Peanut Butter Raver

I haven’t always been a peanut butter fan. Maybe peanuts on their own, but not really peanut butter. I grew up on Lily’s, Ludy’s, and several other locally made pan-de-sal buddies. They are all rich and smooth and creamy and can put the H on any kid’s ADHD.
As my taste eventually evolved into looking for [...]

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Tea and Sympathy

Bread and water can so easily be toast and tea. ~Author Unknown

If you’re going to have tea, don’t just have tea… have a good one! There aren’t just black, white, and green tea. There are actually a lot of variations done with infusions.
I have a few personal favorites I’d recommend others to try:
1. [...]

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Sometimes its ridiculous to make everything from scratch.

“Baking is for sissies.” – L. Tanguio a.k.a. Chua
Who doesn’t love cookies? The variety of what to choose from is practically endless: with fruit, jam, chocolate, peanut butter, almonds, macadamia, walnut, oats, raisins… Pastry eclairs, on the other hand can be very classic, yet still surprising.
Here are some ideas for comfort foods that are very [...]

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Big Buddha Birthday

What was on the table were the Crispy Lemon Chicken, Steamed fish, and Beef with Mushrooms/Brocolli. Geovani and I opted to go without the starch, hence no rice for us.
Big Buddha, as I would say is not very ambient for lingering. At dinner time it was quite noisy, but not so much that we had [...]

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Ice Cream Dreams

Other critics say its the next thing to Ben & Jerry’s, so I dared to give it a try. Not even pouring rain could stop me and my friends, Michelle and Onde, to scout for the mythological ice cream.
Alas, after their one hour of waiting, we scoured Podium at Ortigas and finally found Sebastian’s ice [...]

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