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July 9, 2014

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The Wild Rabbit

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In the Cotswolds, we had lunch at The Wild Rabbit, recommended by Suharto and Rina. This restaurant is about to be awarded a Michelin Star soon.

Love the rabbit topiaries and the greens on the limestone building

First time to see a Dog Parking 🙂 Cute 🙂

I love the feel of the place. So homy and cozy. There is a pub

dining room

and bedrooms to stay in as well

We came to dine. Love the place!! So pretty!! My dream is to have a Filipiniana house and if I had a second choice, I want a country home – cottage style like this!! These stones keeps it cozy and cool inside and I think it will work well in the Philippines since it’s warm all year round. I like the neutral colours which is still bright and gives a happy ambience and feel. Heart2Hearts type 🙂

Rabbits everywhere 🙂

Crisp Pigs Head Croquette

Wye Valley Asparagus

Crab and Scallop Canneloni

Dry Aged Sirloin Steak with the bone

It came with choices of sides – this is Bone Marrow and horseradish butter and Bernaise sauce

Interesting Bone marrow and horseradish butter 🙂

Duck Breast

Rump of Spring Lamb

Wild Polack

Pork Tenderloin, Pigs Head and Pork Belly

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July 9, 2014

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Driving to the Countryside

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Aside from the millions of things you can do in the city of London, there is so much more to explore outside the city!!!! Castles, towns, and all of them beautiful!! I really need to live here or come more often! 🙂

Just driving and looking at the views is already a natural high for Heart2Heart. Again everywhere you pass is always so clean, organized and always in place. I took these photos while the car was moving so it might not be too clear.

Rapeseed fields which they use to make rapeseed oil

As we arrived in the Cotswolds area, the roads became very narrow. Quite scary if another car was coming from the other side. But how beautiful the sides of the road!!!!

It changes as you go along

We stopped first at Burford an old town

It’s always more fun with good friends 🙂

This was my favorite!!

Homes made of limestone

Cole Haan 🙂

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July 9, 2014

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Home Cooking in London

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I am so glad we had a lot of home cooking in London 🙂 It’s worth it to rent a flat in London than stay in a hotel. Another advantage is you can cook 🙂 Too expensive to eat out all the time 🙂

Of course we have Mom’s inherited adobo recipe from Lola Glecy. Good comfort food whenever hungry and craving for Pinoy food

Chistorra chorizo from the Borough Market 🙂 cooked for breakfast and fried rice made out of the chorizo oil

Spaghetti Bolognese made by my sister in law, Margs!! So yummy!!!! I need to ask for the recipe! She makes this for the kids, but I am the one eating it 🙂

Yum!!! So easy to cook!! Just fry straight from the freezer. Fried is better than baked

Foie gras from Borough Market 🙂

Interruption. Mom’s sign in the dining room 🙂

This is my recipe! It has to be simple 🙂 I just bought all the ingredients and put them all together 🙂 I love it that you can buy the meringue in nice shapes already and abundance of fresh mixed berries are valuable to me even if in Europe or in the States its relatively cheap compared to buying it here in Manila

Raclette Yum 😉

Duck A L’Orange from Marks and Spencer was good 🙂 Just follow heating instructions

Carbonara again for the kids by Mommy Margs

Carbonara by Mom which uses pancetta

This was the trout we caught in Bibury Trout Farm in the Cotswolds!! Mom made it into Sinigang. She bought the sinigang mix and bagoong in the Filipino store in Earls Court. The Dagupan Bagoong is so good!!!! Where can we buy that here???

pan fried fish fillet with capers

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July 8, 2014

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Zuma London

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The original Zuma is this one in Knightsbridge, London. We have been to two out of the 6 ( as of 2013 ) in other countries and we love Zuma. This is probably the best so far among all

Previous entry: Zuma Hongkong September 23, 2012

Zuma at the St. Regis Hotel Bangkok February 2, 2013

and now they have 8 with New York and Abu Dhabi as an addition

When you order sashimi and sushi, they put it together in a nice arrangement like this 🙂 It varies depending on the order and the platter changes as well. I saw many passing by and on the Sushi counter

Very good service – Bharat was overseeing our table and we are well taken cared of

It’s very busy at Zuma, so it’s quite difficult to get a reservation

Seared Salmon with Lime Shiso Soy- I don’t really like Salmon too much but to me this was amazing!

Miso fumi no foagla umeboshi Zoe – seared miso marinated foie gras with meboshi compote – very good quality foie gras!

Semi Fatty Tuna

Unagi Bo Zushi

Robatayaki

Tokudai Wafu Asparagus

Wagyu No Sumibiyaki – Wagyu beef with served with tahoon aioli and ponzu dash

Signature rib eye with Wafu sauce and garlic chips

Iberico pork

Wagyu beef tartare sushi with black truffle. People go back to Zuma just to have this

Zuma Sorbet collection

Raspberry Cheesecake – super yum! One of the best cheesecakes for me 🙂

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July 8, 2014

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The Orangery at Kensington Gardens

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The beginning of the maze at Kensington Gardens leading to the Orangery

SO LOVELY!!!! This is what I mean why I love London! Everything is done so elegantly and with taste! It’s simple yet not really simple but strikes me so much with it’s charm and beauty

LOVE!

Because I was admiring the gardens too much and taking photos, we got to the Orangery almost lunch time already

Love the teacups

We ordered one breakfast menu while we were waiting for 12 noon

Freshly Baked Croissant with Honey Roast Wiltshire Ham and Mature Cheddar Cheese

Full English

Our hosts who we love so much 🙂 Rina and Suharto 🙂

When I like a certain dinnerware or China, I always look under to peek at the brand or where it is made 🙂

Chicken Liver Parfait

Lobster Pearl Barley Risotto

Burnt English Goat Cheese

Wild Mushroom and Asparagus Tart

Mandarin and Cointreau Trifle

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July 7, 2014

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Kensington Gardens

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Out of the 432 public gardens, I was only able to go to one this trip!

The garden which is known to have been covered with flowers when Lady Diana passed away

I got this photo online ( www.mirror.co.uk )

Kensington Palace

While walking, Rina showed me this portion which is a mini meadow 🙂 The wildflower meadow

You normally see these type of scene in a movie or in a commercial but I took these photos candidly of children in the meadow

Love the flowers

This is a maze leading to the Orangery – I could not get a photo from the top so this is the best I could do

Sunken Gardens

Love this!!

Enjoying the sun

There was this tree that was a natural shade. It was so beautiful. The branches and leaves were falling reaching almost the ground. If this were in the Philippines, people would probably race to get it and use it as a picnic ground – where here everyone loves the sun! 🙂

View from the side

Another gigantic tree perfect for shade but no one was here 🙂

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July 7, 2014

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On Loving and Living in London

By Heart2Heart | Homes and Interiors, Travel | One Comment

Thank you Tita Millet Mananquil and the Philippine Star for allowing me to share this beautiful city! This came out last June 29 where I featured the different homes I visited during my recent trip to London. Thank you to my friends, Rina and Ria who took me around and made this possible. London indeed is an ideal place to live in which is why many choose to live here. For us Filipinos, living in Europe may be difficult because of the language barrier, but there is none in London 🙂 And the city is just so beautiful, you will have to live here to possibly visit all the interesting places to see, many of them historical

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July 7, 2014

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London Gardens and Topiary

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I love London because it is a city where everything is beautiful! Look to your right, to your left, back, front, up – there is so much to see. It’s a city that does not feel like a city because it has a lot of greens which Heart2Heart loves 🙂 I tried to research to get some figures and this website seems to document it the best from what I saw http://www.londongardensonline.org.uk/

There are 609 public parks,

432 public gardens,

242 squares and 226 garden squares in London!

Aside from that they have botanical institutions, churches with gardens, private gardens and vertical gardens!! I love how they decorate the frontage of hotels and homes with beautiful greens and topiary. I particularly like the topiary 🙂 Pardon the photos as we are always moving in the car

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July 6, 2014

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Heartbreak and Hope by Happy2Help

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While I was in Cebu, I missed this trip with the Happy2Help group and I am still wishing I went. But thanks to Chary Mercado, she helped document their trip and shared it here at Heart2Heart. Hoping to visit Tacloban one of these days and try to help directly in some way. These pink ladies have a unique way of helping 🙂