lunch at laya

i haven't been spending that much time with the bf as i should so after starting june right with a movie date (satc 2) come the first weekend of the month... we had another round of girl bonding time last saturday at a friend's private kitchen tucked in wonderful antipolo.

since there was two of us and there were two menu sets (laya signatures and laya favorites) available... we decided to get both and just share each dish as it came. perfect decision as we were able to taste and stuff ourselves with the best that laya had to offer ;)

appetizers

Trio of Appetizers: Crabstick & Cream Cheese Dumpling with Spicy Mango Sauce; Shrimp & Chicken Wanton Bag with Thai Sweet Chili; and Stir fried Kaffir Lime Pork in Lettuce Wrap


Nor-crusted Dori Fillet with Wasabi Aioli

soup

Thai-Spiced Pumpkin & Cashew Nut Soup

with Coconut Cream Froth & Wanton Crisps

Cappucino of Thai Tom Kha Gai with Gingered Chicken Skewer

salad

Grilled Chicken with Mixed Greens

in Oriental Soy Dressing

Asian Caesar Salad Sticks

with Ginger Garlic Aioli

intermezzo / palate cleanser

Calamansi & Orange Blossom Honey Granita


Fresh Lime & Mango Sorbet

main course

Thai-Style Grilled Hanging Tender Steak in Red Curry Sauce

with Nasi Goreng Wok-seared Indonesian Fried Rice

Prawn & Mango Curry

with Pumpkin Basmati Rice

dessert

Cashew Mango Kesong Puti & Banana Chocnut Spring Rolls

with Creamy Chocnut Dip

Suman Rolls & Caramelized Mangoes with Mantecado Ice Cream in Latik Sauce

the company was wonderful (as always) and the food was divine! *sigh* what a wonderful way to end a very toxic week and such a sweet way to welcome another (hopefully not as toxic) week ahead :)

lunch at nuvali

ate cat and i went to laguna for a morning meeting a few days back... since we were in the area already, we decided to drop by nuvali. there wasn't much to see yet but we were amazed at the existing structures and overall grand plan that the developers are imagining for this city.

Converging nature, people, and technology in NUVALI, sustainability cultivates the dynamic relationship among the ecological, social, and economic webs of life.

amazing. that's all i can say and well, i'm excited to see just how this city will look like when it's fully developed already! for now though or for the duration of our visit rather, we enjoyed solenad - the recently opened commercial center which boasts of some of the metro's favorite restaurants, a lake where you can enjoy boat rides or feed the koi fish that know when there are people around (PG much!?) and loads of activities if you're there during the weekend.

since we went there on a weekday, the place was pretty quiet and there were only a number of people in the area. after going around the place and looking at all the establishments, we had this urgent rumbling that made us realize it was lunch time already! so after reviewing the various restaurants that we could go to and debating whether we were to go japanese, italian, filipino or chinese, we decided to try pig out.

the food was amazing! we especially loved the chicharon rice! how come no one has ever thought of that before? haha! but what really struck me was how you can gorge yourself with all those fatty and cholesterol building food (it's alright to cheat on your diet every now and then and INDULGE...) then somehow make up for it somehow by flushing all the bad stuff out with natural and pure blended juices and shakes! oh well, you only live once right? might as well make the most out of each day or should i say meal? ;)

every little thing

Every little thing I do

Trickles down and lands on you

I don't plan to get it wrong

Maybe keep your raincoat on

Even just one small mistake

Something ripples in the wake

When I see your face so bright

Makes me wanna do every little thing right