Some people find it strange that I treat avocado more as a dessert than as a vegetable to garnish salads. Growing up in the Philippines, we always had avocado for dessert. It is commonly mixed with sugar and milk, and with a bit of ice, it becomes a refreshing snack or dessert. One of the…
I love my morning coffee but tea is my comfort drink. When I’ve indulged too much and feeling a little bloated, I drink tea to sooth my stomach. When I feel under the weather with a flu or cold, tea comforts me. And when I’m hot and bothered, why that nice tall glass of iced…
The food that you grow up with follows you the rest of your life. No matter where you go, now matter how your circumstances change, the food that grew you will follow. That’s how it is with us Filipinos and our favorite summertime treat, halo-halo. Halo-halo literally means mix-mix. It’s a mixture of everything good,…
It’s summer time again for sure when you can’t stay but a minute outside and you are already sweating and sticky without doing anything more strenous than lifting a glass of iced tea. I’m loving it though. It gives me an excuse to come up with cooling treats like Halo-halo. Halo-Halo is the Filipino version…
Today was extreeemmmmely hott, so we are hiding inside, with our A.C. But we also took advantage of the time inside for some cool treats, one of them being a “traditional” banana split. This treat consisted of: 1 scoop vanilla ice cream, 2 mini bananas, a swirl of spray whipped cream and a maraschino cherry! later I…
Another summer time treat that I remember is this cantaloupe juice. I remember buying this from street vendors when I was growing up in the Philippines. I don’t know why, but the steet bought juice was always so much better than the known to be hygenically prepared juice from home. Today, I make this when…
I was a little bit apprehensive with this broccoli juice, but once I made it mom and I both loved it! I really reccomend it, because not only is it delicious, its very easy and healthy!! 125g/4 1/2 payday loans las vegas oz. broccoli florets2 eating apples15ml/1tbsp. lemon juice (thats about 1/2 a small lemon)ice…
I wanted to use up some extra fruit I had, and since I had the juicer out already, I decided to use it to create a fruity concotion with them. So here’s what I used: 1 small eating apple 1 nectarine 2 c.(approx.1/4) pineapple Core the apple, text your ex back> nectarin How To Get…
