word of mouth

Pichi-pichi is one of the many Pinoy delicacies. It is made from ground cassava, water and sugar; steamed until transluscent and topped with either cheese or grated coconut. my sister with Arny-Dading's peachy-peachy cheeeessyy!!! peachy-peachy We passed through Mindanao ave. extension and turned to Congressional ave., our driver told us that there is a place were many motorists drop by to buy pichi-pichi. :) We bought a styro pack with 10 pcs of pichi-pichi to give it a try. Well, the 60-peso snack was worth it! LOTS of cheese topping!!! and i mean lots of it!! haha ( compared to other sellers of pichi-pichi ) I have eaten lots of version of pichi-pichi. Arny-Dading's tastes like those from Amber's but less sweeter. Maybe they added some lye to it having the pichi-pichi taste like C uchinta (another kind of rice cake). Checking out their leaflet, they have many branches in Metro Manila and even some provinces. Also, they are not only selling peachy-pe...

Having no time to bake for my big sis' birthday, we went to Cab cafe (beside Charlie' Grind and Grill). The display area showcased a line of specialty cakes and some pastries. we opted to buy the small pavlova with sliced almonds for my sis. Caught my attention was the rustic style of cake decorating for the Strawberry shortcake. No clean line... just natural-looking :) Strawberry shortcake  We bought a brownie and mamon (chiffon cake) for my granny. I loved the way they baked the chiffon batter over a pandan leaf to prevent it from sticking on the pan. It is such a creative way to present a pastries and shall i say... a very PINOY way! :) The brownie was OK. It lacks the gooey-ness, its more of like crumbly. Next time, we'll try the Strawberry shortcake with a cup of coffee. :) Ciao! xoxo

During summer what else will quench your thirst but a glass of 'something' cold. Many people around the world have their own concoction of smoothies, shakes, and ice cream to beat the summer heat. In the Philippines, Halo-Halo (mix-mix in English translation) is a truly Pinoy cold dessert. It has a combination of more than a dozen of sweetened fruits such as saba bananas, coconut sport, jackfruit, sweet potato, cassava, sweetened beans(kidney, chick peas, mung beans), tapioca, sweet nata de coco, sweet sugar palm fruit, and cubed gulaman/jelly. The combination of a spoonful of each sweetened delights, is topped with crushed ice and evaporated milk with pinipig (roasted popped rice), leche flan, ube halaya (sweet purple yam)... phew! That's quite a lot, right?! The MIX-MIX action is when you have to mix all the ingredients first to combine the flavors and enjoy every spoonful of the dessert. :D I'd like to share with you an INTENSE Halo-Halo we enjoyed in NathanielS, ...