His Love is Constant

I was eating my last fortune cookie from Eng Bee Tin at Ongpin to celebrate the Chinese New Year. I was elated to receive one reaffirming message of faith and love.

I am reminded yet once again that indeed His love is constant.

*happiness*

Prosperity Fruits at Ongpin Chinese New Year

Prosperity fruits for the new year

After eating at nom nom nom today, we took a jeep to Quiapo and a padyak to Ongpin to celebrate the chinese new year. This is the year that valentines day fell on the same day. There were a lot of photographers in China town today.

My favorite photo for the day

At the breakfast table on vday

Got this free cheesecake factory blue berry cheese cake from teriyaki boy banawe branch after the spa. The other heart shape muffin from Isay and Tatay. Friday evening she handed me the dunkin donut box.

Nom nom nom on Valentines day

We had lunch today at nom nom nom a hole in the wall cafe

We ordered specialty of the house on offer the malinomnom pizza toppings of tinapa, kesong puti, itlog na maalat with tomatoes and spring onions. The crust is home made. It was good very similar to the pizza of Camalig in Angeles City. I love anchovies better than tinapa but I was happily surprised by texture and there is no tomato sauce by the way. It is served with chili oil.

For appetizers we ordered four play made up of classic salsa, humus, eggplant pate and whole grilled garlic clove which is very good with the chips.

For Isay we ordered tomato aligue pasta. Nice combination of flavors just the right blend not salty nor sweet.The hemp pasta. well I was not really blown away by this one. It is the usual pesto. Maybe I was expecting an extra ordinary twist.

nom nom nom

#1 Tomas Marato St cor E. Rodriguez

Lower Ground GYY Building

Cafe by the Ruins

scones and camote bread with santol jam and butter on the side

ceylon tea-- refillable with hot water hehehe

one of my favorite breakfast places

camote bread and basil bread with creamy fish roe pate

tea with honey and lemon wedge

Gingerbread house at the Manor

the whole wall of the in house bakery made up of sweet smelling ginger bread

strawberry cheese cake!

sampling

The Manor's bakery at Camp John Hay, Baguio City

Forest House Bistro and Cafe part 3

wine...

one of the best fish and chips I've tasted

from one the best restaurants in the country

Strawberry crinkles or taho anyone?

Strawberry crinkles. This dozen pack for less than a dollar.

Strawberry Taho (warm soft soybean curds served with strawberry syrup for only 10 pesos about 25 cents US)

Forest House Bistro and Cafe part 2

Isabel's order beef tenders I think

Grilled spareribs with mashed potatoes fresh Baguio beans (how fresh can you get when you are in Baguio na talaga?)

Spicy tuna fettuccine with herb focaccia for moi!

love the table settings and the warm wooden tables

Forest House Bistro and Cafe part 1

Here we are having early dinner with Tatay, Ninang and Ate Isabel

There is a nice quote in my soup!

Here I am with Nanay at the terrace. The bistro was fully booked for the night and we just asked if we can look around and take pictures. We decided to buy some cake to go, then the supervisor talked to us. Since it is still early he offered us that we can have dinner right then and there since reservations start at 7 pm. He offered us this table which was reserved for the mayor himself. Wow, so nice! We had a great dinner indeed what a way to start the year!

A table with a view :)

Here we are the yaya sisterhood! mother and daugther tandems.

I will post the food that was served to us in the coming post:)

Baguio Street food

Photos taken by Issa the daughter of my dear friend Ina :) she borrowed the D60 and happily clicked away

At the Burnham Park with Isay and lady selling the fresh watermelons

"Binatog"-- is made from white corn kernels that are boiled then served with coconut shavings with milk and sugar

barbeque, hotdog, isaw, betamax (grilled boiled chicken blood squares), chicken gizzard

Casa San Pablo Viaje del Sol

When my daughter saw the huge lawn and the trees, she walked out on her own, spread her arms and exclaimed "wow!"

Pinaltok at Suman

Pinaltok is one of the commonly served snack in Laguna. It is made of balls of malagkit (sticky) rice with small sago (tapioca) cooked slowly on coconut milk flavored with pandan leaves with a hint of langka (jackfruit). This is the favorite of my Inay. It was a trip down memory lane when we visited Casa San Pablo.

Suman are wrapped in banana leaves. Made of sticky rice as well but cooked differently. I think it is streamed. But not really sure. I should refer you to the experts on this one. But despite my initial hesitation of additional carbs, eventually I cannot stop myself from peeling another one and enjoying the simple and irresistable fare.