Chef Ryan C. Rivero's Creations

He is a fellow Atenean, I am sure of this. But I guess our paths never really crossed. I got to know Chef Ryan C. Rivero through a blogpost that fellow CDO Blogger Rosanna Lim wrote. And I was disheartened by what I have read. I got curious and looked for him in FB. I am always confident of finding everything in facebook. 

I found out that he is a friend of a lot of friends, lol.. What a small world. So I added him up, and when he confirmed, I saw all the wonderful creations of Chef Ryan. Hmm.. such a big loss for the school that took him lightly..  Of course, I will be featuring him as one of CDO's Food Masters in the series that I have cooked up in this blog. We shall get to know more of Chef Ryan in the posts to come.  For now, let me show you some of his world class creations.

More photos HERE, and HERE. And even more actually. Better yet, add him at FB. If he will accept you, you may get recipes of his delectable dishes.. With the use of the photos above, I asked permission from him to use some of  them in a post or two and I am really happy he is an Atenean.. An Atenean will never hesitate to share to others what he knows.. 

Before I end this post, allow me to emphasize something. With what happened to Chef Ryan, I was inspired to open this series of getting to know Cagayan de Oro City's Food Masters. It's not just the food that we should be thankful for. We should also be grateful for the hands that have prepared and created them that gave us a gastronomic adventure... And yes, Cagayan de Oro City has lots of them, equally creative and friendly chefs, cooks, foodies-- call them whatever you can, but they share one common name, and that is being a "Kagay-anon"..

Brace yourself as we move along. As I mentioned earlier, we will get to know more about Chef Ryan Rivero in the coming posts, as well as the other Kagay-anon Food Masters..

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CAMIGUIN GRILL AND CATERING SERVICES

Thank you Miss Jessy Nery for liking More Food Adventure's page at Facebook. Well, actually, with her liking my page, I got to discover a food-place that I have to visit yet..

CAMIGUIN GRILL AND CATERING SERVICES, which is located at Chaves Bldg., Rizal - Hayes Sts., Cagayan de Oro City.. For those who wish to have them cater for an event or party, they have the following numbers: 088-857-3500, 0927-335-2077 and  0917-4111610. Inah or Miss Jessie herself may be the one to pick up your call.

Anyway, why am I giving you contact details when I have not visited their place yet? Well, Mr. Jon Francis Gabaon took some really good photos of mouthwatering feasts

Some people can't live without these foodies.. My friends who are in the middle east will hate me for posting these foodies, hehe.. No pork on your end ei? Is that good or bad? Well, only you can answer that dearies.. But the potato salad below is sure a winner.. I always love Potato Salad.. I wanna taste this baby..

There are more goodies at Miss Jessy's FB, but I only took what made me want to rush and check them out.. Uhm.. it can wait in the morning.. hahahaha.. Maybe I get to meet the creators of the said foodies and perhaps we get to know more of them here at More Food Adventures.. well, we'll see..

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My Cake Store GC-- Awarded..

Mommy Phebie finally got her prize--- uhm.. actually, Genefaith gave her her prize for my contest One and Thirty Four..Lili was the one who awarded her the GC.. I will need to meet up with Bogie, Neonila and Honey's recipient for their prizes..

Congratulations to all of you..

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Polvoron Cookies, Ednie Galendez Villacorta and the Search for the Tough Jobs Philippines 2010

I was visiting my Auntie Irma at her workplace when I was possessed by some angel to buy the Polvoron Cookies in photo. Possessed? Sounds like a negative phenomenon. Uhm.. Not really. It's just that I saw something which drove me to buy 5 packs of Polvoron Cookies without ever knowing how they tasted.

They tasted heavenly! I swear I could have bought more had I known it tasted really good.So here is how it all started. My Auntie Irma and I were busy talking and we saw from out her window a guy who was carrying so much load. I think there were seven plastic bags of different colors that I saw and all of them were full, but from a distance we know not what magical goodies were in those bags. Not until the guy finally approached a teacher from out the window and asked if she will buy from him, but unfortunately, the said teacher was not able to hear him quite right so she handed him a five peso coin. The vendor declined and said that he  was not begging, he was asking her if she will buy something from him. The teacher may have felt a sudden jolt that she scrammed like a cat, so I asked the vendor from the window what he was selling and allowed him to get inside my aunt's office.. 

And soon enough, when I saw the Polvoron Cookies, I bought five packs. Auntie Irma also bought packs of peanuts. I asked him if I could take his photo and he said it was fine with him, so there it is, actually what I caught was him accepting Auntie Irma's payment for the peanuts..  We ate some and I took the rest home.

What's amazing about this is that, if you look closely, Ednie has one defective arm, yet he strives to earn a living in a dignified way. Other people with the same situation would use their defects to ask people to pity them and ultimately ask money. Begging is such an easy way to make money, but the very least dignified, or should I say, undignified way to do so..

I admire Ednie's strength and determination. I would have posted this before I left for Manila to attend the Search for the Toughest Jobs Philippines but I got busy. So during the launching, I thought of entering Ednie's job  as the toughest.. and I just did.. 

Please VOTE for him.. I would gladly see him win the money and the trophy in the national level competition. By the way, if you wish to join the same, CLICK HERE..

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Cagayan de Oro City Food Masters Series #1

In the next posts I shall be introducing you guys to the men and women in Cagayan de Oro City who are instrumental to delicious foods and foodies..To top the bill, we have Celebrity Chefs and successful restaurant owners, bakeshop or cake-shop owners, caterers and even your simple manang foodie and manong foodie, who have successfully made it in the food scene in our city..

I will have a separate post for each of them, but for now, let me go ahead and give you a glimpse of some of them.

First on my list is Chef Edgar Dychauco, or simply known as Chef Ed.  Who wouldn't know this celebrity chef? If you are fond of buying and eating baked goodies from Pots and Pans, then you must have seen him already for he owns the place. I love all their sweet stuff there. Loved them since when I was young.. Uhm.. I am still young, but let me not emphasize on the time frame.. hehehe.. 

Chef Ed has always been on local TV for cooking shows and demos, which I often watch for I always loved to learn about cooking. Apart from television, from time to time you will see him conducting on-site cooking demos, which I appreciate very much, because most of them are free and many people who are interested to learn will really get hands-on information from this very cheerful and creative chef.  I think it's this positive nature of Chef Ed that draws people to love learning from him. HE will never hesitate to answer questions and share his expertise.

And one thing I have noticed is that, Chef Ed  is orderly and neat, whether Chef Ed conducts cooking demos during his television shows or on-site, everything is clean and in proper order-- his ingredients, his demo table as well as his output, and everything else that is used during the set.

I could almost taste his creations now.. Got to end this post here. I am hungry, lol.. 

If you wanna know more about Chef Ed, as well as the other CDO Food Masters, come back and see what I can share next.

(images borrowed from Chef Ed's Facebook photos)

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FIFA World Cup 2010 SOUTH AFRICA

Everyone is crazy about the 2010 FIFA World Cup SOUTH AFRICA. Just the the much awaited match of Manny Paquiao and his opponents, where fans, especially Filipinos, would gather together, and even have a family feast with Lechon as they await and watch the match. But FIFA World Cup fans do more than prepare for food. Some would really go and join the crowd as they watch the matches live in whichever country the FIFA World Cup is hosted. I remember last year, even here in CDO, someone was selling a World Cup Jersey or two.. Original collections that are really very expensive while others, have them made to order at the local jersey makers shops. My cousin in UK bought himself a huge England World Cup Jersey that he took pictures of, with him wearing it and with him holding it, lol.. Alizia, a chat friend from Yucatan, whose boyfriend is a fan, bought a Brazil World Cup Jersey online. 

I could understand these feelings of having a world cup jersey at this season.. Because for a fan, to be wearing the jersey of your favorite team means, that wherever you are in the world, you are still showing magnanimous support for them.

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PAASA LECHON

Cagayan de Oro City loves PAASA LECHON. They have serviced CDO for more than 30 years already. Making tasty and delicous Kagaya-anon delicacy that even when Kagay-anons are now living outside of CDO, they still order Paasa Lechon because Paasa Lechon have made it more accessible for all its patrons by also catering to orders for Manila and Cebu through Philippine Air Lines and Cebu Pacific.

 You can go ahead and place your orders at mobile numbers  09274904397 or 09228949865.





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Lunch at The Barn (near Lourdes College/Maternity Hospital)

My sister and I were out on an errand and when it was about lunchtime, we decided not to go home and eat out. Since we were near Lourdes College, we opted to eat near the area and we craved for delicious Liempo for lunch so we decided to eat at The Barn. 

We always buy Liempo from The Barn as take out. It had been a family favorite mainly because their liempo is different from all others who specialize in Roasted Chicken and Liempo. There's is solid pork belly with less fat, which tastes really yummy.

So we proceeded and chose our spot. The area inside was warm at that time as there was a scheduled brownout in the area. So went on further and decided to eat al-fresco in The Barn's garden setting. Except for some flies, the place was good. But when many people started coming in and the space was half full, teh flies seemed to have understood that they were not welcome, so they left... 

The attendant, who was named Danny, was specially courteous and nice.He waited on us with cheerfulness, and I liked it. When our food came, we were delighted. Liempo with Banana Heart in Coconut Salad plus iced cold Pepsi was filling..We went somewhere else for dessert..

Then came the part of the water..

Complimentary water is not at all recommended.. Look at the rim of its container.. You get what I mean? Except for the water which we didn't drink, lunch at The Barn was a good experience despite the brownout.

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Apple Pie and Gold

I have always heard so many people talk about investing in gold. Some of them opt to buy silver bullion or silver coins, others would opt to buy gold coins and gold bullion. Gold and Silver are always the choices, as if they are both equal in value. But come to think of it, as one investor pointed out, they are quite the same. When investing in Gold or Silver, the investor need to find the most affordable seller, and when selling time comes, the investor need to find the highest bidder to sell his precious metals to. 

Hmm, I wish cooking is like investing in  gold or silver. When ingredients are aplenty, we tend to buy more and cook or bake more, for us to enjoy. And because foodies tend to sour or dry up or deteriorate in value, we need to consume them while their edible. Oh well. Maybe some day, food will have some equally compelling characteristics such as those with precious stones and minerals..

On the lighter note, most people who have seen life change by investing in gold or silver have had the crazy roller coaster behavior of no longer wanting to eat while they have plenty of money.. Isn't it ironic? Oh I wish apple pies are like gold.. whew..

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One and Thirty Four Winners

Above is the randomized list of participants for the foodie giveaway for the contest, One and Thirty Four,  here at More Food Adventures. One and Thirty Four commenced while I was in Manila for a blogger's trip along with 7 other Blog4reviews bloggers form Visayas and Mindanao. With the trip, plus other engagements and backlogs, I was not able to go through the checking, tabulating and randomizing for the winners of my giveaways, not until today.

So without further ado, here are the lucky One and Thrity Four Foodie Winners:

A Pint of Gelato from Missy Bon Bon 

My Cake Store GC

A Box of Pizza de Oro Pizza

3 Servings of MamSuy's Spanish Style Sardines

Congratulations and hope to hear from you soon.. I left you comments and link at FB. You can PM me where I will have to send your prizes.. or who and where to forward them to.




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Businessminded Carmz

I had been cooking for friends and family who would like to sample my foodies, but ever since Carmz came into my life, she didn't only encourage me to cook more but to make a business out of it. As Lili's nanny, I find that she is a good catch after all, she knows so many things. And the business she proposed isn't only for me but for her and her children as well. She is a very good cook and can sustain all the business in the kitchen as well as in managing a place to dine, like a restaurant or a diner as she had worked in such environment previously. So when I chanced upon the website that featured Wasserstrom restaurant supplies, I thought of going for Carmz' suggestion. It would not be much of a burden to find every restaurant equipment as they are available online or even offline.

For someone to operate a restaurant, getting the best restaurant supply that professional chefs would appreciate is not at all a problem. More so, they can be treated as an investment. Every professional cookware is much like gold. Even chain restaurants take chain restaurant supplies as gold and diamonds that bring them the moolah.

So I think Carmz is right.. Maybe we should really go for it this time..


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How to Make Your Own Krispy Kreme Doughnut

Well, this is actually an account of how we, the eight Blog4reviews bloggers from Visayas and Mindanao, made our own Krispy Kreme Doughnut. On the left is Arvin, Krispy Kreme Ayala Branch's very accommodating staff.  Notice the chocolate dipper and the doughnuts in the background? Well, those were our necessary materials to create our masterpiece. To help us save time, since after the fun activity we'll be at the NAIA for our respective flights, they have provided us with the readily available original glazed doughnuts. 

 Okay, so before we did anything, we had to listen to Arvin for instructions, and made sure that our photograpers were ready to document our every action, lol.. 

If something is funny, laugh. It will be much easier when it's already time to seriously make the doughnut, lol. 

So this is what each one of us had to do:

1. Dip the doughnut in the chocolate dipper while our fans were looking from the glass window, lol..

 see my expert right hand do the tricky dipping technique, lol.. 

 2. Place the dipped doughnut in a plate or saucer, and don't forget to pose for the paparazzi, lol..

looking at this doughnut is already drool-raving, but of course, it is not done yet so we move to the next step.

3. Get some sprinkles from the sprinkles bag and sprinkle them over the daughtnut.

4. Show off your masterpiece for a photo-op, lol..

5. Don't forget to pose with instructor and fellow blogger for souvenir.. 

6. Order your drink from the counter.,.

7. Thank Krispy Kreme Ayala for the fun activity, and of course, for giving  each of us a box of a dozen Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to take home..

And oh, before I end this post, thanks Clarence of  Cebu, or Dahong Laya and Junelle of Ilo-ilo of  Intiendes, for being my personal paparazzis for this activity..

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