Happy Father's Day!

It's Father's Day today! And there's no other way of celebrating this special day than having a luscious feast with the whole family. :)

First in the menu is the Crispy Pata. Who wouldn't give in to this mouth-watering treat? *drools*

Next is the Hotpot. It's a stew with beef or pork and veggies. You may actually add in any ingredient that you wish. Just like my dad's version of hotpot which includes cream dory fish fillet, tofu, crab flakes, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, pechay Tagalog, pechay Baguio, and eggs in oriental nido soup. We all love this dish! The shiitake mushrooms are my favorite! Yummy!

And last but definitely not the least is the Kare-kare, my mom's favorite! She made sure to get a taste of it, even if she is also on a diet! Haha!

And for dessert, we had Fruit Cocktail Jelly with fresh lychees, which is Gia's original recipe. :)

It's simply made from fruit cocktail, right from the can, plus fresh lychee, mixed in sweetened gelatin. Lemon flavor and fresh lychee juice were also added for a more delectable twist. :)

Simple as it is, it sure is a mouth-watering dessert, especially when eaten with scoops of ube, cheese, and halo-halo ice cream, plus purple yam jam. *drools* Nice recipe Gia! *wink*

And who else would give us such delectable treats but my dad! Yup, even on his special day, he still managed to cook for us.

Thank you daddy! Thanks for being a good provider. May God continue to shower you with blessings and good health, and may you never get tired of giving us all these tasty treats! Happy Father's Day! I love you! :-*