For this lazy Thursday, am suddenly craving for a tasty serving of shrimp biryani at Ghazal, the best little hole-on-the-wall for Middle Eastern food in my book, even better than Shawarma Center. Don't expect anything fancy, the resto is an affair of eight or so tables in the busy thoroughfare that is Mabini St. in Manila, a walking distance from the Hyatt Hotel. What you can find here: various kinds of biryani and tikka, kebabs, lassi and other home-cooked specialties that escape me now. In this place, I go to the extremes and slather my hot rice with butter... it's ... Continue Reading...
Archives for February 2008
Food for love and aphrodisiacs
Okay, I might have erred preparing all those creamy concoctions for V-Day. Just read now that meals made of cream , milk and cheese contain trytophan which makes one drowsy. Tsk, tsk..you're supposed to sleep in ecstacy, not when dinner is just starting :P Or maybe I just like cream and cheese so much, never mind if it's heavy on the tummy and makes one, well, sleepy. I actually wrote an article before about aphrodisiacs before for a wedding magazine and am rescuing it now for the sake of this blog. The list includes some which are exotic while a few are ... Continue Reading...
A ‘show of hearts’ and how online shopping made our Valentine’s Day
Sweet Little Miss Wifely Steps has an ongoing blog carnival entitled "Show of Hearts" where readers and friends are invited to post anything heart-related. My entry of course has something to do with the just-concluded V-day. The bf was by his usual thoughtful self and made it in time for our Valentine celebration across time zones. Thanks to the magic of online shopping; never really gave this thing a thought, until My Sweet told me to check out a few Filipino-owned sites and how their prices compared against each other. He finally settles for makulay.com because ... Continue Reading...
A Valentine meal for My Sweet
I've never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. Am a hopeless romantic but I suddenly turn weak when I see the much-vaunted romanticism displayed to the extremes in other people. I also dislike the traffic, chaos and mad rush associated with this overrated Day of Hearts. As a result, I wouldn't it be nice if some of us can just "eat in" instead of "dine out" on V-day, to save oneself the time, stress and energy?? (saving it for later,duh. ) Just got the idea of serving My Sweet some online cuisine, since I don't have flowers or chocolates to give him On this special day. ... Continue Reading...
Ma Mon Luk : still and all, one of the best noodle meals one can have in the city for less than a hundred bucks!
From Lung Center, I found myself in the auto spare parts haven that is Banawe, Quezon City to have my buggy repainted and fixed. Guess what was waiting for me across the street: the ageless Ma Mon Luk restaurant, still looking like it hasn't shed its hangover from the 1940s! You know if a resto is still at it by the number of cars parked outside its doors. It was a usual busy Sunday at the last surviving branch of Ma Mon Luk, the best place in (or near) Manila to savor a hot bowl of Chinese noodles. Okay, don't forget the siopao. See this related post. ... Continue Reading...
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