KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken).

Compared to other fast food chains available here in the Philippines which makes fried chicken their "specialty" or their main food to offer, KFC is my number 1 preference followed by McDonald's and then Jollibee. But of course there's also Max's and Kenny Rogers.

KFC's finger lickin' good slogan is so true to its words.

I have to be conscious about my chicken intake for the week, if I exceed 2 I usually get itchy red rough spots on my arms so before our scheduled KFC dinner after watching New Moon, I stirred away from eating chicken just to be safe. It was worth the starvation from eating anything chicken. ;) It was my first time to try their addition to the menu: Krushers. I had the berries and yogurt or something like that and it was really good! I am actually drooling right now just thinking of it.

I'm stopping now. I haven't had breakfast and lunch yet and it's already 2:30PM. This entry is making me more hungry. Yeah, I now understand why I get comments that this blog of mine makes them hungry or crave for something. Sorry about that! :) But I do hope you enjoy reading my entries.

And if this one made you crave again, visit the nearest KFC store near you! :)

Conti's Mango Bravo.

I always enjoy a good dessert after a hearty meal. And Conti's Mango Bravo cake is one of my favorites to have. After visiting the bookstore with my closest friends last week, we headed to a late afternoon snack slash early dinner in Serendra (literally just a few walks away from High Street where the bookstore is). As usual, we were having a hard time deciding where to eat. Initial choice was just to grab a cup of coffee at Starbucks inside the bookstore but things changed when we suddenly felt a little hungry for just coffee and pastries. We walked and walked and walked until we stopped and said "Okay, where are we going to eat? What do you guys like?" We have no idea what and where to eat so we came up with 3 different choices each and there's three of us. One will choose among the choices given. Conti's won. :) 

If you frequent High Street and Serendra, you might want to try out eating there sometime if you haven't yet. The food is more worth it than the price. They have less than P200 ($2-$3) pasta and it's quite serving. And their pastries... love! That photo above is my favorite... Mango Bravo. It's P105 ($1-$1.50) per slice and something around P550 ($12) for the small whole cake and believe me it's BIG enough for the family. The three of us shared this slice since I was the only one who ordered a dessert because I was smart enough to order a Kiddie-sized Cheesy Baked Mac because I really really have to make room for dessert. My 2 friends ordered individual pastas and they were so full to order individual desserts afterwards. We managed to clean the plate though. ;)

Visit Conti's at Serendra in The Fort and in Greenhills. Or THEIR WEBSITE for a list of their menu, branches and operation time.

Eat This, Not That

My friends and I made a trip to the bookstore a few days ago and while they were looking up cookbooks from famous celebrity chefs, I was browsing this one and fell in love with it. The No-Diet Weight Loss and the Supermarket Survival Guides are my loves. It's just too pricey for my budget these days so I am doing the next best thing... include it in my WISHLIST (or what I jokingly refer to as "my Christmas gifts registry").

This would be helpful.

I made searches and saw it available online in Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Hmmmmm. Santa?

Figaro Coffee.

This was my last Figaro experience: Iced Cappuccino and Blueberry Muffin, last September. I miss! I have into dessert food/snacks lately which I know is not at all healthy but come on, this is Blueberry Muffin! I believe the one I had was freshly baked that day because I could taste its freshness. Yes, it was too yummy!

And funny, this was the last food and drink that I was able to "purchase" with using my free drink coupon which expired 30th of September. Too bad I was not able to use ALL my coupons, good enough that I used at least half. ;)

Figaro Iced Cappuccino and Blueberry Muffin.

I only paid P55 ($1) for the muffin and it was well worth it, big muffin knowing how these coffee shops "overprice" with small pastries.

Oh food. Coffee. Pastries. I can't wait for Christmas to be over! ;)

Vanilla Coke.

When I was in my teen years, I always go grocery shopping with my Mom and Dad every other Saturday. My Mom has the list of the things we need which she crosses out once she put it in the cart and there's me and my Dad picking up food and drinks NOT on the list. Mostly, it's my Dad picking up chocolates, cookies and biscuits. Seriously. He especially loved getting me Oreos. I, on the other hand, loved the toiletries aisle, chips and cereals aisle and drinks aisle. Having said that, I love trying different drinks from local brands of juice, sodas to imported ones I even tried drinking different waters. You know, Perrier and some other "flavored" water which I don't think are still available.

Anyway, here's one of the two sodas that became my favorite then:

Have you tried McDonald's Coke Float? Well, that one reminded me of Vanilla Coke. I used to buy this in 1.5 L together with Pepsi Blue (which as far as I know is the only Pepsi soda that I appreciate). Then it wasn't being sold in the market anymore. I only saw Cherry Coke, Diet Coke (now Coke Light), etc.

So... I got too excited when I saw cans of Vanilla Coke in a local supermarket. I bought 5. Mind you, I am not a soda girl. I could barely finish an 8 oz. of Coke no matter how thirsty I am. But with Vanilla Coke, I could consume 2 a day and that's too much for me. ;)

I wonder if Pepsi Blue is still available somewhere. We used to have it here during Christmas season. Hmm.

Look what I got in the mail.

It's Christmas season again and sales are everywhere. This is the first invite I got for this season:

An invite from TechnoMarine about their special Anniversary Sale from November 6-15,2009. 25%-30% off on regular priced items if you present the invite card. This is what I love about being in the mailing list. Special discounts, special invites, special everything <3

Too bad though that I would not be able to buy myself a new watch anytime soon especially not by next week. I could however, buy a new bracelet for my TechnoMarine watch instead of buying a new TechnoMarine watch... for now. ;)

Oh Christmas season.

What I had for breakfast.

This is what my usual breakfast consist of: food, drinks and my computer. In this photo, I had instant Mac & Cheese, iced green tea-- although it's NOT color green, and my Facebook FarmVille on screen.

This photo didn't give justice to my food. It doesn't taste anything like what it looks like (and this is why I'm trying to gather donations and save up, to buy a decent camera and I guess I need to learn how to use Photoshop and the like for editing/enhancing photos). It's pretty delicious for an instant Mac & Cheese. I keep saying instant cos it's just one of those like instant noodles where you only have to boil water and cook for about 5 minutes and you're done. This one is from Lucky Me... nothing like Kraft's (which is my favorite ready-to-eat) but it's not bad at all. Plus it's new in the market and it's cheaper too and because I love trying new and different food from time to time, I gave this one a try. ;)

You might want too. Lucky Me instant Mac & Cheese and Baked Mac are available in all local grocery stores and some convenient stores too for about less than P20 and good for one serving.

What did you have for breakfast?

Pepperidge Farm's Cookies.

Since I haven't been eating out much lately and I only have a spoonful for meals here at home because I would like to think that I am on a diet, excuse my "recycled" food photos and craving posts for the meantime. I love! <3

Today, my Mom sent me an SMS from California asking me what else I want in my "goody box" that she'll be sending me sometime next month. I already told her about my body mist, some DVDs, breakfast cereals, etc. I forgot about my Milano cookies and that's what I replied.

I am so excited! I haven't had Milano for months and the ones available in the local grocery stores are the Original ones and they are like only a few stocks of it. I want! I want!

Yes, I love cookies. I love Oreos, Pepperidge's, Chips Ahoy, and Quaker Oats' Oatmeal Cookies.

Care to share what's yours? ;)

Cafe Via Mare.

Lunch time at Via Mare Cafe in Shangri-La Plaza with my former bosses at Edsa Shangri-La Manila. We always have "family" lunch at least once a month to catch up on what's new and still the same with our lives. It is nice that we get to that still.

Spicy Tuyo (dried fish) Flakes w/ Scrambled Egg and Garlic Rice.

Now, this sounds like a typical breakfast food for us Filipinos but we (yes, all 3 of us) ordered the same meal, we were craving for it for lunch and thank heavens Via Mare offers "Pinoy Breakfast" meals all day! I remember my Dad loved this food.

Anyhoo, I am all thumbs up for this one and I also love their Bibingka, Goto (Porridge?), Sago't Gulaman and basically all other Filipino food that they offer. All very affordable and delicious and what's even nicer is that the place looks so classy that sometimes people are surprised with how much the foods really are. Needless to say, the ambience is quiet and very cozy. But they are not limited Filipino dishes. They also have a few American and other Asian food. Their prices range from P120-P500.

You can visit their outlets in Powerplant Mall, Shangri-La Plaza, Greenbelt 3, Mall of Asia, Promenade Greenhills, Serendra or you can go over their website for more details: VIA MARE.

Fedhz' Homemade Polvoron.

Yes, I have a sweet tooth. So I'm thankful to one of my very good friend I have met online, Fedhz for shipping me her homemade Polvoron and by homemade I mean she made all by herself. The first time I was able to taste it was when we had a she-bloggers day a month or two ago and it was so good that I craved for it for days. I told her about it and she was super nice to ship me a pack!

I LOVE! *thumbs up to Fedhz!*

P.S. I'm really thinking about Polvoron right now. It's like I can feel its texture and taste it on my buds. I scream!

Thank you, thank you lots Fedhz!! Hug! Seriously, your Polvoron is good!

Pizza Hut.

I miss eating Pizza Hut's pizza:

3 boxes of Family-sized Pizza Hut pizza.

My 20th birthday celebration with friends.

We look like we are having a pizza eating contest in the last 2 photos but I love it nonetheless. I miss my college friends and I miss Pizza Hut. I wonder when I will be able to dine out again. Like really eat out. The past month, I have been under "house arrest" (my term for: I don't have money to go out) ergo, no chance on having to indulge on my favorite foods and/or try new ones and I am badly craving for a food adventure.

I actually made a list already of food/restaurants to try out when I get the chance plus another list of old favorites to give in to. Being under house arrest I am only able to eat homemade food (don't get me wrong, they're good too & I will be posting my favorite homemade one of these days) and cookies and chips. ;)

Will update soon!!

Quaker Oats' Oatmeal Cookie.

Lately, I have been munching on Quaker Oats' Oatmeal Cookies every single day since I ate them all up 2 days ago. This is my way of trying to lessen, if not totally avoid eating chips and other "unhealthy" snacks.

This cookie is not bad. In fact, it tastes so good that it is now included on my top cookie list. ;) I bought a pack of 6 (2 of each flavors) just to try it out. They all taste good and almost the same but my favorite would have to be Apple and Cinnamon then Raisins then Honey Nuts. When I do food shopping, I don't normally check on the Nutritional Facts or the Ingredients but I think these cookies are a better option with 1/3 less fat than Mrs. Fields, Chips Ahoy! or Oreo which by the way are my favorite cookies.

Quaker Oats Oatmeal Cookie: Raisins, Apple and Cinnamon, Honey Nuts.

These cookies are available in individual packs and packs of 6 in grocery stores for P10-P11 and P50-P60. A little pricey compared to the other cookies but it's worth the price. Besides, I noticed "healthy" foods are most of the time pricier.

photo from: PinoyExchange

I would have used my own photo but it's too crappy. (sorry for the term)

I miss Japanese Food.

I miss Japanese food:

1. Maki

2. Tempura

3. Spicy Tuna Roll

4. Sashimi

5. Gyudon

6. Fried Tofu

My usual maki-eating self at Teriyaki Boy.

from these restaurants:

1. Sumo Sam

2. Sakura

3. Senju

4. Red Kimono

5. Teriyaki Boy

Okay. Enough said.

Am I the only one who enjoys and/or misses Japanese cuisine? I hope not. ;)

Foods to stock up.

As some of you may have heard, our country has experienced a terrible typhoon last weekend (I posted all about it in my personal blog) and there is another one coming in a few days. We did not expect the worst outcome and we were caught off guard and unprepared with what hit us. Nobody expected non-stop hard rain the whole, nobody expected chest-high flood in less than 6 hours, nobody expected floodwater to enter their homes, nobody expected their cars to "swim", nobody foresaw that they will need to evacuate on their roofs with nothing to eat and be rescued days after and nobody anticipated their last day on Earth drowning.

So now that those victims of the typhoon are in several different evacuation centers and some still stuck in their flooded homes and we are now expecting a typhoon to hit us once again, everybody is preparing well and early. The number one survival guideline: STOCK UP FOOD AND DRINKS GOOD FOR 3 DAYS.

Here are the basic food to stock up in case of calamities like this:

Instant Noodles

Biscuits/Crackers

Spread (peanut butter, mayo, etc.)

Bread

Water

Canned Goods (sardines, tuna, corned beef, etc.)

It is very important for everybody to be prepared all the time. These foods are all ready to eat and easy to eat if I may say so. Other than food and water, it is also advisable to prepare a "survival kit" just in case things got worse and you have to evacuate. It won't be easy packing up or looking for essentials when our brain is on panic mode. It is important that you have some clothes, toiletries and other necessities packed up. Candles, lighter, flashlights, batteries, battery operated radios will also be handy during this situation.

No, I haven't stocked up and prepared yet. Yes, we are going to buy and do all of the above-mentioned.