KFC's Cheese Top Burger (New Product!)

Before going home from school, I treated myself to something new: KFC's New Cheese Top Burger.

Social Media is really a very important support to tri-media campaigns especially if advertisers want to reach people like me who elude TV, radio and news prints. I only came to know about the Cheese Top Burger because of a post from the KFC FB account that was shared multiple times, eventually reaching my Facebook dashboard (I'm not sure that's how they call it).

The image was really funny because it looked like Superman with his brief over his pants. After a few days expecting the sandwich to look like this, I was somewhat disappointed that it actually looked like this:

Our Attorney

Snacking is one activity that my husband always looks forward to.  Even the slightest bit of hunger pangs would get him storming to the fridge.  Back in the Philippines, we would keep snacks on stock in the room which would invite occasional visitors that we call mabait (rodents) that would sniff out any crumb that you are hiding in the room. Well actually it's not just crumbs that they are after, they would nibble their way in and eat the whole lot. By golly, you would think that they have human appetite and human teeth once their done with our chichirya.  Therefore, it was not hygienic for us to store snacks in the room because we don't want those unwanted guests roaming around.  It was just really eewwy and just the thought of them crawling while we were sleeping just gives me goosebumps.  So, snacks were banned from the room.  However, it was so tedious to go down to get snacks from the kitchen which was downstairs.  I found this plastic briefcase (it may be Orocan, I forgot what brand) that was lying around the house because nobody wants to use it and you'll see why.  This is what it looks like

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well, more or less it looks like the one on the left (pink) but ours was colored mint green and without the glitters and I guess a little stouter.  So you can see now why nobody wants to use it.  It's actually for children and even they don't want to use it. LOL.  I found a perfect use for it though.  I filled it with snacks chichirya and shut it.  I observed rodent activity.  I did say that I thought they had human appetite and teeth right, so I wouldn't be surprised if they developed opposable thumbs.  Fortunately they haven't evolved yet to the point of being able to figure out how to open the container.  That night, when my husband asked for a snack, I got the briefcase and opened it in front of him.  We had a big laugh as he called it Attorney.  It is, after all, a brief case.  He would then say "Anong kaso meron si Attorney ngayon?" when he asks for snacks (What case is attorney working on now?).  A remark that would always make me giggle.

-- Lizette

First Day Food Trip

Kung ang High School ay may "First Day High", 
ang Grad School ay may "First Day Lamon".

(If High School has its "First Day High", Grad School has its "First Day Gorging")

My classmates Salve, Vanessa and I were not supposed to eat lunch that day because we were about to head to UP to crash Salve's graduation. She enrolled for the Filipino Sign Language Program in the University of the Philippines' College of Education for two weeks, which she attended 5 days in a row for 2 1/2 hours. Van and I expected that there would be food enough to be our lunch but since we walked (instead of riding a jeepney) from the Morato - Kamuning extension to the Timog-Morato Rotonda, we were understandably famished.

It was hard to think of where to eat at first but when we saw Lugaw Republic, I began to crave for Pares, so we checked out the food across the famous lugawan. The place was like a "food court" where there are different stalls that offer different menus.

At home we never really have beef meals because my mother hates the smell. So I immediately ordered the braised beef dish called "Pares".

Chowking’s Chow Pao (New Product!)

I'm never really on the road that much so I'm not in the know of any billboard that shows the new products of my favorite fast food chains.

I only discovered Chowking's Chow Pao for example when my friends were talking about it. These are filled Man Tao or Chinese Steamed Buns, sort of an interesting twist to the usual siopao.

Easily convinced of their deliciousness, I bought all 3 variants as merienda for myself, papa and mama.

 

The first question I had in mind when I saw those online menuboards / ads was if they really had the "Ck" stamp. I asked my friend who tried it and she said they had them. It looks nice actually.

Bread Pan Salad

One workday last month, Papa and I craved for a veggie salad so we went to the grocery to buy some ingredients. You see, our father is a retired government employee so he basically has all the time in the world to go to or bring us to places.

This is how our delectable vegetable salad looked like!

Try this very simple vegetable recipe at home! =)

Bread Pan Vegetable Salad Ingredients:

•  Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Pipino (cucumber)
• Carrots
• Bread Pan Toasted Bread
• Clara Ole Caesar Dressing

Preparation / Procedures:

1. Slice veggies
2. Mix
3. Pour dressing

VOILA!!!! Instant veggie snack!

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Oishi Bread Pan Photo courtesy of http://philippinesnacks.wordpress.com

Hershey's Treats Choco Roll: The Verdict

Okay I almost forgot my Hershey's treats chocolate bar is sitting in the freezer for almost 3 days! Thank goodness nobody noticed it and ate it without my permission. Haha!

I got giddy when I opened it!! I can already see the bulges of rice crispies and wait... are those bits of chocolates within the chocolate?????

Edy's Slow Churned Ice Cream

My husband and I would often go toward tried and tested flavors and tried and tested brands. We don't want to buy something that we would regret later on. However, there are those days when we just want to try something new.

While browsing through items on the freezer aisle, this product spoke to me. Being perpetually on a diet but not really sticking to it, this appealed to me because it says 1/2 the fat, 1/3 fewer calories.

Camachile Cookies

When I was a kid, our family would go to a restaurant in Cubao called "Pancit ng Taga Malabon" and papa would treat us to a sumptuous pancit palabok after enjoying playtime at the Fiesta Carnival. Their staple appetizer was a plate of biscuit cookies called Camachile, which I enjoyed very much.

Hershey's Treats Choco Roll

I went to my favorite hangout again - the grocery - and noticed another variant of affordable chocolate snacks from Hershey's just like the Hershey's Treats Cookie Bar.

Lumpiang Shanghai

Lumpiang Shanghai is a Chinese-influenced Filipino delicacy. Also known as Spring Rolls, the Lumpiang Shanghai is also popular in Indonesia,Vietnam and the Netherlands where its name is spelled "loempia", an old Indonesian term that the Dutch eventually adopted and used to refer to "spring rolls". It was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Chinese province of Fujian.


This recipe has become so popular among Filipinos that the number 1 fastfood chain in the country even included it in their value meals -- and you know I'm referring to Jollibee, right?

When my mother and I were in Savemore Market near Meycauayan tollgate (our favorite hangout just because it's near our house), I suddenly had a craving for lumpiang shangai so I asked my mom if we could have it for dinner. We bought the lumpiang shanghai ingredients that we thought we needed...

Cream Filled Biscuits

Cream filled biscuits are one of my favorite snacks because 1) they’re affordable; 2) they’re yummy and; 3) they satisfy your hunger instantly especially while you are on the road.

Hello Panda was my favorite brand because of the delicious Meiji chocolate inside (another favorite). But recently, I discovered other cream filled snacks, starting off with the Hello Kitty Strawberry Filled Biscuits that I purchased at 7-11.

Five brands are now in my vocabulary including Hello Panda and Hello Kitty. Read on and find out how each of the brands fared with my taste buds.

Soft Choco Bun

This recipe is a combination of all the bread recipes I've researched over the internet and then I've added cocoa to make it into a choco bun. I love it because it is not that sweet (balanced by the cocoa) and then adding a sweet butter cream topping on top just gives it that really nice combination.

 Why don't you try this Choco Bun recipe at home too and discover great things when you experiment in the kitchen!

Easy to make flan

Custard flan is very easy to make.  The instructions in the packaging are self explanatory.  But here is what I did: