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It's My Ninang's Birthday!!!

Chocolate Cake P286.00 - was ordered from Goldilocks, lucky for us it was freshly baked, moist in the inside, chocolaty and it's so delicious. *sigh*

It Novermber 27 and It's the best Godmother's birthday! We went to Binangonan to celebrate my Godmother or in Filipino it's Ninang's Birthday. It's a very special day for her, since her daughter, Ate Michelle is not home to celebrate it with her or us, we make sure she's never alone and make it very special for her. i love her. 
  

This is my ninang and my mother...

The bffs took a picture with my ninang's gift, a soft and yellow comforter..

 yes! there's me and my family... eating and posing for the camera...

 T-bone steaks - grilled to perfection.. peppery and tasty! 

Marinated with vinegar, sprite, salt, pepper and a little bit of Lemon Juice. 

 Grilled Porkchops - My mom marinated them, with sprite, salt and pepper, soy sauce, vinegar and kalamansi.

Grilled Chicken - same with the pork marinade. 

 

 Fruta de Crema - (I love saying that Fruta de Crema! hahahaha.. ok guys say it with me FRUTA DE CREMA!!!) if you are a gelatin addict and a lover then this is the dessert you like. in some cases this would have a sponge or a butter cake with filling, but in this case it is made of gelatin with different fruit flavors. 

Grilled Hotdogs - I learned this from my cousin, when grilling hotdogs you have to brush it with  mixed oil, ketchup, soy sauce, salt and pepper.

 Puto (Steamed Rice Cake) and Kutchinta (Brown Rice Cake) - both are steamed rice, but with Puto it's  more of a thick rice and with Kutchinta it's more refine and smooth. 

 fresh fruts, Watermelon, Melon and Pomelo

 Fruit Salad - Cream and Condensed Milk. Whole Kennel Corn and fruits. 

This is me with my Ninang's Cake heheh! YEP! 

So we spent the night bonding and share a lot of laughs and had our stomach full of course...


Eat HAPPY Everyone!!
Kwaizz miya miya!!


Yours Truly,
Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Classic Birthday...

It’s my sister's birthday tom. we went to SM to buy some stuff for my parents.

We all decided to eat out for lunch..

We went to SM Manila.

After buying and shopping..

We thought of a restaurant that had Chinese dishes and at the same time offers Philippine dishes too.

So we thought we try Classic Savory.

There were a lot of receptionist..mostly men. 

They were very friendly and nice..

They were able to give us seats. We were 7 which occupy long tables.

The place was ok; it’s basically a typical Chinese/Filipino restaurant. Combined. It was not that clean like a fine dining. The usual target of this restaurant is the average class which I think is fine.

Classic Savory started as a small time “panciteria” in Quiapo I believe in 1950. As it progress they began serving incredibly awesome fried chicken. Which is probably the best dish that they have that made the restaurant very famous , branching nation wide.

Savory’s Specialties:

SAVORY Fried Chicken - Whole Chicken P345.00 – Which is a timeless favorite, it tender and juicy and very savory.

SAVORY Pancit Canton – Solo Order is P190.00 – It’s very flavorful, the noodles are so tender, the veggies still had crunch to it and it is not greasy.

Lomi Miki Bihon – Solo P195.00 – Served hot Hearty thick noodle soup w/ vegetables, seafood and meat--truly a Savory favorite

SAVORY Shanghai Rolls or Lumpia Shanghai – P175.00 – Crispy on the outside, warm and cooked perfectly in the inside. It has a perfectly seasoned ground pork.

Chinese Style Pork Asado P195.00 – A tender Pork slices in sweet soy sauce marinade.

Our server, (I forgot his name) was able to give us the menu. But he was not able to give us any recommendations or any house specials. He was a bit shy and he looked hungry. So we decided to just take a look at the menu and just choose from it.

I told our server to give us drinks first while waiting for our orders.. so here it is..

Spinach and Seafood Soup P195.00 - Light and Healthy pureed spinach soup w/ minced seafood. This looked awful. It was green and as you look at it it wasn’t really pleasing. BUT! Yes there’s a BUT! It was really really good! I liked the taste of the spinach and there were a few seafood in there and egg. It was really good. I don’t know it people who will try to taste this would like it! BUT FOR ME IT WAS REALLY GOOD!

Combo C 1 P385.00  – This was my Dad’s Choice. He and my Mom shared this Combo Meal which is obviously good for two persons. It had  1/2 Chicken, Pancit Canton, Salt & Pepper Spareribs, Rice, Special Turon, and 2 glasses of Tropical Cooler.  The Chicken was hot and very tender and juicy, the pancit was warm too, Spareribs were “bitin” it wasn’t enough for my Dad and my Mom, they also had rice that goes with it 2 cups. The Turon was kinda soggy which I didn’t like. Tropical Cooler was ok.

Combo A – I’m not sure if this is Combo A or what this combination is called. But it had a ½ Chicken, Pancit Canton and Spring Rolls. I forgot how much was it too. The spring rolls were big not like the once that is usually served like the once that you see in some which the wrapper is so thick and the filling is so tiny. Don’t you just hate that? “Mahal na nga dinadaya ka pa sa kakainin mo!”

Kangkong w/ Crispy Pork Belly P195.00 - Stir-fried kangkong made special with crispy pork belly strips. The Pork belly was ok. Tasted like lechon kawali. There were a lot of kangkong which made the dish look like it has a big serving. AHUH! you bet i know how to do that! hahaha! The kangkong tasted like there was sand in it. So we didn’t finish that. This dish was chosen by the birthday celebrant.

Lechon Macau P265.00 - This is very similar to Lechon Kawali. It goes with a Shrimp Cranklings, a few of it and they had a sauce for the pork too. I really can't say anything about it because I liked it but not enough to order another round. My sister Rosalie had to order a pork dish since she had allergies in chicken and some seafood so just to make sure she has to order either pork or beef. And so she did.

Imperial Beef Tenderloin P225.00 - It is a Tenderloin beef slices w/ robust oriental sauce and onion rings. My brother, RJ, loves beef, steaks and etc. He's a good critic when it comes to meat. He knows! This dish was ok. Simple. It wasn't that tender but it tastes good.

Reservations is a must special for bulk orders. They do accept credit cards. Corkage fees are not necessary. They have catering services specially in big events such as weddings, debuts and etc.

Here's the thing, why can't we improve our SERVICE! I mean it's not just the food, it's also the service why people dine in restaurants. 

A few advice; SMILE! Make sure it's clean! And be FRIENDLY! Food should be served no more than 7 minutes! NO DISCRIMINATION! (if you see people wearing slippers and shorts and looks like a trash so what? still give a good service! little did you know, he's the owner of the bank and he likes wearing comfy clothes! that's it!)

I'll give them 3 stars because of the food that's it. Nothing more nothing less. PEACE guys.. 

anyways, LOVE YOU GUYS! 

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Classic Savory, SM City Manila

G/F SM City Manila, Adriatico St., Malate

Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

(02) 527-1958

Crazy Girls at Jack's Loft

One Lazy tuesday - I invited my sister to have lunch with me at Pancake House in Robinson's Malate. But when we were to meet there. The store was closed. So we had to go around and look for another resto. And here we are at Jack's Loft.

This is my sister Jheii (right) and her classmate(left) Kim.

Table was not yet set. There was a menu displayed on the table. Then after ordering the waitress gave us silver wares. Then Ambiance was ok. There were a lot of by standers since it was near the loft area. People can see you eating.

Jack's Loft is known for their fish bowls ice tea. It's good for sharing. The taste itself is unique. It nice to share it with friends and family.

Starters- Calamaris. My sister's choice. It's very tender and soft. Freshly cooked. I also like the dip. It matches the calamaris.

Puttanesca - It's very simple, very pale. Not like the real puttanesca. It came with grilled chicken. I did not like this.

Beef Stroganof - the vinegar was overpowering the dish. The rice was hard and chewy. It looks like it was microwaved.

This is the only Dish I liked. It's called Hole in One. A dessert that's made of Cinnamon Bread. Deep fried and glazed with choco sauce and Vanilla Ice cream. It was delicious. This is the second time I ordered this. So it's a recommendation. It could've been better if there were more scoops of ice cream since there's a lot of cinnamon bread sticks. but it was fine. I LOVED IT!

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Jack's Loft

Branches: Libis, Terrazzo Mall, The Block, Trinoma Mall, Greenhills, Robinsons Galleria. Robinsons Manila

Tel. Nos.:   (02) 567-2023

Fat Girl's Recipe : Beef Binagoongan

one of my favorite filipino dishes is Pork Binagoongan but since yesterday we had pork already why not make it beef... im not sure what it might taste like at first but i had to know..

BEEF BINAGOONGAN

Ingredients:
1 kilo beef cubes, (might be cool if you could get the ones that we use for caldereta, with bones)
2 cups bagoong alamang (im using Connie's Kitchen DULONG-Anchovy Fry)
1 tbsp. tomato paste
1 head of garlic, minced
1 big onion, minced
2 chili peppers, minced
½ cup vinegar
4 tablespoons brown sugar
½ cup water
Procedure:
Use a pressure cooker to softened the meat.
When beef is tender, put in on the side and sauté (use the corn oil from the Anchovy fry with a little butter) garlic, onion, and chili peppers then mix.
Add in the bagoong and cook while stirring for 5minutes.
Add in the tomato paste.
Pour in the vinegar and stir well.
Add in the sugar and let simmer for 10 minutes or until cooked.
Season to taste.

You're probably wondering why there's tomato paste.. its because my sister (jheii) doesn't eat bagoong. so i figured to put tomato paste since she eats practically anything, as long as its cooked with tomato paste. And the reason for using Anchovy instead of Shrimp, is because beef is more tender and the more it can absorb the saltiness of the anchovy fry and the more you can work out with the dish itself. when you use pork its better to pair it with shrimp paste. and plus I've never used it before. hahaha! Anyways.. It tastes delicious. Pair it with Plain rice and you're good to EAT!

Enjoy!
Eat Happy Everyone!

Japs for The Fat Girl!

Kon'nichiwa!

A very special person in my life loves Japanese Dish. So while strolling along the Midtown Mall with my friend and was very hungry we figured to stop by at Tempura Japanese Grill. There was a host that was kind enough to seat us, although she was hesitant to put us in one of the Tempura Smokeless Yakiniku Tables, since we were only two. But knowing me as the very "mapilit" girl. We went ahead and sit.

Honestly I hate their service, but I'm not up for their services, I'm there because of the lovely food.

A photo taken from Diningcebu.com

this is their seafood ramen - it has a kick to it. probably the ginger and the power of saltiness from the sea shells. the veggies were cooked enough that there's still a crunch to it. the soup was warm and delicious. me and my friend loved it!

there are two maki rolls in this plate, we wanted to put it in one plate so we could occupy less space. the first one is Uncle Sam's Maki - practically its composed of shrimp, Philadelphia cream cheese, cucumber strips topped with bacon and mayo. it tastes really good actually.. wasn't expecting the cream cheese and bacon though. Its like have a bacon and cheese sandwich except instead of bread you pair it with rice. anyway i liked it!
the other maki roll is called the Tamago Roll - tamago means egg, its rolled with egg then rice then nori sheet then mango, cream cheese and crab meat.

so this is the Ebi Tempura (Prawn Tempura) - a regular dish that is ordered most of the time. I liked the taste, but it was a bit oily for me.

So lets get back to those tables that i was saying.. these are the Smokeless Yakiniku Tables. So basically you just lid them up then wait for it to heat up, then you order the meat you want to grill. We tried the Tori (chicken) and the Gyu (beef). and both of us were excited to grill.. lol First they are served raw then its up to you to cook it.
Gyu (beef) Tori (chicken)

We were so full that we couldn't get up! It won't be the last. I'll visit you guys again!
ENJOY Everyone!
Eat Happy!