Desserts | My Chocohazelnut Crepe

Let me share you my favorite dessert/s secret. Again, I'm not a culinary expert or a baker per se. I'm just an ordinary twenty something year old who loves eating and discovering my capabilities inside the kitchen.

No doubt, crepe is a wonderland. It makes my tastebuds excited. How did I do it? Here's how:

Machineries: A trusted blender, non-stick pan and your every reliable plate. Not much, right?

Ingredients for the crepe:
1/2 cup water
3/4 cup milk
1 cup flour
Pinch of salt
2 medium sized eggs
2 tbsp. melted butter

Crepe Procedure:
Mix them all up in your trusted blender. That's all. Simple? Very!

After mixing, keep the mixture in a sealed container and store in your fridge. The shortest time for storage would be an hour and maximum time would be 48 hours. After the max period, don't use it anymore. Storing it in your fridge lessebs the bubbles! :)

After an hour or probably overnight... (Catch some zzz's to perform better in the kitchen, don't let excitement conquer you! Haha)

Prepare the filling! My favorite part. I'm going to share the all time favorite, chocohazelnut filling with banana and almonds topped with whipped cream! :)

Chocohazelnut Crepe:

Melted Nutella Chocohazelnut (microwave for 20 seconds)
Ripe Banana
Almonds (optional)

Whipped cream: (optional)
All purpose cream
Powdered sugar
Vanilla extract

Prepare your crepe mixture, medium hot non-stick pan and melter butter. 30 seconds for one side and flip it! Then, that's it!! Easy?

Look, I did this, it may not be perfectly gorgeous but the taste, wow! Haha.

Enjoy!

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Breakfast Experiment: Egg on Toast

Ok. First and foremost, I'm not a cook or a baker. I just love to try new things and explore my teeny/weeny/trying/hard/creative mind. Let me get straight to the whole process and how I turned an egg and toast into a heavenly breakfast meal. (Bias with the taste, I made it eh!) haha.

Ingredients:

1 medium sized egg
Cinnamon powder (need not to be mc cormick)
Sliced bread (Gardenia, of course)
Chicken Tocino (Pampanga's Best)
Salt

Procedure:

1. Crack the egg. Separate the egg yolk from the white.
2. Don't forget to fry the egg yolk first (not too long)!! :) Place the yolk in the middle of the bread.
3. Sprinkle some cinnamon all over while frying. A pinch would do. Add a little salt to taste.
4. Toast the bread in a toaster for about 2-3 minutes until the bread becomes darker.
5. While toasting the bread, cook the packed tocino in a medium heat pan. You can fry it in water or in a cooking oil. Whichever is great!
6. Plating time! Do your thing :)

This is my finish product, what do you think? :) ENJOY!
*revised some*

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Gerry's Grill Davao (The Peak)

Hungry and we deserve a treat.

We had lunch at Gerry's Grill at the Peak, Gaisano Mall Davao. It was our first time to dine in that branch since we always go to Abreeza. So hmm, the location is accessible and attractive from afar. It looks cozier and more comfortable since the tables are arranged symmetrically. They have outside seating and an airconditioned area. We stayed in the airconditioned room since it's too hot outside.

Ok. Let's go down to their menu (the mini book of great grilled food). I love Gerry's Grill and their staff's courtesy. They are always attentive to their guests but not today, to be discussed later.

We ordered our usual favorites: Pork Sisig with Egg, Sizzling Garlic Mushroom Chicken and Grilled Tuna Belly. As always, they were great tummy fillers. Burppp. I had their garlic rice for my dose of carbo and green mango shake for my thirsty throat. We love it!

Note: Their sisig is part of the top ten best sisig places! :)

Back to our dining experience, apart from our very good meal, one staff served the hot plate in a rush, then the oil from the plate came off and accidentally land on my bf's face. I think it should be their protocol to say, excuse me, mainit po, excuse me sir/maam, but there was no precaution at all. And worst, no apology was given. We understand that accidents do happen but a simple apology would do :)

Nonetheless, we love the food and for sure, we will go back.

Here are the pictures, taken from my phone. Photos are not convincing but I tell you, taste it to experience :) enjoy!

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Rooftop Prince OST - Happy Ending by Jay Park

First YouTube video goes to Rooftop Prince. Jay Park's Happy Ending is such a feel-good song. Even though there's no Hangul translation, I can feel the happiness just by listening to its melody.

Happy listening! :)

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K-drama: The Rooftop Prince Review

OKAY. For a Kdrama Fan, I am too late for this review because I just watched it the other day. Uh-oh.

Rooftop Prince or also known as The Attic Prince is a time travel drama with lots of love in it. Unlike other bloggers, they gave a mediocre rating for this show, but me, NO. This drama deserves more, probably 4.5 stars. Close to perfect? Definitely. It's even part of my all time favorite kdramas :)

Overall Review

4.5 STARS

  (as five being the highest)

The plot is simple and very light to watch, no grudges or whatsoever although there are villains in the story (not new to a Korean flick) but they are not much to hate compared with other dramas' villains that would make your head ache.

Characters

Main Cast

Micky Yoochun (Park Yoochun) as Lee Gak / Yong Tae Yong
Han Ji Min as Park Ha / Bu Yong
Lee Tae Sung as Yong Tae Moo
Jung Yoo Mi as Hong Se Na / Hwa Yong

Others

Lee Min Ho as Song Man Bo (Lee Gak's retainer - Crown Prince's tutor)
Choi Woo Shik as Do Chi San (Lee Gak's retainer - palace eunuch)
Jung Suk Won as Woo Yong Sul (Lee Gak's retainer - Crown Prince's personal bodyguard)
Ban Hyo Jung as President Yeo (Yong Tae Yong's grandmother)

The Beginning

It all began during the Joseon Era, a Korean dynasty dated 300 years back from the modern time when the Crown Prince is all set to find the "love of her life". Crown Prince Lee Gak (the super in love) is then married to the Crown Princess Hwa Yong. Hwa Yong has a sister named Bu Yong who became their assistant in the palace. Bu Yong was supposed to marry the crown prince but her sister, Hwa Yong accidentally/intentionally burnt her face with an iron.

They lived a happy marriage until the Crown Princess was murdered mysteriously. Prince Lee Gak got depressed that he really wanted to solve the murder case of his princess. He even searched for the best team to undercover the case, they were Song Man Bo, Do Chi San and Woo Yong Sul (who would complete the Joseon's version of F4 or should I say Power Rangers). They are definitely the cutest line-up for the search of clues and solving the mysterious death of the princess. From there, the story of the Rooftop Prince started.... *spoilers ahead (but just a little)*

While they were doing the investigation, they found a clue that the answer is somewhere hidden in the middle of the forest. They went there together with prince Lee Gak but to their surprise, a group of bad people started attacking them. They rushed their horses to get rid of the arrows that were being thrown to them only to find out that it was a dead end... Fast forward to the 21th century... *()$&@@".,?! eeeck* next thing they knew, they were in Park Ha's (Bu Yong's reincarnation) rooftop.

Who wouldn't be surprised to see ancient people in your rooftop? Haha! Well, they are pretty good looking but still, it's not a good surprise! I love how the plot made some sense :))

The Review

1. The story of the Rooftop Prince is not common. It is indeed full of surprises, u-turns and even great revelations. Although the cast are multiplied in each episode, all of them were relevant in every scene. Hmm, except for Mimi and the other housemate of Park Ha, which I don't know what happened to them. But generally, it caught the viewers' attention. Also, the connection (story) that took place in Joeson and the 21st century was given justice. The director came up with a good ending. For that, I will give it 4 stars of 5 being the highest.

2. The happy scenes are just irresistible. From the bodyguards to the love team, it was full of passion, love and excitement except for the villains of course. Tae Yong and Park Ha are just two lovely couples. They give me reasons not to put down my iPad every time they are on que. I just fell in love with the thought that FATE would bring you to the person who's really meant for you even it would take a hundred years or forever perhaps. Aww! Although they aren't even part of my favorite KDrama couples, they definitely pulled it off. Now, they are on my list! I love them so I'll given them 4.5 stars.

3. The office set-up and family connection. Hmm, a bit okay. Some scenes were a bit off and I just can't connect it with the whole plot. It took so much time in the drama and it kinda bores me at some point. 3 stars for the effort.

4. The villains were kinda "trying hard" to play the witch part. At some point, I hated Se Na and Tae Moo but most of the time, they irritates me. They do things repeatedly. Hello, writer! :) 3 stars again.

5. Lastly, the OSTs Hurt and Happy Ending were perfect!

Nonetheless, I enjoyed watching it and I hope you would too if you haven't seen it yet. I can guarantee that after watching the whole series, you would feel like watching it all over again (like I did).

Disclaimer: I don't own the photos, just got it from the real owners via their respective websites. Thank you.

Have you watched it already? Tell me what you think!

Other recommended k-dramas: Full House, You're Beautiful, Boys over Flowers, To the Beautiful You, Coffee Prince, Princess Hours/Goong, City Hunter, Personal Taste/Perfect Match.. to be continued *still recalling*.

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Strong winds, again?

Alarming! Yes, it is indeed the effect of global warming / climate change. These dramatic changes were discussed by Al Gore (former VP of the United States) during his documentary that was shown in HBO.

The question here is, is it really happening? Can we adopt penguins, polar bears and pandas anytime soon here in our city?

Davao is too blessed to experience the good life and to be tagged as "The Land of Promise" - free from typhoons, strong winds, heavy rains and flash floods (oooops!), YES, that was before. But now is a different story.

Just this morning, I woke up to a different sound that I could hear outside my window, strong winds gushing and heavy rain pouring. Some of our doors were banging and windows (made of steel casement and glass) were softly closing. It's too cold and yes, too difficult to handle for Davaoeños who are not used to this kind of weather. Imagine, this is the 1st time in 30 years in Davao specifically (yes, my first time too except during the times when I'm in Manila). SCARY.

Pablo (the strongest typhoon that will hit the country this year) is just entering PAR. WOW! STRONG-est! If I could feel it, how much more those in areas raised by PAG-ASA as signal no. 3 or worst, 4. I could imagine their roofs made of nipa and even light materials being blown away, walls made of kawayan and nipa being hit by some other things brought by the wind. Heart breaking! I just hope the LGUs in their areas take their part in saving the lives and properties of their people.

Oh well, we could do nothing but be prepared. This is the test of nature, made exactly by human beings. We destroy the nature, we then suffer the consequence.

Let us just pray for everyone affected and pray that we will all be safe during these unwanted times.

Don't forget to charge your phones and other important communication devices and emergency lights. Keep in mind that food and water should always come first!

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Unpaid Review: Just pure HAPPINESS and SATISFACTION!

Cold Drinks especially Frapuccino is spelled as L-O-V-E. My boyfriend can bribe me with this every time I am sad or whenever I am in my "tampo" mode. (You know, just like guys -- the way to a woman's heart is through her craving tummy! *sniff*)

What makes me happy: Blu Gre Coffee and Bo's Coffee. NOW YOU KNOW! =)

Unpaid Review: Just pure HAPPINESS and SATISFACTION!

During my free time (whenever I get the chance to work, not play time), I rush to this certain coffee shop in a certain mall here in Davao and spend the non-paid hours there. The coffee shop is a native of Cebu City - Bo's Coffee.

I don't know their history but what I know is I simply love the interior and the overall feel of the place. It's like a home for me since it's not as noisy as other coffee shops. Getting in touch with my keyboard on a laminated working table is so comfortable together with their bar chairs that are just perfect for those who want to have some "steady" time.

That's their working station with coffee-related sticker arts.

My premium hot chocolate. You know what I love about their hot cup? The taste isn't too commercialized compared to (hmm, you know what I'm talking about). There's no consistency and worst, sometimes, it's served warm not HOT! Na-ah.

Another must-try: If you're into those non-coffee based drinks, you should try the Chocolate Chip. I love it to death. The whipped cream is thick and not-too-sweet, the taste is so good and the ice is crushed right. The price is fine, P145 for a a taste you won't forget in just an hour. It doesn't taste like ICED MILO/OVALTINE (like those one's being sold at this super "sikat" coffee shop). Btw, segway lang, I got so disappointed when I ordered their Frap (Chocolate something) and the texture is like sand, it also tasted like Milo with ice and the whipped cream was melted (just like the cream sold on shelves-definitely not chilled, I don't know what was that. Paying for P165 for a drink such as that isn't worth it AT ALL.

I love the place, I love everything about it. From their staff down to the mini pancakes sold at P55. Bo's coffee is definitely a must-try! :)

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