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Homecooking by Bambi

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We love these two – Bambi and Tito Oscar Reyes!  Always so thoughtful!  Today Bambi cooked a whole lunch for us!!!!

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“Eat, eat it’s healthy” 🙂

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Lunch for Suharto and Rina while they are herehomecooking-by-bambi-2.JPG

So nice to meet Marissa and Trix homecooking-by-bambi-3.JPG

Tricia, Ivy and Ren Ren

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PCGG USEC Benjie Gengos soon to be Deputy Ombudsman in Cebu homecooking-by-bambi-5.JPG

Sarap Chicken Inasal!  Bambi got the recipe from Alexi’s Mom and won’t share it!!! haha!!homecooking-by-bambi-6.JPG

Squid adobo

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Kare Kare -one of Bambi’s specialties

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Pork Binagoonganhomecooking-by-bambi-9.JPG

Crabs Thanh Long Style – Bambi’s version homecooking-by-bambi-10.JPGhomecooking-by-bambi-11.JPGhomecooking-by-bambi-12.JPG

White Salad which I loved!homecooking-by-bambi-13.JPG

Homemade Chocolate cake by Bambi!  This girl is amazing!homecooking-by-bambi-14.JPG

Quinto fell asleep 🙂  So we just left him and assumed he will just walk home two houses away 🙂

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So Namnam at Namnam

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So happy to be back at Namnam because it’s so Namnam 🙂  I wish I could eat here all the time! 🙂

Previous entry:  Namnam April 22, 2014

I tried the Ube + Sago pearl shake! YUM!

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Crunchy Salt and Pepper Squid Rings with Sweet Chili Sauceso-namnam-at-namnam-2.jpeg

Overloaded Garlicky Bangus bellyso-namnam-at-namnam-3.jpeg

House Crispy sisig which I had the last time 🙂

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Bagoong Rice

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Gata Leche Flan

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I wanted to try this but it was not available..good reason to go back

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Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant

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We heard about this restaurant from Randy and Candy and during the long weekend, we decided to try it anticipating that there would be no hassle to get here and it won’t be too crowded.  It’s a residential building located in Pasong Tamo across Don Bosco.  The original branch of this is in Binondo so it’s a good thing it is now in Makati!  My sister Margs told me that her friend, Edu Manzano is part owner of this branch 🙂   Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 1Love their promo!!!  What a great deal!!!

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They just opened in April so the place is relatively brand new 🙂  
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Private room with Karaoke feature 🙂  for those that want to sing while eating 🙂  There are two of these.  The other one is bigger and even has a sofaLucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 7 Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 8 Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 9 Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 10

Napkins come in this tissue holder

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We were only three so we could not order much. Hoping to go back with the family so we can try the seafood dishes
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Roasted Layer pork Macau Style – YUM!  Small sizeLucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 21

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Fried rice with abalone which was not on the menuLucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 28 Lucky Rainbow Seafood Restaurant 29

Siao Long Pao- Yum! I wish they had the one with crab fat

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Prime 22 at Discovery Suites

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Heart2Heart went to visit Discovery Suites in Ortigas

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Looking up 🙂
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To try Prime 22 at the 22nd floor 🙂

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I asked them what the best seat in the house is and it is this one.  It is the corner table and the curtains can be closed to make it private.  It is good for two up to four people

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There is also this area which they can set up for couples so that you can have a view 🙂

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Prime22 was put up a few years ago during the time when there was a steak craze in Manila.  But aside from great steak, Prime22 has other dishes that are not steak and that are still good!!  We tried the September specials and they were all so good!!Prime 22 September SpecialsPrime 22 at Discovery Suites (8)

Veal Snitzel with Marble Potato and Wilted SpinachPrime 22 at Discovery Suites (9)

Seared Ahi Tuna with Arugula SaladPrime 22 at Discovery Suites (10)
Chicken Mushroom Risotto with Parmesan Crisp

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Herbed Crusted Fish with crusted potato, french beans and spicy tomato sauce

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And to prepare for the steak – CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON! 🙂Prime 22 at Discovery Suites (14)

Metal knives in different colors and the classic wooden knife

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USDA Angus Prime Sirloin

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In the other table, I saw around 3 of these Tomahawk Steaks!!  It’s bigger than it looks in the photo and it seemed like a popular dish!

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Coffee Tiramisu

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The General Manager of Discovery Suites, Leeds Trompeta, who used to be assign in Discovery Shores Boracay!! I remember him when we stayed there before

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Yaya Cion

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Heart2Heart will not be complete without this woman who our family all loves! Yaya Cion was hired 48 years ago to be the Yaya of my Tita Tess who was only 2 years old. She went with the family to Italy when my Lolo Benny became Ambassador to the Vatican. She learned how to cook Italian food and until now we look forward to her yummy cooking. I ?? her even more when she always gives me baon to take home after the meal. Today she’s cooking me oatmeal for breakfast 🙂 Last Aug 15 ( Feast of the Assumption) she turned 78 🙂 Happy birthday Yaya Cion WE LOVE YOU!

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I caught her making pochero that morning.  The family sometimes makes her cook some of our favourite dishes.  She will just tell you the ingredients that she needs and when you ask her how much is her fee, she says “Ikaw ng bahala” 🙂  I know that she does not really teach people her recipes but when I was talking to her that day, I told her that she has to teach them to someone and she said, ” Tinuturo ko sila pero hindi nila magaya” 🙂

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I discovered a secret thing she did while she was cooking pochero – I asked her what that thing was with the bone – apparently she put the Jamon bone!  She gets it from the leg of Jamon which my Lolo buys and serves for himself and for the family and she keeps the bone and uses it to flavour the pochero and maybe other dishes too 🙂  yaya-cion-6.JPG

Ready to go!  Sauce will be on the side when it gets to the venueyaya-cion-7.JPG

I told you she always gives me baon!!!  She set aside a few pieces of pochero to take home!!  Oops I hope Tita Nena does not get mad – this was her Pochero 🙂yaya-cion-8.JPG

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Mr. Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman

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Heart2Heart is so happy to try the Cochinillo of Mr. Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman 🙂  He came with this big bayong to the house of Suharto and Rina

Mr. Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman 1Together with his wife, Chiqui and his daughter Carina

Mr. Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman 2Inside the bayong was a cute and yummy 23 day old Cochinillo!  It comes in Regular and Large.  He has wild boar and Babi Guling ( Bali ) and Spenfrenkel ( German ).  Call Tinee at 0917-525-1025

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Mr. Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman 8Sinantolan cooked by Rina which is yummy too like Gilbert’s -)  and Laing

Mr. Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman 9Good food and great company 🙂

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Mr. Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman 15I brought this 🙂 Reese’s ice cream cups 🙂 available at Rustan’s 🙂

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Tinee also has Fideua which is a new item in his line up.  He said he wanted to create something different to have a unique offering so he came up with this dish which is a noodle dish but similar to paella

Fideua by Mr Cochinillo Tinee de Guzman

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Italian Feast at Il Ponticello

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Enjoyed so much our Italian Feast at Il Ponticello!  It was a holiday and the area was so quiet around the building so it was so pleasant and when you get to Il Ponticello, it’s a totally different world with good vibes 🙂 and good food of course 🙂  It was truly a feast because there was so much food and for a very reasonable price.  I was told that they are planning to do this for holidays and weekendsil-ponticello-5-course-menu-aug-21.jpgaug21-lunch-revised-1.jpgItalian Feast Il Ponticello 1Lovely couple, Ren Ren and Ivy Reyes who are part owners

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Steve and Imy Magdaraog, also part owners 🙂

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