Trusted Mom Giveaway: 3 Philips Avent Natural Cups!

Oh yes, another giveaway! This time is by our lovely partners from Philips Avent.

I'm starting to train R to drink from a cup, the new Avent Natural Cup. He still uses his feeding bottles for water and milk (only when I'm not home). He doesn't know how to use a straw yet despite trying to sip from Achi Y's cup so many times!

We're using the blue one right now and I love it! I love that it's spill proof, it trains R how to hold a cup, and you can drink from all around the rim! Galing galing! It also comes in green and red!



Three cute colors to choose from!



And now for the giveaway! I'm giving away a Philips Avent Natural Cups (Blue and green cups only) to 3 lucky winners! Please use the Rafflecopter widget below or via my Apples and Dumplings Facebook Page!

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Contest is open nationwide! Contest will run from July 22 - July 30, 2013! Philips Avent PH will be the one to handle the delivery of the cups!

New World Makati's Jasmine Fine Cantonese Signature Sets

Yes, it's another food entry yet again! This is the reason why I'm still fat. Heehee! But seriously, I love good food! Who doesn't right? The #SoMoms raved about their Unlimited Dimsum that we all went back again with our families and friends!

Last June, we were invited again by Nini Icban, Director of Communications of New World Makati to try their signature Cantonese dishes and this time we were put in one of their private rooms, the Orchid Suite. And since I was late... The photo below is from Mommy Fleur. Hihi!



And this time around, we were treated to a fine Cantonese fair.

Our menu for the night

A selection of Signature set menus featuring authentic Cantonese cuisine take center-stage for dinner at New World Makati Hotel’s Jasmine Restaurant until August 2013.

Jasmine Restaurant presents diners with four Signature Sets to choose from, all designed and prepared by Chef Wong Kam On and his team of seasoned chefs. Diners are treated to an authentic Cantonese dining experience, with each set menu featuring a signature Jasmine restaurant dish!

We started our dinner with a dimsum sampler. I love the Wagyu beef roll and scallops!

Tropical fruits, golden scallops, Wagyu beef roll

A treat from the chef which was not on the menu: Seafood soup with braised bamboo shoots and conpoy - love this with a dash of black vinegar! Yum!!!

Steamed King Prawns with Garlic

My favorite dish for the night: Deep fried fish fillet, salted egg yolk, steamed egg white - OMG Super sarap!!!

Beef short ribs with black pepper sauce - the beef was so tender and flavorful! Sarap with rice!

Fried rice, diced chicken, Chinese sausage

Another favorite! Chilled mango cream sago!

After dinner, we got to meet again the brilliant chefs behind these dishes! Chef Wongs! Which could be my long lost relatives! Choz!

They're really nice! I actually understood what the chef said naman. But I was trying to speak to them using my very broken Cantonese! Mahirap, man! We all had a good laugh about it hehe! Buti na lang we were in a private room!

 

Jasmine's Signature sets are priced from PHP 750+ per person to PHP 1450+ per person which you can check below!

Prices indicated exclude service charge.

For more information or to make reservations, please call 811-6888 extension 3338.

Ramen Files!

The BOS loves ramen! And when I say LOVE, we always end up eating at a ramen place whenever we're out! I don't really mind because our family loves ramen so I gave us a name, Ramen Monsters! Heehee! It helps that it's the current fad giving us more ramen places to try and choose from.

Here are the ramen places we've tried. Sorry I can't remember all of them but I certainly have my favorites already!

Kokoro Ramenya - it's the nearest ramen place in my area. We've been to this place a lot. And I've always ordered the same ramen. Heehee. Their gyoza is also good!

Hakata Classic - my fave

Nabeyaki Udon - moms order

Ukkokei Malate - the first time we we're supposed to eat here, we couldn't find the place! Second time was a charm. I've never been to the one in Makati so I really don't know if one branch is better than the other.

Miso Ramen with Corn and Butter - not that good

Their famous Tan Tan Men - not so famous to me

Gyoza

Hokkaido Ramen Santouka - One of my favorite restaurants in general. As a mom, kid friendly restaurants are important. And Santouka is one of them. Since Y loves noodles and she can't eat one full order of noodles, Santouka came up with a Mom and child meal plus kids get a free toy! Yipeeee!

BOS always orders tea

Forgot what I ordered but you can order different soup base for the mom and child set

There was a line already after we ate!

I would definitely go back again to Santouka to try their other ramen! I love that it's located in a mall, giving us more option to eat noodles other than our stape Jipan hehe!

Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen - the best ramen place (so far) for us! We've eaten here twice. The first time we ate I didn't know that you can request how you want your noodles to be (soft, normal or hard) parang massage hehe!

It's located at the East Wing of Shangrila Mall. We don't frequent this area so even there was a line the first time we ate, we patiently waited!

Tofu Chenelin which the kids liked

Gyoza - staple order of ours. I really love my dumplings!

BOS's ramen - Ajitama Tonkotsu

Black Garlic Tonkotsu - their best seller daw but I prefer ng plain one lang

The last ramen place we tried was Mitsuyado Sei-Men. They're known for their Tsukemen dipped in cheese sauce but I didn't order that. We wanted to try their ramen, what else??

Forgot what we ordered! Sorry.But it was all good! This place gets full too on weekends!

Moshi Koshi - Tried this place after having a meeting in Robinson's Galleria where I was super late! I was with Y and we were both hungry and want something filling so this is only ramen place we could find.

And on days when we can't go these ramen places, there's instant noodles or homemade miso ramen which sometimes I cook for my little girl.

Miso soup with noodles and rabbit fish cakes for the little girl

Nissin Instant Tonkotsu Ramen for when we're lazy to cook or the perfect rainy day merienda!

We have yet to try Kitchitora, Ramen Yushoken, Wrong Ramen, Ramen Cool, what else? Any recommendations?