button mushrooms and peaches

our catering crew has been gone for almost a week now which left us of no one to cook meals for our crew. the set-up became cook-your-own-thing where the store-room and the walk-in freezer for food items was open and you can take what you want to cook. being a pescetarian i had limited options but have been “creative” of my self-made dishes, lol! here is a sample of my dinner earlier:

button mushrooms with garlic and cashew nuts in olive oil

in a pan, heat olive oil in medium heat. sauté garlic until golden brown, set aside the garlic and keep oil in pan. add button mushrooms cut in quarters and stir-fry for about ten minutes. add back the garlic, put some peppercorns, rosemary and cashew nuts, salt to taste. simmer for five more minutes. serve with butter toast.

cinnamon soft baked peaches

preheat oven to 350 degrees. in a tin foil, arrange drained canned peaches, dot with butter, a teaspoon of honey for every pit, sprinkle with cinnamon powder and white sugar. fold tin foil on each side and crimp to secure. bake in oven for 30 to 45 minutes. serve with vanilla ice cream.

so that was chef rob’s pescetarian dish for the day. keep posted for more until the catering crew is found. hehe.

can’t hurry love

“you can’t hurry love . . it will come at the proper time. you should pray for the right one for you.”

from fr. melvin castro, of the CBCP’s episcopal commission on family and life

.. i’m not actually in a hurry, but many times i have fallen in love and thought the person was already the right one, but was not.

.. maybe i should start including this in my nightly prayers to god. happy heart’s day everyone!

the new horizon hotel

if you are looking for a place to stay for a night along edsa between ortigas and the makati business district, the new horizon hotel is one choice you can make that i would recommend. in boni avenue corner edsa in mandaluyong city, the hotel has good access of public transportation whether you want to ride the bus, a taxi or use the metro rail transit.

Hotels in Mandaluyong offer high-quality accommodations, facilities, and services – but they all come with an exorbitant tag price. New Horizon Hotel Mandaluyong provides equally-excellent business, banquet, dining, and lodging amenities guaranteed not to break your budget.

Enjoy New Horizon Hotel’s European atmosphere and personalized service plus avail of promos that give you the chance to take your loved ones to a simple getaway and live and dine in style.

there was a promo room rate when i checked-in at this hotel which included the buffet breakfast. i got a spacious bedroom with a two-seater sofa, small dining table and a writing desk. the bathroom is clean with complimentary toiletries.

i found out they have broadband internet in the room – and it’s free! all the hotels i visited in ortigas center were charging like P400 to P500 per stay to have net access, which is obviously a total rip-off.

buffet breakfast is available at their restaurant, picasso’s place. brewed coffee was great, food was pescetarian-friendly so i was happy. i also pocketed like six tea bags of twining’s, lol!

this is the last of the series of hotels i visited that i have blogged – for now. 😉