Beard Papa's Cream Puffs

Last time, I made a post about Happy Cream Puff's marvelous eclairs and cream puffs. Their utter simplicity paired with great taste and balance of sweet and creamy made them a favorite in my diet. But I happened to pass by Beard Papa's in Robinsons Ermita, where their very tempting and eye-catching display of cream puffs and silvannas caught my hungry attention.Their cream puffs were as big as

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Eating out at Superbowl of China

Lunch for two, you ask? If you're really hungry and in the mood for tasty food, then skip out the fastfood joints and make your way to Superbowl of China in Mall of Asia, near Marithe Francoise Girbaud at the ground floor.The servings are huge, which they claim to be good for 2 to 3 persons each dish, but for very thin gluttons like us, three full dishes coupled with bottomless iced tea would be

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Frostings Cupcakes in Mall of Asia

As I was strolling around Mall of Asia in Metro Manila together with my classmates, we came upon a delightful little stall called Frostings. There were lots of colorful and really yummy looking cupcakes in all sorts of flavors, colors, and sizes. The prices were very affordable, a dozen mini cupcakes were priced at Php 140 only. And they carry different flavors in them, just like a sampler! The

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Philippine Guava Jelly: Very Scrumptious!

If you have grown tired of your other fruit jellies, then try the Philippine guava jelly. Even I ate it, and I am a sworn guava hater. I never liked them, but I absolutely love this! It's what's in your American PB&J's, only a more Asian and native one. You can buy Mountain Fresh Guava Jelly at roadside stores where I bought one of my special spices, the dried kamias. That's where we bought them

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Special Spice: Dried Kamias

Me and my family have gone to Gonzaga, Cagayan for our grand family reunion which was held last April 13, 2010, at the splendid Baua Beach Resort. On the way home we took our time to shop at the famed roadside market where you can stop and eat, buy special furniture, and shop for very unique finds that can only be bought there. One of the few things I have bought was the dried kamias, which was

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Tuna Sisig, the Easy Way!

On mornings when my duty shift is scheduled in the morning, I always cram for what to cook so that I won't run late for my duty which starts at 6 in the morning. This time, my eyes fell on two flat and round cans of Century Tuna flakes in oil. If I open the cans and just transfer them to my lunchbox together with some freshly cooked rice, then my meal would be plain and very boring. I always like

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Fudgy Brownie Cupcakes

These cupcakes were victims of experimentation, just like my tuna sisig. The difference is, this one has a higher percent of success than the sisig experiment I did, due to the small fact that I used a brownie mix on this one. Yes, cheating the taste buds of those who exclaim that your cooking is great. :pHow was it fudgy when it looks cracked and dry on the picture, you ask? The outside is

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Really Tasty Ampalaya Egg Scramble

Our household helper has certainly made things interesting in our quiet home when she went AWOL for three days, with a cash advance of her next month's pay, courtesy of my very generous dad, and with a text message that she would only go to church for the Easter Sunday Mass. God bless her wary soul as she has lied to us, despite our treatment to her as part of the family. Now while she is away,

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Coconut Yema Balls

I made these very scrumptious yema or custard balls a month ago using pinoycook's recipe. The coconut addition was her very delicious idea, and I loved the change it made to the taste of those regular yema you can buy at pasalubong stores. I'm a very avid reader of hers, by the way. Due to the excitement I experienced when making my first batch of yema balls, I made too much and had to bring

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Chocolate Ice Candy Treats

When I was still a child, me and my playmates would always buy ourselves some ice candy from the stores around the street. These ice candies, also known as ice pops, come in different flavors and are very popular all summer. What distinguishes Philippine ice candy from foreign made ice pops is that they are put in long and slender plastic bags made specifically for them, and they are eaten in

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My sister's baked green mussels

We had baked green mussels (also known as Baked Tahong here in the Philippines) for our meatless lunch for Good Friday. It is a well known tradition here in our country that every Lenten season we either fast or go meatless during Good Friday and Black Saturday. This is to commemorate the death of our beloved Jesus until Easter Sunday comes.Tahong or green mussels are abundant here in our country

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Missing my Happy Cream Puffs!

A lot of stores have been making cream puffs, but no one, not even those fancy stores in Greenbelt and Glorietta, can create the taste of authentic and luscious cream puffs like Happy Cream Puff can. I have been buying their eclairs and glazed cream puffs from their branch in SM Southmall, but alas, they had to move on to better locations as they expand their business, and closed their Southmall

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