Mother's Day, the Big Day

Here it is, the verdict for my labor of love. As our usual family tradition, LP again hosted us on this special occasion. It is truly special. Tita Socky has promised to cook! This is the third time in my 33 years that I've seen her cook. Hmmmmm, I was kinda doubting if she actually can :-)

Our menu consisted of Tita Socky's salad greens with roasted yellow peppers, asparagus and shitake mushrooms with Japanese dressing. It was great. I'm totally stealing this recipe.



Then we had the baked cream dory. A fish filled dish that was baked with lemon disks, onions, olive oil, tomatoes, parsley, salt and pepper. It was yummy, soft and flaky. Everybody loved it.



We also had barbecued chicken legs. Marinated by mom but was grilled by the maid in charcoal.It was grilled perfectly and the chicken was cooked through without being dry. Another winner.



My brother brought pancit palabok from a small restaurant here in BF called, Little Quiapo. They are famous for their pancit palabok and has always been a crowd favorite. Quintessential Pinoy fare, if you must. Sorry, forgot to take a picture.

Of course the grand finales are my carrot and butter cakes. I wasn't very happy with how the carrot cake frosting came out. Back to the drawing board, as they say. But both cakes were pronounced winners nonetheless. My mom as usual said that it's the best carrot cake that she's ever tasted. And also told me that the butter cake tastes just like what my lola used to bake when they were children. Aaawww, I was touched.





Spending one whole day baking in my hot kitchen was all worth it.

To my mom, I love you. Happy mother's day.