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A Night Trip to Balintawak Cloverleaf Market: Butchers
rows of carabao carcasses As I said, there were only 2 reasons for me to go to this market 1) really cheap veggies and 2) carabao meat. carabao meat Yes folks…Carabao Meat. The dignified National Animal. I don’t find anything … Continue reading
Making a Vietnamese Lotus Stem Salad with Shrimp, Pork and Prawn Crackers
the original version at Ngon 138 in Ho Chi Minh City I really have the greatest respect for the bloggers I follow like Beatrice Peltre, The White on Rice Couple, The Church Cook and the Cilantropist. It really takes a … Continue reading
Cafe Lugang for Mom’s Birthday
posh interiors I’ve eaten in Lugang before for my brother’s birthday but totally failed to write about it because hunger took over. Today was my second chance to write about it and with good reason since Annie Ty-Chua (who used … Continue reading
DIY Slow Cookin’ : Khao Ka Moo
ready-to-eat In my unending craving to have this a week after my trip, I decided to make my own version of Khao Ka Moo at home. I decided to make one with the sauces and stuff I already had at … Continue reading
Off the beaten track — Dinner in Shakey Tables in Hunter Valley
interiors at the shakey tables Since Hunter Valley dining was a great delight to me and Ana, we decided to go for a spur-of-the-moment-on-the-Hunter-map place and this eventually led us to the Shakey Tables. Although we called several other dining … Continue reading
A Fine First Lunch At Margan Restaurant, Hunter Valley
Margan Restaurant By my fifth day in Sydney, Ana and I were off to Hunter Valley, a wine country that has become one of the world’s best known wine making areas since the 19th century. From my other vineyard trips … Continue reading






