Feeling out-of-sorts is a feeling I’ve grown accustomed to in the past few months. Though it’s hard to admit, I was (and still a little) bit prideful. I was used to being important, demanded after, even argumentative for its sake. I lived and breathed corporate life. I used to think I still do. But that [...]
Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Cook this: Tomato Basil Pasta
March 12th, 2011 
Iris I got this recipe for Tomato Basil Pasta from an officemate and I love it (so does Mia). What you’ll need: 8 medium tomatoes, diced 6 cloves of garlic (or more, to taste), finely chopped fresh basil leaves (finely chopped) or the store-bought dried basil (chopped) salt and pepper to taste olive oil pasta [...]
Art, masks, and exotic food
July 31st, 2010 Iris what: a unique all-filipino restaurant/art gallery, Balaw-Balaw specialty restaurant where: along manila east road, angono, rizal what to order: crispy fried frog legs, steamed tilapia (my vocabulary of fish species is limited so forgive me) with mayo and carrots, sinigang sa miso, green mango/tomato/onions mix (what’s that called again) w/ bagoong (this one is really [...]
Charlie’s
June 28th, 2010 Iris one of the perks of being on the field most of the time is that you get to discover tucked away food outfits that shouldn’t be kept secret. you’ve got to try them every once in a while. who hasn’t heard of Good Burgers? Charlie’s is going to do you better and meatier. while GB [...]
When in Iloilo…
June 17th, 2010 Iris do as ilonggos would because you’d be in for really good food at surprisingly low prices. where: Tatoy’s, a local (and quite known) seafood restaurant by the sea what to eat: the native chicken inasal, grilled tuna, and loads of fresh talaba! (or oysters for some of you out there) how much: all these plus [...]
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Tags: hotels, iloilo, local food, oyster restaurants, restaurants 
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January 20th, 2010 Iris naging tradisyon na namin ng kapatid kong lalaki na maging assigned sa pagluluto tuwing bisperas ng pasko. isa sa mga deadly ingredients namin? secret. it’s been the tradition of my brother and i to cook on Christmas eve. one of our deadly ingredients? that’s a secret. don’t you just love the taste of roasted marshmallows? [...]
Oh Spinach!
December 29th, 2009 Iris i love you, i love you, i love you! one of the joys in life is spinach dip. especially when you start from scratch and actually end up getting the taste that you’ve wanted. i’d have to say credits go to Nestle’s recipes online. hehe. and Mia actually likes it! not to mention my brothers [...]
Three (a post-Nov20 birthday post)
December 3rd, 2009 Iris the (Dairy Queen) birthday cake that was. note to self: never put an ice cream cake in the chiller. unless you fancy eating it right out of the box, dripping. if you’re a kid, though, that’s more fun. at least Mia got to blow her candle. thank you titas and titos who came (and for [...]
it’s a sign! [lp]
December 2nd, 2009 Iris …na gutom ka na. pag lumalabo na ang mata mo dahil sa gutom. at heaven-sent ang sign na to. =) – post-edit. na-realize ko lang, na imbis na mag-recycle ng litrato ngayong Huwebes, ay maglagay naman ako ng bago na mas makabuluhan. para sa marami, sign lang ‘to ng isa sa mga sikat ng fastfood [...]
Posted in Food, Litratong Pinoy Tags: Litratong Pinoy, mcdonald's, Virlanie foundation 17 Comments »nifty sites
November 10th, 2009 Iris ever had to search for stuff online such as what route to take going somewhere or what transportation mode to take? or what gift to give your bookworm friend or which restaurant serves vegetarian food and accepts credit cards? i have. and i’m sharing some of the pretty useful sites i’ve come across: Munchpunch (food) [...]
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