The Mark and Spencer Frozen Food

 My winning the June 2011 issue of Yummy Magazine promo from Mark and Spencer

 This are the 3 items I exchange at Mark and Spencer with an additional payment of P250.00

 The Mandarin Cheesecake really delicious with pieces of Mandarin orange on top on a 7" pie crust.

 The Chicken Kiev delicious but unhealthy for a diet conscious person, because when you cut the chicken fillet in half all the butter inside comes oozing out thus making the bottom part of the chicken too oily. The food worth the prize money.

 The Shepard's Pie: the lamb meat is too grounded that it's almost like a pate not a single vegetable can be found. At first bite not bad when still hot but when it's started to cool not sure it's not quite good. At the end my son used it as a spread in his bread including the mash potato.

       The other frozen  dessert from Mark and Spencer   freezer section

                                  They also sale chocolate cornflakes

                                    Some of their soup and pate

Thanks yummy for the Gift certificate from Mark and Spencer that my family got a chance to try the taste of American food.

World Food Expo exhibit (table setting) Aug. 3-6,2011

 At the SMX part of the World Food Expo exhibit you will surely loves the table setting all so nostagic. The above photo make you feel the you are in a masquerade ball really beautiful.

 This table setting is so beautiful if set as center piece for wedding will the guest fight for the parasol? As most centerpiece in wedding are by cart off by guest. Many people took a picture of themselves sitting on some of the beautiful table setting also

 This center piece is made of crystal beads therefore not quite that shiny but how much will it cost if the beads were made from Swarovski crystal? Really gliterring

This center piece made for Sponsors look really marvelous makes you feel on an island or beach. Now we can say that the Filipino are imaginative to create those lovely table setting

Mandarin Supermarket (Ongpin)

 Mandarin Supermarket sale plenty of imported products from Hongkong, Singapore and Taiwan.

 Upon entering I saw this cute little teapot set made of glass

                    Ready of drink imported coffee

       Imported noodle at P10.00 much bigger than our local noodle

        Rejoice shampoo with herbal essence  so many variant

           Even Olay facial wash have many variant from abroad.(Picture above and below)

                 A 100 years old quail egg (century egg in mini)

My version of oyster cake

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 Clean oyster (use smaller oyster) and remove any shell attach to it you need 1 egg , onion (it better to use the chinese chives those that still have onion bulb and the leave are flat unlike spring onion can be found in Arranque market much fragrant), grated ginger and kamote flour, soy sauce if you like add toque or bean sprout.

Put everything in a bowl and mix together, since my family don't like to put toque it's all oyster.

The consistency will be like this as the kamote flour will absorb any liquid the oyster will produce and help the ingredients stick together.

  Then add egg to the mixture but do not overmix them so that the kamote flour still bind with the ingredients.

   This is how it will look when cooking. If you have difficulty in turning the omelet slide them first to a plate then put the pan on top of the plate and invert it.

     This will be the finish product you can use sweet chili sauce as the chinese restaurant as condiment.

  Since I don't like measuring and every people have different taste buds, if unsure try cooking a small piece of the oyster cake then adjust to your preferences.

November 2010 International Expo Bazaar at the PICC complex

 The above picture are display from Holland and there are also flower from Holland that are being sold by the Holland embassy. Too many embassy and too many people looking for products and too crowded to take a picture

 This lady is working on different peg to make intricate lace pattern and they are from the Belguim nun exhibit.

 The nice stuff Koala bear from the Australian Embassy and they also sale the BERRI brand of juice. Some product sold at the International Expo can be cheap and can also be expensive so if you're planning to go this year check out their product in Greenhills so that you have an idea if the price is reasonable for consumer.

                                        The beautifully carve chess pieces in different era

If planning to visit the International Expo Bazaar inquire with the Department of Foreign Affair when the exact schedule will be but it will definitely be in November and always at PICC.

My winning from Female Network at MCafe

 

The promo picture from Female Network were the prize is an afternoon tea at MCafe and a hair makeover at Propaganda Salon by Jing Monis. Isn't both interior look great.

The food below was order in advance by editor in chief of Female network so all contest do not know what's exactly is the name of the food in the menu. Some of them are asian inspire or asian fusion food

 

After a nice pep talk with the five winner with regards to what other items they want to include at Female network website. The talk also went to discussing each individual horror story. After dinner we all went straight to propanda salon for our respective hair makeover

My Stay at Discovery Suites Ortigas

This is the living room of our suite that has a great view of Ortigas Center. It has 2 bedroom a master bedroom and another room with 2 single bed both bedroom has their own bathroom and cable TV thus making it a total of 3 TV including the living room. And also the air-conditioning is centralize.

This is the lobby the staff are nice the only problem is that it's hot no air conditioning. I don't know if because they are upgrading their generator

In the lobby there is also the guest relation desk. The only complain is that there is few sitting area just this 2 seat in this whole lobby area. Hope then add more. Because while I was waiting a wedding entourage is in the lobby nowhere to find a chair to seat on.

This is the view from the lobby to where the rooms are. Really picturesque and nice lighting from the sun cost efficient

The kitchen in our room has all the amenity from home which you can opt to cook or call for a delivery. This overnight stay at Discovery Suite was won at Smart Parenting website. Thanks for our prize.