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When the longing for authentic Pinoy dishes strikes in the U.S., Isla Grand stands ready to transport your taste buds back to the Philippines.

Carmina is traveling to the United States to spend time with her family. My dad planned a family gathering for Mother's Day at their favorite Pinoy restaurant . Since reservations aren’t possible, we arrived an hour early to ensure we could get a table for twelve before everyone else showed up. As my dad approached Isla Grand , the branch we visited in Pleasant Hills, California , the host at the door said they could prepare a table for twelve at five o'clock. Later, the server called my dad's name and guided us to our table. The place was bustling with people enjoying meals and celebrating Mother's Day. On our first visit to Isla Grand, I was captivated by the décor, noticing many native items that gave the place a fancy yet authentic Filipino feel. They usually have a live band, but unfortunately, there was no entertainment the night we went. My family had spoken highly of Isla Grand and encouraged us to try the Filipino dishes we’ve been missing from back home. Lech...

Carmina Upgrade Version Onigiri Japanese Rice Balls Recipe

Carmina's New Version Using her Lazy Sushi is making it the Onigiri Japanese Rice Balls. Everyone goes to school, work or just want to limit themselves on how much they want to eat. Resolve it can be easy if you have time on your hands to prepare onigiri at home before going out by making sure you have a rice triangle shaper. Carmina had purchased her triangle shape from  Pink Korean Mart  online through Grab Mart for PHP 95.00 ($1.67) not including delivery fee and tip to the rider. Decide what type of seaweed you would like to use where I came across from flavored seaweed snack  Cheese, Barbecue, Spicy and Ginseng  by cutting in the middle. Recipe of  Lazy Sushi  the ingredients the same only difference you'll be molding it does not layer in a casserole dish. First, you'll wash the triangle shaper place on a plate where you can start molding your onigiri by adding rice on the bottom and press it down to form a triangle. Second add small portion of sliced ...

Carmina's New Discovery O'Food Flavored Snack Size Seaweed of Cheese, Barbeque, Spicy and Ginseng

Carmina found a healthy snack when you're craving yourself to have cheese, barbeque, spicy or ginseng. We can control ourselves when it is a healthy snack each seaweed has approximately 6 pieces per snack size. Pink Korean Mart  sells it for two pieces per pack between PHP 55.00 ($0.96)/59.00 ($1.35). O'Food Cheese Seaweed Snack O'Food BBQ Seaweed Snack O'Food Spicy Seaweed Snack O'Food Red Ginseng Seaweed Snack Carmina's favorite is Cheese and Barbeque flavored Seaweed Snack by  O'Food . We can go overboard by eating healthy seaweed by adding it to our meal. NOTE: Carmina is not selling or advertising for O'Food Flavored Snack Size Seaweed of Cheese, Barbeque, Spicy and Ginseng from Pink Korean Mart. Subscribe & follow @ Carmina Lifestyle  a place to navigate you to the right direction. Thank you for your support!