My new kitchen must have! Ajinomoto Sarsaya® Liquid Seasoning, an affordable, easy to use, and tasty cooking liquid gold:-) Cooked chicken with black beans yesterday and it was so malinamnam. My kids don’t eat black beans and yet, they loved this dish. My dish is a winner though I’ve cooked this one for the first time. Chicken With Black Bean Sauce – Ajinomoto Sarsaya Dish Ajinomoto Sarsaya comes in 250ml PET bottle and 25 ml sachets. The sachet costs P8 lang. You can use it for cooking or dipping. And there...

It was so timing for Earth Day which is being celebrated this year on April 20-22 that I finally got the chance to unpack these gifts from Ajinomoto – lovely sustainable alternative kitchen essentials. Each of these – bamboo glass jars, woven hand towels, and reusable produce bags were sourced from local enterprises.The bamboo glass jars from Eco Shop PH and the shop offer a selection of home and personal items to encourage everyone to have a low-impact lifestyle (low-impact means less damage to our environment). The custom...

Ginger is one of my favorite vegetable ingredients to use not only in cooking but also when making smoothies. 🥤🍌🍊 Ginger, Papaya and Banana Smoothie View this post on Instagram A post shared by ◦•●◉✿ tweenselmom ✿◉●•◦ (@tweenselmom) Ginger is known to help soothe the throat if you have itchy throats but I found out that it also helps to promote healthy aging. ( yes to that!) When I served this Papaya/Banana/Ginger combo to my husband, he instantly loved it. I’ve served...

As I advocate #PinasarapNaGulay recipes, I’m making this list of vegetables included in the Filipino folk song “Bahay Kubo” Photo by Markus Spiske from Pexels singkamas (jicama)talong (eggplant)sigarilyas (winged bean)mani (peanut)sitaw (long beans)bataw (hyacinth beans)patani (lima beans)kundol (ash gourd)patola (sponge gourd)upo (bottle gourd)kalabasa (squash)labanos (radish)mustasa (mustard)sibuyas (onions)kamatic (tomatoes)bawang (garlic)luya (ginger)linga (sesame seeds) If you are curious about how...

It’s obvious that I love sweets that’s why writing this round-up post was so easy. I’ve collected a dozen and more chocolate recipes that I want to share in time for Valentine’s Day. Just click on the recipes below and let me know which one is your favorite and you might win a prize. This giveaway is for Metro Manila, Philippines readers only and will end on February 14th, midnight. 3 lucky readers will win sweet treats from me! Goodluck! Guiltless Brownies Chocolate Milk Panna CottaWhoppie Pie Oreo...

After the holidays, I find myself excited to try new tastes, flavors, and recipes. I’ve long heard and read about truffles in some recipes and names of dishes in high-profile restaurants, and I’m so curious about it. I thought truffles are some kind of chocolates but I found out that chocolate truffles are just named so because they look similar to truffles which aren’t sweet at all. I drizzled some truffle oil on our popcorn and as soon as the oil touched the popcorn, I smelled the aroma and I thought I was transported...

It’s January 1 and it’s time to write goals! I believe setting goals and listing them really helps in making someone be more productive. I remember when I wrote My 12 Things For Year 2020, I really did make good progress. I’ve managed to read books, shared recipes, visited museums, and made acts of charities and my list of goals helped me be more organized with the things that I needed to work on. 12 Goals for 2021 – list down your goals, be more organized and get on the right track Unfortunately, I lost...

I fell in love with the taste of blueberries the first time I had a blueberry muffin when I was a teenager. Whenever I get a chance to order one, I’d get a muffin, a cheesecake, or a smoothie with blueberry flavor. I just love that unique taste that I couldn’t find in other berries. Looks like my daughter has also acquired my love for blueberries because she is now obsessed with blueberry cheesecakes. So much so that she now has a small cheesecake business of her own, with blueberry cheesecakes as one of the flavor options....