Tapioca’s Aoili Pasta

It is one of those rare moments when Tapioca would whip up something in the kitchen so we can have a decent hot meal.

Tapioca used to cook a lot. When he’s at home on a day off or whenever he feels like it, he will always cook something. But because we didn't have a yaya for over two months, our days off were mostly spent taking care of the Munchkin. That's number one priority. Anything else takes 2nd place. Including sleep and taking a shower. Lelz.

But on this day, he was in the mood to cook. He cooked something quick and easy but still feels special. It only needed a handful of ingredients already available in the pantry. Pasta, olive oil, garlic (lots of it) and cheese (tons of it). And of course, salt and pepper.

Pour yourself a glass of vino and voila! Fine dining at home. Home cooked with love.

. . . aoili pasta by Tapioca

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Banapple On A Busy Weekend

The tiny Banapple place along Katipunan Avenue was packed with diners one weekend night. Didn't want to go to the other side of the road for the bigger branch, Tapioca and I decided to have take out instead. Here's what we ordered . . .

. . . warm chicken salad sandwich

Chicken in creamy white sauce with lettuce and cucumber.

trio of sausages fettuccine . . .

Fettuccine with crumbled chorizo, garlic longganisa and hungarian sausage in creamy sauce. Tapioca's choice.

. . . baked creamy cheesy penne

A combination of white cheese and tomato meat sauce with hungarian sausage. Jellybean's choice. After a couple of forkfuls, I realized this is not my kind of pasta. I'm more of a cream-based pasta. Ending? Tapioca and I switched pasta dishes.

apple caramel crumble pie . . .

I've already tried most of Banapple's cheesecakes but they're more on the sweet side. Not really sure what cake to order, Tapioca picked a pie instead. This was his kind of dessert. I gave it a try and still found it too sweet. Tsk, tsk. I'm still on the lookout for the perfect cake from Banapple that fits my palate.

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