Stuffed-Crust Pizza from Scratch

Making a homemade pizza from a home-prepared dough is just as quick and easy as making your homemade pandesal. It only takes a few minutes to the prep time to add your fave toppings to your dough. For the dough, you need these basic ingredients: 2 cups warm water 2 tsps active dry yeast 1/3 […]

A Big Appetite for the Big Apple

When it comes to food trips, New York City is my “happy place” no questions asked. We would drive all the way from New Jersey to the City that Never Sleeps, to have a taste of the best dumplings in China Town, or take the PATH Train to the 33rd Street, and simply walk around […]

Food Trippin’ at Jersey City

In this post you’ll be seeing plenty to keep you gastronomically craving for some of Jersey City’s best bites. These may not be among the top restos, but they sure are our faves! Let’s start with… All-You-Can-Eat Hibachi Grill Buffet selection is a good staple. Good quality for a buffet and well, let’s say it […]

The Convenience in Pay-in Lounges

I made one smart move in one of my adventures (literally and figuratively) as a mommy, and I’d like to share it with you. Spending the holidays in New Jersey has become an even bigger deal for my family since it was my daughter’s very first international trip..   and it was the first time […]

Pinoy Holiday Faves

I guess I’am one of the Pinoys who would not let a Christmas Season pass by without getting me at least a bite of two of Pinoys holiday comfort foods, the ‘stars of the season’… Bibingka and Puto Bumbong! Many Filipinos crave for these well-loved delicacies especially after attending the Simbang Gabi (the nine dawn […]

Royal Dining on a Budget

Breakfast in the mornings at Royal Lancaster- Lancaster Hotel at Shaw Boulevard may be a simple affair, but it has always been worth the money we paid for. With a limited selection on what were served, well, not as grand as a buffet breakfast at the Heat (Shangri-La Hotel) which is nearby, of course, the […]

Satisfying a Food Craving, One Resto at a Time

Being exposed to different cuisines can widen one’s perspective on food, that’s why I see to it to try out something new whenever I get the chance. The objective of resto-hopping after all is to have a taste of the best of what our country has to offer, and enjoy some international cuisines as well. […]

The Maya Kitchen’s New Gen Baker: Jennifer Villanueva

A copy paste from newgenbaker.com Please see link for full feature story: newgenbaker.com/blogs/jennifer-villanueva Meet our New Gen Baker, Jennifer Villanueva, 37, a proprietor and the owner of Big Ben Concepts Marketing Services, a duly recognized marketing and PR firm that specializes in events organization and public relations services. She is also an artist, a baking […]

A Twist in My Regular Coffee Break

Nothing wakes me up in the morning and seals the deal the way a freshly brewed coffee does… It livens up my still snoozing blood cells ang helps me kick off the day with high energy and enthusiasm. But eversince I have become a 24/7 all-around mom, I began missing out on lots’a cups (of […]