Heny Sison is known hereabouts as a maker of fabulous wedding cakes. But at her cooking school in Waltermart Makati, we were surprised to find out that she teaches a variety of cuisines too. That's how I found myself one Sunday sitting in her class for some lessons in Japanese cooking. In the agenda were such Japanese delights as temaki-zushi (do-it-yourself rolls), rolled omelette, beef gyudon with a separate recipe for the accompanying sweet-vinegared ginger (shoga no amazu-zuke), and green tea or macha jelly.I must say nothing beats the Japanese cooking class we ... Continue Reading...
Archives for July 2008
‘it’s a small world’ at Hong Kong Disneyland, a must-see!
I realized after our last trip that Hong Kong is indeed one of my favorite cities. It is almost a good neighbor of Manila since it's so near and there is still so much about it I want to explore in terms of food, shopping and places. But I have to admit it was quite a downer visiting Hong Kong Disneyland when it's raining. Riding the Orbitron in our raincoats wasn't exactly my idea of fun. My advice really is not to go to Hong Kong Disney during the rainy season, even though I can just imagine how crowded it is during the summer. Size-wise, I found this ... Continue Reading...
WordCamp Philippines 2008 – WP users, are you ready?
It was The SweetHeart who encouraged me to set my sights on being a part of WordCamp Philippines 2008 earlier this year : "There's a WordCamp in your area, why don't you join?" I took note of the fact, even though I half-suspected he was ready to relinquish his Web Monkey duties. You see, when something's ready to be fixed in my blog, I either call on friends or request the sweetheart to put it on his "honeydew" list (honey do this, honey do that) :P Admittedly, am the lazy WordPress user, one of those persons who've taken to heart the definition of blogging as ... Continue Reading...
Bagnet at CFront resto .. because pork fat rules
The past week had me longing for the decadent pleasure of deep-fried pork. I eat chicken or fish most of the time and I get moments of breaking the rules, such as when lechon with its golden crispy is served at work for somebody's birthday, or a tempting picture of tonkatsu rice topping stares at me in a Japanese restaurant..I simply can't resist! And this was what happened while I was strolling through the bayside restaurant row in Mall of Asia called San Miguel by the Bay (nice view , pungent smell from the bay, ewwwe). I had just come from the gym a few walks ... Continue Reading...
Royce chocolates in Hong Kong
I wasn't able to visit the Royce chocolates stall while in Singapore, so it was quite a relief to find a Royce counter in Harbor City, Kowloon. My HK-based friend Mira told me Royce is available in City Super, I didn't quite know there are a number of them in the territory. Note the picture: the shop girl didn't want me to take a picture but I guess it was too late :P Silly me wanted these Royce chocolated-dipped potato chips to myself, and would have bought a dozen, if my budget allowed. They were simply addictive! What could be more sinful than Royce's divine ... Continue Reading...
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