Monde Mamon: Mamon-It-Yourself

What are the ways to beat the summer heat? There’s firing up the barbecue and grilling pizza, dogs, and burgers. Why not make a tasty mocktail and sip it outside on a hot day? You can also go on a walking tour of your garden or crazily run through sprinklers in the village park. Another idea is to hostage your nephew or niece’s tablets or gadgets and teach them how to play tag, hide and seek, Frisbee or have a water fight. Fill up water balloons and water guns or use your garden hose to make a backyard water war. I’m sure tons of laughter will ensue.

In my case, the combination of creativity and love for food make for a great memory to bank too. Thresh out the richness of ideas and push out originality of thinking. There’s always a story coming alive in your head and hands, constantly composing and creating. Rediscover yourself this summer.

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I received a beautiful package delivered to my doorsteps. It was a blue box shaped like an attaché case with a gold velvet handle bearing the Monde MIY brand. My nephew, “baby popeye,” enjoyed lugging it around. I opened it and was amazed by the whole kit inside.

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There were compartments for containers holding the toppers, neatly labeled as candy sprinklers and such. On the left side, there are baking and decorative paraphernalia to complete the experience.

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On the right side, 2 packs of Monde Cream Puffs are placed. The toppers include candy sprinklers, candy pellets, cornflakes, mini-marshmallows, crushed grahams, choco candies, coco jam, peanut butter, choco chips, and crushed choco cookies to dress our favorite Monde Special Mamon.

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Abbondanza Brings Pizza with Pizzazz!

 

 

Abbondanza is coming out with I Heart Pizzas this February, in time for the love month.  If your special someone enjoys pizza (as much I do), then you should surprise her with an I Heart Pizza.  These are basically the Abbondanza 12-inch pizzas shaped like a heart

 

 

There are over thirteen delicious pizza flavors to choose from.  I think you might even get the option  to spell out your deepest feelings in vegetables, meat and cheese (just don’t make it a novel)!  Every Abbondanza pizza is made fresh since their dough is rolled out and kneaded only upon your order to ensure freshness and yummyness with every bite.

 

The Abbondanza I Heart Pizza is P350 for every solo order (any flavor of choice) or P1000 for a box of 3 heart-shaped pizzas (any flavor of choice).

 

 

 

 

It’s a cute way to surprise your loved one who loves pizzas.

 

 

For orders/reservations:

 

(632) 633 6336 (Megamall Branch)

(632) 804 0160 (SM Mall of Asia Branch)

Open DAILY from 10 AM – 10PM.

 

 

Abbondanza Branches:

G/F Mega Strip, Mega Building A,

SM Megamall, Julia Vargas Street, Mandaluyong City.

(632) 633 6336

 

2/F Entertainment Mall,

SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City

(632) 804 0160

www.abbondanzarestaurant.multiply.com

 

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Le Souffle Top of the Citi

 

 

Le Souffle-owned and operated, it has such a warm gentle ambience that highlights the beautiful Makati skyline.  The mood is relaxed and unhurried, even if it is located at one of the busiest buildings in the business district.  Smartly decorated in white and beige tones and with fresh flowers on the table.

 

 

On the Table

 

Bread and Butter (Free) 

 

French Onion Soup PHP

I love soups and French Onion soup is one of the top favorites I order –especially if it’s coming from the kitchen of Le Souffle.  Slowly cooked onions in a semi-sweet (coming from the natural sugar of the onion) delicious broth, topped with crouton and generously smothered with cheese.

 

 

Charcoal Grilled Lamb Chops PHP 1,100

4 racks of perfectly seasoned and grilled lamb chops in garlic rosemary jus, accompanied by assorted vegetables and blanched spinach and mashed potato.

 

 

Duck Confit PHP 850

Duck confit in eschallot sauce, served the same as above, with vegetables.  Bubba found it a tad salty for his taste but since it’s duck and the meat was tender, he finished the plate including the crispy skin.

 

 

Service is top-notch by a professional staff who are knowledgeable about the dishes and see to it that everything runs smoothly.  Customer satisfaction is very important to them.  The dishes that Le Souffle concocts are still mighty impressive –almost never disappoints.

 

 

Le Souffle Top of the Citi

34/F Citibank Tower, 8741 Paseo de Roxas,

Makati City, Philippines

(632) 750 5810

 

 

Le Souffle Top of the Citi Album

 

 

Valentines Cruise 2010

 

 

Looking at celebrating Valentine’s Day beyond the cookie cutter?

 

This year, step out of the chocolate box and sail off  into the sunset.  Romance your date on a very special Valentine’s cruise and express your love in a unique way.

 

They can accommodate up to 10 couples (20 pax). Price per couple is Php 4,000 (Php 2,000 per head), inclusive of buffet dinner and drinks.  Available dates are February 12, 13, and 14.

 

FEBRUARY 12 (Friday)
EVENING CRUISE
Assembly Time: 7:30 PM, Manila Yacht Club
Departure: 8:00 PM
Arrival: 11:00 PM, Manila Yacht Club

 

FEBRUARY 13 (Saturday)
SUNSET CRUISE
Assembly Time: 4:00 PM, Manila Yacht Club
Departure: 4:30 PM
Arrival: 7:30 PM, Manila Yacht Club

EVENING CRUISE
Assembly Time: 7:30 PM, Manila Yacht Club
Departure: 8:00 PM
Arrival: 11:00 PM, Manila Yacht Club

 

FEBRUARY 14 (Sunday)
SUNSET CRUISE
Assembly Time: 4:00 PM, Manila Yacht Club
Departure: 4:30 PM
Arrival: 7:30 PM, Manila Yacht Club

EVENING CRUISE
Assembly Time: 7:30 PM, Manila Yacht Club
Departure: 8:00 PM
Arrival: 11:00 PM, Manila Yacht Club

 

For inquiries and bookings, Call or SMS Raymond at 0917 5808800. Reserve your slots now!
*Reservations will be accepted starting February 1, 2010.
**Reservations will be held up to 2 days only. 50% downpayment is required to confirm your slot.
***Pictures from our past cruises available upon request.

 

 

Abbondanza Valentines Promo

 

 

Celebrating Valentine’s Day can give people a real headache.  Between the traffic and the prices and the overwhelming need to be dressed up and romantic, what once started a celebration of love can soon become a disaster of epic proportions.  This is why ABBONDANZA has worked hard to come up with a menu that is both filling and reasonably priced, available not only on Valentine’s Day but throughout the entire month of February (beginning February 5, 2010 till February 28, 2010).

 

Below is Abbondanza’s Special Set Menu for the whole month of February. 

 

Abbondanza Valentine’s Menu for the Month of February

(beginning  February 5 up to February 28, 2010)

 

Option One

 

Appetizer

Prosciutto e Melone

Sweet juicy melon wrapped in rich salty prosciutto ham

 

Soup

Minestra

Velvet Cream of Pumpkin soup accented with bits of pancetta and Italian spices served with cocoa foccaccia

 

Entrees

Risotto Trio

A hearty sampling of our best-selling risotto dishes

 

Risotto con la Fondutta

The grown-up version of a childhood comfort food – arborio rice is cooked and simmered in a sauce of mixed Italian cheeses

               

Risotto al Funghi Porcini

Arborio rice cooked with a blend of wild mushrooms, basil, parsley, and cream

 

Risotto con Sogliola

Fillet of fish gently seasoned, lightly pan-fried and topped with a splash of lemon contrasts with a generous helping of creamy yellow risotto

 

Pollo Arrosto

Italian-style slow roasted chicken served with root vegetables

 

Dessert

Panna Cotta

A smooth mix of cream and milk cooked down to subtle perfection. Served with berry sauce and topped with fresh blueberries

 

Choice of Bottomless Iced Tea or Lemonade or a glass of our house red wine

 

P888 (All-inclusive, Good for Two)

 

 

Option Two

 

Appetizer

Prosciutto e Melone

Sweet juicy melon wrapped in rich salty prosciutto ham

 

Soup Course

Minestra

Velvet Cream of Pumpkin soup accented with bits of pancetta and Italian spices served with cocoa foccaccia

 

Pizza Course

Heart-Shaped Pizza

Wear your heart on your plate. Pizza professing your love, and your tastes, any flavor of your choice

 

Pasta Course

Capesante Erucola

A light yet hearty pasta dish, fettucine pasta cooked together with fresh scallops, fresh tomatoes and arugula

 

Entrée

Salsicce al Vino Biance with Creamed Baked Potatoes

Our best-selling Italian sausages served with baked potato layered with cream and mozzarella. Love at first bite.

 

Dessert Course

Panna Cotta

A smooth mix of cream and milk cooked down to subtle perfection. Served with berry sauce and topped with fresh blueberries

 

Choice of Bottomless Iced Tea or Lemonade or a glass of our house red wine

 

 

P888 (All-Inclusive, Good for Two)

 

 

*Subject to change without prior notice. For reservations and inquiries, please call 633-6336.  

 

Let me know if you tried this Abbondanza Valentines Promo folks! 😉

 

Didi’s Surprise Pre-wedding Dinner at Chili’s

 

Thursday Club’s Didi married Edmund last Sunday, July 26, 2009.

 

Grow old with me!  The best is yet to be.  ~Robert Browning

 

 

The Thursday Club planned a simple pre-wedding dinner for Didi last July 16, which of course fell on a Thursday.

 

Despite the rain and medium traffic encountered, Bubba and I arrived at Chili’s in Greenhills right on schedule.  We arrived an hour early to decorate the venue for the hat set-up and to polish the presentation.  Although the plan was sent out to everyone 1 week or so ahead, there were some last minute fixes because Fran and I had workload up to our necks since June.

 

Fran and Paul soon followed and each was preparing the “showbiz juice” for Didi researching on Fran’s phone.  The food was also ordered ahead of time.

 

Didi had no idea that there was such dinner.  We contacted Edmund to participate in the whole thing.  His role was to ensure that Didi will be at the venue at an exact time.

 

Shiela, Sophie and Phoebe unfortunately weren’t able to make it so it became a party of 6 that includes Fran, Paul, Bubba, Edmund, me and of course, our very dear Didi.  Sab is still in Canada but she sent Fran her video message for Didi that got incorporated in the presentation.

 

 

All of us were jittery as we anticipate Didi’s arrival.  Everyone kept a lookout at the window.  A few text exchanges with Edmund and suddenly we see the couple crossing the street in separate umbrellas.  We placed the hats on our heads to appear “inconspicuous conspicuous” and peered secretly to see if Didi was approaching the area. 

 

Didi had this lost look on her face.  And then she recognized Fran.  SURPRISE!!!

 

We all kept laughing seeing Didi’s non-reactive face.  Finally, she sat down with thoughts blurring in her head.  “I thought Edmund wanted steak and I kept insisting to eat elsewhere.”

 

After the flurry died down, the program started with “How Well Do You Know Didi” game.  All 4 including Edmund separately answered each paper that had several questions about Didi.  Fran won the game scoring 11 points against Bubba’s 10.

 

 

The food was served and we were munching while exchanging stories –our usual Thursday Club habit. 

 

On the Table

 

Southwestern Eggrolls (2) PHP 255

I didn’t get to try this but Bubba seemed to like it.  Crispy flour tortillas wrapped around smoked chicken, black beans, corn and Jalapeno Jack cheese with red peppers and spinach.  Served with creamy avocado dressing

 

Bottomless Tostada Chips with Salsa PHP 270

Everyone couldn’t get enough of the chips with salsa and we had about three baskets of chips

 

Cajun Chicken Pasta PHP 415

Sliced chicken breast on penne pasta with marinara sauce, seasoned tomatoes, fresh basil, Parmesan cheese and garlic toast

 

Blackened Sole Fillet PHP 285

Spicy fish dredged in peppercorn spice and drizzled with Chipotle ranch dressing.  Served with black beans and pueblo rice.  The fish was cooked perfectly and the peppercorn flavor had the right amount of heat to keep wanting more.  Edmund and I loved it.

 

 

Next was the Showbiz Juice bit and since Bubba was first in line, he was the one who shared first.  It was funny because he thought it was the time for the AVP and he missed the queue.  Didi’s favorite magazine is OK!  We thought of sharing showbiz juice gossip that we hoped she still didn’t know.  Too bad that she caught one piece on SNN the other night.

 

The presentation followed.  Bubba worked on the presentation providing all the technical effects and layout.  I provided the content, which were utterly corny, popcorns almost popped out of the screen. 

 

The last was gift opening and Bubba and I got Didi something from The Pleasure Place, while Fran had the sweetest gift of an OK! Magazine layout personalized with a photo of Didi and Edmund, Bubba and us girls.

 

 

It was a hat party but nobody wore the hat during the dinner with all the excitement that bubbled from the onset.  But definitely, we tip off our hats to the then engaged couple for embarking on the road of forever.

 

 

 

Love is Love.

 

 

Chili’s

26 Missouri St.

Northeast Greenhills, San Juan

(632) 727 2959

 

Didi’s Surprise Pre-wedding Dinner at Chili’s Album

 

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Dads

 

Chinese dads are rarely expressive.

  

My dad might have just said it once or twice but I know that he loves me dearly.

 

The time he spends with us are most treasured.

 

 

There is no greater man in my eyes than my father.

 

I love you pops!

 

Happy Father’s Day!!!

 

Krispy Kreme with Love

The month of hearts is fast approaching –which means my birthday is right around the corner… but let’s forget about that.  What’s more newsworthy than me getting a year older is the update about our favorite doughnut company celebrating Valentines season early this 2009.

 

 

Krispy Kreme launches the NEW Chocolate Heart Doughnuts.  The favorite premium chocolates on a heart shaped Krispy Kreme doughnut!  Fall in love after the first bite with these heartwarming flavors:

 

  1. Hershey’s Chocolate Chip – “love the chip”, Hershey’s Semi-Sweet chocolate chips on rich chocolate iced heart doughnut
  2. Oreo Cookie Heart – “it’s chocolate times 3!” heart-shaped doughnut topped with Oreo Chocolate Cookie and rich chocolate icing, then filled with chocolate kreme
  3. Powdered Chocolate Heart – “for the half hearted”, it’s a heart-shaped doughnut coated with half creamy chocolate icing & half dusting of powdered sugar
  4. Chocolate Sprinkled Heart  – “sprinkle some love”, a heart-shaped doughnut dipped in creamy chocolate and topped with chocolate sprinkles
  5. Hershey’s Dark Chocolate Heart – “a heart with a dark side”, it’s a heart-shaped doughnut dipped in rich chocolate & topped with Hershey’s Special Dark Chocolate and drizzled with caramel
  6. Chocolate Curl Heart – “indulge in chocolate curls”, chocolate iced heart doughnuts topped with Belgian chocolate curls (available in dark and white).          

 

Share the love! Get a limited edition Valentine Tin Can and choice of 6 Chocolate Heart Doughnuts for only P322. Plus, you may design 3 Chocolate Heart Doughnuts for only P130!

 

These offers are available in all Krispy Kreme stores now until this February only! For more details, visit www.krispykreme.com.ph

 

Milksnake Surprise

Bubba and I love playing tricks on each other. Ya, ya, everybody is a comic. But not everyone can pull off pretty mean practical jokes -consistently. We always try to top each other’s prank. Our favorite pastime is scaring each other. Hiding then jolting the other from the shadows.

 

 

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The latest prank I pulled on Bubba was the “milksnake surprise.” I found a ballpen shaped like a milksnake in my sister’s room 3 days after Bubba bought his newest pet. What a coinky-dink right? However, it took me more than a month to actually execute my plan. But it was well worth it.

 

 

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May 20, 2008. Bubba had his gym bag lying on the floor carelessly. I slipped in the rubber milksnake while he was busy working. After successfully sneaking the milksnake inside his bag, I tried to call his attention near his bag. “Can I borrow blah?” “I like the blah” I tried to veer his attention inside the bag so many times but to no avail. He didn’t notice the milksnake.

 

 

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Finally, he was standing over his bag about to get something when he stopped short in his tracks. He did a double… and jumped! Hahahaha… he looked again and saw that it was only a rubber milksnake. He thought it was his new baby snake, Jigsaw! He thought it escaped from its cage and went inside his bag.

 

 

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The look on his face (and his getting startled) is so priceless!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Album: http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/463/08_0520-_Milksnake_Surprise

Writing on the Ceiling

(CAUTION: NOT for people who have strong gag reflexes) 

Last Saturday morning, I woke up at 9am, mulled for a bit then opened the tube.  Still lazy to get up, I hugged my pillow tight and closed my eyes for a bit.  Thoughts were running like “What was I dreaming of last night?” and “what is the game plan today?” Mind continued to wander.

I opened my eyes.  Did a double take.  Cocked my head to the ceiling.  A blue note (from my Ragnarok notepad) was taped to my ceiling. 

“Good morning Mahal.”  The note read. 

My face broke into a smile.  I hit speed dial #1.  Ring Ring.  No answer.  He must still be snoozing. 

Dear Bubba,  

You are the biggest reason why I smile in the morning.  With or without a note. 

Love,

Boozie