ALLIUM

ALLIUM

BUTTER POACHED BRITTANY LOBSTER CARPACIO

ROASTED CRISPY DUCK CONFIT

SLOW BRAISED DUTCH VEAL CHEEKS

CREEKSTONE FARMS PRIME BONELESS STRIPLOIN

CREEKSTONE FARMS PRIME BONE-IN RIBEYE STEAK
I personally like the ribeye better than the striploin steak :)

All gone in a snap :O

VALRHONA DARK CHOCOLATE MOUSSE -Whipped Cream
x
LAISKONIS EGG - Chocolate pot de creme - Caramel - Maple

COMPLEMENTARY STRAWBERRY SHERBET
hihihi okay I'll cheat a bit more
...for the last time
...for this night :(((



ALLIUM Contemporary Modern American Cuisine
G/F Grand Midori, Bolanos St.,
Legaspi Village, Makati City
Tel: +632 519-1088
Mobile: +63 916 356-3663 / +63 999 694-3068

If you were waiting for a sign, this is it.

A lot of us are waiting for a sign. And this sign is for you, my dear reader, this is the sign you've been waiting for all your life. It's time for you to get your lazy ass off of that couch and keep moving forward.

You'll find that your friends are getting fitter and sexier at the moment and you're probably thinking to yourself "man I won't be able to catch up with them anyway, why should I start.." eeeek! You're wrong. It's never too early or never too old to start being fit and healthy.

If you feel ugly because you're "fat", take it back. Like what the picture above states: "You are not fat, you have fat." Fat is temporary, you know. It's always up to you if you want to get rid of it. (I tell myself I'll get rid of it, not "lose" it because losing it means I can find it again!)

One more thing. If you're going to start working out because you feel ugly, you're wrong again. You've always been beautiful. Now you're just choosing to be healthier, stronger, faster, fitter, and most probably- happier. So what's the downside to this? Nothing!

Stop with your excuses. Excuses don't burn calories- they burn my ears.

Get off of that couch and wear your shoes. Run. Start running and stop complaining because complaining will get you nowhere. Exercise isn't dangerous. No exercise is. RUUUUUN!!!!!

Don't tell me you have no time to workout. You're reading this blog post right? It's not even important for your school or work, and you tell yourself you have no time? You HAVE time. You just choose to spend it in a sedentary activity. If you really are busy with school or work, wake up an hour earlier than you would usually do. Workout during your long breaks. Climb the stairs instead of taking the elevator. Climb it back and forth if you'd want to burn that extra calorie you ate during lunchtime. You don't make excuses. You make time. A 15-minute workout is way better than no workout. Find time. Make time. 

Stop giving yourself the bad opportunity to stay inactive. Stop with your excuses.

Stop it with your delaying tactics. We all know that you'll keep saying tomorrow, then something magically more important will come up tomorrow and say tomorrow again. Do it now because "later" often becomes "never." Do it now and you'll be one step closer to your dream body. I'm telling you, starting would be the hardest part, but it's going pay off. When you start seeing results as early as 2 weeks, would you want to give up?

Now here's your sign.

Get off of that couch and MOVE!

*DISCLAIMER: I do not own any part of the pictures posted on the blog.

Earth Kitchen, Revisited

It's Sunday family dinner day!

I wanted to let them try what ahia and I found before: Earth Kitchen

See my previous post here where I had sort of better pictures since it was taken during the morning.

Anyway, here's our food for the night:

MUSHROOM SPRING ROLLS

Organic/naturally produced shiitake mushrooms, herbs and greens, lime hoisin sauce

FISH AND MANGO

Loro fillet, ripe mango, cilantro, chili plum sauce

BEEF AND CITRUS SALAD

Boneless beef ribs, raw papaya, cilantro, herbs and greens, dayap vinaigrette

TEMPURA SALAD

Ebi and fish tempura, organic/naturally produced veggies, homemade kesong puti, balsamic vinaigrette

RISOTTO MILANESE

SHRIMP AND ARUGULA

Shrimp, organic/naturally produced arugula, "shrimp butter", linguini

Ofcourse I didn't get to taste this because I'm allergic to shrimp. Mom said it was just so-so

BEEF KEBAB

Boneless beef ribs, tzatziki, grilled vegetables, organic Ifugao rice pilaf

CHICKEN KEBAB

Organic chicken, tzatziki, grilled vegetables, flour tortilla and organic mixed greens

I also noticed that they don't put the edible flowers with the salad anymore. :(

SHORT RIB LETTUCE WRAP

Grilled short ribs, salad greens, pickled vegetables, garlic, red sauce

BACON SLAB

I forgot what it was called but it was bacon. Two fat slabs of bacon. And it was bacon good!

EARTH KITCHEN

Lot 10-B-10 Katipunan Ave., White Plains, Quezon City

Open from 11AM to 9PM on Tuesdays to Sundays

(02) 577-9138 | (02) 961-0572 | 0917-5843278

It's another Paleo Week with Paleo Manila!

MONDAY

ARROZ ALA CUBANA WITH CARAMELIZED MASHED PLANTAINS & FRIED EGG

I can't explain how happy I am to have applied for Paleo Manila the second time around.

APPLE CINNAMON MUFFIN

It satisfied my sweet sweet cravings for the day!

(Left) Buffalo Chicken & Tossed Nuts Salad

(Top-Right) Poached Fish in Lemon-Wine and Caper Sauce

(Bottom-Right) 100% Beef Burger w/ Loaded Baked Sweet Potatoes w/ Slaw & Honey Citrus Dressing

-no Tuesday meal-

WEDNESDAY

GRAIN-FREE PANCAKES

That I smothered with dark chocolate hehehe

(Top-Left) Grain-free Pancakes

(Bottom-Left) Lemongrass Gindara

(Right) Paleo Manila Maca Protein Bars

PALEO MANILA MACA PROTEIN BAR

Well it's devoured half-way already... oops!

(Top) Chicken Lollipop w/ Sweet Vinegar Sauce

(Bottom) Teriyaki Pork Kabobs w/ Stir-fried Mushrooms

TERIYAKI PORK KABOBS W/ STIR-FRIED MUSHROOMS

This tasted really good, ah!

THURSDAY

(Top) Caveman Energy Bar

(Bottom-Left) Chicken and Apple Sausage Patties w/ Hashbrowns

(Bottom Right) Steak and Sweet Potato Salad

STEAK AND SWEET POTATO SALAD

(Left) Mustard-Glazed Pork Chops w/ Honey Butternut Squash & Basil Apricot Relish

(Right) Paleo Manila Fruit Cobbler

PALEO MANILA FRUIT COBBLER

Mind you, I liked this too much that I "sort of" stole my dad's fruit cobbler.. Hihi

Then I made Raw Paleo Lemon-Ginger "Cheese" Cake for my sister's birthday

It didn't come out how I wanted it to be though. Ah well

FRIDAY

(Top) Moist Dark Chocolate "Crownies" with Raw Cacao Nibs

(Bottom) Scotch Eggs w/ Sauteed Spinach Served w/ Ghee Hollandaise Sauce

MOIST DARK CHOCOLATE "CROWNIES" WITH RAW CACAO NIBS

It just keeps on getting better and better everyday. Def my favorite snack so far!!!

(Top) Bacon Wrapped Dates

(Bottom-Left) Paleo Jambalaya w/ The Butchery's Organic Jalapeno Sausage

(Bottom-Right) Middle Eastern Style Musakhan Chicken

And the main reason why I applied for Paleo Manila this week was....

ITS FINALS WEEK

One cup is not enough

Just as 24 hours a day is never enough :'(

Even though I didn't get to exercise for a week,

I still ate right.

And that's what matters most.

(OK, well second to sleep)

To me, atleast.

So thank God there's Paleo Manila

...or I would've gone insane already

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