Eating, this is the way to start the year, lol

Welcome 2012!

It's a new year, a new beginning, a new life for me.

Our new year celebration was pretty quiet, I did not even prepare much and we ate earlier than usual so that by 12 midnight, we were all ready to honk our horns and say goodbye to 2011.

January 1, I woke up by 9am, horrified that my twin sons had not eaten breakfast yet. I scrambled out of bed, quickly cooked breakfast and served my little ones who are not so little anymore as they are turning 10 years old this month.So breakfast was prepared in a hurry and my kiddos also ate in a hurry so they could return to whatever it was they were doing before mommy woke up.

Now here comes lunch! I took pains in preparing lunch for my kiddos. I only cook once in a blue moon and I am forced to cook every new year since our helpers go home to their families. I have no one to rely on but myself. My teens are a useless bunch in the kitchen. Nothing new this year, it was me, myself and I doing the cooking. But to my pleasant surprise, the kiddos took it upon themselves to help with household chores so it was not really that hard to be without helpers on new year's day. Anyway, I prepared prawn for lunch, the easiest to cook in the world! I also served what was left of our ham from media noche. We also had cucumber and tomato salad in vinaigrette and fruits for dessert. Yummy!

For dinner, we decided to go out. Hahhh, thank goodness for open restaurants on January 1! Thanks Jack's Ridge! you saved me from a lot of stress thinking what to cook and whether I cooked the food right. My kiddos are very critical but their honesty is so refreshing. They lavish you with praises when they like what they put in their mouths but they are very straightforward when they don't like the food. It's black and white with them, no gray areas. Oh by the way, I just want to say that Jack's Ridge is a bit pricey (because of small serving sizes). When you eat there, prepare yourself to pay for the view and not the food. During dinner, we ordered grilled tuna belly, pinakbet and sinigang na hipon. Average. Nothing to rave about, nothing out of the ordinary. It was just like, I cooked the food myself. Jack's Ridge's come-on is the view, the ambiance, period. I guarantee however, that the view is fantastic. The restaurant overlooks the city of Davao, and at night, on clear sky, it's magical. There's playground for kids, too, and any kid would love it there. Parking is also not a problem. The staff? Hmmmm... good, no special service, just good.

Woah! I just noticed, I have been talking about food since I started writing. Life has become about food for me. I guess this is telling me that my 2012 will be about eating, eating and eating. Great! Time to fill my skinny body with fats and gain some pounds!

January 2, back to work. My harsh reality, lol.