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Pizza Hut’s Big Group Feasts

August 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Last Sunday, we went to Trinoma for the Philips AVENT event that I was invited to. We arrived at the mall a little after lunch and so we were all starving already to say the least. I wanted to eat near the Trinoma Activity Center where the event was held. Thankfully, we found a Pizza Hut branch.

While we have been ordering Pizza Hut for delivery, it has been a while since we dined in. I’m glad we did this time because we discovered that Pizza Hut now has the Big Group Feasts, which is a set of meals made for groups of four (4), eight (8) or twelve (12). I’m glad Pizza Hut came up with this because it takes the hassle out of thinking of what to order.

The Big Group Feast for 12 consists of 1 Super Family Supremo Tuscani Pizza, 1 Family Hawaiian Supreme Pan Pizza, 12 pcs. New Orleans Chicken Wings, 1 Family Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs, 1 Family Fettuccine a la King, 2 Family Caesar Salad and 3 Pitchers of Pepsi. All for only Php 1,999.00.

The Feast for 8 includes 1 Super Family Supremo Tuscani Pizza, 1 Family Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs, 2 Family Caesar Salad, 8 Cream of Mushroom and 2 Pitchers of Pepsi for only Php 1,199.00. Lastly, the Feast for 4 includes 1 Family Supreme line Pan Pizza, 2 Regular Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs, 1 Family Caesar Salad, 1 Hut Patatas and 1 Pitcher of Pepsi. All for only Php 799.00.

Since there were only five of us (2 adults, 2 school-age kids and 1 toddler), we opted for the Feast for 4. I was thinking that the menu and quantity of food would be just enough for us to consume in one sitting.

First came the Hut Patatas. I’m sorry that in the photo below the plate shows only a few pieces of the Hut Patatas left. It’s just that we were already so hungry that we all grabbed a few as soon as the plate hit the table. It was the first time we tried it and the kids loved it! I just wish they had a gravy dip because I don’t really like catsup that much.

Next came the pizza. We were given the freedom to choose from any of the Supreme line of pizzas. Being a HUGE meatlover, I chose the Bacon Cheeseburger Supreme variety, which I love! Yum, yum, yummy!

Then came the family size Caesar Salad, which should have been served ahead of the pizza but at that point, I just didn’t care. I finished probably half of this bowl because I didn’t want to gain weight by eating too much pizza or pasta. (Haha!)

Last to be served was the Spaghetti Bolognese with Meatballs, which the hubby and the kids all devoured. I was only able to have a small serving of it, and to think there were two plates of this included in the package.

At the end of the meal, it turned out that I was wrong. The feast turned out to be even more than enough to feed my family of five. In the end, we were still able to take home 4 slices of pizza and a small serving of the Caesar Salad. Not bad for only Php 799.00.

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Krispy Kreme at Bonifacio High Street With My Boys

August 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I got another opportunity to bond with my boys last Tuesday. It was the same day that we picked up the Lander loot that I won in a giveaway. Since I picked up my prizes at Bonifacio High Street, we took that as an opportunity to take Ziggy out for a short but sweet visit around the area, which is one of our favorite places to be.

It was still early in the morning when we got there and so there were very few people around. Most of the shops were actually still closed. The only open ones were the coffee shops as well as Krispy Kreme! Oh, how I missed Krispy Kreme. The last time we went there was last April or May with the girls. Zoe and Ziya love Krispy Kreme too and so I feel a bit guilty that they couldn’t join us this time around. Since it was a Tuesday, they were in school. Oh well!

Upon entering Krispy Kreme, we noticed that it looked a lot nicer because they got rid of the uncomfortable booths that people used to sit on. Instead, they have round tables and large, comfy chairs now. It now has a more coffee shop kind of vibe, which I love!

Anyway, it was a no brainer what to order for Ziggy. We got him the Original Glazed Donut. We actually got two because the hubby just had to have one too. Aside from those, I got a Mango Kruffin and coffee for myself and hubby got the special Kitkat Donut (I actually forgot what they call it).

Oh, how I loved my Mango Kruffin. This is only the second time I’ve tasted one. The dough is soft and the inside is creamy. Yummy!

It was such a great, yummy brunch spent with my boys! Ziggy kept running around, though. He was so excited that he got to wear a Krispy Kreme hat.

Ziggy also really loved looking at the all the donuts that were being cooked at the store. One of the things I love most about this branch of Krispy Kreme is that you really get to look at what happens in their kitchen. So cool!

It was a rainy but very nice morning spent with my boys. I love it! Krispy Kreme, we’ll be back soon!

UPDATED: Lunch at Casa Filipino

July 31, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Note: In the original posting of this blog post, I mentioned that Casa Filipino is operated by Chef Laudico. I was just recently notified that Chef Laudico is no longer connected to Casa Filipino. Thus, I made the necessary corrections to this post. FYI. Thanks!

Last Sunday, we had the pleasure of having a family get-together for two reasons: 1) to celebrate one of my hubby’s aunt’s birthday and 2) to welcome home another aunt and uncle from the U.S., who are here for a vacation. We all celebrated by having eat-all-you-can lunch buffet at ~~Chef Laudico’s~~ Casa Filipino.

I have never been to Casa Filipino before. It is located at 26 Scout Torillo st., Quezon City. The area where it’s at is actually quiet. I like the ambiance because it’s very Filipino. However, you can’t exactly call it kid-friendly because of the heavy furniture. They didn’t have high chairs either. The place itself is not that big. I noticed that there were stairs leading to a second floor but I didn’t get to see the upstairs. The first floor, though, is divided into two dining areas. The main dining area is where the buffet is while the other dining area is where the bar is. We occupied that whole area by the bar. Here’s a photo taken of us courtesy of my hubby’s cousin, Bennette.

Of course, we also took photos from our own camera. Haha!

Obviously, the theme of the food is Filipino. I was so looking forward to trying the food. However, because Ziggy was being his usual hyper active self, I wasn’t able to try everything. I guess it’s a good thing, though, because I’m trying to watch my weight.

Anyway, for the appetizers, there was the usual salad, which I didn’t taste anymore. I tasted the fried calamari and fried tofu though which were okay. Ziggy actually liked the fried tofu. There were also other stuff in the appetizer table but like I said, I didn’t get to try them all. I didn’t even get to take a photo.

However, I was able to take a photo of some of the food I chose for my main course. As you can see here, there are buttered vegetables, chili shrimps, lechon kawali, Angus beef (or what’s left of it), fish teriyaki, beef steak and garlic rice. Ziggy and I also got to taste the pumpkin soup, which he really liked. The taste was good though I prefer it thicker. There were a lot of other viands in the menu such as Pork Binagoongan, Kare-Kare, Lechon Manok, etc. My favorite, though, among all those that I got to taste was the Angus beef. I am such a meet lover. The beef steak was tender and yummy too.

I went crazy over the shrimps too and not just the chili ones you see on the first photo. We were also served boiled shrimps on our table plus this crab you see here. I LOVE crab and I hate that I wasn’t able to taste it. I would have if I didn’t have to make sure my hands were clean and ready at all times to grab Ziggy when I needed to. It looks yummy and from what our relatives said, it tastes good too. I’ll be sure to try it next time.

Of course, we couldn’t leave without trying the dessert. There were choices of fruits and other treats. However, the fruits were only limited to watermelon and pineapple. I had the buco pandan, panacotta, palitaw, rhum balls and brownies. Later on, we were also served miniature halo-halo, which were served on shot glasses like the ones here. Of all these, I only liked the buco pandan, brownies and halo-halo. I didn’t like the taste of the rhum balls and the others were just bland.

Over all, I’d say it was a good dining experience. There were some hits and some misses when it comes to the menu. I’d come back again to try the other dishes and to see whether their buffet menu changes too. However, when I come back I’d probably come with just the hubby for date night so that we’d get to experience the food and the place better. It was a good lunch with family, though. It was fun!

Zoe Learns To Cook Pasta

April 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Teaching our kids independence is a very important thing in our family. That is why we have assigned specific chores for Zoe and Ziya to do, especially since it’s their summer vacation and they’re spending most of their time at home. We want them to grow up knowing how to take care of themselves. Growing up, I wasn’t really taught how to cook although I did learn basic stuff by watching my mom and our cook in the kitchen. It was only when I became a stay-at-home mom back in 2010 that I really started learning how to cook for real.

Compared to myself, Daddy Kai is a better cook in the sense that he’s been doing it for years. He’s known for mixing and matching whatever ingredients he can find in the kitchen and the dish would actually turn out good. Although I think I have good cooking skills now, I am still not confident in experimenting. So, the best person to actually teach the kids how to cook is Kai. Zoe and Ziya already know how to cook rice using the rice cooker. Kai also taught Zoe how to make French toast for a school project last year. That’s all they know so far. So, this summer, Kai decided it was time to teach her something else – PASTA!

What kind of pasta, you ask? Well, it doesn’t have a name because of course, it’s another one of Kai’s experiments. It consists of garlic and onions, tomato, ground pork, eggplant, tomato sauce, and of course the spaghetti noodles.

I’m so proud because Kai really taught Zoe the whole process, including slicing the ingredients. I was actually scared that she might cut herself and so I didn’t bother watching her cut things. So, no photos of that in here. Here’s Zoe, though, when she was sauteeing the onions, garlic, tomato and pork. Beside the pan, the noodles are being cooked as well.

Of course, Daddy Kai was around to guide Zoe throughout the process.

Here’s the final product!!!!

I’m so happy the pasta turned out really good. We’re a family of pasta lovers and so I’m pretty sure we’ll be learning to cook a lot of different pasta varieties in the future.

Saturday Lunch at Italianni’s

February 26, 2012 · 1 Comment

I LOVE the weekends! Don’t you? The weekends are when the hubby doesn’t have work, the girls don’t have school and so we can just either relax at home or go out and enjoy the day somewhere else. Well, last Saturday we chose the latter since we had errands to do. Aside from finding a kiddie salon so that Ziggy can get his first haircut, we also had to do the groceries and pay for our electricity bill. Since we were out almost the entire day, we had to have lunch out too.

I was so happy that we had lunch at Italianni’s because it has been some time already since we last did that. It was even more thrilling to find out that the Italianni’s branch in the mall we went to finally has Kids Eat Free Weekends. They didn’t have that in that specific branch before. We, of course, took advantage of this new development and enjoyed ourselves there.

Here’s Ziya and the Mac n’ Cheese she ordered (for FREE)!