Happy National Strawberry Day!

February isn’t just the season for Valentine. It’s also the month when we celebrate another heart-shaped and red-colored thing. Since February is also the harvest season for strawberries, we celebrate National Strawberry Day, happening every 27th day of the month! Strawberries have been around since the early 18th century, and ever since then they have

Jim’s Recipe: An Old Recipe, A New Passion

Jim’s Recipe started as a bakery in Malaysia that served top quality sponge cakes and pastries. It immediately started to gain traction throughout its home country and the demand quickly increased. Soon enough the business opened new ventures in neighboring countries, including the Philippines. Honestly, I’m not a fan of sponge cakes because I generally

How I Make Banana Muffins

My mom is forcing me to make some kind of banana dish or banana pastry because we were given bunches of banana and we couldn’t eat them all immediately until some of them because overriped and almost rotten. Mom, that’s easy! We could just make some banana muffins. But, of course, I wanna make sure

Our First Fine Dining Experience At Antonio’s

One of the best gifts we received from our wedding is a fine dining treat at Antonio’s from our friends. They totally know how my husband and I love to explore anything about food. But beyond that, it’s Antonio’s! It isn’t just a casual restaurant. It’s one of the top 100 restaurants in Asia since

How I Make Korean Corndogs

In the western part of the world, corndog is known to be a sausage on stick that is coated with a thick layer of cornmeal batter. But Asians has a different view on corndogs. Instead of a having a smooth doughnut-like outer layer, the Asian corndogs, which is popularized by Korea, has a mozzarella filling

Brand X Burgers: This Time, Brand X Wins!

Brand X Burgers was first introduced to me by my boyfriend since the founder of the said burger restaurant is his friend in Lipa. The grilled pattied of Brand X Burgers started in a garage and my boyfriend is proud to be one of its pioneering customers there. I kept hearing the brand in my

How I Make Shrimp Bisque

When eating shrimps, we tend to throw away their heads and choose to eat the flesh part, without knowing how flavorful the heads are! Therefore, for today’s recipe, we’ll focus on the lusciousness of the shrimp’s head, an idea that French has been doing to create bisque. Bisque is a smooth, creamy, highly-seasoned soup, based

Max’s Restaurant: The House That Fried Chicken Built

In this modern era, it is good to see a restaurant that began operations just right after the World War II. Max’s Restaurant started as a small cafe to serve troops stationed near his house. Over the years, Max’s Restaurant’s popularity grew and it became known for their fried chicken and other Filipino dishes. Max’s

How I Make Mac N’ Cheese Poutine

Today, we have a leftover Mac N’ Cheese from last week’s Three Cheese Mac N’ Cheese Pizza and I’m planning to top it on fries. I thought of Canadian Poutine so I would like to add some gravy, too, but instead of cheese curds, we put the Mac N’ Cheese for that cheesy craze. It’s