I finally tried the biggest burger over at Kap Joe's and boy, it did not disappoint! This is their signature burger, the one with flag (I got a Canadian flag keeping the ham and pineapple slices together) and it was big! See how it fills up almost half of the plate there? And that's a regular plate, not a platter, a plate that we use for eating lunch and midnight meals (yes, I have those and frequently, I might add.) Greens at the bottom, crispy, yet moist beef patty right on top of that, slices of tomatoes, cucumber, maybe a little bit of coleslaw, ham, one fried egg and cheese on top. My mouth was in burger heaven! And all these for PHP 69!
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I have always wanted to make quesadillas at home since apart from burritos and nachos, quesdillas are right at the top of the list of favorite Mexican food that I have cravings for. It's a good thing that I found frozen tortillas at the frozen foods section of Lee Plaza, or my homemade quesadillas would never get done (for the life of me, I do not know how to make my own tortillas, even if I have a step-by-step recipe in front of me.)
Making the quesadillas was a breeze. I just laid everything out, sauteed the vegetables and shredded the cheese so that everything will be ready for assembly as soon as the tortillas were toasty. Everything was done in 20 minutes! Definitely making another batch again soon :)
“Tea pot is on, the cups are waiting,
Favorite chairs anticipating,
No matter what I have to do,
My friend there's always time for you”
--Anonymous
I love the thought of setting dates for meeting friends... it is something worth looking forward to. Yesterday was a great Sunday, the first Sunday of summer and it was sunny and warm. I got out of the house and dropped by Robinson's to buy the silvanas that I promised to bring along with a box of tea. I arrived late, as usual, although the sun was still shining bright although it was nearing 5 PM. Darwiza's house, a 3-story "building" is nearing completion, although the first floor was almost done and felt so much like the lobby of a nice, small hotel. She had prepared a nice table for us, complete with a tea set for my tea (yay!!!). Serlyn prepared pasta, someone bought chicken, the others brought fruit mix, coconut shake and ice cream. For an afternoon snack, we sure know how to prepare!
Last weekend the brother and I decided to take a short drive up to Valencia. He wanted to take water shots using his camera, while I just wanted to do a little driving.We felt hungry so we stopped by one of the food stalls that sell tempura and kwek-kwek at the park. It was almost dark but there was a line for that stall and I figured that they must sell tasty street food.
I ordered the kwek-kwek since I have not tried it yet. I'm familiar with tempura and fish flats but not kwek-kwek. To be honest, the fake orange color turned me off and I really did not know why it looked round and bloated.
To my surprise, it actually turned out to be delicious!!! My brother told me that kwek-kwek has eggs inside, and the best ones have full, hard-boiled eggs. Smaller versions have quail's eggs inside them which makes for smaller, bite-sized kwek-kwek balls. The orange color is because of food dyes, and although they give the balls a pretty unnatural color, they do not affect the taste whatsoever. I also liked how the vendor wrapped a bowl in plastic and placed the kwek-kwek there. It was much easier eating them off a bowl than eating the balls off a stick. I spent 40 pesos for the kwek-kwek balls and squid balls, which is pretty cheap for an afternoon snack.
Related post on Suite101 here.
JP was scheduled to spend the second and last week of his winter vacation with me, after spending the weekend in CDO. I asked him to bring me a box of French Macarons, if they have them since CDO is already home to SM and Centrio and KetKai, while Dumaguete only has Robinsons so we have a pretty limited array of options when it comes to pastries here, which is really not that bad unless you really want to know what French Macarons taste like. I've been seeing photos of these pastel-colored treats all over the internet, and I believe that there are pastry shops in Bacolod that sell them, but alas, none in Dumaguete.
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I was already half -thinking that there could be a teeny tiny chance that he'd bring me the macaroons that most of us know, you know, the kind made with shredded coconuts. They taste good and I've had many childhood memories of me and friends munching on tasty, fresh-from-the-oven coconut or butter macaroons, but this time I wanted 'em French and round and pastel-colored!!!
To make the long story short, dear boyfriend came bringing the shredded coconut macaroons. I couldn't get mad, even if I tried. I imagined him walking all over the mall, looking for the macarons but not knowing what they look like. The effort was very much enough for me. Perhaps we can try French Macarons together the next time he visits. If the urge becomes too irresistible, I could just hop on a bus bound for Cebu and fix this French macaron obsession once and for all :) And besides, the macaroons he brought were so colorful and cute, I really regretted not taking any pictures of those before my brother and sister got to them.
I enjoyed the last of his macaroon pasalubong since my brother and sister ate the entire contents of the box, except this one. And it tasted pretty good! |
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