It was gone in 50 minutes) 

 

 

And from Benjie and Jamie, a red heart duster "for a luckier love life!"

 

Someone please stop me from ringing that friggin' bell for this love life to happen already RIGHT NOW!!! Lol! :P 

 

My 18 Best Meals of 2012 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

 

Working on this year's list made me realize how much backlog I have. Ugh.

So far, I've only posted about 6 of my 18 favorite meals. Tee hee.

Please forgive the delinquent blogger. Thy mouth works faster than thy fingers.

I promise to do better this 2013.

Happy New Year!!! :)

 

18. L'Arpege, Paris

 

 

17. Hanakazu, Manila

 

 

16. Kirala, Hong Kong

 

 

15. 8 ½ Otto e Mezzo, Hong Kong

 

 

14. Grand Hyatt Steakhouse, Hong Kong

 

 

13. Cova Tapas y Sangria, Manila

 

 

12. Amber, Hong Kong

 

 

11. Agape Substance, Paris

 

 

10. Hairy Crab, Hong Kong

 

 

9. Yang Ming Shan, Taipei

 

 

8. Shanghai Min, Hong Kong

 

 

7. L'Avant Comptoir, Paris

 

 

 6. Le Comptoir du Relais, Paris

 

 

 5. Yardbird, Hong Kong

 

 

 4. Le Garet, Lyon

 

 

 3. Ledoyen, Paris

 

 

 2. Au 14 Fevriere, Lyon

 

 

1. Le Louis XV, Monaco

 

 

My 15 Best Meals of 2010

My 12 Best Meals of 2011, Part 1

My 12 Best Meals of 2011, Part 2

 

I Love Weddings :)

 

Flying off for another wedding in the family!

Again, not mine.

The search is still on! :P

 

Lovebirds Tony and Marcia

 

 

Won't be able to post for a while... 

If you haven't, go like my jin loves to eat Facebook page to keep updated.

DO IT NOW!!!!!!!!! :P

 

Shorts Gourmet

 

Remember my friend Mannix? The one who made these beautiful flowers for Valentines?

Look what he has in store for us this holiday season...

 

 

Delightful treats in beautiful packaging!

 

 

A box gets you an assortment of 3 yummy flavors

 

 

Dark Devine - original shortbread with Belgian chocolate center

 

 

Nutrageous Pistachio - pistachio flavored shortbread (with real pistachios!)

 

 

Mocha Latte - coffee flavored shortbread with Belgian chocolate center

 

 

Perfect with coffee or tea.

Or Christmas gift to me! :P

 

 

 

Order now at +639162219208 or shortsgourmetmanila@yahoo.com

Also available at Cafe Publico, 2nd Floor, Greenhills Promenade

Help Save PJ!

 

Do you know Pithecophaga Jefferyi?

I call him PJ or Jfryi. He's a really handsome and powerful dude.

And he flies.

In case you don't know, he's also our Philippine National Bird and he needs our help.

 

 

Photo grabbed from the Philippine Eagle Foundation website

 

 

Please support the Philippine Eagle Foundation in its PJ conservation efforts by:

 

Buying PJ stuffed toys

 

 

Buying Chinese fans with Chinese paintings (see the whole collection here)

 

 

All proceeds go to the Philippine Eagle Foundation.

 

Of course, the best is to actually adopt a Philippine Eagle and you get to give him or her a really cool name. Or just name him or her after you. Hehehe.

Better yet, adopt a pair and let them breed for cute and chubby baby eaglets! :)

 

Philippine Eagle Foundation Official Facebook Page