Yoshinoya Promo – Buy 1, Take 1 Yakiniku and Katsudon

We haven’t dined yet at Yoshinoya, but, a lot of my friends are raving about their food, especially their rice bowls and noodles.

I personally would love to try their Katsudon, which is one of my favorite Japanese dishes,and their Beef Bowl aka Gyudon.

Yoshinoya actually has a promo which started this month, August, and will run until the end of September. It’s a Buy One, Take One promo for their Yakiniku and Katsudon.

I guess this a sign that we should try Yoshinoya’s menu already, right?

(Details about the promo after the jump)

Shepherd’s Pie Turned Cottage Pie – Recipe + Photos

Michelle and I love comfort food. Ever since I found out about Shepherd’s Pie while watching our favorite foodie TV shows, I’ve been dying to make it myself.

I’ve watched Chef Gordon Ramsay‘s version of making Shepherd’s Pie on Youtube and he actually made it very easy (the video after the jump).

Shepherd’s Pie is actually made of minced lamb. And since lamb is rarely available and usually expensive here in the Philippines, I tried using beef mince for this recipe I’ll be sharing today. So, technically I made a Cottage Pie.

Both Cottage and Shepherd’s Pies don’t have bottom pastry crusts unlike standard pies. They are actually traditionally made with leftover roast meat, but, are now often made with ground meat, mostly beef or lamb, and topped with mashed potato.

Homemade Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Sauce – Recipe & Photos

I’ve had this craving for Vietnamese Spring Rolls like forever. The only place I know that serves it is a restaurant in Trinoma in Quezon City. We haven’t had time to go there again so I decided to make Vietnamese Spring Rolls myself at home.

Here’s a simple recipe of Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Peanut Butter Sauce that you can easily make at home. Some of you might not be comfortable using peanut butter for a dip or sauce, but, it’s actually good.

Recipe after the jump.

Max’s Restaurant New Dishes – Pork Binagoongan and Chicken Caldereta

Last night, Monday, August 16th, at 6pm, Certified Foodies attended our first foodie event. It was also Max’s Restaurant’s first blogger event.

It was a thanksgiving dinner dedicated to bloggers for the success of their Chicken-All-You-Can promo, which ended last month. We met people from Max’s Marketing / PR team, including Bobby Simborio from Max’s, who talked about how the blogging community helped in the huge success of their Chicken-All-You-Can promo.

Takoyaki – Japanese Octopus Dumpling

Have you ever tried Takoyaki?

I’ve had Takoyaki from different food stands in malls, grocery shops, and food courts. I enjoy it so much and I never really researched on what it’s made of or how it’s prepared. All I knew back then was that it’s made out of batter and vegetables, and that I love it, especially with the special sauce they come with.

These are "FAKE" Takoyaki balls we bought from Greenhills.

However, the last time we were at SM Mall of Asia, we came upon this food stall just outside SM Hypermarket – Musashi Takoyaki.