Bavaria Restaurant Iloilo City

I'm blessed to have people around me who love food and who love to check out food from various cultures. One of the restaurants that I love going to is Bavaria in Iloilo City. It's located at the ground floor of Nagarao Pension House in Jaro, Iloilo City.

Bavaria serves German cuisine and the ambiance of their place gives you that rustic feel. The dishes that I really enjoy from their menu are their homemade German bread. The bread really complements the various dishes that they serve in their restaurant. The usual things that we order are their pasta and their sausage platter. They serve really delicious sausages. If you are a big fan of beer, they also have a wide selection of local and international beers. They even serve Weizenbier which is, according to them, a yeasty wheat bear from Germany.

The place is really very conducive for laid back moments and productive conversation with friends, families, or loved ones. I know it would've been better if I have remembered to take more photos of the place so I'm sorry I didn't take much photo of the place. I can probably update this entry the next time I go there.

Eggplant and Tomato Pasta

Eggplant and Tomato Pasta

I've been craving for pasta these past few days but I didn't want to spend too much money and effort in making one so I looked for some recipes online. I came across a recipe for eggplant lasagna but since we don't have an oven in our office dorm, I decided to just make the eggplant and tomato sauce and choose a pasta that's quick and easy to cook. Angel hair is a kind of pasta that is really easy and quick to cook. You just need to cook it for around 3-4 minutes (some brands may require less cooking or a bit more but 3-4 minutes is the average time). Since I wanted a quick-and-easy meal, I cheated a bit and chose an instant pasta sauce.

Ingredients used:

• eggplants, diced
• oil (around 4 tablespoons, I used a lot because eggplants tend to soak up a lot of oil)
• salt
• pepper
• Clara Olé Chunky Tomato and Three Cheese
• angel hair pasta
• hot water
• Thyme or Italian Seasoning (Mc Cormick dried and bottled herbs)

What I did:

I sliced the onions into 1/2-inch cubes and sauteed them in oil that I previously heated on a pan. When the onions turned a bit translucent, I added the eggplants and sauteed them a bit. I added a few tablespoons of hot water and let it simmer for a while. Then, I added the pasta sauce. I let it simmer for a bit until the eggplants are thoroughly cooked. I seasoned it with salt, pepper and thyme. You can add a pinch of brown sugar to make it tastier. I set this aside and in another pan, I boiled a liter of hot water, added a tablespoon of salt and a tablespoon of oil.  Bring the water to a roiling boil (this means that the water will not stop boiling even if you stir it). Cook pasta based on the instructions written on its packet. Once it's cooked, serve pasta with the sauce.