Low Cost Restaurant-looking food

Okay, so it's been a long time since I've cooked, and my friend, Micah, stayed at our apartment last Saturday. Since she also liked cooking, we decided that we had to cook something that night. We were all tired from buying our grocery at Trinoma, and we just got back. The things we bought were nothing special, and we don't have any kalamansi to marinate our chicken with. We decided that we can only fry the skinless longganisa. It's really nothing special, but with our skills, we were able to make these:

With Garlic Topping (Mine and Micah's)

Chocolate Topping (my sister's)

The three plates

I think that even with very low budget (how much is a skinless longganisa anyway?) and creativity, anyone can make great meals which look like expensive stuff! They taste great too! :)