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Entries from June 2008

A Poppin' Bloggin' dinner at Nestle Creamery

June 27th, 2008 5 Comments

Ice cream plays a big role in the Filipino household. It’s always present in any celebration, and it’s one of the best way to cool down on a hot and humid day in the Philippines. With all the ice cream variants in the market, how else can you entice customers who are already spoilt for [...]

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Ouran High Host Club's Mangaka's favorite: 7D Dried Mangoes

June 7th, 2008 9 Comments

While reading Ouran High Host Club volume 11, I was surprised to see this drawing in the author’s box: 7D Dried Mangoes This was recommended to me by my manga artist friend, Midori Shino. I’ve been crazy about it ever since! It’s really delicious!!!! Be sure to try it!! Wai!! Hatori Bisco loves our dried [...]

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Beard Papa Cream Puff

June 6th, 2008 21 Comments

Though I don’t regularly watch TV, there are still some series that I keep tabs on. Gossip Girl’s first season has ended, and Scrubs suddenly ended mid season, so I was left with no choice but to re-watch Daria over and over. A friend was raving about Zettai Kareshi (Absolute Boyfriend), a Japanese drama based [...]

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Guinataan Bilo-Bilo

June 6th, 2008 6 Comments

Another popular Pinoy merienda is the Guinataang Bilo-Bilo. It is also known as “Guinataang Halo-halo” and more commonly, the simple “Guinataan”. Guinataan is anything cooked in cocunut milk. It comes from the root word gata, which is Tagalog for coconut milk. Guinataan Bilo-Bilo   A combination of bilo-bilo(which is made from glutinous rice flour mixed [...]

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Minatamis na Saba

June 5th, 2008 4 Comments

Saba is a type of banana that is actually closer to a plantain. It is usually eaten cooked, whether it is ripe or unripe. It is widely used in Filipino cuisine, as an ingredient in savory viands like the pochero and humba, sidings to arroz ala cubana, and as snacks and desserts. One example of [...]

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Afternoon coffee at Bag of Beans

June 3rd, 2008 4 Comments

We were getting tired of lounging around, so we decided to head to Bag of Beans for coffee and to try out their English pies. I’ve heard nothing but praise for Bag of Bean’s coffee and pies, so I was really looking forward to it as Peter drives us through Tagaytay. Iced Mocha – Php [...]

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Breakfast at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

June 3rd, 2008 6 Comments

I arrived 40 minutes early for our 8 o’clock meet up at Greenbelt. Tired and sleepy, I figured a breakfast would do well to revive me. We were supposed to meet at Starbucks, but the first thing that I saw when I stepped out of the cab was Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I’ve always [...]

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