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Yey! One of my favorites ever! Which reminds me, I have quite a stash of tableas just sitting lonely at home! Better get to it fast :) I like the idea of adding condensed milk -- gotta try that :)

I tried Tiny's on my visit to NY in Oct upon reading your recom in your blog. I liked it a lot! Plus proximity to Economy Candy and Sugar Sweet Sunshine is a plus :)

Definitely salted caramel ice cream from the Bi-Rite Creamery in San Francisco -- Wow! Salivating for it til this day :) Oh, and 2008 was the year I discovered my love for sweet potatoes :)

Definitely Ina's roast chicken recipe. It really really is delicious, Ive never had better gravy too. I have even adapted her gravy recipe to my meatballs, substituting chicken stock to beef stock. Works like a charm :)

The way we'd do it is usually the birthday boy/girl would be good up to a certain amount. If my friends and I want to celebrate my birthday for a night out in town or a dinner, I'd tell them I'm good up to the first say $500 - the rest will be split among them. I think its fair, so the host can stay within her budget and the rest fo the gang dont feel obliged to pay too much.

We had it in our backyard growing up (in the Philippines), we called it chicos! I didnt know many people don't recognize it :) its delicious!

Oooh finally a feature on Roasting Plant! This was our best find in the Lower East Side when we visited NYC back in Sept07. Best coffee we ever had, seriously! Until now, I havent had a better coffee - cant wait to go back!