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Who Are You Gonna Be For Halloween?

October 29, 2012 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan Leave a Comment

The best thing about being a family is dressing up as a group for Halloween! This is the first year that we’re actually matching our costumes, and I think we will continue to do this over the next few years.

While most moms out there opt to make their own family costumes, I, being artistically impaired, choose to buy pre-made. Of course, I’ve always preferred the nice DIY costumes over the store bought ones, particularly since my mom and my brother are both extremely artistic and have been making great costumes for as long as I can remember. Alas, I have virtually no visual creativity. I do try sometimes, but I’ve always been better off just buying.

I didn’t think I’d be able to find what we needed this year, but thanks to a little online shop called Hatah Hatah, my little boy will actually be dressed like the character he is supposed to be. Are you guys familiar with Adventure Time?

Finn the Human
Jake the Dog for Mr C

I’ll be Lumpy Space Princess

Happy kids!

Sorry for the ugly photos, I only used my webcam to take these. I’ll definitely have better pictures to post after Halloween. Maybe next year I’ll try to make our costumes myself. I still have a year to plan. Or maybe not. Let’s just wait and see!

Who are you gonna be for Halloween?

Much love and happiness,

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Saturday At The Salcedo Market

October 28, 2012 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan 3 Comments

Call me a late bloomer if you will, but I finally visited the Salcedo Market for the first time last weekend. It was my bitin trip to the Legaspi Market two Sundays ago for the last leg of Geiser Maclang’s Makati Street Market and the Grilla in Manila Challenge that made me want to visit Salcedo. So we made plans for brunch, and I’m glad to say that our usual Saturday laziness did not get the better of us this time. We arrived in Makati at around noon, and were lucky enough to score a parking space next to the entrance. Woohoo! As soon as we went in, the first thing I noticed was Anton del Rosario walking around. I die. When my brain started functioning again, TLC and I started looking at the nearby stalls while we waited for Mr C who went for a quick Starbucks run. I saw a lot of familiar brands like Connie’s Kitchen and Carmen’s Best Ice Cream. I’d actually been meaning to pass by both stores in Alabang over the weekend – Connie’s for Marinated Kesong Puti for my mom-in-law and Carmen’s to finally satisfy my Butter Pecan ice cream cravings, so I was glad to see those two stalls at Salcedo.

Yummy Carmen’s Best Ice Cream
So glad I can get this anytime – it’s available in my neighborhood!
Connie’s Kitchen
Must buys: Marinated Keong Puti, Sundried Tomato Pesto and Gourmet Tuyo

The three of us were really hungry already since we only had a light breakfast at home. I always take forever deciding what to eat, and the Salcedo Market posed a giant challenge because there were just so many options! We ended up with sausages and buffalo wings, our usual faves!

Grilled sausages in ciabatta bread
Patiently waiting for his hotdog
Little MrC got the cheesy sausage with just ketchup. See how huge that thing is? Can you believe he ate the whole thing?
I had the spicy Hungarian sausage with ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard and relish. Sooooo good!

And Mr C and I split an order of original buffalo wings from WingMan. He had this with a bowl of fried rice, while I just had a couple of pieces with my sandwich.

After eating, we walked around to check out the other stalls. There were some food items that I really wanted to try, but I was so full from what we ordered that I decided to save them for another visit.

I love bibingka!
The biggest ensaymada I have ever seen
We are definitely saving space for corn dogs next time!
Honestly, I just wanted to take a photo of Marco Lobregat haha!
Yummy coffee blends.
We’re lucky to have had great weather during our visit to Salcedo

No matter how full we might have been, there’s always room for dessert! We opted to try Merry Moo instead of getting Carmen’s since we don’t have Merry Moo in the south, at least as far as I know. The little boy tasted the Candied Bacon flavor and said it was pretty good. I regret not giving the Strawberry Basil flavor a taste. But I definitely don’t regret choosing Sea Salt Caramel. I’m not much of a caramel fan, but I tell you, this was just good beyond words. Mr C found it a little too rich for his taste though, and he ended up just splitting a cup of Strawberry Shortcake ice cream with the little guy.

One of these days, I will try them all!
I love ice cream!
My scoop of Sea Salt Caramel goodness
The little guy enjoying his Strawberry Shortcake ice cream

We took one last walk around the stalls with our ice cream before giving in to the little guy’s request to play in the playground. I didn’t realize earlier that there were tables right next to the play area. Had I known, we would’ve just picked a table there to eat so that the little guy can play while waiting for Mr C and I to finish. Oh well, next time.

Creepy lizard toy. No, we are not buying that.
Baskets and giant sombreros!
Pretty plants. I’ll definitely fill up my garden with these when we get a home of our own.
Fresh stuff
Organic veggies
Herbs and pretty crocheted shopping bags. I think I wanna try making those.
Off to the playground. The little guy is already looking at his destination haha!
Leading the way.
Quick photo before sending him off.
I see us in the park… (Sing with me!)
Fun place for the kiddos to play.
Oh, hello little boy!
Last photo, ok mommy? I wanna play!
Husbandry
Ok, mommy’s tired. Time to go home!

We love visiting weekend markets and bazaars, and often go to the ones in Alabang. It was good for us to get a change of scenery this time around. Now Mr C is curious about the other weekend markets and bazaars out there. We rarely head north, and haven’t even been to Mercato Centrale! I think that should be our next destination. Where would you recommend we go next?

SALCEDO SATURDAY MARKET
Saturdays 7:00AM – 2:00PM
At the park along LP Leviste and Toledo Sts,
Brgy Bel-Air, Makati
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Filed Under: Food & Recipes Tagged With: Food Trip, Makati, Organic Market, Salcedo Market, Saturday Market, Weekend Market

An Acacia Hotel Morning

October 26, 2012 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan Leave a Comment

One of the things I really look forward to when staying at any hotel is the breakfast buffet. I just love breakfast food, and that first meal of the day that will be served to me at a hotel is one of the factors I consider when choosing where to stay. Yes, it matters that much to me. Some people say as long as there’s bacon they’re good. I, on the other hand, cross my fingers that there’s a good selection of breads and cheeses, jams and juice. Sausages and cold cuts are a definite plus. And yogurt and fresh fruit too. And of course, good coffee.

I’m pleased to say that Acaci happened to have everything on my breakfast buffet wishlist, and so my day started out on a happy note. One thing’s for sure, their breakfast is definitely better than their dinner buffet.

Sent the boys off to get food while I enjoyed my cup of coffee.

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Dinner Buffet at Acaci

October 22, 2012 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan Leave a Comment

We had dinner at the Acaci during our overnight stay at Acacia Hotel. The best part about my meal is that it was free! Mr C won a gift certificate for a buffet dinner for two and we decided to use it during our visit.

The dining area at Acaci.
A view of the lobby. You can spend happy hour here and indulging in their wine or beer buffet.
Enjoying my glass of water with lime while waiting for the boys to come back.

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Conversations with TLC vol.1

October 20, 2012 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan Leave a Comment

Over lunch on a Thursday afternoon…

TLC: Mommy, since there’s no school tomorrow, it’s like this is a long weekend right?

ME: Yup.

TLC: Ok. Because I’m thinking maybe I can play video games.

ME: Ok, sure.

TLC: Yay! I wanna hug you! But not because of the video games ok? Because I love you.

LOL. If you say so little boy. And I love you too, even though I know you really want to hug mommy because I said yes to video games.

Much love and happiness

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Acacia Hotel: Home Away From Home

October 18, 2012 by MrsC | Patricia Cuyugan Leave a Comment

A few posts ago, I shared the story of the Discovery Country Suites staycation that I purchased through Deal Grocer. Since that was such a success, I made it a point to keep an eye out for other great deals. Meanwhile, a few posts ago still, I officially declared September as our Wedding Anniversary month. And so I spent a good deal of August planning activities for me and Mr C, and for the two of us with TLC. As luck would have it, Deal Grocer came out with an Acacia Hotel Staycation deal at the beginning of September. And that’s how we spent the final weekend of our anniversary month.

Welcome Home!

There are three things that I love most about our stay at Acacia. First, everyone was smiling – from the K9 handler at the door, to the housekeeping people, all the waiters, pool attendants, front desk staff, butlers, EVERYONE. Even over the phone, you can actually hear the smile on the face of the person you’re talking to! It put me in such a good mood being around all those cheery faces. [Read more…] about Acacia Hotel: Home Away From Home

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