UAAP 72nd Season doughnuts from Krispy Kreme

so, it's FEU, UST, UE and ADMU who made it at the FINAL FOUR of UAAP's 72nd season. anyhow, i just want to eat any of these and just watch the games.


i hope you'll also try this too. support your schools!

White Forest on sale today!

today will be the launch of Red Ribbon's newest cake, the WHITE FOREST. inspired by Germany's BLACK FOREST and also one of my favorites, the WHITE FOREST also consists of almost the same ingredients: chiffon cake, Maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings. only difference is, it's WHITE!

the regular-sized cake is available for Php560 and the junior size costs Php335. this is a twist to your favorite dessert and perfect for any occasion!

in fact, on September 23, 2009, Red Ribbon is excited to give you a big surprise. wait for its release on that date!

A Starbucks Presentation

here are some of the pastries that i've tried at Starbucks. i just used the VideoDJ feature of my Sony Ericsson K608i. tell me what you think about it.

Yee-Haw at Texas Roadhouse Grill

if you want to enjoy meat but you are scared of the fat, you better eat it GRILLED! so the fat has dripped away and what's left is the meat. with all the grill houses that are all over the city, Texas Roadhouse Grill serves a truly western menu added to the Wild West ambiance of the restaurant.

started here in the Philippines on March 2007 with its first branch at Bonifacio High Street, the cowboys expanded with the second branch at El Pueblo Real de Manila in Ortigas Center. i was there!

after a very informative demonstration of how they prepare their dishes, we had lip-smacking servings of Texas Roadhouse Grill's best sellers: the Jesse James Sampler, The Great Ribeye, Shrimp and Salmon Skewer and the Snickers Mud Pie.


these dishes were well-complimented by Pepsi-Cola products as they take part to this event.

and best of all, a Western gathering wouldn't be complete without a cowboy. i was looking for a mechanical bull too! LOL, my effort of coming at the event with a cowboy hat and scarf really paid off. thanks to Yehey for the great reward of a thousand (Php1000) worth of Texas Roadhouse Grill's gift certificates.

photos from Azrael
photos from Iris
photos from Laszlo

Manila Peninsula Lobby Turns 33!

The Lobby of The Peninsula Manila turns 33 on September 14 and the Halo-halo Harana, Pancit Luglog, and Schueblig – three iconic items on its menu – are at the center of its 33rd anniversary celebration.

The hotel is offering the dishes at 1976 prices on Monday, September 14th (12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.).

"The Lobby is known for its classics,” says the hotel food and beverage director, Laurent le Deu. “It’s what keeps our patrons coming back year after year. It’s actually an extensive list but we wanted to keep things simple so we decided to trim it down to something more manageable.”

How much did the three cost back in 1976?

“Thankfully, our archive system’s in good shape and we were able to find old menus that had them all listed down. And the funny thing is they were all priced at P33.00 back then. Imagine that?” he adds, with a rather bemused smile.

The three will be selling at The Lobby for only P33++. One for every year that The Peninsula Manila has been in operation.

The Lobby 1976 Price Rollback promotion will be strictly on no-reservations and first-come/first serve basis. Added conditions to the promotion: drinks and items not on the rollback list will be regularly priced; transactions will not accept marketing tie-up discounts, there will be no takeout; all three items must be ordered and consumed at The Lobby, and orders will not be shared.

For inquiries call, 887 2888 extension 6694.

This only happened this year, so take opportunity of this big food event!

Bring your Grandparents to Italliani's

...and they will have one of the best gifts on their special day on September 13 as we all celebrate Grandparents' Day. and Italliani's will help you with that gift.

this happens only once a month so make them happy this sunday

Snickers Doughnut

From this:

to this:

i've always liked Snickers Chocolate. the rich peanut butter nougat chocolate bar is now topped in our favorite Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.

Chowking takes you to CHINA!

how? if you just log on to this FRIENDSTER ACCOUNT, you will be face to face with a mouse reflex game at the header of the page. and all you have to do is to accumulate points before all the weekly cut-offs.

upon being the player with the most number of points, a minor prize of gift certificates will be given weekly. and the grand winner will win a round trip to China and see the Great Wall!

Mom's Recipe: Dalagang Bukid Escabeche

i have been making my escabeche with carrots -- like sweet and sour meatballs! but making meatballs itself takes a longer time. so i might as well share you the recipe of the one i made last weekend. you need:

6 pcs medium dalagang bukid, seasoned with salt, then fried.
1/4 k. shredded papaya
minced garlic
minced onion
minced ginger

after frying the fish, set it aside and saute the garlic, onion and ginger then put the papaya and cook it for five minutes.

for the sweet and sour sauce, mix the following in a cup:

1/2 cup vinegar
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp of sugar
1 tsp of salt

after 5 minutes that the papaya is cooking, put the sweet and sour mixture in and simmer it for another 5 minutes. then put the fish inside.

makes 6 servings.

Lucky Me! FaMEALy Day

September 28 marks the day of the 2009 Lucky Me! FaMEALy Day advocating the family and protecting the youth from vices or getting them into danger when they grow up. it is important for Lucky Me! to bring strong family ties by urging them to have a meal together as exercising good parenting and establishing better parent-child relationship.


this campaign i think started last year with also the same advocacy. but this is also to protect children from trusting strangers which is of course, no parent would want. it was held September 23.