West River Side

I normally don't crave for pizza but  the possibilities of dough unlocked this for me. The result is cheeseburger on one side and Chicken cheese on the other. DOUGH: Mix accordingly 1 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp iodized salt, 1/4 cup water (slowly add), 1 tbsp warm water and 1 tbsp cooking oil (once the water and flour is thoroughly mixed) Knead for 15 mins then shape into a ball, smear with oil, cover with cling wrap and let the dough rest for 30 mins. After resting, sprinkle some flour on tbe board and lay the dough on top. Spread some flour on the chopping board and roll the dough into an oblong shape Put some flour on your knife and cut the dough into smaller pieces and form them into  balls. Make sure to add some flour to keep it from sticking to the cling wrap.  Coat the dough balls with flour and use a rolling pin to spread the dough (I used a wine bottle wrapped with cling wrap since I cou...

I have never in my 36 years of existence, have had the slightest interest in cooking and baking until the pandemic happened and we had to stay home for over two months with very minimal trips outside and only for essentials like groceries.  After a couple of weeks, I started craving for food that I can easily buy outside but now am unable to do so since the bakeshops and estaurants were closed anyway. These food craving led me to my discovery of flour and specifically making dough. However, the lack of a proper oven can hamper one's spirit not to mention output. Working with what I have, I first started reasearching about what I could do with dough with either a toaster oven or frying pan to cook it, then for each item I make, I read about 5-10 articles about it and watch at least 5 youtube videos on how to make it. The challenge is, each baker has their own style of doing things, by watching several videos, i get different tips on how to make the process better and combine them to...

DO you ever have that usual go to place that you and your friends decide when you can't think of anywhere else to? Working in Makati for the past couple of years has given me the opportunity to explore this city away from my home. Will populate the list as I try more restaurants! FAVORITE WATERING HOLE: The Balcony Gastropub Staple orders: French Onion Soup Chicken Pork Adobo The Plantation bar and Bisto Sisig Chicken Cordon Bleu Liempo Wingman Wings in every flavor, how can you go wrong? Classic burger GRILLIN Volcanic Grill Sisig Pizza Persia Grill RAMEN COMFORT FOOD Mitsuyado Sei Men CHINESE Mu Noodle Bar

I woke up to the sound of the wind howling at our glass windows at 6am in the morning. No need for an alarm there! Upon opening the windows, I was greeted with a white haze. Isn't it ironic that when it's a work week, you dread the thought of waking up so early in the morning but if it's a weekend, I wake up really early. posted from Bloggeroid

It's a friday night, the air cool, we have the window open and I can hear people laughing in the watering hole below the condo. I contemplate on what to do to fill my spare time with 3 hours to spare before nap time. Days like these are quite rare. More often than not, my spare time is used to hang out with officemates after work. But how will we ever expand our social circle if we don't go beyond our comfort zone? So I declare a few challenges to me: Before I was so keen on pusuing going to SOFA and at the last minute did not enroll because of the money I will spend. Ironic, right? 1. Get fit - Diet Diva will serve my meals 2. Go boxing - Empire Boxing is just across the condo I really should do it 3. Enroll in French class, so of and when I go to Europe or Paris, I can enjoy my stay there To some, this is pretty simple. But to a boring person like me, this is an overhaul.

It is funny how we know the history and culture of a land we do not live in yet know so little about where we live. Thus, began our mission to explore Manila, one city at a time. DESTINATION: Marikina Starting Time: 11am End Time: 5pm How to get to J.P. Rizal in Marikina - Waze (app) and Google Maps Marikeno (native people in Marikina) are said to be the most disciplined people in the Philippines. If the cleanliness around Marikina were a testament to that, Marikenos would pass with flying colors. The streets I could say were similar to those in Singapore - free from litter and we saw people from households cleaning their own front area even if it were facing a street. SHOE CAPITAL of the Philippines Marikina produces 70% of the shoes in the country. and holds the World's Largest Pair of Shoes, recognized by the Guinness World Records. In Marikina, you can find the Shoe Museum which houses 800 out of the 3000 shoes that were part of the famous shoe collection of the ...

I had a full weekend scheduled and it just so happened that this weekend was all about culture. On Saturday, I went to see the Kusama Art Exhibit (Form the private collection of Lito and Kim Camacho). I was so excited when I passed by Ayala Museum before it officially opened in July but haven't had the time to visit it until the second to the last day of the exhibit. A brief background: Yayoi Kusama was born in Japan, 1929, is one of the leading and most influential figures of the avant-garde scene and is credited to be an important precursor of various art movements which took shape between the 1950s and 60s, namely Minimalism, Feminism and Pop Art. In fact, Kusama was  A precursor of the  pop art ,  minimalist  and  feminist art  movements, Kusama influenced contemporaries such as  Andy Warhol  and  Claes Oldenburg  and r emains active and relevant at 84.   In 2011, Kusama also worked with fashion designer Marc Jacobs ...