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It's been a long time since my last post. I got the chance to buy few vouchers once again. This time for a nostalgic dinner buffet with a cultural show at Barbara's located in Intramuros. I brought with me my aunties who will surely enjoy such dinner. The facade of the old building remind me of an old movie scene where Filipinos dressed in Barong Tagalog and in the regal Baro't Saya   and attends a party during Spanish regime. Each corner of the establishment was well-preserved. From the stone brick floors to the Narra staircase, antique chandeliers and even the interiors of the restaurant. It feels like you traveled back in time. The dinner started at 7PM. The buffet table showcased a few Filipino dishes staple during a fiesta or special occasions. a room full of diners Molo soup a  warm and very tasty soup with few dumplings on it the buffet Includes pandan rice, pancit bihon, beef adobo, fish fillet, grilled chicken, and fried vegeta...

Vouchers anyone?! We all have this barat attitude inside us. Nowadays, haggling has the trend; stretching your budget up to the last peso is a WIN! I admit, buying vouchers IS addictive. :) I had a chance to get some vouchers at Deal Grocer for The Cheese Steak Shop 's original Philly cheesesteak sandwich. Many said that huge discounts and buying something like this was too good to be true... I am adventurous anyway so I gave it a shot.  <><><><>   <><><><> This is a STEAL!!! <><><><>  It is my first time having Philly cheesesteak sandwich and it is  REALLY habit forming (the tag line of the shop)! The meat was soft and oozing with cheese. The 10-inch long sandwich is even good for sharing :) I bought 2 vouchers : exchanged it to a chicken and a beef version sorry, manage take picture of the ends of the sandwich, haha... lots of jalapenos on top! Well, i purchased a...

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

After having an 'overtime' at work, I received an SMS from my sister saying we have pizza for dinner. To my surprise, it was HUGE 0_0... It was a New York-style Pizza from S & R Membership shopping . The setup of this supermarket is more like with that of in the US. Great finds from breads to appliances; even food service (yes, you can dine in), they all got it. I'd like to share with you some pics of the pizza we enjoyed. The size of this pizza is almost the size of an 18-inch Yellow cab pizza. This cost much cheaper at P549.00 per whole pizza and P99.00 per slice. It comes in four flavors: Hawaiian, Garlic Shrimp, Cheese, and New York-style. The verdict... IT'S simply DELICIOSO!! not too salty, loads of toppings, crust is soft, not too oily... I'm surprised that the crust didn't got tough after staying in room temperature in quite some time. I badly want to have a glance of S & R. Uber-excited, YAY! xoxo tere :)

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, ...

I often visit the World Trade Center 's calendar for some expo's whole year-round. This February 24-27 is the 10th PhilFoodEx Food Expo. This event showcased everything about FOOD... Most of the participants are Entre-Pinoys (Filipino entrepreneurs) from all places around the country. From Bagnet of Ilocos Norte to Durian candies of Davao... all foodies gather on this event not only to buy but also to inform everyone what Filipinos CAN offer in the fast developing Food industry. For an entrance fee of P 50.00/ person and with 20% discount for Senior citizen, its worth it! First stop: eat with your eyes first at the Food Styling and Photography Competition on the entrance of the hall. Below are some shots of the mouth-watering entries: Next, if Batangas have their Baracco coffee that will make you say "Ala eh!", here is the proud Musang Coffee of Ifugao, Mountain province. Too bad, no free-taste this coffee is very expensive at P800.00 per pack, phew! If Italy have th...