Media Noche 2011-2012

Happy New Year! One great thing about living in BF is that people here love to buy fireworks. Our family are a bit of a coward when it comes to firecrackers and fireworks but since living here we don't have to buy anymore. We just look up at the skies and marvel at our neighbor's hard-earned money blow up in the skies. Some are really amazing I must tell you and must have cost quite a sum. Below are some pics of that night when the clock struck midnight as well as our Media Noche dinner. Happy New Year everyone!

Fireworks in the sky

Fireworks in the sky

Fireworks next door

Fireworks next door

Fireworks next door

Fireworks in the sky

Fireworks in the sky

Fireworks in the sky

Fireworks in the sky

Fireworks in the sky

Fireworks in the sky

Media Noche (front left to right)  Caesar Salad, Barbecued Ribs, Buko Salad, Krispy Kremes, Cuerva's Mango Torte

Media Noche (front left to right) Mac and Cheese, Pochero, Lechon Kawali, Caesar Salad

Mostly round and 13 kinds of fruits for luck

Media Noche

I apologize if this was a tad late. Been busy with work since it's peak season in one my of transcription jobs.  But here it is, what we had for our New Year celebration! The settings of my cam was off so I'm going to post here what my older sister shot from her camera.  I was really sad about it but it's okay.  Most of the food pics are from her. Good thing 'ate' was taking pics as well.  During New Year our theme is usually Pinoy food but this year some of us bought our favorites and added to the spread. Enjoy!

Christmas Tree

Delifrance Fruit Tarts

 fruit tarts - they look great but the taste is a bit bland

  Refrigerator Cake - mom makes great ref cakes and my number one diet crasher

Breadtalk, Krispy Kremes and Ref Cakes

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 Media Noche

 Top L-R: Excellente Sweet Ham and homecooked crab
Bottom L-R: Caldireta, Excellente Scrap Ham, Rellenong Bangus

 L-R: Rice Syrup Chicken from BBQ Chicken, Jap Chae from Kaya (My favorites!)

 Top to Bottom: Excellente Sweet ham and Scrap Ham (everyone's fave)

 Excellente Sweet Ham

 Dessert Tray with Delifrance fruit tarts and Krispy Kreme's Kruffins

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Treats for my birthday

It was a cloudy day on my birthday.  There was a storm coming the PAGASA said.  I was being lazy that day because I knew nothing was going to happen.  I planned on treating my family the next day, Monday,  to a buffet at Shangri-la Makati so on Sunday, October 17, I didn't plan on spending anything for my birthday. 

Well that morning I had a surprise from my big sister.  She came home with boxes! Boxes of donuts that is and it's my favorite! Krispy Kremes donuts and Kruffins. I told myself this will be the last time then I'll start my diet already.

Krispy Kreme Donuts Halloween edition

Krispy Kreme Kruffins

Kruffins are amazing. The cream fillings in the middle is what makes this special. You're already tingling when you take a bite on the scrumptious cake but then you'll be in heaven when you get a taste of that filling with the cake. Both my siblings were able to shout Wow! when they tried it. It really is a surprise. This has become one of my dessert favorites.


Well that's not all my sister brought home.  I didn't think she would be this thoughtful but she also bought my favorite drink! Chowking's Nai-Cha (milk tea).  I love cold milk teas that I buy from coffee shops but for some reason Chowking's is addictive.  I'm thinking maybe it's the jellies or the tea itself or the milk that makes it so good.

Chowking's Iced Nai-Cha

All of the above were served during lunch time.  When dinner came I didn't expect there would be more. Mom and our helper served one of my favorite dishes, Chicken Satay! I just love the sweet nutty flavor of this dish.  I reminds me so much of my Singapore trip where most dishes are sweet and have peanut in it hehe.

Chicken Satay

Then my younger sister surprised me by saying she bought me a birthday cake.  I was surprised because I don't think I ever mentioned a favorite cake... well not yet anyway.  So I kept thinking what could she have bought that I might like.  Well she brought out Red Ribbon's Rocky Road and I remembered I kept telling them for the longest time that it's a good cake but they always chose the other cakes.  Hehe birthdays are so good.  You get to have your favorites even if others won't like it ^_^.

Red Ribbon's Rocky Road

Cross section of Rocky Road

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