Lucille invited us once again to her home…It seems like she is doing it every other year 🙂

Previous Entries:  From the Kitchen of Lucille December 17, 2007 

Lucille’s Birthday Treat January 8, 2009 

Here she is welcoming us as we arrive and take note of the parol on top of her.   She is part of the group from St. James Parish in Alabang who sold these beautiful parols last Christmas

She is always proud of her two children who are presently studying abroad

Our group photo taken by Lucille’s Staff 🙂

She had different cocktail drinks for us since we all had dietary requirements – buko juice for me, orange and apple for the others

It was Lucille’s birthday and we made her cook for us again!  WE LOVE IT!! 🙂  Quoting here a note from Det who said it very well: 

Dear Lucille,

Many thanks for being the usual gracious host! 

Each year, as December comes, I always look forward to your birthday lunch!  What I most love about visiting your home (apart of course from the very good food) is how I feel the warmth of your hospitality; how each year you have transformed into an Oprah a Martha Stewart which you do so well with your own personal touch and style!  The only downside is, each time I leave your beautiful home, I always ponder about having a sabbatical even just for a month so I get to learn “your favorite things.”  It has always been my dream to become a home maker but sometimes life takes you to a different path which of course I can’t complain!

Cheers to you birthday girl and cheers to loving company and a friendship which will forever be in our hearts!

Always,  

Det

And Mother Butler Lucille says our grace before the meal

The buffet

This was the highlight of our meal.  Lucille’s homemade Cochinillo!!!!  YUMMY!!!!!! It was half a piggy and it was really really good!!!!!

Here it is again up close

and we had other Filipino dishes

Luzanne insisted on having her cochinillo with Mang Tomas sauce!! It’s a good thing Brenda had some with her.  Luzanne can finish almost half the bottle 🙂

LOOK AT THAT YUMMY COCHINILLO!!!! Homemade dishes are more meaningful and taste much better!!! And Lucille’s cooking is always WITH LOVE! 🙂

And dessert

Happy Birthday Lucille!!

 And Lucille shares with us her FAVORITE THINGS

Her waring smoothie blender!  We all want one!!! 

and she made a fresh strawberry smoothie for us using fresh Holly’s yogurt

previous entry:  Lucille’s Smoothie Recipe June 10, 2011 

Fresh super sweet Mangoes from her farm in Cebu!!! 

Fresh super sweet pineapple with champoy powder 

and her Viking oven where the cochinillo was cooked.  It has to be big enough to put the little piggy in  

And we all exchanged gifts for christmas and we all support our very own

Brenda from the commissary she works in  

Triumph underwear from Det 

Lucille will always shop at Rustan’s! Forever Rustan’s loyalists just like all of us! 

Golden Spoon from me 🙂 

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