Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...
Today is the last Sunday of the month of November the menu for the employee is cooked by Ike who is Manang V's assistant in the kitchen. Ike decided to do chamba chamba recipe out of malunggay leaves, galunggong fish which they call it GG for short in the Philippines. Galunggong in English is mackerel scard. Chamba chamba means when you invent on something with no expectation how it will taste like after being cooked. I was interviewing Ike to get his chamba chamba recipe he laughed and said I don't think I want to cook anymore. Manang V said you will get interview by Carmina you will be recognized by her blog. I wanted to take his picture he said he is not prepared well until now I will share you his recipe on what other ingredients he had added to his chamba chamba recipe. Chamba Chamba Recipe Ingredients: 2 Pieces - Galunggong Fish 1/4 Cup - Fresh Ube (peel and slice to cubes) 1 Cup - Malunggay Leaves 1 - Onion (peel and chopped) 1 - Tomato (chopped) Frying: Heat pan and p...