Strawberry Taho in Baguio

"Sa strawberry taho, matutupad na ang pangarap nyo!" (With strawberry soy, your dreams will come true!)

That was the greeting that welcomed us bloggers over and over again when we went to Strawberry Farm last Friday morning as part of our whole Baguio experience organized by Mines View Park Hotel. I wonder why that phrase?! It was such a LOL! ^_^

Anyway, I love taho per se. I always get to buy a cup whenever I'd go down to our lanai and catch the taho vendor early in the morning.

When I saw that their taho here has strawberries in it, I got excited and immediately bought one cup of it for Php20.00. Not bad... not bad at all! In fact, it tasted so good how I wish we can also have it here in Manila! Or pehaps I'll just buy some strawberry syrup and fresh strawberries and mix them to my cup the next time I buy one from my favorite taho vendor. ^_^


Bon appetit!

Lunch #2 at Zenz Restaurant at Mines View Park Hotel

Finally, here's the last set of wonderful, palatable, tasty (and free) dishes that were served during our short stay at Mines View Park Hotel. I tried not to eat much coz I was already feeling so bloated. But because everything was so yummy, aside from the strawberry sinigang, I also had a bit of the other dishes that were served:

chopsuey

I liked the way they prepared this dish. The vegetables were crunchy and not overcooked. It also has a buttery taste to it. Loved it!

fried bangus with garlic sauce

Since I already had bangus the day before, I didn't eat much of this dish. It was very delicious though. I'll make sure to order this dish when I come back here next time.

crispy fried chicken

This fried chicken was crunchy indeed! I could never get enough of it! *burp*

bibingcrepe

I am actually craving for bibingcrepe right now as I write this review. I guess that says something about this unique culinary dish that's very exclusive to HalfMoon Cafe. Yummy!

Bon appetit!

Dinner at Zenz Restaurant at Mines View Park Hotel

There were several dishes served at Zenz Restaurant at Mines View Park Hotel in Baguio that night. But because I was already so full from the constant feeding all throughout the day (hehe), I only had three of the dishes served:

pork kebab

There's another one with sausages but I never got to take photos of it. I came from my nap and by the time I went down to Zenz Restaurant, everyone was almost done eating and was already enjoying an Igorot dance show. Anyway, I liked this dish. The meat was tender and I loved the grilled bell peppers in between. You know how much I love bell peppers! I eat them everyday at home!

grilled corn

Instead of rice for carbs, I had corn instead. The piece I got wasn't char-grilled and tasted sweet and crunchy. Perfect!

grilled squid

I normally don't eat grilled squid because even those that I got from Boracay whenever we'd vacay there, they always feel gummy. But the ones they prepared at Zenz Restaurant was very crunchy. Hurray!

Bon appetit!

The Making of HalfMoon BibingCrepe

HalfMoon Cafe is the coffee and food place affiliated with Mines View Park Hotel in Baguio. During our visit there the other day, we bloggers were taught how to make this fantastic bibingcrepe, an exclusive culinary offering of HalfMoon Cafe. Let me summarize the steps:

heat the pan grill

pour the batter and let it bubble

lather a bit of butter and sprinkle with a bit of sugar after bubble appears

take it out of the pan

put your desired toppings (choco sprinkles, mallows, cheese, condense milk)

cut it in half and lay one half on top of the other

slice it into bite size pieces
I super loved it! You can make it as sweet, fluffy, and cheesy as you like!

Bon appetit!

Lunch #1 at Zenz Restaurant at Mines View Park Hotel

I am very picky when it comes to eating out. This is probably because I mostly like very flavorful dishes and detest those Western bland ones which I normally found to be served in restaurants I've visited before. This is why I resort to my own cooking 90% of the time. And so I was really surprised and happy to have enjoyed the dishes that were served during my stay at Mines View Park Hotel in Baguio from Sept. 23-24. We were always served with buffet but I was assured that their regular servings are always hefty and worth the price you pay for.

Let me show you the dishes I had together with my fellow bloggers who got invited to visit the place and experience it all for ourselves. Here's the lunch we had:

fresh leaves and carrots

Because we were in the land of not just strawberries but fresh vegetable produce, it's only normal to expect really, really fresh vegetables. And they did serve us with those!

lettuce with bread crumbs and cheese

I liked the way the textured bread crumbs, twist of cheese and a bit of vinaigrette blended with everything.

beef caldereta and rice

I seldom eat caldereta for fear of chewing a gummy beef portion, but the one they served us was tender and delicious!

chicken in sesame and barbecue sauce

I will never get tired of this chicken dish.

breaded fish chips

I like fish but rarely eat fish chips coz they mostly taste like bread rather than fish! But this one exceeded my expectation. The fish inside was flavorful so I didn't mind eating the breaded part.

mango gelatin... sweet, mangoey and yummy. ^_^

I'd love to come back there again, but this time, I want to enjoy it with my hubby. There are still so many Continental and Asian dishes I'd love to try next time.

Strawberry Sinigang at Mines View Park Hotel in Baguio

I had the privilege to taste Zenz Restaurant's (located at Mines View Park Hotel in Baguio) very innovative dish, Strawberry Sinigang, yesterday noon. Me and 19 other bloggers had a wonderful stay at Mines View Park Hotel and we were served with very wonderful healthy and tasty entrees, one of which is this unique strawberry dish:


The Strawberry Sinigang we had included freshly-picked strawberries to give the dish the sweet-tangy flavor broth and delightfully fruity charm.You can have your choice of shrimp, fish, beef or pork for meat.

As for what I had, it was Pork Strawberry Sinigang. I super liked it! It had the tangy sinigang taste with a strawberry twist. I thought it would taste weird, but everything actually fused together. Yum Yum!!!

Zenz Restaurant is located inside Mines View Park Hotel, 1 Apostol St., Outlook Drive, Baguio City.

To find out more about the hotel, please click Yes to Mines View Park Hotel in Baguio.

Italian Dishes at Eat and Go

We dined at eat & go at The Atrium in SM Megamall last weekend. They serve scrumptious meals. They have this promo --- for only Php299, you can choose two entrees, four sides and two drinks!

For our entrees, we ordered Fish Scaloppini and Meat Buccatini.


For our sides, we ordered Pasta in Marinara, Pasta in Alfredo, Baked Beans and Corn & Carrots.


For our drinks, we had Strawberry Iced Tea and Coke. The servings were huge! They taste delicious too! I rarely eat pasta outside or any Italian dish because I usually end up disappointed. But Eat & Go's dishes have satisfied my taste buds so far. We will definitely come back!The prices are very affordable too!