Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Surprise Sylvanas!

Work. 

My life has officially jumped from college student, to college graduate, to unemployed, and to being employed. 

This time, I had been given a new task, and let me just say that I love it! Yes, it's really challenging and everything is still new to me, but everyone starts from scratch, yeah? 

The new task required me to focus and devote 100% of my work time. So, me and my team were stationed in a conference room so we could not be bothered and so we could focus, focus, focus. 

Anyway, I was really surprised and glad when Ate Honey (a really good friend of mine from our HR Team, and our company nurse) handed me a piece of a classic butter sylvana around snack time. 

If you can take a step back or click backwards through my blog, I had already posted what sylvana is. HAHA. 

Soft and smooth batter outside with that butter filling bursting at the center. :)


Pick Less, Pick PikNIk.

My movie buddy. My comfort food. 

That is exactly what PikNik is to me. Long ago, when I cared less for what I eat (which is sort of ironic right now, given that I have and run a food blog HAHA), I preferred the original salted PikNik. 

But, now that I do care, I'm not comprising all that PikNik goodness and crunch. Instead, every chance I get to grocery-shop at S&R, I would grab a can or two of some tall 50% Less Salt PikNik. 

Has the same tastiness. Has the same memories. ;)


Friday, December 27, 2013

Mini Magic in Your Mouth!

Mini versions of happiness, this is what I call 'em. 

A bag of assorted Hershey's mini bars : Special Dark Chocolate, Krackel, Hershey's Milk Chocolate, and finally, Mr. Goodbar. 

This stayed in our fridge for more than a month because nobody at home was familiar with the other assortments in this bag. To save it from expiring, I literally took it out of the bag, and laid it front of the fam after dinner one night, and made them taste everything, 

Once we got talking, we also got finishing the whole bag. Yey! 

Super love Hershey's. :)


Black Forest on a Cup.

Throughout the years, Black Forest has been associated with a gorg cake. 

Today, I'm trying out Zagu's Black Forest shake. I expected it to look darker and possible have a reddish hue (from the cherry flavor), but it looked like an ordinary chocolate or mocha shake. 

It may have looked like any other shake, but boy, did it taste like Black Forest alright. HAHA. 

All the elements of Black Forest were there - sweet chocolate, tangy cherry, and just a hint of that rum. 

Not bad! :)


Independence Day Macaroons!

Happy Independence Day, Philippines!

It's officially my first holiday as an employee, but don't get me wrong, I wasn't just lying around and catching up on sleep like most people on holidays. I was actually out on duty for a job fair. 

Being the Recruitment-in-Charge, I organized and arranged for our attendance to the annual Independence Day job fair this year. It was definitely a first for me, being the one doing the interview instead of being the applicant. 

Not only have I learned so much from the experience, I also got to know my colleagues better. 

What I remember most about this day is also the fact that the company car that we were using while we were headed home accidentally backward-bumped another vehicle. :O

Thank God, the whole situation was solved without much drama. HAHA. 

To reward myself for the effort and knowledge I acquired today, I spent a bit of my salary on buying myself two delish french macaroons. 

I went to the little, cozy shop at the far end of SM Northwing, Vanille Cakes and Patisseries. Ordered myself  one Cookies and Cream French Macaroon, and one Hazelnut French Macaroon.

Love it. :)


Chocolate Theme - Chocolate Dream!

Chocolate saves everything. 

And a box of these chocolate-themed donuts from Krispy Kreme is certainly enough to make any chocolate addict and/or donut-addict extremely happy. 

From the left (top) : Chocolate Kreme Cake with Oreos, Glazed Devil's Food Cake, Snickers Doughnut

From the left (bottom) : Chocolate-Iced & Custard-Filled Doughnut, KitKat Doughnut, Chocolate-Iced & Creme-Filled Doughnut

My personal favorite would always be the one with the oreos! HAHA. I love it when my mom brings home a box of sweet delights. :)



Do-It-Yourself Creations Part 1 : Spread 'n' Top!

It was one boring afternoon, and I wanted a snack. A good snack. 

After staring at our pantry for a full 2 minutes . . . AHA!

I found a few of my favorite cookies, Chips Ahoy Reduced Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies, fresh and ripe bananas, and chunky Skippy Peanut Butter. 

Combining three of my faves, I attempted to create a snack that shows how I like my food and a snack that only certified weird foodies like me would also like. HAHA. 

Using the Chips Ahoy choco chip cookies as my base, I spread some chunky peanut butter on top (not too many, as to not overcome the cookies), and finally finishing it off with two slices of banana.

And here you have my sinful, possibly fattening, and foodgasmic snack. ;)



Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Mint Shakes!

Walking in the mall on Sundays usually make me thirsty. And getting thirsty means I also get tempted into buying one of Black Pearl's affordable, but tasty shakes. 

As you may have already guessed, I'm big on chocolate and anything that is 85-90% chocolate. HAHA. Buuut, I decided to change my usual and predictable chocolate shake.

Sooo, I went with a Chocolate Mint Shake with chewy black pearls. The best thing about this shake is not only its minty flavor and pure chocolatey-ness, but it had an added crunch with crushed nuts. 

This shake definitely motivated me to walk more and window-shop more. Even when I'm still in heels. Lol. 


A Date with Dates!

I got so used to eating either chocolate-covered almonds OR chocolate-covered raisins, that I was surprised (in a good way, HAHA) with what we received from a friend at Dubai. 

Combining two elegant ingredients and covering it with chocolate is probably one of the best ideas anyone has ever had. 

Munching on chocolate-covered almonds AND dates is certainly a good way to start eating a healthier version of desserts. 

I would love another bag of these. :)


Candy Canes on June!

Peppermint and candy canes are usually associated with Christmas.

It's just the middle of June, and I had a bit more time to have breakfast drink before going to work that day. So, I made myself a cup of Second Cup's Candy Cane White Chocolate. 

The hint of mint and white chocolate was enough to start the day right. 

I want to thank my aunt who sent this delish drink from Canada. Hoping for a second can! HAHAHA. 

A cup of this will definitely warm up your stomach on a cold morning. Very cozy. Very homey. :)

Thumbs up! 


Sunday, December 1, 2013

Go Nutty on Pistchs!

Since the word "pistachios" is a mouthful, my brilliant mind came up with its nickname, "Pistchs". 

Ice cream tonight. Having been used to buying and consuming either chocolate-flavored and chocolate-based or ube-flavored dairy, we decided it was time to go nutty by having  Selecta's Pistachio and Cashews Ice Cream. 

Just enough sweetness, and the texture of the nuts compliment the smooth ice cream perfectly. 


Good Things Come in 3s!

They say that the healthiest kind of chocolate is Dark Chocolate. 

What more can I ask for with a huge bag of Hershey's Special Dark Mini Bars. It comes in three amazing mixes : with peanuts, with crispies, and of course, pure mildly sweet dark chocolate. 

Personally, I prefer the one with peanuts. I remember stopping by the  fridge every morning or every after dinner to grab a piece and just taste its bittersweet yumminess. HAHA. 

The funny thing about this bag of chocolates is that it was too many for us to handle. One day, we found out that it was expiring in less than 2 weeks and the bag was still have full. To save these mini bars, almost everyday, I would bring about 10 pieces to the office and pass it around to my officemates. Voila! It was gone before I could even say Dark Chocolate. HAHA. 

Will get another bag soon! :)