Cheat Day Platter - Php 299.00
Cheesy Beef Nachos, French Fries, and Mojos served with 3 different dips

 King's Frappe (22oz) - Php 165

I've been craving for Banapple's Lasagna Roll-ups thus hubby decided to have our dinner and satisfy my cravings. For those who are not yet informed, Banapple is now serving at SM North Edsa Sky Garden just beside the ramen house restaurant name Taisho.

Since we dined on a weekdays, hubby and I already expected that we will not be seated in an instant. Good thing we are number 3 on the wait list which is not that bad.


Anyway, hubby ordered Crisp Pork Scallopini with Sour Cream Barbecue Sauce while I opt for Lasagna Roll-Ups. We also had a slice of their famous Banoffee Pie.

I present to you the Red Velvet Crinkles with Cream Cheese Filling and Oreo Cheesecake which I bought from an IG online seller named mambaskidstuff. Yes, I've been seeing a lot of these stuff over my IG and twitter timeline and out of curiosity I immediately sent an SMS inquiry and of course ordered 1 set of each.

Red Velvet Crinkles with Cream Cheese Filling

• One set contains about 14 pieces and is worth Php 500. The kids instant loved eating these one and my daughter was able to actually identify the cream cheese filling which amazed both hubby and I. Anyway, to be perfectly honest it was a little too sweet for me and there are pieces where I can't really taste the filling but I'm guessing it was only my taste bud acting up since my daughter was able to identify the filling.

I've been battling on what Starbucks Secret Recipe to try since I've already tried and tasted the Harry Potter inspired Starbucks Butterbeer. I ended up trying the Starbucks Nutella Frappuccino among the long list.

Starbucks Nutella Frappuccino Recipe (Grande)- Mocha Frappuccino
- Add 1 pump of Hazelnut Syrup
- Add 2 pumps of Mocha Syrup
- Whipped cream blended in
- Top it with whipped cream and/or caramel (optional)

I am such a huge fan of Nutella and that's what made me chose to try this one among all the other flavors. In my opinion, it doesn't taste like my favorite Nutella at all but in all fairness to this drink it taste good. Yes, I'm a little disappointed because I really did expect to finally taste Nutella as a drink but it was a total failure. Nevertheless, I still enjoyed drinking it while chatting with Gracyy, my sister-in-law.

By the way, I paired my drink with my all-time favorite Starbucks Belgian Waffle in Chocolate then I drizzled it with cinnamon and chocolate powder.


Yes, I had too much chocolate that nigh but after we went home I was sleepy instead of being all hyper and whatnot. Hahaha!

When I was in high school, my classmates and I always go to this really small place where Ersao was located after class dismissal. Our usual would be the Taro Milk Tea and Spicy Squid/Chicken/Pork. I remember Ersao being a kiosk or maybe an upgraded food cart back then. We have the same routine every single day until Ersao closed. Anyway, I know that they already have other branches and the biggest one that I saw was the one in West Avenue but I was so thrilled to see their food store at Jackman, Munoz.

Image courtesy of Ersaoofficial Facebook page

I ordered their Ersao Combo Meal B - spicy chicken, rice, soup and pearl milk tea. The food is pretty decent with its Php 119 price. I mean, I was pretty satisfied even without the extra rice. The serving does looks a little small but it actually isn't and I totally love it. The taste is still the same when I was in High School and it kind of brought me to memory lane.

I will definitely be coming back to satisfy my Ersao craving and also to try out the other combo meals that they are offering although I'm such a huge fan of their Combo Meal B, hahaha.

I am a huge fan of anything with mint thus I always feel giddy when November comes just because Christmas is going to start over at Starbucks, hahaha. Anyway, I felt bad the very first time that Peppermint Mocha was not included on their Christmas drink. No judging, please! Those were actually  the days where I wasn't aware that I can just go and simply ask the Barista to whip it up for me since the ingredients used are in season, hahaha! I know I am such a fail. Aside from the drink, I usually go for Belgian Waffle but since there are no other food choices at that time, I just go for the Starbucks Peppermint Brownie (Php 75.00) which is by the way included on their Christmas food.

To cut the really long story short, knowing my love for mint I am pretty sure that all of you will say that I love eating the brownie. Well, I didn't actually enjoyed it that much. I know, I know but I just find the brownie too sweet and too minty for me and the fact that the brownie is chewy but not really *face palm*. Its kind of hard to really explain but all I know is that there are some parts of the brownie that are chewy but there are some which is a little burnt thus the hardness. Maybe I didn't really appreciate the goodness of Peppermint Brownie because I ate it while drinking the Butter Beer.

Overall, it wasn't that bad but as a big fan of anything minty, I am pretty much disappointed. Oh well, better luck next time or I should stick with my usual Belgian Waffle instead.

The secret is out and everyone has been blabbing about their Starbucks' Butterbeer experience. Beerbutter is not a part of their usual menu including the Christmas menu but ever since articles about the Starbucks Secret Recipe circulated the WWW a lot of people became curious as to how it would taste like. I am also a little curious on how it taste like so I give in and tried it out after watching the premier of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at Shangri-la Cineplex 3.

Before I even tried it, I saw the recipe on the internet and even posted it in here.For the sake of those who haven't read it yet, I am more than willing to share it again.

Starbucks Butterbeer Recipe (Grande)- Creme Frappucino (base)
- Add 3 pumps of Caramel syrup
- Add 3 pumps of Toffee Nut syrup
- Top with Caramel drizzle

Just so you know, this recipe is only good for the holiday season and that was because of the Toffee Nut syrup. Like what I said, this is not on their menu so you may want to write down the recipe and show it to your Barista just in case they don't have a slightest idea on how to whip up the not-so-secret drink anymore. Although I doubt that your Barista will have no idea on how to make Butterbeer since a lot of people are already ordering this one.

IMHO, I didn't really liked it because I find it too sweet for me. To be totally honest, when I saw the recipe I was like, "whaaaaaat? 3 pumps each of caramel and toffee nut syrup, I'm totally going to die." I still prefer the usual ones and of course the Christmas drinks.

Anyway, I'm going to try another recipe from the list of Starbucks Secret Recipe which really caught my attention and I am really hoping that I am going to love it, haha. As for the movie, I'll be telling you more about it on my next update.

Momcee has been bugging us about trying out Ababu Persian Kitchen which is located at 75 Xavierville Avenue, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Metro Manila just because she wants us to experience the yogurt sauce that they are serving. I gave in to her request because I am huge fan of Persian cuisine as well as anything that is yogurt.

Image from google.com

Last 2012, stories about their Iscreamist experience flooded my Facebook feed and even on my Twitter but wasn't able to try it out for myself due to store venue is far from where we live. Anyway, hubby was craving for Rodics' Tapsilog thus we proceed to their Maginhawa branch along with my sister and Tita. Since we are already in the area, we finally decided to do a little food hopping starting off with Iscreamist which is located at 46 D Magiting Street, Teacher's Village, East Diliman, 1101 Diliman District, Quezon City, Philippines.

My kids and I are fond of watching YouTube and one of them are videos relating to Kinder Joy. For those of you who still haven't encountered this product, Kinder Joy is consist of chocolates - think Ferrero Rocher - and a small toy enclosed in an egg-shaped container.