Baked Baby Back Ribs

We had juicy, succulent, fall-off-the-bone baked baby back ribs for dinner, and we're so glad with it that I'm sharing with you the key to baking these babies. First, I marinated overnight the rack of ribs in dry rub, then I added barbecue sauce to the ribs, wrapped each serving in greased aluminum foil, then marinated them for 4 hours. Still tightly wrapped in foil, I baked them for 2 hours at 300F. The final touch would be to open the foil packs, add more barbecue sauce on the ribs, then broil them for 30 minutes for that nice crusty color. The result? Really tender, juicy ribs, even my parents won't have trouble eating these meaty ribs! This is really the good life- to enjoy a nice, home-cooked meal with your family.

Pizza Hut

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Restaurants
Cuisine:	American
Location:	Trinoma Mall

What, a review for Pizza Hut?!? Yup, you're right. It just so happens that our dining experience at Pizza Hut was really pleasant, that I have to write a review about it. Since Pizza Hut's facelift into a Bistro here in Manila, we never bothered to try it out until recently, and we were quite happy with the food, the ambiance and the affordable price. There's an ongoing dine-in promo in Pizza Hut restos where you get a complete meal for only P99, and we tried the combo with the Caesar Salad and Pasta. Brandon and I are salad eaters and we just enjoyed the meal. We also tried their Spareribs Rice and it was satisfying- very tender and flavorful ribs served with a hefty portion of rice and sauce. And thanks to Kris who suggested Pizza Hut delivery one afternoon, I got to taste once again their pan pizzas (after many, many years) and we really enjoyed it. Now, we're officially Pizza Hut patrons, haha!

Trixie is just like her dad

I am proud to say that I have been reborn in Trixie.  There's no denying the fact that Trixie looks like me- we have the same eyes and hair, and friends often tell us that we're twins!  But lately, I've been seeing plenty of Brandon's likes and traits in her.  Just see the photo insert.  We took this photo of Trixie when she fell asleep on her bed.  Look at the way she positioned her legs- very similar to the way Brandon sleeps.  Then there's her love for the water.  She just loves to swim (very unlike me) and stay by the bay or sea.  She loves the sound of strong waves and the wind blowing in her face.  We also found out this week that she loves longgan- one of Brandon's favorites too.  And just today, Trixie had her first taste of durian candy and she loved it.  I totally loathe durian, but Brandon loves it.  Now, he has someone to enjoy durian with.

Bonding Time

I had early dinner with Wens yesterday at Savory MOA while Brandon and Trixie had some father and daughter bonding time by the bay.

Trixie at Play

Trixie's lesson in school a week ago was about emotions. So while Trixie was playing at Greenhills West (during Leroy's first birthday party), Brandon had fun with his digicam, taking photos of Trixie showing her happy and sad faces. I wonder where she got the idea of putting her hand in her cheek to show her sad face, haha!

Welcome back Lino and Stew!

We had a festive dinner lauriat at City Best :) Special mention to Lesly- it was nice seeing you!

Day out with Jennie

Great food and company! Jens, we miss you :) Photos courtesy of Gatch