Lucky Meylin Food Ventures

Lucky Meylin Food Ventures
4th Floor Atrium, SM Megamall
Mandaluyong, PI

Daddy and I work in the city while our kids stay at home in the province with their Mama Lola (Grandma). We only have a chance to see them every weekend since that was our day off. So we make sure to spend quality time with them by hanging or eating out. 

Pakz heard this cool place which serves tasty seafood canton. Since the kids love seafood and noodles, we decided to check it out.

Meylin is a Filipino-Chinese restaurant which is famous for their hand-pulled noodles. Now that's something interesting!

The first thing that you will notice once you enter the place is the little teapot on the table. They serve free hot tea, which is sweet and mild to my taste. The place is cozy and the staffs are friendly.

So we ordered the famous Seafood Canton which was served in a big plate. It was seasoned with veggies, shrimp, tulya (clam), squidballs and crabsticks. Really savory!

seafood canton @ 190 php

This 3-cups squid has a distinctive taste, served with a slightly thick sauce. It was very nice and well-seasoned.

3 cups Squid  @240 php

Halaan (Clam) Soup  is one of their best sellers. For all seafood lovers, you wouldn't want to miss this dish. It has a sweet and mild taste. It looks simple but of course, it's healthy! Sunburst, who was a picky eater indulged on this soup and ate almost all the clams.

Halaan Soup @ 70php

The satisfied picky eater!

Sunburst and Pakz

Homemade Spicy Penne Pasta in Fresh Tomato Sauce

I was in my elementary years when I first learned how to cook spaghetti in red sauce. And my dull memory tells me that the pasta was a disaster! It was a school project and I cooked it with my classmates. Since it's really a shame for a mom to be ignorant in cooking, well i tried a little experiment on my own. Hubby only eats spicy pasta, and I know I love pasta when I was in college. But I wanna try something healthy without compromising the taste. So I came up with these ingredients:

Penne Rigate, whole wheat

Garlic

Fresh Tomatoes

Tomato Paste

Shrimp

Olive Oil

Pepper, Salt and Dry Basil

Ground Red Pepper

First cook the Penne in a large pot filled with water. Add salt to make it taste better. Stir and stir to prevent the pasta from sticking together. Cook until al dente.

For the sauce, cook the shrimp first for around 3 minutes or until it turns pink. Set aside.

Saute a lot of garlic, basil and pepper in olive oil. 

Add tomato sauce and tomato paste,and wait till the sauce is slightly thick. 

Put a lot of red pepper for a more spicy taste! :)

Add the shrimp, some basil and simmer for a few more minutes till all the flavors blend well.

Sauce- the end result

 And the end result is not bad for a first-timer! Well at least my husband said it was simply delicious.

Penne Pasta in Fresh Tomato Sauce

Little Tokyo Part 2

Working in a BPO industry with different schedules, my husband and I have seldom time for each other. I work in graveyard shift and he works 5 in the morning. But no matter how busy we are we have to make sure that we have time for each other. So we had a little date again at Little Tokyo and I got to try my favorite plum wine! I really love this wine.

plum wine and flavored drink

And yes! I'm crazy over Hana's takoyaki and they got the best in town! Filled with octopus, nori, mayonaise and fish flakes, these six giant takoyaki balls are really great and would make one's tummy full in a minute. I can only eat 2-3 takoyaki balls, that's how heavy it is.

The next one that we ordered was this amazing Tuna Maki. I'm not good in eating fresh tuna but this maki nailed it! Just a little slice of tuna was wrapped in seaweed and topped with mayanoise. It's simplicity makes it one of Hana's best seller! 

Tuna Maki

Of course what's the point of eating in a Japanese restaurant without ordering a noodle soup. This wonderful soup was seasoned with meat, egg and vegetables.I love it's very light but salty taste.One serving was enough for me and hubby.

Miso Soup

plum wine, flavored beer, takoyaki, miso soup

For all those Japanese cuisine lovers, don't miss this little place in Little Tokyo. Best to go in the evening the ambiance is really cozy and cool. This place is located at 2277 Pasong Tamo, Corner Amorsolo Street, Makati. See you there!

hubby and me @ Lil Tokyo

meh....hehe! cool place