TeleNovela Channel Throws a Party!

TeleNovela Channel Party @ Spicy Fingers

"TeleNovela Channel is the first ever full-time soap opera channel in Asia that broadcasts 24 hours a day 7 days a week.The channel features timeless stories from different genres, selecting only the best soap series that are contemporary, loved and renowned by a worldwide audience. This also includes famous stars from Latin America, Mexico and all over the world."

  
The trade party happened last October 2012 to relaunch the TeleNovela Channel (SkyCable Channel 60) at the Spicy Fingers restaurant in Greenbelt 3 which was dressed up Mexican style. It was well-attended by media people and guests were coming way beyond dinner time. The food and booze overflowed and the party mood continued 'til late in the night!  

Congratulations to Beginnings at Twenty Plus, Inc. and Televisa! Salud!

From the grapevine... we heard that there are plans to take the TeleNovela Channel to another level very soon? Why not! The more to enjoy the channel! 

 

Escalivada (Roasted Vegetables) with Romesco Sauce!

Let's Cook My Way @ Urdaneta Village

Escalivadar is "to cook in hot ashes." Once roasted, the vegetables are seasoned with olive oil, salt and garlic. The choice of vegetables to use is limitless... asparagus, french beans, baby leeks, baby eggplants, zucchini, zucchini flowers and mushrooms! That alone is good food but they are typically partnered with other grilled meat.

But Tita Nelia (Let's Cook My Way) leveled it up by making Romesco Sauce which is a nut-red-pepper-based sauce which is Spanish in origin. She made use of blanched almonds, olive oil, garlic whole peeled tomatoes, and of course, roasted red bell peppers! Have as plenty as you want. Its healthy eating!

Pig Trotters in Tomato & Garlic Sauce!

Let's Cook My Way @ Urdaneta Village

Easily, I can enumerate different Pinoy dishes that I can prepare using Pig Trotters (Pork Pata): Kare-Kare, Estofado, Nilaga, Sinigang and what else, Crispy Pata. But Tita Nelia (who is a lot, lot better cook than I am!) tweaked one her recipes and came up with Pig Trotters in Tomato & Garlic Sauce which she merrily shared with her students in her Let's Cook My Way classes in Urdaneta Village. 

She boiled the Pig Trotters until tender. In olive oil, Tita Nelia sauteed garlic, onions, peeled tomatoes, bay leaf, tomato paste and sherry wine. She let the alcohol evaporate a bit before adding pork stock. Don't forget to fry the whole garlic gloves. 

Let me say that her Tuesday classes are different every week. And like this special recipe of Pig Trotters, she also gives tips and trivia she has acquired from years of working (and experimenting) in the kitchen. So, how's the pork dish? Very tender with a rich sauce that burst with flavor! 

What's on the menu next week?

Spanish Fiesta at Barcino!

Barcino Wine Resto Bar @ Rockwell

Tita Nelia and I wanted Sangria that night... a pitcher of it. It was a small pitcher but still a pitcher. And we drank every drop of it.  That week also, Tita featured Tapas as her subject for her cooking class (Let's Cook My Way) in Urdaneta Village.  

Fabada Austrina is one carbo-protein-rich dish. It has (soaked overnight) white beans, tender pork and chorizo. The creamy sauce is very flavorful which is best eaten by soaking bite-sized crusty bread before popping it in your mouth. Then, follow it with a gulp of cold Sangria. What can be more perfect than that? 

It's also a joy to be eating lightly-cooked, well-seasoned and still crunchy Verduras a la Brasa  (red and green bell peppers, onion rings, eggplant, zucchini) which may serve as salad or appetizer. 

It's a bit pricey at this Resto Bar.  But after a pitcher of good Sangria, you will too happy to care about prices.  Cheers!  

Fabada Austrina  P590
Verduras a la Brasa  P190
Empanada  P190
Jamon/Manchego  P495
Sangria (one pitcher)  P840

Ryzza Mae Practices Her Famous Cha-Cha with Nga-Nga!

Our perfectionist Little Miss practices 

with Kuya Jack and the rest of the gang before the show.

 Magaling memorya ng dance steps 
nakakalimot minsan pero yun ang talagang nakakatuwa.

She's practicing here ang kanyang sikat na sikat 
na Cha-Cha with Nga-Nga!   

It's Saturday... don't miss Ryzza Mae and the Dabarkads
at 11:30pm! Join the fun!