I'm a big fan of anything with sinangag and itlog (fried rice and egg) and if you're going to ask me if I could only eat one same set of food for a year, I'd choose the typical Tocilog (Tocino with sinangag and itlog) or Tapsilog (Tapa with sinangag and itlog).


Fun fact: Salted egg is also known as "itlog na maalat" here in the Philippines. It tastes very salty and the shell is tinted purple or maroon (to distinguish it from that of a chicken's egg, since salted eggs are duck eggs).


For more information about salted duck eggs, check out this article on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salted_duck_egg

The last time I tasted Tocilog was in October 2011 when we had our Food Fair in my former school, O.B.M.C.I. Sta. Ana. It's the same event where I bought my fave potato salad. The Tocino meal sold in the food fair is composed of pieces of Tocino, white rice, slices of tomatoes and salted egg. Then, the sellers wrap these in fragrant bamboo leaves and a brown paper bag. As far as I remember, it costs 60 pesos.

My good friend, Mommy Veka, introduced a word to me when I was still in high school: NODDLES. Yes, not noodle but noddles. And I'm sharing this quirky word because this post is related to noodles... or pasta. 

I went to my future school, DLS-CSB to reserve my slot last April. After going around the campus and waiting in line, I passed by the University Mall beside DLSU to check out the restaurants and fast food shops there.

 I haven't been to this store called Goodles but I already saw an article about  it on Total Girl magazine. It's a pasta and noodle shop with an on-the-go or take-out concept. Yes, you can surely dine in there but isn't it fun to eat pasta on the go? The fun and most important side of take-outs is convenience (and the cups that they use are super cute and large too).

 The shop is also eco-friendly. It's summer but I appreciate that they aren't using air conditioners that much. They are also using tissue papers made from recycled materials and the lighting of the shop is just right. 

*The images were shot at the storage room of our family store and please excuse my hand*

Pictured below is the Creamy pesto with shrimp. The pasta itself costs 135 and the additional shrimp costs 35, so it's 170 pesos all in all. Oh, by the way, everything in Goodles doesn't exceed 180 pesos! Affordable, right? :D

Again, sorry for the bad quality of the photo. Anyway, pesto is my favorite pasta sauce and Goodles made pesto taste a whole lot better because they made it creamier and it's not too oily. It's thick and the flavors are tangy, sweet, salty, and minty combined. The Parmesan cheese used is also crumbly, and that's my favorite texture of the cheese used in pastas. The shrimp is well-cooked and the pasta is cooked al dente. I didn't get a shot of the garlic bread but it tastes so savory good as well (and the bread itself is cut thick). Give it a shot, guys! I'll try the other pasta there as well. :D

Hey guys! I hope you’re having a great summer ‘coz I’ll be going to school on the twenty-first of May… yes, my summer is nearing its end, LOL. Anyway, I would like to share a special food that I’m always craving for when we’re having our annual food fair in our school. This special food that I’m talking about is a potato salad. Yes, you read that right: potato salad. There might be nothing really special about this, but there are a few factors that consider the potato salad as something special:

• The potato itself has the right amount of tenderness; not too soft, not too tough. Who would like to eat potatoes that has a rubbery texture, anyway? Just kidding!
• The carrots are soft at the center and caramelized at the edges.
• The cream is neither too thick nor runny. It has a combination of tangy, spicy, and sweet flavors.

Yes, it may be ordinary but I’m literally going crazy over anything potato… and this is my second favorite potato dish. The first one is French fries, of course.  Check out the picture below! :)

Sorry for the bad photo quality. Anyway, feel free to share your own versions of the classic potato salad, just send me a message here: http://laninadedoscaras.tumblr.com .I'm planning to make my own with a zing soon! I'll be happy to post your own recipes besides the potato salad here in my blog (and I'll give credits, of course). Thank you very much and God bless! XO <3