West River Side

a hectic Sunday it is! Woke up at 6:30AM to be early for this year's round of blood test and ultrasound. We were done by 10Am (finally!) When we got back to my grandmother's place, we got a call from my uncle who is due back to the States, inviting us over for lunch. Since we only see him once in a couple of years, and he came back just to see my Dad, we had to go to the send-off lunch. Lunch consists of Lechon Cebu (suckling roasted pig) Lechon originated from the spanish term leche - Melts in your mouth succulent pork meat Pancit Malabon Pancit Malabon is a stir-fried noodle dish, which originated in Malabon City, Philippines. It has a yellow-orange color due to a sauce that includes patis (fish sauce) and crab fat. Toppings may include fresh shrimp, squid, oysters, and hard-boiled duck or hen eggs, as well as pork or chicharon ( dried then fried pork rinds) View from the 5th floor. Their Ashitaba plants Ashitabas are seen as a major contributor to the supposedly healthier, e...

We wanted to start the weekend of 2011 with a bang so we hosted a Sunday BBQ at our house with some relatives. My mom and I went to 2 groceries to complete our BBQ menu. I drove to Monterey's in Retiro to buy some pork then off to Waltermart in E.Rodriguez to buy chicken and other ingredients. To make the barbecue's more tasty, we had to marinade them earlier, hence the rush to go to different groceries. We started grilling at 10:30AM and we were off to a rough start. The first few barbecue sticks had burned sides since we waited too long before flipping it. The next few batches were better, thanks to my aunt who is an avid fan cooking shows (Hot off the Grill). The best thing about having a barbecue at home is that you can eat freshly grilled meat while the juice is still in the meat. Second batch looks better than the first but tastes the same. Milkfish waiting for its turn to be barbecued. Even my dog wants in on the action. He was waiting for any food that might have fallen...