Trevalli Panna Cotta

I love desserts!! Yippee! When eating at buffets I do give some space for desserts! haha But that's another story. I want to share with you today, one of my favorite desserts of all time! My oh my, Panna Cotta! haha (Do I sound matakaw ba?? Forgive me forgive me.. hehe) 

Panna Cotta is an Italian dessert which I mostly have in Italian Restaurants (duh!) I love getting panna cotta since it is not too sweet and melts in the mouth! So I was very happy when I saw this in groceries! Wow, I can get this anytime I want! haha!!

 Trevalli Panna Cotta is available in several flavors but I already forgot the other flavors :) They don't have it in plain so I decided to got the one in caramel flavor.

It looks like a leche flan due to the caramel flavor. But it taste like the real panna cotta but a little jelly and creamy. The caramel taste is just right, not too sweet. I love it! It has just the right quantity, hindi siya bitin. Overall, it is a good snack and dessert. Bonus, it is easily available in supermarkets.

-XOXO-

Father's Day 2012

Father's Day is fast approaching! Have you thought of what gifts and where to bring your fathers on their day?? Here's what I found in the internet for the upcoming Father's Day this Sunday.

To gift experts, share with me Father's Day gift ideas! Ciao! :)

-XOXO-

Accessory Holder

I've been eyeing this accessory holder as I see it in online shops. Finally, I got one! We girls do need to organize our accessories for us to be able to use everything. When we just pile everything in one jewelry box, we tend to use only the ones that are on top. So here's one solution to organize everything! 

Here's the accessory holder that is available in two colors (pink and black). It has 36 clear pockets and back to back to it are 18 hooks that can hold up several accessories. Since this can be hanged, it can save a lot of space. I can also see my accessories anytime which can also help me decide easily what to wear. It can also help me use all my accessories alternately.

I got the black one and I want to share with you my latest little black dress. :) 

For a close up look, you can see that each pocket has ample space for several accessories.

The hooks has the right length that can hold up several accessories. But it will still depend on the weight of the accessory to prevent them from falling. 

Lastly, this is very affordable! I only got it at 230 pesos from 168 mall. There are really a lot of good buys at 168. But I am still searching for a better and more fashyon fasyon accessory holder. I've looked at several house ware stores but I find them expensive. So if you know where I can buy a nice, affordable and long lasting accessory holder, do let me know.

-XOXO-

Ha Yuan Fresh Lumpia

Growing up as Fil-Chi I am very exposed to a lot of chinese foods and one of it is fresh lumpia (chinese version of the lumpia ubod). There are a lot of fresh lumpia and it is my first time to try Ha Yuan. I am very used to eating fresh lumpia although I am no veggie lover hehehe!

 Before I start my review, I would just like to share that the image below might not look as fresh as it was. I was only able to eat this the next day and this was already stored in the ref. Thanks for my parents for getting me fudam although they know I won't eat at home! hahaha

Ha Yuan fresh lumpia has a big size and it really filled with different vegetables! (There are some that has few vegetables and is just full of wraper). Although I don't usually pair this with the sauce you can see that they give generous amount of fresh lumpia sauce. Although it was already stored in the ref, the wrapper is still good except for the sides. But over all it is still ok, it didn't became suggy.

Ha Yuan fresh lumpia has different mix of vegetables including sea weeds which make chinese lumpia more special. Although I wish that they could add more if it. Medyo biting yung "chichay" / sea weeds.

Ha Yuan has a wide variety of chinese food like siopao, asado, kikiam, cua pao etc. To know more about Ha Yuan check out their Facebook Fan Page.

Disclaimer: I am not affilated with Ha Yuan, got the items at our own expense.

-XOXO-

Revlon Photoready

What's new? I was eyeing for PhotoReady products since last year but I haven't get the chance to buy it. It's because I still have powder and foundation products with me. But when I saw that it is on promotion I couldn't resist anymore to get it or is it just my alibi since I really really want to get Revlon PhotoReady. haha What I like about Revlon PhotoReady is that it has pigments that reflects light which makes the face looks more flawless.

PhotoReady Airbrush™ Mousse Makeup, an air-light makeup provides a flawless finish, whether it’s on camera or in person. The whipped texture allows you to blend evenly for undetectable coverage, leaving you with a smooth poreless complexion. The formula’s photochromatic pigments bend and reflect light to minimize flaws, leaving you with perfectly airbrushed skin in any light – indoors, outdoors, or under the flash of a camera. Oil free, fragrance free. Use alone or over PhotoReady™ Primers.

Revlon PhotoReady™ Powder eliminates shine and evens skin tone. Photochromatic pigments bend, refect and diffuse light to help erase flaws. A micro-refined ultra-lightweight texture with a soft, luminous finish.

Finally I got Revlon Photoready Airbrush and Revlon Photoready Powder. Wait for my road test on these! :)

I got this 2, availing their latest promotion. For a minimum of Php1,500 I got Php 100 off. Not bad since I really like to get these 2 items.

-XOXO-

Selecta Gold Caramel Cheesecake

Ice Cream is a very popular and widely eaten comfort food here in the Philippines. Filipinos are fund of celebrating all kinds of occasions from birthdays, despedidas or just a self made occastion just to bond with family, office mates and friends. What's the connection? With all these celebrations, ice creams have always been a part of it. We also turn to ice cream when we feel stressed, sad or just want to eat something cold due to our hot weather. It's also very ironic that I see a lot of people still eating ice cream even when the weather is cool. I do also love eating ice cream and I wanted to try Selecta Gold Caramel Cheescake when I saw their TV commercial. What I liked more about it is that they tied up with Annie Tanco of Bizu for the cheesecake.

 My verdict:

• It is really creamy! It's not your usual ice cream.
• Not too sweet.
• It has the right caramel taste which is also not too sweet.
• There are big chunks of cheesecake which I can say is a real cheesecake. It is cheese base and not cream base only.
• The cheesecakes are very intact together and does not crumb.
• It is really premium.

I think that it is really great! I love cheescake and ice cream and when they are put together...... it's heavenly! 

It also affordable for a premium ice cream. It only costs Php 40 on your leading supermarkets. It can really be the best alternative for the premium brands like Haagen Daz, Dreyer's or Ben and Jerry's.

Check out their commercial.

-XOXO-

Bubble Tea

You already know that I love drinking milk tea! I drink more milk tea than coffee and here's another milk tea post. I've come to know Bubble Tea long time ago but too bad there's no easily available Bubble Tea near my place. So every time I get the chance to see Bubble Tea I try to get one. Bubble Tea has a wide array of menu, they have several drinks and food. But they are more popular with their milk teas and their Takoyaki balls! But for this post, I would only feature their Bubble Teas. It was hard to choose what to get since I like to try almost all! Waaaahhhhh!!!!

When I saw this on the menu, I already knew what to get! I will definitely try this and what I know their best seller (or is it just our family favorite) that is Almond milk shake. For the Japanese cheesecake cream drink, we asked the server which is the best seller and decided to have it (Japanese Cheesecake Cream Roasted Tea).

Japanese Cheesecake Cream

I was expecting that is like the salted rock cheese of Happy Lemon and here's what I think of Bubble Tea's JCC.

• The cream cheese was light but very tasty.
• I can really taste the cream cheese but not nakakaumay way.
• The ice tea was so good! At first I was expecting that it might be like the usual roasted ice tea or a leafy cold beverage. But it was not! It was very good, it does not taste leafy but the right cold tea.
• It's some kind of indescribable, more of just try it for yourself explanation.

I've got to know Bubble Tea Almond milk shake from my niece since I only order Almond milk tea which by the way is so yum yum too. For this post, with out a doubt I've got to try Almond Milk Shake.

• It has light almond taste but I can really taste the almond.
• Although it's shake, it is not too sweet.
• It has the right shake texture, not too shavey ice and not too thick. You can drink it easily.
• Super Like!

For both drinks, we got mix sizes of pearls. Bubble Tea's Pearls are very chewy and has a distinct taste. It taste somehow like the kakanins but not too sweet though. I love it! Bubble Tea is priced more expensive like 20 to 35 pesos more than other milk tea brands but I can say that their milk tea is really good. You get what you pay for! Sulit talaga siya! Next time, I visit Bubble Tea I hope I can share Takoyaki post. To know more about Bubble Tea check out their Facebook Fan Page.

Disclaimer: I am not affilated with Bubble Tea, got the items at my own expense.

-XOXO-