A Classic at Home.

Another full week of work has gone by. Hello, Saturday night. 

The parents were out the whole day and mom decided to have some take-out for dinner. One of the best things to come home to after a tiring week at the office is some hearty food. 

And S&R gives is just that. With two sets of yummy Beef Roll, tasty pastry stuffed with ground beef and vegetables, and a bowl of Clam Chowder, this is definitely a good night. 

This was my first time trying out a Clam Chowder, and let me say, S&R's chowder is really good. Warm creamy sauce, combined with the saltiness of clams, and tender potatoes and bacon bits. 

Also, there is a choice of mustard, mayo, and hot sauce. Cool. 

Homey and cozy food right here. :)

Childhood in a Candy!

Being a child means being totally crazy for chocolates. 

The thing is, being a child also means depending on your measly school allowance to be able to buy yourself a chocolate or a candy. 

It has been such a long time since I've bought Barnuts. It's a crumbly combination of chocolate and peanut butter candy. 

It's cheap. It's really really good. And I'm happy that they sell it at the office canteen. I'm seriously addicted to these. I but them like, every day. 6 pieces a day. HAHA. 

Sweet, peanut, chocolate overload. :)

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. ;)

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. :)