My twist on Bibimbap

I like eating Korean food for some reason. I especially like eating Bibimbap.

Bibimbap literally means mixed rice. If you have watched Full House, Song Hye Kyo actually had a scene that she made bibimbap in a big bowl. 

Usually a bibimbap consists of a bowl warm of rice, namul or vegetables, pepper paste (gochujang), raw or fried egg and sliced beef. When you eat a Bibimbap you have to mix it thoroughly so all the flavors will blend together. 

Koreans actually present this dish in a more detailed manner when you eat it in restaurant, and by all honesty its too good for me to eat. 

I usually eat this when I really need an energy booster because of the pepper paste. In my version, instead of having beef, I actually added poached chicken breasts without the skin. For the vegetables, I used lettuce since it was the only vegetable available in my chiller. I also cooked 1 small egg and then had only a half cup of rice since I am on a diet. And of course 2 Tbsp of chili pepper paste. I actually added more when I was mixing it. I know it would turn me red after eating this but I'm quite used to it. ^^,

When making bibimbap, any ingredient is okay to use just as long as it is edible haha! 

And if you are having some problem about the pepper paste, you can just check out the Chinese/Japanese/Korean Aisle in your local grocer, I'm pretty sure they have it there ^^, 

Much Love! 

-- Alice

What me and Enchong ate at Abe

My Food Buddy for the day -- Enchong Dee!

Hey ladies! I am back with a new blog post. 

If you also subscribed to my beauty/personal blog you would already know that I went on a date with the ever so lovable Enchong Dee! I am saying that he is lovable because he is! and you know what he also likes food - A LOT! 

Mini stop's Promos and Quick food review! ^^,

Ola! 

Happy Friday! 

When you are in a hurry where do you buy your food? 

Mcdonalds? Jollibee? or any convenience store?

I mostly go to Ministop or 7-11 to buy food since I don't really eat a lot...well maybe if I haven't eaten breakfast. 

On that note, most commonly I go to ministop because of their friendly cashiers. I'll do another post about the cashiers on my other blog ^^, 

I am the type of person that usually talks to the cashiers if they are friendly. Its by chance that the ladies at ministop Pearl Dr here in Ortigas were really nice to tell me about some of their promos at the moment. 

 

First promo they have is the cool treats at mini stop. Basically if you buy a 5 giant sundae cones the 6th giant sundae cone is free! and to prove that you will be given a loyalty card the one I have. I'm not really sure though if all branches of ministop has this. 

Quick Review about their giant sundae cone. 

Things that I Like: 

-- Really Cheap! Only 15 php each. 

-- The flavors are awesome. Although it changes from time to time. I am currently loving their chocolate strawberry. 

-- 1 cone is just enough to fill your ice cream craving

Things that I Don't Like:
-- You have to eat this quickly because it melts quickly.

Verdict??

A winner! I love ice creams and this is one of my favorites! ^^, 

Will I purchase again? 

No questions ask....YES! 

Lets go the the next promo that they have. They have this promo on their fried chickens that if you buy either 1 piece or 2 piece chickens you get a 500ml pepsi! 

I actually don't eat lunch at home because I have to go to work at around 12nn. When I say their fried chicken I was like  

"teh anlaki naman nyan!" (That's so big!) 

I actually though this has more flour for breading than the actual meat, but it was actually not that! haha! The gravy and rice though were a bit of a let down because the rice is not that hot while the grave was a tad watery and has a lot of black pepper. 

Quick review again! 

What I like: 

- Great buy for 120!

- Really yummy chicken. 

- The 2 piece chicken is actually good for four if you look at the size of the chicken. 

What I don't like:

- Gravy was a bit watery and has a lot of pepper. 

- Rice was not hot :(

Verdict? 

I still like it! even though the rice and gravy was a let down, the chicken was superb. You could honestly go on a food coma after this if you like the food haha! joking aside though this is an awesome meal if you are on a budget! 

I know its not THAT healthy to eat this everyday. I suggest to eat this at least twice a week and have a friend to share the big chicken okay? 

That's it for my blog post today! I hope you like it! If you have questions or suggestions of good restaurants I can try out here in Manila please do comment down below and I will talk to you soon ok? 

Much Love! 

-- Alice

Dinner with my sister and the family at Banapple

Duane, me, Joyce, and baby Jezriel

Ola! I am now starting to update this blog more. 

It may be a little late (blame it on my schedule) but I will update this what ever it takes.

If you read my beauty blog, you would already have seen the first part of my Saturday last September 24. I was able to attend this event by Dollface cosmetics held in Purebeauty in Serendra. 

I had a great time and I was able to meet Noe, Janah, Teena and also Pearl, the owner of Dollface Cosmetics. 

If you want to see more of this event you can click here

So I actually stayed in my sister's house the rest of the weekend and one highlight of this weekend is the party and what we did on Sunday evening. 

Sunday evening we went out and had dinner in Banapple in Katipunan. I haven't actually ate there before but whenever I pass by on the way to my dad's I would be so curious because their place is highly recommended. The place was always packed but there were some things that kind of turned me off. 

look at that serving! ^^

The interior is great, it has this homey feel. The lighting has a romantic feel to it. There were a lot of couples, and also families that ate there. 

I ordered fettuccine jacinta which costs 170 per serving. When it was served to me, I was shocked to see that the serving is actually good for two! 

Here are some things I was a bit off about the place. For one is that we have to wait for like 10 mins or more to get a seat. Not all of their employees were approachable and some of them didn't even smile. It was okay for me  because I think they were having a lot of people to serve but honestly, at least show some courtesy. Even I would still force a smile when I'm stressed. 

But no biggie, I was there for the food and the ambiance, not really much on the staff. There were a bit fast but were a bit lacking in smiles. 

Would I eat again in Banapple? Of course! I would try their other specialties next time but not on a weekend. 

Have you been to Banapple? 

How was your experience? 

Tell me on the comment box and I'll talk to you soon! 

Much Love! 

-- Alice 

Dinner out with my office mates!

Ola Chicas! I'm back in this part of my blog. 

I'm really sorry I haven't been updating since I haven't gone out and enjoy some good food in a while. 

So last Friday I went out with my friends to Metrowalk to eat dinner and also so celebrate 3 of my co-workers birthday! We had a very hearty dinner courtesy of Jay-J's Inasal ^_^

These are what we had for appetizers

These were amazing I tell you, even the breaded spinach taste so good. 

For our entree we had crispy sisig which is good for beer, but not with rice. I actually had a hard time eating this, I had to gulp down some iced tea to soothe my throat 

We also ordered crispy pata, unfortunately I wasn't able to taste this because it was at the farthest part of our uber long table. 

Can you see it? I can still remember how yummy Jay-J's Kare Kare is! Omg it just tastes soooo good! :D 

        

We also had some soup, as far as I can remember this is sinigang na bangus. very yummy too!

       

We actually ordered lots of food, I just wasn't able to eat them all. I actually got used in only 1 serving of rice due to my diet. haha! 

We also have cake courtesy of Goldilocks! Love this one! 

Here are other pictures of what happened that night! Enjoy! 

 

Jay-J's Inasal is located at Metrowalk. You can also visit their Meralco Avenue branch only 10 minutes from Metrowalk Ortigas. 

Much Love! 

Alice