Asparagus Wrapped in Bacon

I saw this dish from "Everyday Italian" but of course I always forget how Giada did it. I'm not good at memorizing recipes but when I saw some Asparagus on the supermarket I know I have to try this out. This is actually very easy to do. All you have to do is blanched the Asparagus. Make sure that it is half cooked only. After that wrapped it in bacon and then you can either fry or grilled it.

This is a big surprise for me because it is so easy to do yet so delicious! Everybody love it at home and they love the combination of the bacon and asparagus. This is the second time I made this dish.

I have to be careful about wrapping the bacon though because it can easily seperated. Anyway, you can choose whatever type of bacon you prefer. I usually use those sweet tasting bacon because I like the taste better.

This dish just proves that delicious dishes doesn't need to be complicated.... (^_^)

Menudo

Last April, me and my friend made a big bath of Menudo for a funeral. It wasn't my recipe so I don't have any recipe to post here. It was really tiring to make a really big batch of food but I guess  better get used to it if I want to work in a restaurant. It was good though and good thing our ratio of meat per vegetable was equal so everybody loved it. Here are some pics of the Menudo we cooked.

My friend stirring the Menudo and yeah that's a large pan... LOL

What we did afterwards was put the Menudo in these Styrofoam containers. 50 of them to be exact and there's a lot of Menudo left! So we ate it for lunch. 

It was really tiring yet fun cooking these large quantity of food. If anyone offered me to do the catering for them, I might give it a try! (^_^) 

Pepper Lunch

Yesterday, me and friends went to Greenbelt Malls for a nice girl's day out. We had lunch at a restaurant called Pepper Lunch. This was my first time eating at this place and it was a great experience for me! Not only that I had some great girl talk with my friends but the way you eat at this restaurant is a unique experience. You are the one cooking your own food!

What happens is that when you you order your meal, they put it in this very hot and sizzling pot where the meat are raw and the vegetables are half cooked. You have to turn the meat over and mix the vegetables to cook it. It is a fun activity to do and I must say that food was really good! That's me on the pic by the way cooking my meal. (Gosh I really need to comb my hair more). LOL.

This was my order. It is called Hito Kuchi Cut Steak. As you can see the food is steaming when I turn it over. Their pepper rice is yummy as well. The sauce was tasty because it was a combination of the sweetness and nutty taste of the sesame seeds and the salty taste of the soy sauce. I love dipping my meat and vegetables in it!

This is my friend Marie's order. It is called Combo Cut Steak and Hamburger.

This is my friend Jennifer's order. It's called Chicken Pepper Rice.

I really enjoy eating at this restaurant and I'm planning to go back next time. I'll try their other dishes. You can visit their site at http://pepperlunch.com.ph/index.html to know more about this restaurant.

Good food + great company = fun time!