Sabaw Sa Tabi: Why Turo-Turo Soup Always Hits Different

When it’s raining, most people look for something hot. Something simple like sabaw. And for a lot of us who don’t have enough time to prepare and simmer food, that means turo-turo soup or sabaw. Lugaw, goto, mami, sopas, the comfort food that we have grown to rely on. No preparation, just point-point and it’s […]
Buying New Frying Pans After Moving Back to Manila: Fry Pan vs Wok Saga

So we just moved back to Manila and like any sane person setting up a kitchen from scratch (again), I found myself scrolling online for frying pans. Honestly, I’ve never really bothered about specs before. I usually just grabbed whatever was cheapest or available. But since I was buying online this time (hello, zero tactile […]
Steak ala Pobre: How I Made a Tomahawk-Looking Steak from the Palengke Taste Sosyal

Spoiler alert: this Steak ala Pobre is no wagyu, with no fancy thermometer required , or a ₱2,000 price tag. Just palengke beef, butter, and good judgment. The other day, I saw a beautiful-looking steak cut in my neighborhood meat shop that looked suspiciously like steakhouse drama. It had a long rib bone and thick […]
I Finished Watching Kdrama Miss Night and Day -A Quick Review

Miss Night and Day was fun, funny, and lots of kilig moments. The kdrama “Miss Night and Day,” has recently concluded on Netflix and was a bit sad to see it go. I already wrote about it in another article here: Kdrama Review -Miss Night and Day: A Hilarious K-Drama Romp Through Time and Age, […]
Review of The Haunting of Hill House -A Masterclass in Emotional Horror

!The Haunting of Hill House -spoilers ahead! I’ve not been writing for a couple of weeks on the blog. I don’t know, I’ve signed up for an AA on Malikhaing Pagsulat sa Filipino in UP Diliman and still smarting from the rejection. But on Wednesday last week, I picked up The Haunting of Hill House […]
Tortang Talong (Filipino Eggplant Omelet)

Growing up, tortang talong was a staple in my household. My father plants them and we sell the extra eggplants to neighbors and the local market. Because there’s so much, we end up being forced to eat them so they don’t go to waste. As a child I hated them! You’ll be surprised at how […]
Kdrama Review -Miss Night and Day: A Hilarious K-Drama Romp Through Time and Age

Hey there, fellow K-drama enthusiasts! I’ve been suffering from a serious case of KDrama Withdrawal these days, After several favorites, nothing seems to have tickled my fancy from the recent batch of Kdramas on Netflix. Still, I can’t let the day pass without watching at least one drama right? Jin-hyuk oppa has a running delightfully […]