Category Archives: Celebrations

Thanks to our friend Suzette Montinola, for hosting our despedida for Fran.  This is already like our third farewell get together for Fran before she finally leaves for Singapore.  

Our Ateneo group got together in Zette’s beautiful ancestral home, La Cocina de Tita Moning ( March 5, 2007 )

This is a new addition to the place.  A private dining room with a nice seating area on the side.  It can fit up to 14 persons comfortably.  Thanks to Anton Baretto for the beautiful interiors.  We are lucky to have been the first to sample and use the new room, we enjoyed and loved the whole experience

Our lovely host, Zette.  She prepared everything.  She went to the market in the morning to buy all the ingredients and prepared our dinner when she got back from work.  We were amazed at how fresh and beautiful she still looked after all that 🙂 Thanks Zette!

Our favorite stop on the way out- we bought some of the bottled goodies from the store 

website:  La Cocina de Tita Moning 

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Happy Birthday to a very kind, generous, simple and accomplished young man! To the man behind Starbucks in the Philippines!!  We are proud of you and we all love you!

He celebrated his birthday with us in Azuthai ( Azuthai July 3, 2008 )!!  YUMMY! We were able to try three of their new dishes which were all very good!  We all enjoyed and ate so much!

And a surprise visitor who is one of the bestfriends of my brother! 🙂 

Previous Entries:

New From Azuthai  April 4, 2009 

Azuthai July 3, 2008 

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This is a long overdue post.  Last year we had an Ateneo College group reunion since Joanne was in town.  We took advantage to get together.  We were not complete, we missed Bubu and Raoul. We just celebrated at home with homemade food, thanks to Suzette for bringing the wine and homemade desserts.

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Tita Isabel and Isa are always so thoughtful and kind to treat Dina on her birthday.  They always surprise her with something…this year it was a nice dinner with her close friends and family.  It was great dinner prepared by Chef Cyrille who is a friend of Isa.  Everyone enjoyed the food!! Thanks Tita Isabel and Isa who are family to us.  

Happy Birthday Dina!! 

 Previous Entry:  A Unique Valentine’s Offering February 11, 2009

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Last March, my hijada, Danni,  graduated from gradeschool, so Lola prepared a dinner in honor of her!  I loved the set up the Rustan’s Flower Shop made!  

Danni was made to choose all her favorite dishes…so it sort of looked like it did not really all blend and jive 🙂  But nevertheless it was all good!!!

Favorite pizza from Vargas Kitchen 

Fried Chicken and Pochero from Yaya Sion , Japanese fried rice with Wagyu beef

Pasta Al Fungi and Quattro Formaggio from Yaya Sion and Grilled prawns 

And WOW!! We had a whole dessert buffet!!!!!!! YUMMY!! Danni should graduate every year so we can have this 🙂

Green Tea Frozen Brazo de Mercedez and Concorde from Kitchen’s Best, Tita Roselyn, Tita Marlyn and Tita Berna brought it for Danni 

Spanish Turron and Sansrival from Lola 

Bread pudding from Cirkulo and Chocolate cake, Tocino del Cielo and Mango Sanrival from Kitchen’s Best 

Chocolate cupcakes from Dimpy 

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Happy Birthday to James and John! We celebrated in Hai Shin Lou!  One of the de Jesus family’s favorite 🙂

This is the second time I tried their Peking Duck and it is very good. We had it 3 ways

Hai Shin Lou May 17, 2008

Happy Birthday Rins! January 29, 2008 

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One of the reasons I put up Heart2Heart was because I wanted to share with everyone many, many beautiful moments and things in life.  There are so many times when I get so excited,  I want to tell everyone about the wonderful event I attended or describe the delicious meal I had….and if only I could bring everyone to join and partake of these wonderful moments.. I WOULD! So, thanks to Heart2Heart for helping me vent out my excitement! 🙂 by letting me share them with not only family and friends but to many others who may appreciate them like I do 

My friend Margie 

 invited me over for lunch in her lovely home.  

 She told me she had asked 20 of her girlfriends over to celebrate her birthday….Whew!  I am so honored and lucky to have made the cut!  🙂 Thank you Margie for inviting me and for making me a part of your special day!

 I enjoy Margie because she always makes me laugh!  She was my bootcamp classmate for two years and now we just bump into each other in Rustan’s, food markets, or in the gym.  

My best best meals are those that are homemade specially by family and friends. I would choose home cooked meals over restaurant food any day! I truly truly appreciate the gesture of them being proud of their talent and sharing it.  Not only the cooking part but the preparation of everything in having a meal in your own home… 

Margie not only makes the PAELLA OF THE CENTURY but she cooks many other good dishes as well.  For her birthday celebration, she made Thai food and wow! I loved it!!  She made everything from scratch (except dessert).  Everyone of course was also raving…though many of the ladies already tried Margie’s cooking, they continue to rave and rave about her cooking…

Papaya Salad 

Spicy Prawn Soup in Coconut Milk 

Pineapple Noodle Salad 

Shrimps in Wonton Baskets 

Five-spice Spareribs 

Thai Spring Rolls 

Massaman Beef Curry 

and for dessert, Tako 

Happy Birthday to  a super funny, super crazy and super nice friend! 

Previous Entries:  Bootcamp Christmas Party December 12, 2007 

Margarita’s Paella of the Century May 31, 2008 

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