22 January 2013
Tostitos Creamy Spinach Dip
On New Year’s Eve when every household prepares the biggest feast of the year, our family just makes the most out of whatever is in our pantry. Aside from the (...)
1 September 2012
When cream and chili collide at yellow cab lunch
Boyet and I once again had an impromptu lunch last week. I always have mixed feelings when we have unplanned dates. My heart jumps out of joy because that (...)
2 January 2014
How to cook chicken cordon bleu
I told my husband that I’m planning to cook something for lunch the following day. I asked him if he had something in mind. He immediately said, CHICKEN CORDON (...)
20 September 2014
Je tries to cook beef caldereta
Caldereta is one of the staple dishes in the Kolokoy Household because we all love anything spicy. Even Boyet who used to hate it now likes eating spicy food. (...)
7 September 2014
Je tries to cook ginisang pechay
The Kolokoy Household only eats fish or vegetables for dinner. We stick to this kind of diet except for very special occasions. I was having second thoughts in (...)
13 January 2017
El ideal bakery bacolod guapple pie traditional sweet pastry
El Ideal, an old bakery known for its long-standing structure and famous guapple pie, was our first stop in Bacolod. Well technically, it is in Silay, a city (...)
19 June 2014
Wedding Anniversary Cake from My Sweets’ Haven
My husband and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary last June 12. (Has it really been three years?!) We agreed not to splurge in any gifts this year. Our (...)
1 September 2012
Pizza Hut Lasagna
As promised, I continued to search for the cure for my LSS (Last Lasagna Syndrome). And just today, I ordered the lasagna of Pizza Hut. I have tried this many (...)
22 January 2013
Dairy queen dilly bar
One day while hubby and I were strolling at Robinsons Manila, we heard a ringing bell along with an inviting voice of a woman. These two led us to Dairy Queen, (...)
2 January 2014
Je Tries to Cook: Pork Menudo
Pork Menudo is one of my favorite dishes. My Mama and Lola Nanay have different ways of cooking this particular dish, but both are really delicious. I know (...)
1 September 2012
Pomelo Shrimp Salad
I was underweight for years but I gained ten pounds from my three-month US assignment. I’m now cramming to shed a few pounds since my big day is fast (...)
21 April 2017
Manokan country bacolod chicken inasal
We had our first dinner in Bacolod at Manokan Country. It was my only request to Joie, who was basically in-charge of preparing our itinerary. I wanted to go (...)
3 October 2013
Greenwich Pizza & Pasta
Prior to our visit over the weekend, the last time I had something from Greenwich was probably 4 years ago when I was still working in my previous company. (...)
1 September 2012
Family day at shanghai cuisine
I had dinner with my family at Shanghai Cuisine two Sundays ago after buying a suitcase for my upcoming “adventure”. I have been to Shanghai Cuisine with Boyet (...)
1 September 2012
Kfc Buffet
The idea of having a buffet in Ketucky Fried Chicken made me really excited. KFC is my favorite place to go to whenever I have fried chicken cravings. I read (...)
1 September 2012
Pizza hut fettuccine alfredo
It was raining today that’s why we didn’t have the luxury to walk around and look for something to eat for lunch. Since it was already past noon, most of the (...)
4 January 2015
Bacon and penne pasta with creamy tomato sauce
I cooked this pasta dish a couple of months ago. I was trying to recover my old files from my dead laptop when I realized that this is one of my many backlogs! (...)
29 November 2012
Mama's 50th birthday celebration at tang city
We celebrated my mom’s 50th birthday last Wednesday. After so many years, nothing has really changed. She’s still the most unadventurous in the family. I (...)
1 September 2012
Singapore trip day 3: merlion park and food at ion orchard and gluttons bay
The sun was still up and though we were tired after a trip to the Singapore Zoo, we went to the Orchard Road where shopping centers are everywhere. We first (...)
