Pilipinas Food Trip #15: Fish Out of Water

| April 12, 2011

Here’s a nice little break from cakes for all of you.  What do you say I take y’all back with me to the Philippines for a gastronomic food trip.  Fasten your seatbelts!  I take that back. The more appropriate thing to say in this case  is, “Loosen your belts!”  Here we go! One of the [...]

WW #34: Texas Renaissance Festival

| November 11, 2008

Last Saturday, we spent close to 7 hours at the Texas Renaissance Festival, a renaissance theme park located in the town of Plantersville, Texas.  True enough, the sights, sounds and tastes of the 16th Century  was very much alive in the park. Craving for fish and chips? Wish granted! Care for some sausage? Tada! How [...]

The Golden State

| July 29, 2008

It’s been a little over a week already since we got back from our 9-day  holiday at The Golden State.  If we exclude the arrival and departure dates, that’s a total of 7 full days in California.  With relatives and a good number of friends residing there, 7 days is in fact, too short. It [...]

Yummy Stinky Durian :D

| May 30, 2008

I used to not like durian primarily because of its “unique odor”.  And there’s something about the texture of the fruit that I didn’t quite like.  My Mom has loved the fruit for as long as I remember.  I was already in my late 20s when I “saw the light”.  Hahaha.  I gave the fruit [...]

Terrific Thai Food

| May 28, 2008

For my Wordless Wednesday entry for today at my other blogsite, Mapped Memories, I posted 2 photos from Thailand taken during our (hubby and me) December 2003 trip.  If I were asked what my most favorite Thai food is, it would be Khao krok kapi, better known as Bagoong Rice (Shrimp Past Rice) in the Philippines.  [...]