William and Ginger's Combined Birthday Celebration

The birthday of Ginger, my niece and William, the son of one of our closest friends fall on the same month. Ginger was born a year earlier but she and William became the best of friends.This year, we opted to have a combined celebration since their birthdays are just 2 days apart.

We went to the newly renovated Santa Fe Restaurant. We feasted on pasta, steak, chips and garlic bread.

A Gathering of NIS Faculty and Staff and Their Families

It's the end of school year again for international schools. A colleague of my sister, Geraldine  is leaving NIS for good. She had organized a potluck for NIS  workers  and teachers  whom like her are seeking  new adventures and  greener pastures.

Table was set

Congratulatory and Farewell Dinner Rolled Into One

Our Friday night dinner was cut short last week by a phone call from Irene's relative. Her nieces Jentii and Joneesa had graduated from high school that day and would be going back home to Malaysia the following day. When she hung up, she said she was leaving early to take the two girls for a meal. I suggested we all go with her so we could say goodbye to the girls and get dessert later.

We let the girls chose the restaurant. They ordered  food. Irene and my sis went to a coffee shop opposite the restaurant to buy cakes. We gorged on our dessert while the two girls enjoyed their "last supper" in the Land of Smiles.

Opera is a French cake layered with Chocolate Ganache and Coffee butter cream. I had eaten a far better Opera than this.

Vegetarian Siopao for Saturday's Breakfast

My sister and I have been hosting Friday night dinner to our closest friends for 2 weeks now. Our usual bonding time in the kitchen on a Friday is put off until later. But since I get Friday off, my kitchen journey continues.On my day off, I made siopao, the Filipino version of steamed buns stuffed with savory shredded chicken or minced pork.We don't eat pork due to our religious beliefs so I used vegetarian filling.

A Feast Fit for Hungry Working Women

When my big sis and I got home yesterday from work, we were both feeling drained and exhausted. I usually do the cooking because I come home earlier than her but last night I was not in mood to whip up dinner and so was she. 

After a quick check of  the fridge for any leftovers, I found Champorado (Filipino chocolate rice porridge) which I cooked the previous night and a whole piece of fried dried fish.The porridge wasn't enough for our rumbling tummies.  So I made egg sandwich.  Although we only had lettuce and tomatoes, the veggies were enough to make a simple salad which we coated with thousand island dressing.

Our lost of energy resulted  to excessive eating last night but it satisfied our famished stomach. Well, just this once.