McCormick Soy Garlic Korean Fried Chicken Recipe Mix

I'm always on the lookout for quick and easy mixes so I instinctively grabbed the McCormick Soy Garlic Korean Fried Chicken Recipe Mix when I spotted it at the grocery.  

Zong

The first and only time I've eaten at Zong was in the Fort branch years ago.  It was around Christmas time and there were "carollers".  Aside from the lovely entertainment, The Malaysian Style String Beans was the only thing I remember from that meal.  So when we had lunch in Sta. Rosa a couple of weeks ago, this was the first thing we decided on.  The vegetables were so crisp and the spices were just heavenly.  We want to recreate this at home but we can't pinpoint the exact spices used. 

Malaysian Style String Beans P328

La Creperie

When anyone mentions crepes, I instantly think of dessert, something sweet and light.  I was pleasantly surprised when we had the Paysanne at La Creperie.  The edges of the crepe had a crunch to them, the bacon was crispy (just the way I like it) and when you combine all the ingredients together, each bite was such a delight.  This is a breakfast lovers dream.

Paysanne P245 + service charge
egg, bacon, sauteed mushrooms

Meat Plus Cafe

From Matutina's in Pangasinan, we were supposed to go to Bataan but it started to rain real hard and it was beginning to get dark already.  We headed to Subic instead and roamed around a bit then capped of the trip with a delectable dinner at Meat Plus Cafe.  My titas wanted a light dinner of sandwiches and salads but we couldn't resist the tempting meat dishes.  We all ended up ordering either the U.S. Beef Salpicao or the Ribeye.

I went with the U.S. Beef Salpicao since I miss salpicao already.  i loved how it tasted together with my garlic rice.  It was very tender and flavorful.

Manaoag and Matutina's

Balikbayan aunts were in Manila and were about to head back to the States so we spent the day in Bulacan eating, swimming and catching up.  A one day affair turned into an impromptu overnighter and an unplanned road trip down north.  Our main goal was to visit the Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manaoag in Pangasinan and then just play it by ear.

Chef Chow's Shabu Shabu Xpress

I've never really enjoyed shabu shabu (maybe I just don't know how to do it right) except for the one hubby's tita makes and the one from Chef Chow's Shabu Shabu Xpress at the Foodcourt of SM Taytay.

Random Food Bites - June and July 2012

I know I have completely neglected this blog for several weeks.  I want to write again... I will write again.  There were a lot of celebrations during the last two months so I have a lot of catching up to do.  I've sorted through my files and organized my photos and I will start posting stuff in the coming days or weeks.  In the meantime, I shall leave you with a random collection of food bites.

First up is the lovely dessert table during my cousins wedding.  Bizu's macarons are to die for.  I was so full from the super yummy dinner that I was barely able to squueze in 2 or 3 chocolate desserts from this spread.  I want to eat at Bizu and get more of the ravioli and the fish dish.  I regret not taking photos of the buffet.  Everything was exceptionally good.