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Breakfast Spotlight – Yogurt with Cereal, Cranberries and Honey

This is what I’ve been eating for breakfast for the past 2 weeks. Elizabeth and Rochelle told me to buy plain, unsweetened yogurt instead of the fruity yogurt I always buy because it’s healthier. So when I saw this low fat creamy yogurt from the Rizal Dairy Farms stall in Market! Market! I bought aContinue reading “Breakfast Spotlight – Yogurt with Cereal, Cranberries and Honey”

Pantry Favorites – Alavar Bagoong Gata

Bagoong is shrimp paste. It’s a common ingredient or condiment in the Philippines. Several countries in South East Asia also have their own versions of shrimp paste. In the Philippines we use bagoong for our famous dishes like kare kare (ox tail peanut stew), binagoongang baboy (pork with bagoong) and pinakbet (vegetables with bagoong) toContinue reading “Pantry Favorites – Alavar Bagoong Gata”

Michelle’s Sana Banana Chips

I never ate banana chips because I knew they were thick, hard and sweet. Then a friend gave me a big bag of banana chips from Michelle’s, the same maker of my favorite putong ube. 350 grams pouch P70 500 grams bag P80 These banana chips are thin, crisp and lightly glazed. They are wonderfulContinue reading “Michelle’s Sana Banana Chips”

Gloria meets Barack for dinner

Here’s a funny commercial from the Philippines with actors spoofing President Gloria Arroyo and President Barack Obama. President Barack Obama has dinner at the Malacañang and is fed too much Filipino fare, from kare-kare thats oks (ox for the ox tail used in kare-kare) to guinataang mais thats corn. Trying to be polite, Obama triesContinue reading “Gloria meets Barack for dinner”

Lunch at Elbert’s Cheesesteak Sandwiches

In spite of our crazy schedule today, Elisa and I trooped to Rockwell just to eat at Elbert’s Cheesesteak Sandwiches. We had to redeem our miserable lunch the other day at Charlie’s Grind and Grill.  We wanted to compare Elbert’s cheesesteak against Charlie’s.   menu on the wall cute espresso maker! catsup, mayo and mustardContinue reading “Lunch at Elbert’s Cheesesteak Sandwiches”

The Difference between Westerners and Asians

Found this in my inbox. To group all races of Asians as one is to overgeneralize. Asian races are more diverse than the Caucasians, i.e. Indians differ from the Chinese in most respects. Key: Blue –> Westerners Red –> Asians (1) Opinion Westerners: Talk to the point Asians: Talk around the circle, especially if opinions areContinue reading “The Difference between Westerners and Asians”

Uncle George Gourmet Bread

After Lartizan,where I buy my favorite sourdough rye bread, Uncle George Gourmet Bread is my next favorite bread source. I don’t buy it often because it’s not readily available in the supermarkets I frequent. I have to go to Greenhills Shopping Center tiangge’s (bargain center) food section to buy it. They also have a permanentContinue reading “Uncle George Gourmet Bread”

Lunch at Charlie’s Grind and Grill

I’ve read about Charlie’s Grind and Grill from several food blogs. They all raved about the Angus burger and cheese steak sandwich. So have a lot of people in forums. I decided to finally try it this afternoon after some grocery shopping at Pioneer Center Supermarket which was nearby. Charlie’s is located right beside aContinue reading “Lunch at Charlie’s Grind and Grill”