I'm Ula. From Manila. 30-something mommy of Jodie and full time airline employee. I like to take pictures and I like to eat, I like to take pictures of what I eat... (pictures are mine, unless otherwise specified)
Q&A
jjrecto asked: The onion bloom photo made me hungry!! (well, all your posts make me hungry) Have you tried Outback Steakhouse? They serve that here, maybe they have it in their menu there too :D
Hey hey long time!! Thanks for the tip.. Can you believe I’ve never eaten in Outback haha but let me check out their local menu.. Crossing my fingers that they serve it there. I actually found the Chilis recipe in Google, but too lazy pa to try it out :)
Btw… Haven’t seen you post in quite some time :)
Oh man.. I miss this! Chili’s used to serve this here, but not anymore :(. Anyone know where I can eat this in Manila?!? Hmph I wonder if i can Google a recipe…
Noodles with Spicy Sesame and Peanut sauce from Shi Lin (JodiesDaddy and I were ecstatic when Shi Lin opened their 2nd branch nearer to our place).
We are a fan of this dish. However, we realized that it was nakakaumay (roughly translated — you can’t eat too much of it… the flavor gets a bit overpowering). You really have to pair it off with something else. Luckily, we had hot and sour soup, dimsum and crispy chicken (mostly for Jodie — but I ended up eating it! haha).
While I was walking home today, I was thinking of what I can have for dinner. And all of a sudden, I craved for some onion rings. I have never been successful in cooking onion rings. Even if I follow a recipe. I knew attempting to cook them again tonight will be a risk —- but I thought, what the heck! So I took a detour and went to the grocery to buy some ingredients.
When I arrived home, I cheated a bit. I didn’t have the heart to make fail onion rings again, so I asked JodiesYaya (nanny) to cook them for me. Just gave instructions to dip the onions in some egg then coat with the mixture of cornstarch, breadcrumbs, and a dash of the cayenne pepper powder and then deep fry. Viola! SUCCESS!!! I was SOOOOO happy! I ate one whole BIG white onion all to myself haha
I am amazed by the wide variety of SPAM’s out there. Although my favorite is still the original SPAM (I just love how salty it is haha), I instantly fell in love with this SPAM with Black Pepper. It combined one of my favorite flavors (black pepper) and of course, the saltiness of the SPAM. I was in SPAM heaven!
Starbucks has a new sandwich. The Starbucks deli sandwich on a baguette. I had this for brunch and it kept me full for the entire morning/early afternoon. Yum!
