Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...
You wake up in the morning feeling there are so many things
to do today. It is Christmas Eve and so many things to do.
You came across
going to the grocery store for last minute things to buy and come out with a
line so long.
You come back home and need to pick some food up for the
celebration. Come home tired and no appetite to eat.
You decide cooking for the
upcoming evening.
You cook some chicken macaroni salad, spaghetti and feeling
so drained out.
You only have a short time to rest and end up working it off
making some garden salad for the menu for tonight.
By the time you eat at the dinner table you feel so sleepy
and can’t seem to wake up being so tired.
It is not even mid-night yet when you start exchanging
Christmas gifts with your in-law.
You still have three hours to kill and try to figure out how
you can stay awake.
You turn on your internet on your phone all the beeping
comes to your phone so many friends have started greeting you a Merry
Christmas. You turn and reply all to them greeting them a Merry Christmas.
I am sure I am not the only one dealing with this kind of stuff right now.
We celebrate Christmas Eve which they called, "Nocho Bunea". We always have a lot of food cooked just to celebrate the upcoming Christmas. Our traditional food serve during that time is ham from Excelente. It is popular to buy in during Christmas season. The place is located in155-157 Carlos Palanca Street, Quiapo, Manila.
We also serve the ham with queso de bola cheese that only comes out during the holiday season.
A popular nut the comes the same season is roasted chestnuts.
Our traditional food is serve with spaghetti and chicken macaroni salad.
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