Liempo... ang Sarap!

Hahaha! Ang galing! May kapitbahay kaming nagtitinda ng litsong manok. Minsan naitanong ko kung bakit hindi siya nagtitinda ng liempo na katulad ng sa Andok's at Baliuag Lechon, sinabi niya na mas mahal ang puhunan. Hindi na ako nagtanong mula noon dahil talagang litsong manok lang ang kanyang specialty. Minsan naisipan kong itanong kung pwedeng magpa-ihaw na lang ako ng sarili kong liempo, agad namang pumayag, kaya super happy ako at bumili ako ng liempo at pinahiwa ko ng katulad ng nabibili sa labas. Inasinan lamang ito ni Yeye at kinabukasan na namin pinaluto para talab ang alat sa loob.

O di ba, sumingit talaga ang liempo ko!



Inihaw ito ng 1 1/2 hours

Tsaran!!!! Masarap pa sa Andok's at Baliuag!!!!

Super crunchy ng balat niya at juicy ang meat niya inside :)

Mauulit ito, promise!

Di kumpleto kapag walang sawsawan!

Kain tayo :)

My brave little warrior!

Last week (Thursday) when we got home from school, Jeffrey told me that he went to the school's clinic because he had a headache. The nurse gave him paracetamol then he goes back to the classroom after resting. That afternoon, he had fever so I gave him a paracetamol again and he became well after that. Friday morning, I told him that, if he doesn't feels good, it's okay to be absent. But he insisted to go to class. At around 1:00 pm, a call came from the school's nurse and told me that Jeffrey has a high fever and a stomach ache. I immediately fetched him so that he can rest well and I can personally monitor him. He had on and off fever and there were rashes in some parts of his body. Saturday morning I brought him to his pedia, he seems to be okay that morning, the doctor checked him but didn't see any problem, maybe because it's just a "viral infection" according to him and no need for antibiotics. He gave us a request for blood test and platelets count if Jeff's fever persist. His fever went on until lunch so we decided to bring him to the hospital's laboratory. He didn't show any nervousness nor a feeling of being afraid when we went there. He's somewhat excited, that's why Im quite relieved. The medtech seems to admire Jeff's bravery. He didn't cry, he's a tough little boy and i'm proud of him.

At home, he became more relaxed.

He gamely posed for some souvenir pics.

His quite sleepy eyes and his cute smile.

My brave little warrior!

Lab results were all negative of dengue, stool and urine test were done also and all had normal readings. Monday, he didn;t go to school, instead, we went to a new doctor in Chinese Gen. Hosp., and she found out that Jeff's is suffering from Tonsilitis. Oh my! I didn't suspects that he had one, because, he doesn't seems to suffers from it "ANG TAKAW PA RIN NYA! hahahaha!!!

He's okay now and still continuing his antibiotics until Sunday. I somehow suspects that my little boy was stressed in the past weeks, they had their everyday MTAP training, came the competition in Valenzuela, had their pre-finals this week... haayyyyyy, who wouldn't get sick?

We're Proud of Jeffrey!

Last February 10, my son Jeffrey and two of his classmates were the school's representative for the grade 2 level in the Metrobank MTAP Math Challenge (Division Level). They placed 3rd among 28 schools that's why we're really proud of them (Jeff, Jade and Joash). Last year they were also the representative for grade 1 but they only ranked 4th. Medals were given only from winners ranked 1st place to 3rd place only that's why the kids were so happy when they went home with medals. Of course the mommies were happy too!

This tarpaulin was posted only yesterday. I took pictures of it because I'm really proud of my son and want to share this with you guys. Proud because, in all the grade levels, they were the only ones who brought home the bacon for the grade school department.

Hope next year, they'll make it again.

Selecta's Buco Salad

Ohh, I'm super addicted to the new flavor of Selecta's Ice Cream Stick... Buco Salad!!! It's super creamy that it become my comfort food for this week :) For just P10.00, I feel that I am indulge to eat this for life, hahaha!!!

Can't help but to take pics of this and share it with you guys...


Don't be fooled by the looks...
Taste it and be addicted like me!!!

Dinner at Cafe Lidia

Hubby and I love to eat. On our anniversary, we had dinner at Cafe Lidia in Marikina. He actually planned for it, that's why he brought me to Eastwood so that our travel from Libis to Marikina will be a short distance only.

Cafe Lidia is one of Marikina's pride, it opened on 2009, 4 days after the Ondoy tragedy. One of the crew told me that the store itself was affected by the devastating flood that struck the city two years ago. Good things was that, now, Cafe Lidia had already established a good name in food dining. People are raving about their pasta, pizza, main dishes, coffees and cakes. Not only that, the price is very reasonable and the servings are big.

There's a homey feel once your inside the restaurant.


The crews are very friendly and accommodating...

My weakness.... I want to bring home their refrigerated pastry case :)

quite big dining area

The name reminds me of my pretty niece Rashel Lidia

Hahaha!!! this is mom Rizza :)

My hubby now ready for some gastronomic challenge...
hahaha!!!

We first had their famous Buffalo Wings...

Truly one of the best buffalo wings in the Metro!!!
very cheap for a price of P 150.00

I had Mixed Seafood in Marinara Sauce P 150.00

Mixed seafood sauted in white wine and spicy marinara sauce

Thumbs up for this!!!

Pasta Ala Lidia P 135.00

(This is the Specialty of the House)
Anchovies, olives, capers, tuna and tomatoes in olive oil.

Two thumbs up for this!!!

House Pizza Special P 220.00
Pepperoni, Ham, Bacon, Onion, Mushroom, Bell Pepper and Pineapple

(you'll never go wrong with this one)

The pasta is good for 2, don't be fooled the plate is very big :)

Good thing we brought our tripod with us... hahaha!!!

We'll definitely go back even if it's quite far from our place :)

Cafe Lidia

Calderon St., Kalumpang, Marikina City

Tel. No. 647-7606

Our 18th Year Anniversary

In the previous years, we planned our anniversary ahead of time. Months of preparation if ever we're going out of town. This year, it was spontaneous. No plans were made because weeks before our day, we've been quarelling for small things. I was totally upset, really. Silent war (hehehe) was our game. Yeah, I believe that there's no perfect marriage. For relationships will become dull if there's no spice on it. Hubby never surrenders though, he keeps on asking me about our plan on our special day. I told him, I don't wanna go out. He insists.

We rode our car and drove around. He brought me to Eastwood because we've never been there. It's quite far from our place. When we reached the mall, I instantly fell in love with its beauty. It's not crowded and learned that it's a pet friendly mall too. ( we can bring Brix with us next time) We stroll around and watched a movie. We were supposed to watch Tangled but ended up watching Bulong (hahaha!) instead. We wanted to go home immediately and can't wait for the next screening for Tangled that's why we chose Bulong, this film gave us a good laugh! We enjoyed it :)

celebrating 18 years of love ... (with spice) hahaha!



I love this place!

A cool restaurant :)

hubby... declaring his "LOVE" for me... hahaha!!!

First time to see the Walk of Fame

(this is kuya Germs project right?)

We'll be back with our kids.... promise :)

Next is our anniversary dinner ... keep on reading :)

My 2nd Anniversary

It's my 2nd year in the blogging world. So surprised that I'll be able to reach years in food blogging, though not really active in the past weeks, I know that I can overcome this "silent mode" I am into right now. So many pending stories to tell, but very limited time for I've been busy with lots of things lately. Hope tomorrow I can post one :)

Thanks to all of you who are following my simple blog. Hope you'll never get tired of visiting :)