Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms in the world and to my mom! Today and every day, I am thankful that God has blessed me with such a wonderful mom who is so sweet, kind and loving! I took my mom to lunch today for Mother’s Day at one of our favorite places, The…
Hello homemade dirty rice!
Ingredients: ground chicken, rice, onion, salt, garlic, bell pepper, paprika Today’s culinary creation is dirty rice. I’ve always been a fan of Popeye chicken’s dirty rice and so today was an attempt to imitate that side. Instead of using ground beef however, ground chicken was used to make it a healthier version. To make the…
Hello Starbucks Frappuccino happy hour!
I always look forward to when Starbucks does their Frappuccino happy hour! It’s a perfect time to get that sweet Starbucks treat since all their frappucinos are half off from the hours of 3-5pm. I got the new caramel ribbon crunch! With four kinds of caramel, dark caramel sauce, caramel drizzle and crunchy toppings, it…
Hello Cinco de Mayo!
Hello Kitty Foodie wishes everyone a very happy Cinco de Mayo! It felt like a fiesta today when I dined at a local favorite, Acapulco, for Cinco de Mayo! I got to try some old favorites and some new ones. The meal started off with some complimentary chips and salsa. Next up was trying their…
Hello Jollibee!
Ever since Jollibee was first introduced to the United States, I’ve had a fascination with trying their different offerings. Perhaps its the feeling of being in the Philippines (Jollibee is a popular food chain in the Philippines) or it’s likeness of having home cooked liked breakfast meals (yummy -silog (meat+egg) breakfasts or maybe it’s the…
Hello Ramen Hayatemaru!
I’m on the quest of finding even more good ramen places in the South Bay! After reading some of the Yelp reviews and seeing this place feature in the LA times food blog, I decided I needed to try this place out. I came here during happy hour time! Both the regular menu and happy…
Hello homemade spicy spaghetti with ground chicken!
Ingredients: noodles, ground chicken, Filipino banana ketchup Today’s culinary creation is spicy spaghetti with ground chicken! I love Filipino spaghetti because it always has a slight hint of sweet. The reason for this is because instead of using tomato sauce, banana ketchup is used. For a healthier spin on this dish, ground chicken was used…
Hello The Standing Room!
There is a Filipino soap opera that I watch called Be Careful with My Heart and on the show there is a character who always says “OMG.” The character on the show says it really loud too like “OHHHHMYYYYGEEE.” When I went to this small little place inside a liquor store, I was essentially like…
Hello Kitty mint chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients: eggs, flour, butter, mint chocolate chips Today’s culinary creation is mint chocolate chip cookies! I chose to do mint chocolate chips for several reasons: 1.) I loved how cute the mint chocolate chips were. They were chocolate chips with little green stripes. 2.) I wanted to something different aside from regular chocolate chip cookies….
Hello Tropical Sunsets @ The Cheesecake Factory Yelp elite event!
I’ve been yelping for almost six years now and each Yelp event that I go to always proves to be memorable! Last night was the Tropical Sunsets Yelp elite event at The Cheesecake Factory and it was a great. The event was held at the Harbor Room at The Cheesecake Factory and the dining room…
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