GIMIKAINAN SESSIONS 4: Abella's Residence in Binangonan Rizal

          My family loves grilled dishes.

We started grilling when were very little. My dad would build an improvised griller in Libya and we’d all take a stick and grill any meat that my mom prepared. And it went on until my dad got a really nice job and we bought our very own big grilling equipment. When we went here in the Philippines it’s not really advisable especially when you live in a condo to have a charcoal grilled meat. Not unless you have your own house and a yard to do the grilling. So my mom and dad bought a house in Binangonan, Rizal, and it’s a beautiful house.

The griller that we have right now is actually just a cheap one. We had to buy a cheap one because we were hosting a party one day that we really didn’t have any time to buy the really expensive one the one that works on gas. But we were lucky to buy this one because it’s been ok for the past 6 months. I, together with my best friend Jessica bought this for P3000.00++ in SM MOA and I just want to share a brief story about it. When I saw this griller, I figured it could be disassembled and if we buy it, it wouldn’t be hard to carry it and load it in a trunk. Unfortunately, we thought wrong, it can’t be disassembled and you have to carry the whole thing. You know how MOA is. It’s big and the taxi bay is way too far from the department store. We walked a long way and trying hard to take care of the griller since it’s cheap and it might break easily. I was sweating really bad, kept on complaining why I bought such a thing. But eventually we took a cab, wrap the whole thing with an improvised rope. An etc. it was really bad. Yeah that’s the story of our mighty griller. Hahaha!

So what do we have?

my sister jheii and my dearest brother posing for the camera and enjoying his doritos chips and C2.. no alcohol...

 My dad and my sisters - Rosalie , Liit and Jheii

Made some Tacos - Mom's Request..- basically I just grilled/toasted the taco shells, then filling; ground pork, ranch dressing, onion and ice berg lettuce, bell pepper grilled, tomatoes grilled and cheese. Actually we just used the ones that were available in the house. But you can use ground beef, the for the dressing you can mix cream cheese with dried herbs then sour cream. I grilled the bell peppers because I like the smokey flavor and so as with the tomatoes. 

 So on the grill - we have Hotdogs, Chicken and pork. Usually we do our own version of marinating sauce but since we have those leftovers from last week that we bought at supermarkets. We just finish them off. Maybe next time I can share some ingredients on how we do our marinating sauce.

 The skewered bbq costs P30.00++ each stick in the meat section in your nearest supermarkets. It's actually pork. They also have chicken so you can try that. 

 Tender Juicy hot dogs. We usually buy the Jumbo sized ones. Its bigger and it takes forever to finish. HAHA!

 We actually wanted the inasal flavored ones. but since we saw that there were a lot of garlic cloves in it, we just chose the bbq flavor ones which costs P55.00 each leg part. Its actually affordable since it's really huge. 

 My dad doing his thing with those deliciousness... hahaha! 

 YUP! I'm the FAT GIRL! hahahaha! this is me! hahaha! YUMMY!!! 

 and these my lovely readers and viewers are the good companions... San Miguel Light and Tanduay Ice.  

and my personal favorite Kahlua on the rocks with cherry... - yep...!!! 

hahaha yes.. they were drunk.. hahahaha!

Anyways.. don't try this at home specially if you are not guided by parents or someone older than you are. This doesn't happen everyday.. well.. probably with them.. hahaha! ssshhhh... But this is our family... We have fun, we eat, we are a family... I hope you guys enjoy reading this blog.. You can always have your own gimikainan sessions at home.. especially with your love ones.. Thank you! and let me know if you guys have any Gimikainan Sessions like this at home... 

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Short Food Blog : On the Go

It was dinner time and it was really late. 

while waiting for a cab with my sister, we saw this tiny store infront of the taxi bay in Robinson's Manila called Chicken Inasal Bacolod. My sister likes green so the store's color is green which made us to try it more. so we left the line and just went there!

It was like an improved carinderia/canteen style. The table and chairs are made out of mono blocks. They have a Filipino field to it. The table setting was simple they had their condiments there, which is rare in some Philippine restaurants. The regular condiments that Filipinos love are "toyo,suka, patis" that what you get. And we ask for "kalamansi" which is a tiny version of a lemon or lime. and of course  the unending request for tissues. We love using our bare hands to eat so we can't stop asking for tissues(which by the way is so thin that one sheet is not enough! ang nipis nipis na nga konti pa ang binibigay! hayy naku!). 

Our servers were nice and friendly. Service was not bad at all. In fact every time we ask for something they immediately provide us. He even made a gesture of suggesting to try their "Inihaw na pusit" which is a surprise since they were just like a small store. They were recommending dishes already. I love that! They're cool! hahaha! Anyways we really didn't want to eat seafood at that time so we just ordered the regular ones.

We tried their promo which is like a Combo Meal, you get to choose any two viands that you like with on P300.00++ amount. There will be drinks and garlic rice. We also ordered Chopsuey for only P68.00. 

The Chicken was so juicy and tender, the flavors were impeccable, it was char-grilled into perfection. it was served hot and warm. It was really tasty. I liked it. I finish it up and licked the bones as well. 

The Sisig was "bitin", it was too oily and greasy. I like that they had bell peppers in it and green chilies and a lot of onions. The taste was good. I would order another one, (Since Ms. Fat Girl here loves sisig) but less oil perhaps. 

Chopsuey was soggy. The taste was good though. I like that it's not the usual dish that i use to eat at restaurants which is bland and doesn't taste good at all. I wanted more crunchy and crispy veggies but in this dish the veggies were soggy. But again the taste was good. My dad would've liked this dish.

And for our drinks we ordered the Sago't Gulaman P35.00 - It was too sweet for my taste we had to ask for water so that every time we sip a few we had to add small amount of water to lessen the sweetness. 

So here's another short blog! Hope you guys try this one out. It's very affordable and you can enjoy your dinner with less. Thanks for reading! 

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Inasal Chicken Bacolod, Pedro Gil

632 Pedro Gil St., Ermita

Manila, Metro Manila

Philippines

(02) 525-0686

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

Ulam for the Day!

Day Off.. Need to cook!

What's for lunch?

Ginisang Gulay

CRAB

DINUGUAN

Lumpiang Shanghai

 we have here ampalaya, okra, sigarilyas, kamatis, sibuyas, talong and pork

 our delicious crab with vinegar and soy sauce

 my ninang's famous dinuguan

 my brother's favorite lumpiang shanghai

and most requested nachos! for miryenda

FULL BELLY!!!

EAT HAPPY EVERYONE!

C2 Classic Cuisine

Sago Gulaman - classic so delicious and refreshing. I loved it. Not so sweet just the way i like it. Amount though was bitin.. hehehehe

Their take of Fresh Lumpia. Not sure what this is.. but i was not really into this dish. I wasn't sure what they want to do. I think the veggies were over cooked. The sauce tasted spoiled. so didn't really liked that. serving was enough for two. i love the plate. the idea was ok crispy wrapper with the veggies. but the taste was not very nice.

this rice is one of the best carbo i've ever tasted. I liked it very much. I love the crispy garlic topping then sisig rice. was very tasty. I loved it!

crab cakes. the pinoy way. It was ok. Not my fave though. We just had to order a viand that will go with our sisig rice. unfortunately we failed.

Over-all Its ok. Not one of my fave resto though. But it was ok.

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

C2 Classic Cuisine

Branches: ACCEED Conference Center, Shangrila Plaza, Power PLant Mall, Robinsons Place - Manila, SM Megamall,  Greenhills, SM North Edsa, Loyola Heights

Tel. Nos.:   (02) 567-2402

Website : http://www.cravingsgroup.com