Anything New is Good...

I miss the days when everything seemed to be so easy. Nowadays, everything has to be cool and new. The thing about it is that you have to be updated too.

For the people who know me, I got my camera stolen last year. It was a Canon EOS 400D and it served me for almost a good three years. Everything these days seem to go well for almost three years... fads, technologies, relationships... ha ha!

Camera Love.

So since everything around me seems to be bogging down, I decided to revamp everything. Just this month, I bought a new camera, a Canon EOS 60D with an 18-135mm IS kit lens and, my beloved, 50mm f/1.8 lens.

It never ceases to amaze me how clean it looks like.

I also bought the new 15" MacBook Pro 2.2 GHz that they silently upgraded from a 15" MacBook Pro 2.0 GHz with the same price so now I'm ready to fix up this blog.

For once, I think life is really starting to go back to my favor. I guess I have to be really thankful to You for that.

I am back on track and I have to thank the people around me for giving that to me. Thanks, Lina, Marc, Jed, Ate E-Anne, my Kuya, my Mom, Skittlez, and the board gaming community. Special thanks to Mikho, Jelo, and a lot more other people that will be too many to mention.

 with Lina.

with Jed, Mikho, and Ate E-Anne.

 with Skittlez Crew.

Ultimate Frisbee with the board gaming people.

Heart, Meat, & Soul Blog Reloading

Heart, Meat, & Soul Blog has been a mix of different kinds of my food and life experiences but it has not been really that easy. I'm really looking for a good focus and I think I found it already.

Starting next month I'm going to start on focusing on something new and unique and more close to my heart. The other things may stay. It just depends on how it's going to happen next week.

This is to hoping it all turns out great! :)

The Dog Days Are Still Here...

Thesis killing me!!! Hehe!

I'm pretty much swamped with everything else that I haven't had the time to post anything here. But, it has been a great time. I think I'm almost done with school at last and God has been very helpful to me in the food business.

Please take your time to read posts from these two lovely people who posted about my food...

Heart, Meat and Soul : Personal Chef at your Service | Frannywanny by Fran

Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods | Tales from the Tummy by Richard Co

Thanks! Hope for your support in everything!

P.S. Guys, if you know anyone who can handle E-Commerce and SEO concerns, tell me! :)

Who We Really Are?

I was wondering these past few weeks who or what Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods really is and what's it direction going to be. As I was telling my friends a while ago, I was actually walking around aimlessly in the metro. I was able to reach UP Diliman, got tired, and went back home. I was trying to clear my head from lots of things. A lot of it would be personal but a part of it was where I was going to take Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods to.

Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods is a Special Order Foods Company. We make food on a per order basis and it can be either picked up or delivered within the Metro for a minimal fee. The food delivered or picked-up will come in microwaveable plastic or aluminum foil, depending on what the dishes delivered are. We can also individually package the food or bring the food in chafing dishes with additional fees. Right now, this is what we can offer.

We are still trying to make ways to actually partner with some catering services so that you can order our food along with theirs. Right now, we're not yet capable of the manpower for catering services but we are hoping to expand to it in the near future.

But, that is all the technical side of it...

Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods is a foods company created to make home-cooked meals that your mom will make for you at home. It's hearty, meaty, and soulful dishes that simply have that homey feel. Our prices are justified by the taste of the dishes that we make. We make sure that love and passion surrounds the food that we create.

Try it out and you will never regret it.

Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods with David Garmsen

 

Hearty, Meaty Spaghetti

Food Styling: Lorraine Timbol © 2011

Photography: David Garmsen © 2011

So I could not sleep again as usual, I was so excited from our food shoot yesterday with David Garmsen, a wedding photographer. David is a good friend of mine and I really am happy that he took it on his busy schedule to shoot for Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods. It was a great shoot even if it was kind of cloudy. I love how the shots turned out.

Soulful, Tender Roast Chicken and Hearty, Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Food Styling: Lorraine Timbol © 2011

Photography: David Garmsen © 2011

It was a great experience cooking, running around, and arranging the shots. I loved working with my mom who was the food stylist for the shoot. I also want to take some of her recipes into consideration especially her lasagna and baked macaroni. Okay, maybe more than just taking them into consideration, he he!

Soulful, Cheesy Cream Dory

Food Styling: Lorraine Timbol © 2011

Photography: David Garmsen © 2011

Thank you again to my mom and David! Check out David's blog and see his feature on Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods there.

Hearty, Creamy Mashed Potatoes

Food Styling: Lorraine Timbol © 2011

Photography: David Garmsen © 2011

To my fellow Lasallians, please support us and visit our booth next week, from August 8 to 12, from 9 AM to 6 PM, at the SJ Walk, in DLSU - Manila! We are giving out in introductory prices so enjoy good food at affordable prices! Enjoy and experience our food with us!

Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods with The Food Scout

Last night, I was really looking forward to today. I almost could not sleep and really had a hard time waking up when it was time. It was because this was my first time to cook for a person who tastes food for a living or for passion. I was able to let Jill Bantang, Food Blogger - The Food Scout, try out my food. I am pretty anxious for what she has to say about the food so I will just have to wait for her to blog about it.

She was able to taste my spaghetti, roast chicken, and mashed potatoes. That would be my whole menu as of the moment so a lot of questions pop into mind. It's like cooking for my mom, who by the way is somewhere out there cooking something for somebody (It's because she's a sous chef for a restaurant somewhere out there, hehe!). She has been a food judge and critic, an awesome cook, and, as known by some, a mother (Some people actually thought she was around the age of 20 and were surprised that she has sons the eldest being 27.) and all my recipes has to pass her acid test before I even put it out for others to taste.

But, this is my joy and passion. Going back, I hope she really likes the food. Ha ha! Anyways, next on the Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods Menu, Taco Beef with Mushrooms and Cheese Sauce. Or, Hearty, Cheesy Taco Beef... What do you guys think?

Relocation Completed

I have just finished relocating the Heart, Meat, & Soul Blog from Tumblr before to Blogger now. I hope that this effort has made the blog better.

I am pleased to welcome all of you here to this new site. I hope you subscribe and follow my blog through the stories and experiences.

A few tips, you can comment on Heart, Meat, & Soul Blog, Heart, Meat, & Soul Foods, and the Cook and Owner on the About Page.

You can go to the Events and Updates Page to look at upcoming events and most recent updates on both Heart, Meat & Soul Foods and Heart, Meat, & Soul Blog in case you missed them anywhere else.

You can check out the HMnS Foods Menu and HMnS Foods Promos and Fees Pages to check the prices, fees, and discounts on our dishes.

Lastly, feel free to contact us for orders or inquiries. Details our on our Contact Page.