Superbowl favorites

 Steamed Lapu Lapu fish fillet with garlic...

Seafood chopsuey...

Beef with brocolli

Suman at Sampaloc Lake

San Pablo boasts of seven lakes. This is Sampaloc Lake with a circumference of 3.7 kms.

 

 Cafe Lago has a beautiful view outside...

and inside...

Folk artsy knick knacks are sprinkled around the cafe.

The reason to go to Cafe Lago... P65 suman (2 pieces). Yum-yum!

Liliw!

Liliw is really for shoes, sandals and slippers... 

D is for dulce...

Dulce de leche cheesecake at Arabela in Liliw, Laguna... yummy!

I'm turning Japanese!

Japanese is one of our family favorites. Normally, Cubao is out of our territory but  after listening to an Easter recollection by Cardinal Tagle last April, we tried one of the restaurants at the Coliseum Circle.* This is Sachi/ Rasa. 

What is Japanese dining without delectable salmon sashimi? 

I don't understand why I heard so much negative feedback on broccoli when watching Western children's shows growing up. It's just sooo good! Maybe the oyster sauce is the trick...

Again, another classic favorite. Tempura. Need I say more?

This is one of the items from Rasa. Hainanese chicken. Reminds me of my favorite ex who will probably say he cooks it better. Still, no bitter aftertaste there... just makes my tummy happy. The beauty of dining at Sachi is you can order items from Rasa. I'm not sure though if this applies to all other restaurants or if they're sister companies. 

Another family favorite... unagi. Wow! The only thing left to say is... burp!

After a feast to feed your soul thanks to Cardinal Tagle, table fellowship with the family to feed the tummy is surely yet another blessing to be grateful for. Thank you, Lord!

*Was actually thinking twice on whether to recommend Araneta Coliseum since I still remember how they breached their contract with our community, the Light of Jesus Family, for a Kerygma conference a few years back. I wouldn't recommend it as a venue ever again for our K-Con but an occasional meal together at one of their tenants' restaurants after listening to Tagle... well, forgiveness has to start somewhere, right?

P.S. Our dining experience was made more pleasant by our attentive server, Joseph. =)

Coconut!

Yummy ice cream in young coconut shell at RVM... an exclusive treat that's not for sale... except maybe if it's a special retreat? I'm just glad to be counted among RVM's inner circle and privy to this cool sweet treat. 

My long-time favorite coconut treat is the one from Fruitas (P59). It's a combo of mixed fruits done halo halo style in a coconut shell. Halo halo is a Filipino dessert with various sweets like beans, red monggo, kaong, ube and macapuno over crushed ice and milk. This is especially good during these hot summer months. 

For something you can only get in Tagaytay... find your way to Little Souls Convent and look to your left. The little tent across the lovely rows of lettuce is where you can get coconut cream pie, the original--not the one stolen by a former employee and being sold in another place nearby.  Please support the original source! You can text 0922 868 0317 for advanced orders or simply to check if there's still some left. 

Coconut cream pie is like your sophisticated buko pie. Try it, you'll probably like it. Goes nicely with the coffee.