manilarat: Lentil burgers for the win! Made from scratch with lots of love and crossed fingers. ๐Ÿ’• #homemade #firsttime
manilarat: Mee in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. 2015
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manilarat: View from the top. #treehouse #taallake #conservation #kapusod
manilarat: I wish I learned to climb trees as a child. #treehouse #taallake
manilarat: Early morning calm after the storm. Today I experienced being on the lakefront of a #volcano #crater during a #tropical #cyclone. #taallake
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manilarat: Best pasalubong ever! Organic homemade cacao from my tita's cacao tree in Batangas. #Cacao is my favorite #superfood -- rich in antioxidants which lower cholesterol, improve blood circulation, and repair blood vessels. It is also the highest source of ma
manilarat: Raw cacao nibs on blended papaya. Best with chia seeds. Beats coffee any day. #breakfastofchampions
manilarat: Malaysia 2015
manilarat: Haven't had a smoothie this good in ages! True breakfast of champions: Pechay, lettuce, frozen papaya (from my garden in Nuvali!), banana, handful of grapes, basil and raw cacao nibs. Oh so yummmm. Ready for creative fun today, yay. Sending out sunny vibe
manilarat: Oh how I've missed this place! Nuvali is home and it is calling! I think I know where I'm spending weekends again... #sunset #sky #countryside
manilarat: Green Pastures May2014
manilarat: Oh wow. Woke up to these in the dining room today. So pretty coral flowers. And mom says they're just from our Tagaytay garden. Gmorning! โ™ก #summerblooms #happyvibes #thankful
manilarat: Ratatouille moment! Devil's Food Cake from Chocolate Kiss. Never fails to make me smile in my belly.โ™กโ™ก Happy almost-weekend, everyone!
manilarat: Have you tried Arce Mango ice cream with fresh mango slivers? Ayayayay Heaven!! Slice them thin and wide, sooooo good. Another ratatouille moment in honor of our Jade Garden days @paopilar @peds82 @philippilar @bigbons @josebpilar. I can say without hesit
manilarat: It's mangosteen season! I downed 2 kilos of this yummy tart fruit last weekend. Did you know that it takes 20 years before a mangosteen tree bears its first fruit? Makes having easy access to it all the more precious. #thankful
manilarat: It's hotpot night with the family! Thank you Chef Kuya @paopilar for taking charge of the kitchen yet again. Soup is so perfect for Tagaytay weather! #nomnomnom #blessings #thankful
manilarat: First time to get a purple smoothie from mixing different fruits! Pink dragon fruit, white bananas, orange papaya, and green spirulina, with some maca and oats. It even matches my purple fish, yay. ๐Ÿ’œ Happy Sunday, friends! ๐Ÿ™Œ:rai
manilarat: Instagram hug with the girls right before Yenny's big moment โ™กโ™ก By @isabelroces23 "Light salmon and nude. A pretty pastel color palette for our bride @koyenc! ๐Ÿ’“ #emilekoyen2015 @johannacarlapilar @noela.delacerna @babcikuchnia @trinsgarcia"
manilarat: Happy trails last weekend! First time back on the bike in years and kept our smiles on despite seeing our beloved New Zealand trail give way to new subdivisions in Nuvali. The new Trail 2 has more road than mountain in it but the surprise was access to
manilarat: MY Nuvali Home Write Up Oct2013
manilarat: Perk of knowing what you want: you can get it exactly when you need it. Mom and Tina's Chocolate Fudge Cake. Remedy for such a lazy week. Times like this I'm happy I live in a house full of chocolate munchers. It's definitely more fun getting fat along w
manilarat: Simple joys: a refrigerator all to myself, stocked with chocolate, ice cream, and ice cold beer. Perfect after a morning of cleaning and weeding! #beer #sololiving #longweekend
manilarat: Have you ever seen tomatoes so supple and inviting? Bursts of pinks and yellows fresh from Ilocos. Happy Friday, friends! #organic #alienvegetables
manilarat: Oh soooo good. Light wafery sans rival with buttery macadamias. Haven't enjoyed a cake this much in a while.
manilarat: Garlic anchovy dill capers in oil. So yum, the garlic was toasty chewy and the aged cheese gave it that sweet salty bite. I finished the whole plate in 10mins. Rushed to the kitchen after watching Perfume the movie. Just had to create something strong and
manilarat: Check these out: sprouted on tissue, no fermentation. Alfalfa is the only familiar one but they all look nutritious and yum!