Tagaytay, we missed you

I've always thought of this view as a big bowl of Bulalo.


First stop. Breakfast at Pancake House.
The Peach waffle was good. Eating at Tagaytay makes it a whole lot better. See the forks? Zoie and Adrian wanted my waffle.
Quick Starbucks fix.
Mass at Lourdes Church - where my wishes come true.
Bubbles outside the church.
Of course, we all know our lunch at Diner's. See photos on the entry before this.

A quick stop for jackfruit and buko pie. Zoie was fast asleep so we weren't able to go to Palace in the Sky, Mushroom Burger and have ice cream at FIC.

Diner's Restaurant - Best Bulalo in Tagaytay

This is our favorite in Tagaytay. This is also the reason why every time we go to Tagaytay, I have second thoughts in trying other restaurants. Their bulalo is super. This is actually my father-in-law's favorite restaurant. They offer seafood also - large shrimps that can kill me in an instant. Hahaha! But my number 1 choice here aside from the sumptuous looking inihaw na tilapia is the bulalo. We ate there last Sunday. I must have eaten a meal good for 2 people with large appetites. Sad that the marrow has fallen from the bone and it cannot be found even in the soup. But it was very delicious. The meat was tender. Bulalo pa lang, sulit na!
Hope we'll get lucky next time.

We had hilaw na mangga. Super sarap ng bagoong. I never itched.

The name of the restaurant actually strikes me funny. Diner na nga, restaurant pa. It's kinda like my favorite in Subic, The Coffeeshop Restaurant. Giant tacos, remember? Anyways, Diner's is located at Mendez Crossing, Tagaytay. Medyo dulo na siya and bayan area na.

full-time mom and housewife

today, i made macaroni salad for merienda and oh wait, wait, lechon kawali and stir-fried broccoli/ cauliflower and some bell pepper for lunch. hubby's teasing me. i mean, i do know that making lechon kawali is a tedious process. i had to boil that slab of meat in water with salt and garlic then put it in the freezer before frying it. oh and don't forget the macaroni salad. it's not that simple either. except for the fact that i forgot to out chicken so had to settle for spam - hickory smoked flavor at that!. hubs has this conclusion as to why i was doing this. he said that i was preparing myself for the weeklong break where i was to play the role of housewife and full time mom and he can't wait to see me in that situation. we will be home after xmas pa. oh well, maybe that's the time i'll get to see some friends.

tagaytay with my family

hubby woke me up at 6 yesterday. in my semi-conscious state, he said that we should go to tagaytay. we've been going to tagaytay on a whim before gas prices went over the roof and now that gas price is already reasonable, it's time again for out of town trips. yahoo! calet couldn't join us because she has other plans. so, the three of us went to tagaytay. we had breakfast at pancake house overlooking taal volcano. we had pancakes and waffles - obviously! hubby had 3 pancakes - most ordinary and i had peach waffle. well, a quarter of it since zoie ate most of mine. their house blend iced tea was okay. what i didn't like about that place was they never seem to hurry to bill out despite the fact that the place was brimming with tourists. hubby and zoie were already exploring the area and i was left at the table waiting for my bill and i've asked it from 3 waiters already and i think there were only 4 of them. when i was finally able to pay for our food, we transferred to starbucks and had hot choco with a shot of mint and mocha frappe for hubs. i remembered the first time we took zoie to starbucks. she was all bundled up in pink and so much a baby. yesterday, i had to hold her dress so she won't fall over. yes, you read it right. she was wearing a dress and won't leave the house if she wasn't wearing a dress. i used to condemn parents who go out with kids who aren't color-coordinated. although zoie is color-coordinated most of the time. man, she's got taste. but she's a fashion faux pas sometimes. hey, don't blame me. she chooses her own clothes. i'll buy her more dresses. after that we went to church. the Lourdes church is special to me. that is where i wished for zoie, wished for her illness to go away and wished for two friends to hook up. i kind of wished something again there but it's very private so i won't tell. zoie was wearing diapers but in the middle of the mass, she wanted to go to the CR! before the mass she was blowing bubbles outside the church. she blew her whistle inside the church and i was red with embarrassment. after that we had lunch at Diner's Restaurant, our favorite. we had bulalo and i ate a meal good for two people. i really should research about tagaytay. we've been going to the same places every time. on the way home (we had to coz zoie's already asleep) we bought buko pie and my favorite fruit, langka or jackfruit. we didn't go home directly, by the way, we went straight to the mall. pics to follow!