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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

Fresh Persimmons is in Season

Hey Guys, you guess it right persimmon is in season. Carmina was able to find her favorite fruits. The month of November we often see persimmon in season from where your from although in the Philippines it took awhile to find it where you can have it delivered to your location. Carmina was able to find fresh persimmon from  Builtamart  for PHP 62.00 ($1.24) each piece.  Carmina cannot slice it yet since it is not yet ripe to eat. Carmina just wanted to let you know those who would like to purchase fresh persimmon what place you can find them. NOTE: Carmina is not selling or advertising for Fresh Persimmons from Builtamart. Subscribe & Follow @ Facebook Page Carmina Lifestyle  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you.

Suntory Horoyoki Sweet Summer Lychee

You deserve a break when you've had a busy day from work, cooking and just doing our daily routine. Today, Manang V asked Carmina to cook the shrimp tempura being old age you tend to forget how to cook certain food. Manang V only caters to Filipino dishes. Carmina had prepared the shrimp tempura and made garden salad for anyone who wants to eat it for dinner. Carmina decided to drink one of her new Suntory Horoyoi Sweet Summer Lychee that she had purchase back on the beginning of the month of November. Carmina had purchased her Suntory Horoyoki Lychee from  BuiltaMart  New Manila for PHP 79.00 ($1.58) per can of 350 ml. Ingredients in Suntory Horoyoki Sweet Summer Lychee and how much alcohol content in one can Suntory Horoyoki Lychee alcohol is 3%. The flavor is lychee and not strong can drink it for social drinking. Carmina doesn't really like to drink and when she does she prefer the ones with fruit flavor. Carmina found another favorite Korean Suntory to add to her list. To...