Go Home, Go EAT!

Like every Filipino family, we bond through homemade and authentic Filipino food.

Sunday has come, and this is the only day of the week that my family and I spend the most time together. And to culminate the day, we always try to sit at the dinner table to some good homemade hot meal. This night, Tita made an extra special dinner starring to Filipino favorites - Pancit and Lumpia. 

Although both dishes technically come with a Chinese origin, Filipinos have made a way to make it their own. Our pancit had the usual egg noodles and bihon (thin noodles), baguio beans, carrots, cabbage, and slices of pork belly. And the very yummy lumpia (spring rolls) were modified to contain not only ground pork, but also togue (bean sprouts). 

Hooray!  

Nacho Business!

Knock knock. Who's there? Nacho. Nacho who? NACHO BUSINESS. (BA DUM TSSS). 

I literally can't even with the amazing impromptu jokes I make up. HAHA. 

Here I have a ginormous bag of natural flavored Tostitos, lightly salted and crisp to perfection. And I believe  that every nacho should have a good dip, so we also bought a jar of Tostitos Spinach dip! A yummy and healthy low-calorie dip with real spinach bits and creamy dipping sauce. 

I can easily eat half a bag of this things. HAHA. <3

Mango Lovin' Snackin'.

It's another hot hot hot day out. 

Soooo, the fam decided that the best way to cool off was to get halo-halo. A yummy Filipino dessert which generally consists of shaved ice, milk, sweet beans, gulaman (jelly), sweetened bananas, langka (jackfruit) strips, a spoon of ube, and little crispy nibs. 

One of the best places to get halo-halo would have to be in Mang Inasal. And I have to say that their halo-halo topped with this creamy mango ice cream makes it more Filipino. 

Don't forget to grab some when you get the chance! 

Kisses? Chocolate Kisses?

The shake monster strikes again! 

What is it about malls and the need to drink something while you're window-shopping? Lol. Per usual, I was walking and window-shopping with the fam, and when we saw the Black Pearl stand, I just had to get one. Haha. 

Here I have their Chocolate Kisses shake, gooey chocolate shake with actual bits of chocolate in it. All this in a very affordable and friendly price. ;)

Reduce the Calories, not the Chips.

May I present to all of you . . . 

Finally finally finally. Pringles has made chips that are reduced fat! HAHAHA. Now this makes  me a little less guilty for eating more than the prescribed number of chips. Lol. 

Seriously though, if you guys want a pack of Pringles without feeling like you cheated on your diet plan, you should all go get their new Pringles 25% reduced fat in Original Flavor and Sour Cream. I assure you it's the same tasty chip, only, it's designed to make you feel better about eating it. HAHA. 

Go go go!  

Milk + Tea.

Milk teas have started to become the next trending beverage everywhere. 

For all the people who isn't so keen on caffeine and fraps, milk tea is a definite alternative. And to amp up the game, Cobo has released their "house" milktea, the Cobo Milk Tea blend. Here is a 22oz. yummy blend of milk and tea. And of course, I especially love milk tea with pearls. HAHA. 

Good stuff. 

When It's Dark, It's Good.

Dark chocolate seems to be a recurring theme with M. 

This time, he had a bar of Frey Chocobloc Dark, dark chocolate blocks with bits of nougat at the base. I've always been wary of dark chocolate, what with its slightly bitter taste, buuuuut, I have to admit that the past few months of tasting dark chocolate from various brands changed my mind and my palette. 

Dark chocolate. <3