Feliz Navidad

Feliz Navidad

How was your Christmas Celebration? I hope that you were able to have a wonderful celebration!

As for me, I had a great time with my family. We stayed up till it was December 25 and greeted each other then followed by opening of presents. I feel so blessed with all the gifts I received this Christmas and I also feel blessed because I was able to spend the entire day with family (without having to do school work or errands).

For Christmas Dinner, my father decided to treat us in one of my mom’s customers. (Background story: My mom’s business caters to restaurants, hotels, and other food establishments. She delivers fresh fruits and vegetables.) The restaurant’s name is Tapella. It is located at the ground floor of Greenbelt 5. Tapella serves modern Spanish dishes. Their signature dishes are tapas and paellas.

So guess what we had…. J Yup, we did order paella and also other dishes. My father went ahead and ordered Croquetas Variadas,  Pollo Moruno con Couscous, and Rabo de Toro. Croquetas Variadas are croquets when translated in English. Inside these croquets are ham, salami, and mushroom. The mixture of the ham and salami together with the mushroom tasted good and different from the croquettes I have tasted in the past. Pollo Moruno con Couscous is Moorish Chicken on Couscous. The chicken was lovely. It was juicy and flavorful, without overpowering the chicken flavor. I have heard of couscous but haven’t tasted it before. It’s like rice but not quite. It has a different mouth-feel and taste. The Rabo de Toro was also good. My father picked right. Rabo de Toro is ox tail cooked in wine herbs. The first time I bit the meat, I was able to taste the wine immediately.  The wine made gave the dish an extra kick. The meat was tender and cooked right.  

Croquetas Variadas

Pollo Moruno con Couscous

Rabo de Toro

My mom ordered the Paella de Cocido. Cocido is a type of stew that is based on meat. And it did taste like it. The paella was yummy! I’ve been craving for paella and this dish satisfied it. J

Paella de Cocido

My brother wanted calamares, so he ordered Calamares a la Romana. The description of this dish is “Fried squid, Mediterranean way”.

Calamares a la Romana

Then there’s me, I wanted pasta that evening so I looked for pasta dishes in the menu. I didn’t find a lot of dishes, perhaps this is because the restaurant was Spanish J. But I did order Canelones Vegetal or vegetable cannelloni. It was so good! I thought the dish would taste rustic and earthy because of the vegetables, but it wasn’t. I loved it. It was covered with cheese, I did not know what cheese it was but it was not salty. It complimented the pasta really well.

Canelones Vegetal

It was such a great evening because of great food and great company. Next time, I would like to taste their tapas and other paellas. J

-DOT-

For more information check out: http://www.tapellarestaurant.com

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Myron’s Place: A place to be

Myron’s Place: A place to be

      Found in Greenbelt 5 (Makati, Philippines) is a wonderful place. A place were wonderful gastronomic experiences happen. This place is Myron’s Place.

            Myron’s Place or Myron’s serves fine American cuisine. Their menu consists of fresh salads, appetizing appetizers, mouthwatering steaks, scrumptious seafood, and so much more.   The place looks really nice and the food taste better than how the restaurant looks.

            During the noon before the New Year, my family and I were able to visit and dine at this delightful place. The place is quiet during lunchtime… so when we were there we were the only costumers they had. That afternoon we had a taste of four yummy dishes. The first was a plateful of Gratinated Mussels. It is an oyster topped with cheese, herbs, and spices then either baked or browned to let the cheese melt.

Yummy Oysters!

        The second dish was a bowl of creamy pumpkin soup. It looked really good and tasted so good. It was not a thick pumpkin soup but it was creamy and so pumkin-ny (not a word but it describes the dishJ).

SOUPerb!

 The next dish was a juicy well-done steak. It was so good… that I forgot the name of the dishJ. The steak was also served with sauteed garden vegetables, baked potato, and a choice of three House Sauces: Shiraz Cabernet-Shallot Jus, Brandy Pepper or Mushroom Sauce. I must say that the sauce allows you to taste the stake in different perspectives… which is awesome! J

The Steak with vegetables, baked potato, 3 tasty sauces

       The last dish we ate was the U.S. Certified Angus Corned Beef and Cabbage. It was the real deal corned beef (not the canned type). It tasted good.

The corned beef

            The dining experience was lovely and I sure will return to that wonderful place… Myron’s Place J.

~Dot~

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