Eclectic Birthday Menu

APPETIZERS ~
freshly shucked oysters
kilawing tanguinge
assorted dimsum of pork siomai
fried crab rolls with seaweed,
seafood rolls with scallops, crabsticks and fillet wrapped in vermicelli
asparagus wrapped in bacon

SALADS ~
Ceasar's salad
tuna and pasta with watercress, mushrooms and celeries in balsamic vinegar
macaroni with crabsticks, shrimps and pineapple in mayo

PASTA WITH 3 KINDS OF SAUCES ~
mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes in garlic and olive oil
acciughe- clams, mushrooms, tomatoes and anchovy
giaponesque - eel in teriyaki sauce with dried bonitoflakes and seaweed topping

MAIN COURSE ~
lechon stuffed with leeks and lemongrass
steaks grilled on the spot
fish and prawns tempura bar
kare-kare
lenguas sevillana
steamed lapu-lapu

DESSERTS ~
young cocconut with lychee sherbet
ube and caramel mousse
decadent chocolate cake
halo-halo bar


A very nice menu, don't you think? Needless to say, everyone who came - family and friends - left happy and full, with fond memories of another unforgettable dinner for Mother's 73rd Birthday.

Yup, I chucked my diet, as usual.

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