First time to use sausage instead of tuna/anchovies for puttanesca. Also used whole but pitted black olives instead of chopped ones, and I like them! I have sustenance until the year ends na! 
Unfortunately, I will also be alone on New Year’s Eve/day, so I dunno if I’ll have energy to cook pa. 
Anyway, dig in! 
Photo #362: December 27
TikTok made me do this Korean sandwich thingy. Not bad, esp. with cheese and chili oil, but I need to work on my egg folding and flipping skills.
Merry Christmas to me! Thank you to my Mandi’s Grill Grub family for the ribs, cable TV & Netflix for the Christmas movies, and Messenger for the video chat with my family in the US. Alone but not lonely! 
When Mandi’s Grill Grub closed last year, fellow patrons and I were heartbroken. It was a place where we shared good food and stories with our loved ones. I was there so often that people thought I co-owned the place haha! It was a tradition for me and my sister to have Christmas Eve lunch there for many years…it was like our second home! 
Glad that they’re somehow back in our lives, bringing happiness to our tummies and hearts! Thank you po, Tito Joy, Tita Lia, and Mandi! Sobrang na miss po namin kayo at ang food niyo!
On the table: crispy baby back ribs with Béchamel sauce. This dish is dear to me because I helped in perfecting the recipe. 
Couldn’t wait to try Festa Surpresa Foods ‘ other products, so here’s my sustenance for today: delightfully meaty kikiam and pork-shitake siomai! These are perfectly paired with the accompanying chili oil and vinegar – I combined both, and it was divine! Every piece is substantial and siksik! Super sulit! 
So glad I got extra packs of each, pandagdag sa holiday food kahit dalawa lang kami ng sister ko ang kakain!
p.s. they are Antipolo-based, so yey for us from the north/east side of the metro! 
Christmas came a few days early! Thanks to Festa Surpresa Foods for this beautiful, fragrant, and delicious Chinese ham! Wala na, di na aabot ito sa Noche Buena! The sauce is in a separate pack, so you can add it before heating and serving the ham. May pa-glazed effect when you do that, plus a good balance of salty-sweet flavors! p.s. Festa Surpresa also offers kikiam and pork shitake siomai! Excited to try them!
Today’s sustenance is from thoughtful foodie friends! Meatloaf from my Mandi’s Grill Grub family and spicy tuyo & penne pasta from Mickey! Added sardines to the pasta because why not.
Believe it or not, I used Grab Food for the first time today! Ahhh so convenient!!! Anyway, since I was already starving, I tried a nearby resto, and I wasn’t disappointed. Marikina peeps, this is from Da Hangry Chef, located along Bayan-Bayanan Avenue. Their bacon cheese bombs are also, well, the bomb! 
The best kinds of friends are those who know how to make awesome food! 
Grabe, I had to stop myself from eating all these egg tarts in one sitting! Super yummy!!! Thank you, Hummingbee Creations ! 
They also have other sweet and savory dishes, perfect for the upcoming holiday celebrations! 
Lucky enough to be one of the 30 winners of these gorgeous and yummy buns! Marikina Garlic Buns gave away 30 boxes last November, and I was winner #20!
What The F! 