Still Have The Fiesta Ham

How many boxes of ham did your family consume last Christmas?

For us, we have two. I am thinking of using only one since we are to give the other one to one of my relatives who happened to cancel their trip going to our house last Christmas. Whew!

So that was it. Now I still have the remaining box of our Purefoods Fiesta Ham which I am planning to heat tomorrow for breakfast and early lunch.

Have you had such similar experience before?

All About Popcorn Machines

Its been many years since popcorn first made its inception and it is still going strong. We all enjoy popcorn and so did our parents and even our grandparents. It has been said that American actually eat over sixteen billion quarts of popcorn each and every year. This article will go over some of the more interesting facts of popcorn and popcorn makers so you'll know even more about one of America's favorite snacks.

The first thing we should talk about is popcorn since without it, the machines wouldn't exist. This tasty low calorie food is made using kernels of corn and is said to be a whole grain food. People that enjoy snacking before bed can do so guilt free because popcorn is a low fat food.

Tropical Snack Collage

A day before we get married, my boyfriend asked me to go and have our last snack as boyfriend-girlfriend. And since we are heading towards Ortigas Avenue Extension (going to Taytay), I just asked him to park at the nearest Tropical Hut Burger located in the boundary of Cainta-Taytay.

Look at what we got:

I just forgot to upload the picture of the burger but that's fine. We had a great time, and that's very important because we will cherish that last bonding moment before we face each other the day after as husband and wife. :)

Oh Strawberries!

I often just see strawberries in jams, ice creams and wines. Here in the Philippines we have the strawberry-flavored local wine and since I do not consume much alcoholic drinks anymore, I just want to taste the real fruit instead.

I remembered the time when my parents got themselves a free time before. They went to Baguio city and went to a strawberry farm. I envy their experience as they get to pick (harvest) strawberries from the farm. Hence, we got that fresh treat from them.

If you happen to have some strawberry inspired or flavored products please let me know. If you can share a picture or two, please do share it here in the comments section. You know what? I'm dreaming to have a line of strawberry inspired and or flavored products for sale aside from the conventional ones. I would love to buy a strawberry soap, strawberry essential oil, strawberry lotion and strawberry candies.

Image credit: Sage...here and away

Christmas and New Year Foodie

Fatty food, yeah but these are what we had over the holidays, need to really trim down now the holidays are over *sigh*.


For the New Year Foodie, there has to be some, ooops 12 or 13 fruit in the table (as what my Mom directed) to invite prosperity.



Have sweet treats on the table to enjoy the sweet life in the coming year.

Fish From Lingayen Pangasinan

In my last few posts, I told you about the starlet crabs we had for our Christmas dinner, today I'll show you their companion all the way here in our house.




I don't know the type of fish you're looking at but these were also cooked by my Mom a little later after she asked me to take a picture of these aqua friends. :)

These can be cooked in different ways, you can steam, fry, grill (with onions, tomatoes and chilis to stuff the body as stuffings) or just make a soup out of it.

In the end, Mom decided to put them on the grill. Goodbye fishy friends. :P

Crabs for Christmas Dinner, Why Not?

Ham will always be the star of every Filipino's Noche Buena (Christmas Dinner). But this time we want another star to be on our table.

Introducing.....(drum roll please) fresh crabs from Pangasinan.