4 heartwarming
occasions and a culinary competitors received the household going to a one-of-a-kind four-night
reunion in Temecula, California. We had two birthdays, a photograph shoot of 4
generations of girls, and a Filipino custom: asking for a hand in marriage.
The Wine
Valley
The valley
is in southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. With practically 50
wineries, its microclimate produces high-quality grapes and award-winning
wines. Farmhouses, spas, and views abound, in addition to eating locations. My
husband’s 80th birthday dinner was on the Restaurant on the Ponte Vineyard. The Corbeaux Wine and Tea Home was the location of the women’ afternoon
out for tea. My eldest celebrated her 50th birthday at Bolero’s with
three totally different sorts of paella and different Spanish dishes. This additionally grew to become the venue
for the asking of my Second Apo’s (grandchild) hand in marriage!
One
afternoon was spent wine tasting on the Masia de la Vinya Winery collectively
with my daughter’s best-loved baked macaroni, Filipino-style. One other day we
walked Temecula Outdated City. The women took residence shabby stylish maternity and different
clothes from Underneath the Willow. They have been excellent for the photograph shoot of 4 generations of girls,
together with my great-grandbaby nonetheless in my First Apo’s womb. The boys shopped for
wine and did their walkabouts.
The
Farmhouse
My daughter
discovered this nice farmhouse in a winery atop a hill with a 360⁰ view of the
wine valley. The 4br ranch-style white residence was excellent for the grandparents,
the dad and mom, and the siblings and companions. There was a spacious open space for
Karaoke nights with a big lounge set and an 85-inch TV above the stone
fire. Each boisterous meal was
celebrated on the eight-seater eating desk after spirited meal preparations
across the white kitchen’s giant white island. Tucked in a nook was a spherical
desk with 4 chairs which grew to become the scene for comfortable mahjong classes.
Slightly below the
home, beneath the orange bushes, was a big pool/sizzling tub space excellent for different
gatherings. There have been lounge chairs on
the deck proper outdoors the big open space searching into the valley. Proper
after the outside parking space, there was an enormous dwelling/eating space for outside
meals and gatherings.
The Culinary
Competitors
My daughter
had this good concept of a culinary competitors for these meals after we have been
not eating out. She didn’t need any mediocre meal and gave away prizes of $50
for first place, 30 for second, and 20 for third.
The 1st
Prize went to the Corned Beef Kare-Kare dinner which my First Apo ready for the
first dinner as quickly as everybody arrived late within the afternoon of our first
evening. Kare-kare is a Filipino basic stew with a thick savory peanut sauce
often ready with beef oxtail. As a substitute,
they made corned beef patties served with the standard veggies: eggplant,
inexperienced beans, and bok choy.
2nd
Place went to a breakfast of Purple Yam Biscuits with Longganisa Gravy and Chia
Pudding with Mango and Pomelo Bits, a wholesome and scrumptious morning meal, made
by my Second Apo. third Prize went to Miso Bulalo courtesy of their youthful
brother who rehashed the Beef Bulalo (beef shank stew), by including the Japanese thick
paste, served with loads of bokchoy and yellow corn. 4th Place went
to the daddy of the brood who fastened us “putosulot,” Filipino rice pudding with
toppings: conventional, purple yam or pandan condensed milk, brown or white
sugar, grated coconut, and non-obligatory salted eggs.
I got here in
final with a breakfast of hash brown casserole, scrambled eggs with cheese,
sourdough bread, bacon and sausage, and store-bought “cowboy quiche.” I didn’t
know there was a contest, and I had a Caucasian husband to please. These are my
excuses and I’m sticking to them.
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