Fez and My Desserts @ Serendra

We treated our friend Ninette last weekend to a birthday dinner and coffee date. As usual, we couldn't decide where to go until Peter recommended Fez at Serendra. I must say, we made the right decision. The place was empty when we got there, it was cold and cozy, perfect for my faux fur jacket and suede boots. ^_^


Anyway, Ninette had vegetable salad which I also loved. Their cocktail selection seemed interesting so I ordered a strawberry margarita which made me tipsy almost immediately, probably because I haven't had anything since lunch.

Then I had the yummiest stewed lamb chops I've tasted. I forgot the exact name of the dish but it came with dates. Instead of getting rice to match it with, I ordered couscous.

Our Simple Noche Buena

We didn't visit our family or spent Christmas anywhere but home. It was just the two of us so we figured, there's really no need to prepare that much food. We only had four dishes plus a bottle of fruit wine. The food lasted for two days and we were both happy, which was what mattered the most. Anyway, we just want to share here the four simple dishes we had on Christmas Eve. We won't be sharing the recipes of our two favorites at this time (the pasta and the lamb chops) because they're very special and taste sooooo good that someday, we might be able to make a living out of it, who knows?! Do check out our video blog on Christmas Eve.

Peter's Holiday Dishes

My hubby, Peter, is currently on a long holiday break. He seldom cooks for me anymore due to his work schedule so now that he is at home with me, I let him take over our kitchen and in the process, I learned how he did some of his wonderful healthy dishes:

Grilled Tofu in Onion and Mushroom BBQ sauce

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1/8 cup water
• 1/8 cup vinegar
• 1/8 cup brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 clove garlic, minced fine
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 200g button mushrooms, sliced
• 2 packs of firm silken tofu, cut into cubes