The Farm at San Benito was a dream local destination of mine for a long time already but it has this expensive branding that was keeping me from booking a night. Located two hours away from the metro, The Farm at San Benito is a luxury health and wellness retreat in the heart of Batangas.

After my mom knew that chamomile tea is good for sleep and weight loss, she ordered plenty of these dried flowers online so she can have her chamomile tea at night. Of course, I have to choose what’s available in the pantry so I have chamomile tea at times as well. I actually tried different

Last 2022, a restaurant called Fuxion let the Filipino and Chinese cuisine meet in Calapan City. As a person with Chinese blood that runs inside me, I was excited to try Fuxion’s food offerings. Looking at the menu of Fuxion, being the home of Filipino Chinese Cuisine In Calapan City, I still think that the

This year’s Lent is coming to an end. The period of fasting and abstinence from meat is also ending. I may not be an active Christian but it is also good to have a pescetarian practice during the Holy Week and Lenten season. After all, we take a break from eating meat, not just to

One proud Pinoy moment is knowing that we have a big Philippine-grown coffee brand that patronizes and highlights the coffee beans of the country. Bo’s Coffee is a prominent coffee shop that has a goal of utilizing locally-sourced coffee beans and supporting local farmers in every cup of coffee sold in their cafes. I discovered

Another dish I discovered in the “Oahu, Hawaii” episode of Netflix’s Street Food: USA, after Poke, is Poi. Poi is a traditional Hawaiian dish made from taro root. It is a starchy, paste-like substance that is typically made by mashing cooked taro root with water. Some people describe the taste of poi as earthy, nutty,

Six years ago, a sweet and interactive art museum, showcasing large, colorful sculptures of dessert items, opened up in S Maison. The Dessert Museum consists of eight mouthwatering rooms of sugar-filled happiness. Each room is designed and conceptualized according to a specific dessert. I’ve always wanted to see what’s inside The Dessert Museum for six

As I watched Netflix’s Somebody Feed Phil, another easy-to-make dish uncovered. A tasty trip of Phil in Vietnam, as shown in the Saigon episode, brought me to the discovery of Clam and Spinach Soup. It’s much different from the well-known Clam Chowder. Instead of a cream-based soup, this one is actually made to a clear

Since it is summer, it is time to talk about one of the Filipino’s favorite dessert during this season. Halo Halo is a refreshing dish featuring layers of shaved ice and condensed milk on top of all sorts of ingredients like jellies, flan, macapuno, palm seeds, sweetened red beans, shaved ice, ube ice cream, fresh

I had a leftover cold brew from last time’s Vietnamese Cold Brew and I didn’t want that to put to waste. As much as possible, we’re gonna utilize all the leftovers here in our house.  But when it comes to cold brew, that isn’t a problem because my husband and I are coffee addicts. Coffee