Tuesday, May 15, 2012

First Try at Moonleaf


The Moonleaf Menu


Our drinks at Moonleaf


My best friend's drink: Honey Milk Tea which she found too sweet.


I took the Pudding Milk Tea, not bad for P 70.00, I was drowned with milk tea. ^^ and it was not sweet, perfect for a first timer.


Saturday, May 12, 2012

Three-course meal at Italiannis for 425.00

Italianni’s offers “Lunch Deluxe” daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feast on a three-course meal for only P425. Choose from starters like Milano Salad Crisp, fresh cut Romaine lettuce tossed in Italian vinaigrette topped with Milano salami, onions, cherry tomatoes and Parmesan cheese; or the minestrone with meatballs, a vegetable soup topped with meatball and mozzarella.

Main dishes include Lomo di Maiale Supresa, roasted pork loin stuffed with cream cheese, spinach, bell pepper and garlic sausage rolled in bacon, served with garlic rice and pepper sauce. Healthy choices include Pollo Pesto Mozzarella, boneless chicken breast stuffed with smoked ham, mushrooms, pesto and mozzarella fried in egg batter on a bed of caper cream sauce and diced tomatoes; and Crusted Piscado, red snapper fillet covered with Parmesan cheese and melted mozzarella, served with white wine mustard cream seafood sauce, potatoes and zucchini.

End the meal with a choice of buko lychee or kalamansi sorbet.

A Bringhe Recipe

I ate Bringhe at Cabalen Restaurant last Friday, May 11 and I was looking for a good Bringhe Recipe I would like to share with you.

Bringhe Ingredients:

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  • 1 piece green bell pepper, roasted, peeled and cubed
  • 2 eggs, hard-boiled then sliced
  • 60 ml oil
  • 250 g chicken breast fillet or thigh fillet, cut into strips
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 3-4 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
  • 200 g regular rice
  • 200 g sticky rice
  • 500 ml water
  • 250 ml coconut milk
  • 2 teaspoons turmeric powder
  • 250 g medium shrimps, peeled and de-veined
  • 100 g cooked ham, cut into 2-cm squares
  • 100 g frozen green peas, thawed
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Bringhe Cooking Instructions:

  • Heat half of the oil in a casserole and sauté the chicken strips until cooked.
  • Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
  • Pour in remaining oil and sauté onion until transparent.
  • Add garlic and sauté a further 1 minute.
  • Add both kinds of rice and stir to coat in oil.
  • In a large bowl, blend together water, coconut milk and turmeric powder then pour into casserole.
  • Cover and simmer until rice is done, about 25-30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a steamer, steam the shrimps until cooked and evenly pink in color.
  • Remove from heat and set aside.
  • When rice is fully cooked, stir in the shrimps, the chicken strips, cooked ham and green peas.
  • Season with salt and pepper and serve.
  • Garnish with bell pepper and sliced egg.

Read more: http://www.pinoyrecipe.net/bringhe-recipe/#ixzz1uisMbUSd

I'd definitely pop at Cabalen again. ^^
try it when you're at Subic at Harbor Point (the newest Ayala Mall). All-Day Buffet is P298.00 only.