Wednesday, July 18, 2012

The Best Greek Dining Experience




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They say that at CYMA, it's about bringing people together that starts with great food. Well it's so true.We’ve been going back and forth here and must admit that all of my friends who tried eating there never get tired of eating their delicious food! We always have that great dining experience.  Just give me a of solo Roka Salata, solo Roka Pasta and the yummy Hirine Brizola and I’m good! Let me tell you what to order there..



For Starters you must try the Roka Salata for Salad. I would describe Roka Salata as a salad of  fresh arugula and romaine lettuce, sun-dried tomatoes, and candied walnuts ( MY FAVORITE)  topped with shaved parmesan cheese in a special, original Greek vinaigrette. One of my friends likes feta cheese so they ask if they can have feta cheese instead of shaved parmesan and cyma did customized their salad.

                                                                   ROKA SALATA
                                                Solo  330        To Share   495      Family  690

You must also try the spinach and artichoke fondue as your appetizer. It is blend of melting cheese, sun dried tomatoes and feta, served with warm pita triangles and grilled garlic bread.  Super Delish!
                                           SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE FONDUE P350


For Cyma's Pasta, i would recommend that you try the Roka Pasta. Sautéed arugula (Roka) and spaghetti with EVOO (Extra-virgin olive oil) , pine nuts, grated parmigiano reggiano and fresh tomatoes. For me this is Cyma's version of the simple pasta - a real tummy-filler without much of the calorie guilt.

                                                                        ROKA PASTA
                                                Solo  320      To Share   450   Family  630

Must try also Baby Clams Angel Hair. It has Pacific baby clams, white wine, lemon, parsley, grated parmigiano reggiano and garlic EVOO (Extra-virgin olive oil). I soooo love this.

                                                        BABY CLAMS ANGEL HAIR
                                                Solo  300      To Share   450   Family  630

For vegetarians who wants to dine here, you must try Cyma's Meatless Moussaka.It looks like a baked lasagna.Meatless Moussaka is a Layered seasoned green lentils and tofu, potatoes, zucchini, eggplant and Greek béchamel sauce (MY FAVE sauce!) My Boss fell in love with this! :)

                                                            MEATLESS MOUSSAKA P250

I would also recommend  the Pasta Vassilikos. It's penne pasta with chicken loukanika (or chicken sausage which i loooooove. It tastes like schublig ) that has a very peppery flavor submerged in a mouth-watering pesto cream sauce topped with cubes of feta cheese. I love feta cheese to the hilt! The creamy pesto goodness of the Pasta Vassiliko made it a sure winner for me. 

                                                                PASTA VASSILIKOS
                                                   Solo  450      To Share  680   Family  900

For the Entree, You must try the Hirine Brizola-Grilled Pork Chops. A 3/4 inch thick, tender, bone-in, served with your choice of side marouli salata, spanakorizo, rice-stuffed peppers or Greek roasted potatoes (which i recommend). You can substitute starch with fennel mashed potatoes.Just add P60. This is so amazing that the meat is super thick but super tender.


                                                               HIRINE BRIZOLA P495

For Arni (Lamb) Lovers, don't fail to order Cyma's Most Popular Char-grilled lamb ribs, served with your choice of side marouli salata, spanakorizo, rice-stuffed peppers or Greek roasted potatoes.Lamb meat has this funky after taste which they call maango (ma-ang-goh) in tagalog but cyma's lamb does not have any. You can only taste the Soft,juicy and flavorful meat.I love how the oil oozes out at the bottom of the plate.The meat was so tender making it a breeze to take it out from the bone.   

                                                                  PAIDAKIA P690

Since i live in south, I frequent their branch at Alabang Town Center. The servers are all friendly and accommodating.You can also try their other outlets in Greenbelt 2, Trinoma, Shangri-La Mall, Eastwood, Boracay (D’Mall), and at the Terraces in Ayala Center Cebu. If you want to further check out their menu, visit Cyma’s website

Try Cyma and Trust me,you will enjoy the eating experience here that you will come back for more! OPA!!! :D

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Best Liquid Foundation for Oily Skin:Mary Kay timewise matte-wear liquid foundation

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I recently bought this liquid foundation by Mary Kay for Php750 and i fell in love with it  :) Not only that it controls the Oiliness but it also conceals the blemishes on my face. After days of using this, i noticed that i don't need to retouch my face with powder because my face is no longer oily in the afternoon unlike before.






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Mary Kay Timewise matte-weat liquid foundation is best paired with maybelline clear smooth extra shine free powder foundation. For girls with morena skin like mine, i would suggest the HONEY shade. :) it's the best.



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I tried using cover girl liquid foundation before but it makes my skin very oily after a couple of hours so i have to do a touch up on my face. They say that by using their Clean Oil Control Makeup, you'll get all the shine control you want and claim to have shine-free face, hour after hour!So not true.