Category Archives: Celebrations

Chef Javs will never say no if he has to cook for his older brother 🙂

We had it in the house but Mom brought her staff, her food and everything else!  Even her place cards 🙂  She had a box with rolled paper inside and you pick from the box to guide you where you will sit.  This is so you won’t sit always beside the person you are always sitting beside with – like your husband or children 🙂

 Butter Poached Lobster with Corn Cream

Shrimp served two ways- 1st:  Shrimp served in a puff pastry shell with Saffron Bernaise

2nd:  Shrimp and Banana tempura with truffle honey and wasabi mayo

Chef Javs imitated the Caviar soup from Andaz Tavern in Tokyo

Previous entry:  Andaz Tavern Countdown Dinner January 18, 2015   

He did a very good job!!!

 Chef Javs wanted to prepare a degustation with many many dishes.  We requested to limit it since we cannot finish everything – so he put three dishes into one! 🙂  16 Hour Sous Vide Pork Belly Tonkatsu, Chicken Lollipop with a Kombu butter sauce, Million dollar roll with unary, foie gras and caviar with truffle oil

 Close up of the pork belly tonkatsu!

 Kobe beef from the Tokyo trip grilled by Chef Javs

 Japanese Musk Melon Take home from Tokyo

Coffee Crunch from Yulo!!  YIPEE!!! Mom listened to my request 🙂  

Marshmallow cake from Yulo[email_link]

How fast time flies!!!

What a beautiful party!! Of course all organised by Mommy Christine!  She cut those leaves hanging all by herself!!!  The venue was in Green Sun in Pasong Tamo, a very nice and spacious function room

Cutie Birthday boy Kael!

I think everyone forgot about donating :-O  but this is such a good idea 🙂

Daddy Gil and Mommy Christine

Eldest son, Iago!  With his gwapo pose 🙂

The three handsome Coscolluela brothers who we love 🙂

Gary and Alexie with Agustin and Andreas – Love them all!!

The only Coscoluella daughter – Mara and Kirby and kids

Love how they set up the buffet and the way they put the food

Christine has an online party website, Click below to check it out

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 After seeing Pope Francis this morning I rushed home because I had a lunch with my friends.   It was a get together with the London gang and last Saturday I had an idea !! To celebrate Pope Francis’ visit – I will make it a “Pope Party” 🙂  Truly an event worth celebrating!! All celebrations in the house will always have a theme this year.   It’s a good and blessed start to celebrate Pope Francis.   We LOVE him because he brings us closer to GOD.  I am having Pope Fever 🙂  and I wish we could celebrate Pope everyday 🙂  which means celebrating GOD

Pope centerpiece 🙂  I had to make do with what I had and what was available Thanks to Don Bosco religious store I found all these photos of Pope Francis 🙂I bought these t-shirts from Radio Veritas where I bought the life size Pope.  I made the staff wear it 🙂  Not too flattering maybe but never mind It was okay 🙂Buffet table set up 🙂  

Lechon wrap for appetiser  Homemade ribs by Mich
Roast Chicken with Lemongrass rice cooked by BambiSate rice  Spaghetti BologneseDimpy Camara’s Frozen Brazo de Mercedes brought by my sister, MaricarRomo’s Chocolate cake brought by RhodaI put Andy in the middle of the table where Pope Francis’ photo was – and when he stood there we all laughed because we all noticed he looked like the Pope haha!!!  So photo opportunity!! 🙂
I told everyone to come in white in honour of Pope Francis 🙂  And of course we included him in our group photo 🙂   Everytime I have a celebration in the house, there is always a giveaway.  For the Pope Party of of course it was Pope Francis giveaways:-)  Each Pope bag had a Pope Calendar, key chain, book mark and some Herr’s snacks 🙂  Beautiful rosary bracelets with the Pope were also there for those who wanted[email_link]

So happy that Pixie organised a merienda for Michele while she was here for the Christmas holidays.  

We met up at Wildflour

Pistachio Au Lait which Michele and Pixie had and loved!

 Eds and I had the tarte flambee with dates, caramelized onions, brie, argula

Group photo –  Katrina Goulbourn Feist ,Me, Eds Genuino and on the  Right – Lisa Server Quintal, Michele Periquet and Pixie OlivaresA mini Ateneo reunion!  And hoping to organize a bigger one this year 🙂  On the way out, we stopped by Farmacy, the latest concept of the Wildflour group  

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Happy 20th Anniversary to the LOVE OF MY LIFE. We met when we were 16 years old and in 4th year high school. We dated for 8 years before we got married for a total of 28 years together. ( More than half our lives! )  I knew when I met James that he was the guy I would want to marry. Everyday I thank the Lord for this blessing.  He provides very well and always makes sure that we have everything we need and will try to always give us the best. We would not know what to do without him.  I love him because there’s never a dull moment with him, he is funny and has a good sense of humour.  He makes me laugh everyday.  He always has a positive attitude for everything, he never makes a bad situation worse, he always knows how to handle the situation and even turn it into a good one. ( In other words, magaleng magbola! 🙂 ) Which is why my life has always been a happy one. The Bible says that after God, the next most important person is your spouse. I’m so lucky He gave me the BEST one. I don’t need anything because I have everything . God blessed me with a good husband who loves me and takes care of me and my two sons. Looking forward to the rest of our lives ( photo by Fritz Tentativa)

 There was a time when I told James to stop giving me flowers to just save and that it’s not necessary anymore during occasions. We eventually stopped giving gifts to each other on occasions. When Mom found out about this, she pulled me aside and told me that we should never stop gifting each other on occasions. No matter what we should give each other a gift even if it’s small Sometimes Mom gives me advice but doesn’t explain why but then I just follow her. She will just say – Basta just don’t ever stop giving each other gifts So here’s my anniversary gift and yes it’s small. And yes, my Mom always gives good advice

 Thank you to Marian Balcos for sharing this article with Heart2Heart – Taken from the blog of Rica Parelejo and which has a similar concept on gifting spouses 

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 Thank you always  to Tito Serge and Tita Bettina for always celebrating with us – whether it be Christmas, Thanksgiving or for no occasion 🙂

The beautiful Osmeña ladies – Andi, Danni, Tita Bettina, Tita Chona and Bea

 The boys!  John, Art, James, Tito Serge with one beautiful lady 🙂  Dina

Joey and his friend Benny

We had delicious antipasti – all from Italy

Truffle Salami

 Camembert with truffle honey

 Pate foie gras with fig

 Beautiful dining room with many beautiful works of art

Thanksgiving spread – all homemade by Tita Bettina! I look forward to this all the time 🙂

 YUM!!!!!  Coffee Crunch by Mrs. Yulo!! LOVE!

 Fresh cherries 🙂  I always think of Mommy Carmeling when I see them

 Calamansi cheesecake – Yum 🙂[email_link]

 Happy Birthday Brenda!!!  Another one of our most loyal employees!!! She started in Rustan’s dept store in 1985 as an inventory accounting clerk and was promoted as Merchandise planning manager til 2004. We became friends in the course of work because we would work 24/7 crunching the numbers. Naks! She then moved with me and we followed my Mom to Rustan’s flower shop from 2004 to 2005 and Rustan’s Supermarket from 2005 to 2006. And now she is still with my Mom and my sister in Unilogix helping bake and cook yummy food for many major companies. That is a total of 29 years of her life working for the family and counting She has remained a friend since I started in Rustan’s and she is one of my angels. She watches over me until now and I don’t have to tell her anything, she already knows what I need and quietly takes care of me. I am thankful for the loyalty and friendship.

 She prepared a special lunch for us!!!  No other than Chef Booj of Gourmet Garage cooked for us!!

Mediterranean!  We enjoyed everything on the menu!!

Chocolate Hazelnut Dome Cake from  Starbucks 

 Missing Des who could not make it but happy Mom, Maricar and Pam joined us 🙂 [email_link]