Assumption Cookbook favorites

November is extra special in our home because this month we have 3 birthday celebrants.  My brother's birthday is on the 17th, my mom on the 19th, and Nugget on the 25th!  To celebrate we decided to have Sunday lunch at Cafe Jeepney in Intercon.  Actually, I sort of persuaded the family to eat here because I knew that they were serving Assumption Cookbook favorites :)

My older sister and I both studied in Assumption - Kinder to 4th year High School!  I guess they would have given us a loyalty award had we stayed on until College :)

Yummy buffet spread.  No dieting allowed on Sundays :)

A lot of international dishes such as Vietnamese spring rolls, chili crab, Greek salad and many more were included in the spread.

My favorite dish in the buffet was Jansson's Temptation: Anchovy Potato Casserole!  I've never encountered a potato casserole with anchovy in it.  I was a bit hesitant since I imagined that it would taste "fishy" but I was wrong since this dish was really good :)

My plate :D  Pizza, 2 kinds of salad and the best anchovy potato casserole! Yum!

But the highlight of our meal (well, maybe for me and my sister) was dessert... particularly, the Assumption tarts!  I just wished that they retained the "pizza" shape instead of cutting the crust into cute flower shapes :)

After our lunch we went to the mall and found ourselves in a music store!  I'm not really musical but we checked out the bass guitar bridge at musician's friend.  Maybe someday I will take lessons :D

Not happy

We tried to introduce the white kitty to Nugget yesterday but as you can see in the photo things are still a bit problematic.  I know it will take days/weeks or even months for peace to be restored so we are not pressuring the cats.

In the mean time, little kitten has taken over Nugget's couch!  Can you see him?

Look closer

Oh there you are :)

Big orange cat is still a bit angry and has set up camp on my messy work desk.  I've never seen him climb this table on his own so I'm guessing that he's really upset.  Poor baby :(

New kitty in the house

Lazy Saturdays are for taking top view photos of Nuggie

We were still having our photo session when my mom walked in with a very precious package

"Who's that?"  "Is that meowing I hear?"

"I want to see!"

It's a tiny white fur ball!  We still haven't named him :)  Hopefully, white kitty and Nugget will get along well.

Don't worry Nuggie pie!  You'll always be my big baby :)

Baguio cats

I missed Nugget so much during our weekend in Baguio that I spent a lot of time looking for cats.  Well actually I am ALWAYS on the look out for cats!  Yes, I know... I'm totally cat crazy.  Anyway, here are a few photos of the cuties I spotted up north.

White kitty busy sneaking around Tam-Awan Village

Found 2 of his furry friends nearby.  They all look like strays but I think some folks take time to feed them since I saw food bowls under the hut :)

This friendly tortoiseshell kitty was enjoying the cool air at Minesview park

So many cute cats but I'm glad to be home to this dusty old cat!

Who is this orange cat?

It has been a week since we removed Nugget's collar.  We took it off when we bathed him and decided to keep it off for a while.  We realized that we needed to get a bigger one since the collar suddenly looks so small.  Is that weird or what?  Maybe Nugget swelled a bit when we submerged him in water! haha :)

Please protect this orange cat because we love him to bits <3

Nugget seems a bit different now that he doesn't have his collar on.  Our neighbor even commented on how different Nugget looked.  Crazy but true!

We are now wondering who this curious Orange stranger is. Hahaha!

Congratulations, Manny!

Congratulations to our very own Manny Pacquiao for winning his 8th world title last Nov 13, 2010!  Manny fever has hit us again so I wasn't surprised to see this ad as I logged on to my Yahoo mail.  And yes, that's Nugget's pic in the corner as my security id :)

Also spotted this Manny Pacquiao artwork when we visited the BenCab museum last Saturday

The PacMan Headlines
by Jordan Mang-Osan
Pyrography and Solar drawing on Marine Plywood
2010
200x200 cm

Happy Saturday

For us, Saturday mornings in Baguio mean only one thing

yummy breakfast at out fave spot, The Cafe at the Ruins.  We noticed that they changed the layout of the restaurant but I'm glad that the homey and cozy feel is still there.

I had the mushroom omelet set breakfast (p220).  The meal comes with brewed coffee and a fruit cup

Erman had pandesal (p80) and a cup of Ruins coffee (p80)

Our friend weng had ginger tea which was served in this heavy cast iron kettle!  I want a kettle like this one too!

After our breakfast we bought a few items at the organic market.  I really love Saturdays in Baguio!