Unnamed Bulalo House

We came from a beach in Nasugbu, Batangas and on the way home we passed by Tagaytay almost lunch time. I missed the name of this particular food establishment and couldn't remember to have seen any signage infront of it. If you are frequenting Batangas-Tagaytay route to Manila (vise-versa), I'm sure you've seen this nipa hut restaurant on the ridge, always full with people slurping hot bulalo. Tagaytay is one of the most frequented weekend destinations we visit and almost been around in every establishment there, except this one. So when someone in the car mentioned bulalo, I took it as a sign to eat there.

There were table cottages positioned to enjoy full view of Taal Volcano with corresponding consumable amount. Depends on the location, like in one cottage-  minimum food order amount would be  P1.5k, the other one with better view was like P3k and up.



We didn't take any of the special cottages. We had seen Taal Volcano 14,984 times already, haha. Anyway, we only wanted to try their version of bulalo here, always_ in search of the better one. So we took one of the tables in the main/common dining hall with no minimum consumable amount. You just pay whatever amount you consume.



Well, their bulalo was good but nothing spectacular to mention it above others.  I actually thought_ over this I would still prefer Leslee's , only few minutes drive from this place.
 For my foreign friends - bulalo is a favorite Filipino hot soup made of beef shank/ bone marrow. Tagaytay is one of the best places to eat this hot dish cos of the cool weather and known to serve a better quality of beef cos of its proximity to the province of Batangas where the cows are best raised.

On  the other plate, I actually loved their sisig and would only be the only reason to come back here.



In the end, we did have filled stomachs to continue rocking the roads on the way home.

Sack Lunch on the Road

 Just like most mothers in the world, I guess it is that I was once a girl scout that makes me naturally prepared for the random needs of my patrol  family . For instance, I would  prepare a sack  lunch whenever we go on a road trip. No matter how early we have to leave home, I would make time to rise earlier to home cook and pack.

Regular/familiar destinations are easy to roll us on the way garden/forest parks as lunch locations, free of charges.

This way I could assure safety for my family against questionable hygiene of the food available from the road. Also  we are able to stop fastfood chains to travel with us since we usually have too much of them in the city. and the most important thing_ I'm able to watch my budget! 

What?. . on the table?

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KFC bucket meal.. ??? well, I never said : I'm  perfectly a girl scout mother. I said I would try. . meaning sometimes I succeed and wella most of the time I fail, haha.

One thing is sure thu', MoiMoi doesn't mind at all if the lunch is store-bought or home cooked, haha.

YakiMix

Too much of YakiMix. I had it 3 in a row this week. Mad food trip! Now showing. . off to my friggin' piggy cheeks.



*waiting for the queue to be manageable. @Yakimix MOA
Not planned ofcourse. It just happened that different set of friends were coming by and all they wanted was YakiMix!!! wt#!!

Can't blame them. YakiMix is fun. .but not for daily consumption!!



The other night was the most recent. It was with my bfs since birth - Maricor and  Lulu (NY based, on  her annual visit ).  Hence it was my 3rd this week , I wasn't so stirred anymore.

 Therefore, I had time to play with my friend's point 'n shoot  (dlsr left at home, #_#). You can also check how lame my plate was  :

1 single oyster shell, leaves, makis. . all stayed forever in my first plate. oopss, yeeps, didn't have another plate after this.

Lou hauling for pinoy dish?? I thought there was only one there- lechon kawali. Everything was Asian fusion, I guess.



She did however enjoyed the grilled seafoods and look at her shameless first plate, haha!!!

. .and she went back & forth to the buffet spread, haha. Have I mentioned already that this lady is one hell of an excellent cook? She is! She knows food so well.

 to grill plate.



on the table grill - yakitoris, shrimps,bacon wraps.



cooked.

desserts. lots of them. cakes, icecream scooping station, pastries,fresh fruits. .



to which I could never ever say no. No matter how full or frequent I've been. yes.yes.yes.



By now Lou is on her trip back to New York. See you soonest Lou. mwah!