Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...
Long time ago Carmina use to cook a lot being independent picking what dishes you wanted to make into a meal. There is no rule how you can make a dish when passion comes to your cooking. The free of picking the right ingredients and what is season what makes a dish easy. We go based on what is on sale and in season because this is our way being practical. Sometimes when we enter inside the grocery store, we have our written grocery list. Often, we walk around finding random vegetables that wasn't on our list. When the item is on sale we tend to grab and make something a part of our meal. Some people say not to shop when feeling hungry because we'll begin to grab unnecessary items that wasn't necessary. Coming home unpacking what we have purchase begin to think ahead what we want to make a meal. The ideas begin endless not sure what dishes we want to cook. Majority of our ingredients can be cooked so many ways. Today, I will be using boneless belly bangus milk fish with...