 Beautiful!!! Rustan’s Christmas windows are always a must see during Christmas!! Since I was a kid, I would look forward to seeing what’s new in the windows during christmas 🙂 This year the windows depict a train moving and the windows shows the scenes it is passing as it moves from station to station 🙂
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Thanksgiving Celebration at Forbes Park. The villagers got together as a family and bless the Belen, light the Christmas tree and had a turkey dinner and some entertainment. It’s nice because it’s Thanksgiving and at the same time welcoming Christmas
The centerpieces were raffled off after the dinner
 There was a short presentation by Joel Trinidad – “Enkantos of the Christmas Kind” at the Thanksgiving SoirĂ©e of the Forbes Park Association. Truly Christmas is for everyone
Fondue for the 100th time! Â We had fondue so many times this year!! Â 
Last Halloween we had fondue again but before eating, we had Lilli Ann demonstrate how to make the sauces so we had a cooking lesson for the cooks and for those who wanted to learn
COOKING WITH LILLS 🙂  I set up an area in the kitchen like a cooking school 🙂  She’s perfect because she’s so patient and so motherly
Yvonne brought her cook who is already the daughter of her household staff! Â 
Lilli Ann patiently teaching us how to make the sauces
She is so organised she brought everything
She even made Lobster bisque soup!
 It’s a good thing my best friend Eds is always craving for fondue!!! it’s a good reason for us to get together! They always volunteer my house so this time I let them eat in my kitchen haha!! We’ve dined in the main dining, in the backyard and now in the kitchen ! I moved the Halloween spooky decor and set up in the kitchen table. More fun more casual
Fondue 🙂  We are lazy to cook so we just have everything cooked already haha
Yummy desserts! Â Crepes Samurai from Roshan!! YUMMY!!! Â Coffee Crumble cake from Yulo – YUM!!!
 Adora @adoramnl Christmas Village!  
 Super love the windows of Adora this Christmas
 It’s a special Christmas with Adora being part of the Rustan @rustansph family after all Family is what Christmas is all about
There is an extension of the Adora Christmas Village in the lobby of Greenbelt 5!! Many people are taking photos and getting the autograph of Tom Cruise who visited the Christmas Village!  Oops, that’s my cousin, Donnie Tantoco, President of Rustan’s Commercial Corporation and now Adora!  🙂
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 Last month Alicia Sy told me about Rita Nazareno being in the cover of Town and Country.  And she told me to look inside. And wow! I thought to myself how courageous this woman is! If you have not gotten a copy of the October issue, make sure to check it out – the inside photo and story of Rita and her cancer story
 Today I was so happy to meet Rita in person. Rita is an Emmy Award winning TV producer! Congrats Rita!!! Rita told me that long ago she would work with Eric Quizon and even directed the MTV of “You Are My Song” by Martin Nieverra. She just finished a script and who knows if the Skinny People will produce the movie!!
Today she designs bags under the brand. She took off from her grandmother who started in 1925 S.C. Vizcarra. Her clients are from Europe and she exhibits there twice a year! Â Love her bag today which can also hold a cellphone!!! How creative! She told me she travels and that’s where she gets her references for design.
 A photo of Rita with one of her gwapo Spanish admirers, Toñete 🙂
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Even dishes have collabs! Cheesecake + leche flan = Cheesecake flan!  Super YUM! From Wildflour Cafe! Thank you Joy Ortega for bringing this!!!!
This was literally my slice! I was so full already. Â And this is how I eat nowadays to lose weight! Â Make sure to put the honey sauce- this is super yum!! PROMISE!
 I got my wish to try Michelle Tomacruz’s  Morroccan food! A few years ago Michelle went to New York City to cook for the Prince of Morocco for two weeks!
Previous entry:  The Cookery  Gourmet Catering September 30, 2015
Briwat
Where magic happens 
Photos of her kids in chef uniform taken at the same age
Michelle’s in laws live beside them so they share the pool 🙂  How nice to have a compound!
Love the centrepiece which is an artwork! by Tessy Petty John
 Our host for lunch – beautiful Chef Michelle Tomacruz. For authentic Morrocan food and for many other dishes call her.  She’s such a wonderful person and instantly love her ! And I found out today that she is not only a chef but a movie producer too!! Together with Rissa Oreta ( Skinny People ) and produced Apocalypse Child which won Best Director, Best Picture, Best Editing, and Best Supporting Actress 
 Moroccan lunch by Michelle
Briwat, Orange and Carrot salad, Moroccan Angus meatballs, Lamb Tagine with Apricots, Vegetable Couscous and Moroccan Grilled prawns. The Cookery – 631-0541 / 635-0351 / cell 917-8122354
 Love her tagines! A mini one which had fish crackers 🙂
Morroccan all the way till the tea – Mint tea 
YUMMY! Â Cheesecake flan from Wild flour brought by Joy!
This happened after I left! haha!!!
Love the divider doors in Michelle’s house. Â You can open to make the space wider or close for privacy or to save on aircon haha!!
Fresh herbs outside her kitchen
BBQ grill!  Awaiting the next meal here 🙂
 Teleserye pose 🙂 of the group for lunch today. Joy, Nicole, Rita and our host Michelle.  Behind us is the John Santos wall – collection of Mike and Michelle!! ( though the top portion is not seen, those are John Santos artworks too) Too many blessings and lovely things to share from these wonderful ladies!! Till the next one!!
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