Hello MINE Get Your Own Cookie Butter!

I love cookie butter and was so excited to have the opportunity to try out some cookie butter from MINE Get your own Cookie Butter! From MINE Get your own cookie butter I got a tasty four pack of cookie butter samples! The four different flavors were sugar, mocha, gingerbread and chocolate sugar. Of all…

Hello Porto’s Bakery and Cafe!

There’s a ray of light shining from above. A beautiful sight. A blissful feeling. An angelic chorus singing….am I in foodie heaven? Ahh no…I’m only at Porto’s Bakery and Cafe (and that angelic chorus is actually my stomach growling haha) I love Porto’s Bakery and Cafe! I also find myself loving each and every thing…

Hello Birthday Cake Frappuccino!  

Last year Hello Kitty turned 40 and this year Starbucks Frappuccino is turning 20! My oh my both Hello Kitty and Frappuccino don’t look that old. It is a fact that Hello Kitty is (forever) in the 3rd grade but Frappuccino sure has grown up through the years. It was in the summer of 1995,…

Hello National Croissant Day!

Flaky, buttery goodness! How can one not appreciate a this wonderful breakfast staple that simple makes you say “Oui!” A bread associated with France but interestingly enough invented by Turkish bakers, the croissant is a favorite for many! Today is the perfect day to have a croissant too because it’s National Croissant Day! Oui! Starbucks…

Hello Kitty Yoplait

I had heard Yoplait was offering a special Hello Kitty yogurt line this year but didn’t have the luck of finding it anywhere but thanks to Hello Kitty Con I finally had a chance to try it out! Yoplait was there offering free samples of their very cute Hello Kitty yogurt to the Hello Kitty…

Hello Starbucks Secret Menu and Friday Bliss!

I was so excited when I walked into my local Starbucks and saw a new secret menu posted up! On the secret menu were the yummy flavors of butter pecan, frozen hot chocolate, pistachio, smores and banana split! I could not resist and had to try one of the secret menu drinks. I chose to…

Hello Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Haul!

It’s no secret that I have a pumpkin crush. I don’t know how exactly when or how this pumpkin love started but every time the month of October rolls around, I get all excited with the the thoughts of pumpkin-licious treats. I leave it to your imagination about how giddy I was when I spotted…

Hello See’s Candies Open House!

“Indulge…..life is sweet.” From their peanut butter patties to their white chocolate apple pie candies to their assorted lollipops, See’s Candies has played a sweet role in many of life’s celebrations. Today, however was a day for all us to celebrate with See’s Candies Torrance Quantity Discount shop as they held an open house to…

Hello OC Fair 2014!

Two years ago I attended my very first OC Fair. Since it was my first time there, I found fair food so interesting. Deep fried what? Chocolate covered what? It was all so fascinating for a first time fair go-er like me. During that trip I found myself having a Krispy Kreme chicken sandwich. It…

Hello Mom’s Baked Filipino Desserts!

My mom has been on a baking kick recently! She’s been experimenting with various Filipino kakanin. Kakanin is Filipino term for Filipino sweet delicacies. They are sweet desserts that typically include coconut milk and sweet rice. One special main ingredient that is never missing is love. These desserts are always made with a labor of…