Spaghetti Bolognese is Comfort Food

Pancake House Spaghetti Bolognese

December 26, 2009 – Tagaytay – Nothing takes me back to my younger days faster than Spaghetti Bolognese from Pancake House. Carbo-load and lose it all in 10 minutes or less.

I Love Birthday Cakes

Birthday Cake

December 23, 2009 – Home – I love birthday cakes. But it’s a slippery slope decorating these for an occasion – ranging from the contrived and downright absurd to the lavish, decadent pieces you stare at endlessly. And most times, they taste as atrocious as they look.

I was searching feverishly for a file photo I could talk about when I stumbled upon this piece. I remember the day this small, crudely decorated cake was given to me. Mouth agape, I was ready to bash the poor excuse for a cake before I was rudely interrupted: “It’s small and ugly, but I decorated it myself to show how much I love you – imperfections and all.”

Vico starts to reassemble the cake I mutilated for the shoot.

The cake did not last a day, but I took enough photos and stored in enough back-up drives to make sure it was never forgotten. Some cakes you eat because they taste splendidly. Some you buy because they’re pretty and you can afford it. Others – like this one – was bought to remind me of what was loved.

P.S. The cake tasted horrible.