Confessions of a Non-Cook

i truly love to eat and appreciate good dishes on the dining table, but i do confess, i never liked being in the kitchen very much. that is why, the gods that i call those people with in white hats and aprons are definitely heaven sent!

hubby took me to a shabu-shabu in greenhills once when we were still not married and i thought, that was the last time it would happened.

and so when i said i had wanted to try this new place in pasay which was no doubt a shabu-shabu, he got me in the car and we headed to King One with no ifs or buts.

The Carninvore, Silenced

my hubby, the carnivore, is not one to jump for joy when he is served greens.

so when i told him i had wanted to try good burger, he just kept silent, probably wishing i would forget all about it. unfortunately for him, a branched opened a couple of streets away from us and he had no choice but to pass by it every single day!

"that wasnt so bad", i said as carefully as i could, trying not to be too enthusiastic as it might add insult to injury if he didnt fancy the burger.

i waited for a reply, but hubby just nodded, mouth slightly curved up into a smile, too full to utter a response!

i Adore(a) quiet time alone

a mentor was once shocked when i said i enjoyed eating at good restaurants alone. now dont get me wrong, i love discovering good dining places with hubby and i would not trade that time for anything in the world, but when push comes to shove, i really dont mind eating by myself.

if i was not pressed for time, i would have ordered an espresso and started on my truman capote novel, but that was out of the question.

maybe sometime soon...


my appologies for the poor pictures! the lights were pretty subdued and i only had my omnia at that time

Choi-ces that lead to happy endings

blessings have been pouring in recently and i could not be happier!

a couple of weeks ago before my nerve wracking experience, i had a craving for siopao (again!) and so hubby tried to cheer me up by treating me to an almost authentic chinese dinner

now everyone knows ive been burrying myself under the pages of that green gigantic book of mine. it was not easy with my literary past time becoming a great temptation. as if there was not enough stress to go around, as the day of my qualifying approached, i submitted an application to join a secret society of foodies. ok, ok, its not really a secret society but the response to my application seemed like i was applying for a prestigious university! hehehe!

emptying my wallet in exchange for caffeine and solitude happily paid off!

ok, time to look for more food adventures!

at-home-movie night

weekends are usually date days for hubby and i. this satisfies my obsessive need to plan and keeps hubby happy because i dont agitate.

because im supposed to lie low for the last time this month, we i thought of an at-home-movie night and bought one of our more favorite snacks to accompany us and our gurgley tummies.

this caused hubby a little dilemma

time together makes such happy memories!
until our road trip and newly discovered conveyor laden goodies tomorrow... ciao!

..food photos were taken by hubby with my LX3 & his new off camera strobes

Love for Classics

my love for books started when i was introduced to the library as i started school. back then i thought having a library card at the towns library was so grown up! hahaha!

i heard mass at greenbelt and visited national bookstore to calm my nerves and take my mind off the stress. i did not know that i was to find a treasure in the midst of seemingly unwanted books

interestingly enough, capote was a good friend of harper lee

who authored of one of my favorite classic novel, to kill a mockingbird!

i cant wait to start reading Summer Crossing!

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A Blue Birthday

it was hubby's birthday today and i was scrambling this morning to find the best blueberry cheesecake i could buy because that is his one and only favorite dessert (talk about cramming!)

but looks like my hasty decision calls for deliverance!

we have to score a jackpot on sundays food adventure to make up for todays blue birthday!