Razon's Halo-Halo

If you haven't tried Razon's halo-halo yet, then you're missing out on the best halo-halo in town!And can I just say that summer aint over until you've indulged yourself with Razon's halo-halo! Unlike many other halo-halo you buy in other restaurants, as in the halo halo with beans, ube, kaong, nata de coco, corn flakes, ube and many other ingredients that you don't understand anymore, Razon's halo-halo is different, it's refreshing that consist only of three ingredients, which are saba, leche flan, and macapuno. The ice they use is finely shaved that it's easier to mix, and the milk they use is also different, for some reason, it's creamier and tastier. It is also combined as if they are blended all into perfection. The sweetness of one ingredient doesn't overpower the other and fyi, it's not boringly sweet! There is something special about this halo-halo that you would want to eat over again. It's simpler that the usual halo-halo mix, but the taste is better, sinfully sweet and delectably creamy! And the one thing that's even better is that it only costs for P65 an order. I never knew a halo-halo this cheap that would taste this great.. It seems like the perfect treat for a day like you see in the show teletubbies before, you know, when the climate is so sunny and for occasional inclement days, with rain and puddles, and then snow at christmas time, with an unsually talkative flowers in a landscape of rolling green hills.. awesomeness huh.. I know..what a luscious and mouthwatering treat!

Tita Lynns flavored suman

Yeaahh! I wanna do something weird today, so I went to the Tiendesitas food market and attempted to search for the best suman..

This is a sticky-rice pastry wrapped in a banana leaf and eaten dipped in sugar or in hot chocolate. There are as many different kinds of suman in the Philippines, each region has its own variation of the pastry. In Manila you can get suman in all sorts of flavors, from chocolate to ube-langka for about twenty to thirty pesos apiece.

So I tried suman in different stalls and I finally found the one that I liked best. It's Tita Lynns flavored suman cafe, go and try their suman! It's the best! They also sell chocolate and coffee, they have the tsokolate suman which is awesome, and then the suman biko, suman guinataan, and a lot more other sumans that will satisfy your suman craving.

Tita Lynn's Flavored Suman Cafe is at the Tiendesitas Food Market, Frontera Verde Pasig. LETS GO!

A cow that is named Lulubelle

*LULU BELLE*

Lulubelle has this enviably long eyelashes, impish smile, and darling little wings. Perfectly matching the store's tagline, "Healthy and Heavenly".

If you haven't heard of it yet, well let me tell you, Lulubelle has the best frozen yogurt in town! Lulubelle has the best ambiance among other frozen yogurt stores too, the place is dominantly pink and white with purple pink christmas tree accent.:) Very cute and clean looking! Lulubelle is located at the 3/f of Rockwell Power Plant Mall.

With their expansive array of colorful toppings, it's a no doubt that you'll be wanting to try it all. It's almost impossible to count how many frozen yogurts you can create out of it! It's just a matter of a mix and match thing. Do you like your yougurt paired up with granola-nut banana topping? Mochi almonds? M&m's? Oreos? Or do you prefer your cup of yogurt mixed with all sorts of toppings? It really depends on how you like your yogurt to be. :)

Lulubelle has 3 types of yogurt to choose from, natural, tart, and green tea! I have tried it all, and the best for me was the natural, mainly because it's plain and it's easier to combine with different kinds of toppings. But don't get me wrong, I loved both the tart and green tea flavored yogurt. I just seem to like plain more than flavored. :)

Weee, the place is absoultely delightful!

Oh, and their mango sorbet smoothie is also to die for! :)

Ferino’s Bibingka: Selling like hotcakes

This is one of my mom's favorite treat! Who doesn’t remember Ferino’s? It’s been around since 1938 — and it’s still selling like hotcakes! “The Francisco family owns Ferino’s and our outlet at SM Mall of Asia is the only franchise branch,” says franchisee Oscar Yabut. Since 1938, Ferino’s has used the same treasured bibingka recipe that its founder, Ferino (yes, there’s such a person) Francisco concocted in 1932. Through the decades, down to the third generation, Ferino’s has been using natural aged rice for its bibingka, never scrimping on the ingredients. “That is why our bibingka does not harden and it has a long shelf life, you can store it in the freezer for up to six months,” adds Oscar. “We have a lot of balikbayans who buy our bibingka in freezer bags to bring abroad.” At Ferino’s Mall of Asia, you can choose between the bibingka king (P107) that’s got more salted egg and white cheese toppings and the bibingka super (P88) that’s got only one egg but is just as deliciously filling. If you’re on a diet, you can have the mini bibingka. If you still have room left in your tummy, a great partner to your bibingka is the puto bumbong (P56). Since Ferino’s fanatics have also started looking for other things to eat, Ferino’s has introduced its rice meals. Of course, you remember Ferino’s good old palabok made of tofu and squid, or its dinuguan at puto. Who says you can’t have your bibingka and eat it, too?

Soup is good for the soul

When I tell people I love soups they often look at me funny and don't understand why but I think soups are fab and are a great light snack or starter to a meal.

One of my most favourite soups is Red Pumpkin soup and I have been told by many of my friends how tasty it is! As with most of my dishes my mum taught me this one years ago but I make this about once every couple of weeks now. I had this for lunch today so thought I would share the recipe with all of you! Enjoy!

You will need the following ingredients;
2 Onions
600 grams of Red Pumpkin
2 tablespoons of butter
2 Bay Leaves
10 Peppercorns
Salt
½ tablespoon of white pepper powder
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
¼ cup of fresh cream

First you will need to peel and slice the onions and the red pumpkin. Then heat the butter in a pan and add the bay leaves, peppercorns and the onions and sauté for a while.

Next add the diced pumpkin and cook for about half a minute, add water and cook until it is soft and fully done. Then strain the excess water, reserve the stock and then puree the vegetables. You will then need to add the stock to the vegetable puree to get the right consistency, and then add the salt and pepper to taste and bring it to a boil. I always then add some lemon juice and garnish it with fresh cream.

This is a great easy to prepare dish but is so tasty! I recommend anyone having a go at this one even novices!

Welcome Sandy's pizza!

Sandy is the sister of Gabby Concepcion who was once married to one of my favorite stars, Sharon Cuneta! She owns this place and we're both pizza lovers :)






I personally liked their white cheese pizza, I might be biased about it because I always ALWAYS loved cheese, it's my favorite ingredient of all and I believe that I can't live without it. What can you expect from every pizza here? Real mozzarella cheese, wheat flour, and home-made sauces and Italian sausages -- Sandy likes to have everything fresh and unique. The pizza doughs are made fresh, daily. Sandy's Pizza also makes use of ingredients and flavors indigenous to Filipino cuisine, which most 'mainstream' pizza places wouldn't usually have. Not everyday will you see tocino, tuyo, adobo, or even red eggs (yes! you can request for it, like a lot of sukis do) in your pizza pies. And for pizza fanatics, this means a lot of items for you to try out yourselves in Sandy's Pizza. Aside from pizza, Sandy has also added pasta dishes such as Carbonara, Creamy Basil Pesto, and Tuna Arrabbiata to their take-out and delivery menu. Recently, Sandy included buffalo wings too, at price P185, and 8 pieces, it's worth every penny!You actually have the choice to make it a combination, as seen in the photo below, for combination it's P390 for small and P490 for large.

Manila's fashionable eatery!

Last night was my tita's birthday, she treated us at Sofitel, Spirals. Boy, i've never felt so full in my whole life! haha! There are a lot of food choices, chinese, japanese, american, italian, etc. And the desserts are overflowing! They usually cook the lamb very well. We have had our annual meetings hosted by sofitel the past couple of years and one of the reasons is Spiral. Sometimes the service tends to slow down, but on the whole they have been more than ok. They have one of the best freshly baked chocolate chip cookies around, but generally the deserts are almost always excellent. Too excelent that I actually took some chocolate chip cookies, placed it in my bag, I got like a tuperware. haha!

The Indian section could have more options in it, but I'm generally satisfied with their tandoor selections and dhal.

For the Japanese section, the yakitori is sometimes a miss, but generally everything is ok. And unfortunately I never get to try the lobster or champagne.
If you think you're going to come back, get the hotel discount card. You get 50% off the buffet price.
My dad has one, and we used it. Great discount!