Be Happy Baked Pasta Sauce Recipe

Growing up, have you ever wondered what it would be like to eat your favorite spaghetti anytime you want at the comfort of your home? How may times have you asked your mom or your nanny to cook you pasta but in the end get disappointed because the sauce did not taste as it should be?

As a grownup, it's now easier to eat and buy what ever food you like. But in my case - being an OC - it's even harder to eat outside (i.e. restaurants) especially, when I worry about proper kitchen sanitation and food handling. I find it best to eat home cooked meals.

That is why when our new cook arrived bearing her most remarkable pasta sauce recipe and ingredient, I was all over and buzzing about it. *wink*

The secret ingredient is....

Food Art - Playing with Food #1

Spaghetti + Sausages + Mushrooms = FUN! ^_^

Growing up, I remember being told not to play with my food, but guess what? Got this idea from a Facebook post, and since a lot of people I know started doing it....^_____^ 

Have fun! ^_^

Bellissimo Bellevue!

 photo from: http://www.thebellevue.com/manila/

Bellissimo Bellevue!

"There’s more to great Italian dining than pasta, pizza and panini! Let The Bellevue, the best 5-star hotel in the Southern Metro, take you closer to the sprawling wineries and quintessential cities of Italy for an authentic Italian dining at its main dining outlet Café d’Asie. Experience a soulful gastronomic journey around Italy and discover the cultural flavors of each of its 20 regions for an Italian Food Festival dubbed “I Love Italy” from April 26 to 30. The Bellevue’s Italian chef Tonino Ianocceli shall titillate your taste buds with a live cooking station and mouth-watering buffet of specialties.

Buon Giorno Caffe and Bistro - Rockwell Business Center

I first experienced Buon Giorno in Tagaytay when my sister Karen treated the family for a weekend foodtrip. We had fun dining alfresco with the cold wind and atmosphere, plus the magnificent view. 

A few days ago, my aunt treated the family for lunch at Buon Giorno's branch here in Manila, also as despedida party for my grand aunt.

Focaccia - A Slice of Italy (A. Venue)

Last month, after my mom's client call, we happen to pass by at A.Venue. My sister being a major foodie, instinctively call out: "Oi! A.Venue! I've heard about this place. Let's have dinner here!"

And so, my dad (the driver at that time) made a quick right turn and looked for a parking space. Inside the mall, we scouted for a good place to eat. In the end, we've decided to try Focaccia. According to my sister, she has heard/read good reviews about the brand.

We ordered:

CIBO - Eastwood City Libis

As usual, after securing our seats in the movie theater, my family and I had something to eat. This time, for a light dinner. One of the usual areas that we pass by; every time we go to Eastwood became different. The open space at the second floor of the new mall (the one with a grand piano) was replaced by a small branch of CIBO. So we decided to dine there.

It was quite an unusual experience for me. Because I am not really comfortable eating in an open space, where people continuously walk/pass by, beside and behind me...


We ordered: