Blog Posts on entertaining

PARTY ON ❊ Potluck Get-together by The Diplomatic Wife on May 2, 2012Last April we decided to host a potluck get together to catch up with friends and to introduce some new ones to each other and to TD. It was also how TD wanted to celebrate his birthday. Something super low key and casual. It was so much fun to  int...

PARTY ON ❊ Welcome Chuzai Baby Boy by The Diplomatic Wife on May 1, 2012I’ve had the pleasure of being invited to 2 welcome parties for ChuzaiLiving‘s baby the past week. The first one hosted by A of StumbleAbroad blog who has to be the most fabulous host ever! Seriously the party looked like it had been pla...

DIPLO DINING ♨ Serving Spoon Rest and Ladle Stand by The Diplomatic Wife on Apr 27, 2012One of the things I noticed in the recent dinner party we hosted was that I didn’t know where to place the serving spoons while the lids on the different dishes were on (to keep them warm). I remembered the super cute serving spoon rest that my...

DIPLO DINING ♨ Sauced Measuring Wine Glass by The Diplomatic Wife on Apr 23, 2012Hi guys! You know I am a sucker for Fred & Friends products. Guests attending a dinner party at my home, inevitably ask my where I got what and usually it’s all items from Fred & Friends. I love their clever products that take ordinary...

DIPLO DINING ♨ Fred and Friends Half-Pint Creamer by The Diplomatic Wife on Apr 21, 2012I am obsessed with all things Fred & Friends. And I’ve eyed this Fred and Friends Half-Pint Creamer for a couple of years now. I told myself many reasons not to buy it (it’s too expensive, it’s so easily breakable, etc.) but...

CHAR SIU PORK COOKIES by Adora's Box on Apr 18, 2012I love sweet and savoury twists on recipes, even on meat. This cookie like concoction is actually sweet pastries filled with char siu pork. They are just exceedingly delicious. The pastry is a crumbly and crisp sweet shortcrust and that goes so well...

DIPLO DESSERTS ♨ Molten Chocolate-Nutella Pudding Cake by The Diplomatic Wife on Apr 7, 2012This is a continuation of yesterday’s post on the Tea Party with the Ladies that I hosted last week. After gorging on tons of food (some made by me and some graciously brought over by my lovely guests) we were ready to make the Molten Chocolat...

ROAST PORK TENDERLOIN WITH RASPBERRY AND ROSEMARY GLAZE by Adora's Box on Apr 1, 2012Roast isn't exactly fast food but it can be if the meat is pork tenderloin. Pork tenderloin is one of those cuts of meat that is delicious and tender and cooks in no time. It is beautiful to serve and graces any plate with style. I think pork goes r...

SWEET AND SPICY PULLED PORK by Adora's Box on Mar 11, 2012What is it about pulled pork's messy appearance that makes it so beguiling? Perhaps the obvious softness of its shredded strands or the glistening sticky sauce that threatens to mess up your face. The whole package just screams "eat me! eat me!". W...

CAMARON REBOSADO (PRAWNS IN BATTER) by Adora's Box on Mar 7, 2012When I was growing up, eating out meant dining in a Chinese or Filipino restaurant. Western food such as burgers and pizza weren't unknown but the famous franchises haven't reached the Philippines then. In the pre-fastfood days, dining out was a very...