Everyone loves to try and explore new Authentic Japanese Restaurant and for me I am one of them who don't like ordering food from the same place. If I cannot explore outside might as well explore on food at least there is something new to try as well something to share to my followers. This time we have decided upon  Botejyu  that has a variety of other dishes in the picture is the unagi and avocado roll.  California Roll Diced Beef Garlic Steak Rice Bowl Pork Tonkatsu Cutlet with Egg Teishoku Prawn Tempura There are some meals that come with salad and there are some additional charges for extra add on to your dish. Note: Carmina is not selling or advertising for  Botejyu .  

  Living in the Philippines when it is hot as well a raining afternoon on a month of August there are so many promo in different places to try and this time why not try something new that came out in Starbucks Philippines. Your choices are from Peach Cloud and Jelly, Tropical Triple Citrus, Mango Matcha Freeze, Oolong Jelly Match Royale and Sangria Hibiscus Cold Brew. The first picture is the mango matcha freeze and second picture is the peach cloud and jelly. I like the peach cloud jelly compared to the mango matcha freeze but if you are into something sour you will enjoy it. NOT SPONSORED. Check out  Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  and click subscribe button for free. Thank you for your support.

  Everyone wants to be loved by someone even if it means just being friends and what I mean by love when you care for them just like how you love your family. You come around with friends who have stayed single for a long time, and they want someone to love them back not to be in a relationship with them just to feel they are wanted in terms of feeling special. Some time you come across with friends who have no family living and they have passed away those people feel that want to be loved by someone because they feel there is no one reaching out to them, or they haven’t found that right person in their life. No matter who they are it is not wrong to feel you want to be loved by someone and someone to have that bond that you feel comfortable in talking too of hours and yet still be able to be who you are not judging you what you have less or more from that person. I find it easy for me to meet new people and soon they have been added to your friends list as you meet the fir...

  Collaboration is when someone wants to work for you and you will link your connections to one another in other words for example when you have a personal blog someone will recruit you to work with them a company that sells jewelry. They will hire you as an ambassador to buy their products with a 50% off on their items and what sales you make from a customer who have seen it in your personal blog you will earn 30% of that sale. In terms you are selling their product and advertising it on your personal blog but remember there is a catch when you collaborate with a company. I had received two offers to do collaboration that was my good news but since I knew less about the company it was hard for me to decide whether it was a good thing to start off. I had to decline and say no there was no way in my situation being lockdown where in the Philippines we are unable to go out as the company was coming from the United States it was hard for me to give my full support to give in som...

This is another recipe of Manang V this time it is clam soup sometimes we eat this in our meal and soup is always best to eat on a raining season in the Philippines in the month of August is the month when we experience a storm in all areas. It is not the best month to visit us. Clam Soup Recipe Ingredients: 1 - Kilo Fresh Clams (clean) 1 - Thumb Ginger (2 inch) 1/2 Cup - Dahon of sili (chili leaves) 1 - Onion (chopped) 4 - Cups Water Patis to taste Cooking Instructions: In a pot pour small amount of cooking oil once hot add onion and ginger sauté add water, clams, dahon of sili and patis you will know when clam soup is cooked when the clams begin to open up this is when it is ready to serve in a serving bowl. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.  

  When you crave for Mexican and the ones you are use to eating out is no longer in service due to the situation we are in so only way is to try something new. I was able to find La Carnita Modern Mexican Cantina. You can refer to the menu to check it in their Facebook Page  La Carninta Modern Mexican Cantina  to check out the pictures and reviews of what other people have said about their food. There are four types of combo meals: Main Dish is choice from smoke chicken, smoke ribs and smoke pork Rice choice plain or garlic Sides choice  grilled elotes (corn), whipped potato, triple mac and cheese, taco salad and jalapeno coleslaw La Comida A is a main course with rice. La Comida B is a main course with one side dish and rice. La Comida C is a main dish with three sides and rice. La Comida D  is a main dish with one side dish. Burrito rice is extra charge PHP 70.00 ($1.40) Burrito Wrap choice of beef or chicken   Nachos Ala Bomba Hightlight: Over all t...

Let’s say you’re tired of eating the same meals, and you no longer want Filipino food or the sandwiches you keep making. Finally, you get the chance to order something online.  This time, I decided to try at  Ersao Taiwanese Restaurant have it delivered in your home through Grab Food. I had ordered the following: Beef Genji Noodle  Signature Beef Noodle Teriyaki Chicken   Teriyaki chicken doesn't taste the way it's supposed to; it tastes more like chicken adobo. Drinks Ripe Mango Fruit Shake Buko Pandan Float Green Apple Shake Chocolate Shake NOT SPONSORED. Check out  Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  and click on the subscribe button for free. Thank you for the support.

Campfire Burger and More offers a unique experience, serving burgers that stand out from the usual options found in other restaurants in the Philippines.  Pictured is the Double Decker, featuring two 1/4 lb beef patties, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, double bacon, double cheese, and their signature campfire sauce, all for just PHP 219.00 ($4.28). In this picture is the Hell's Fire burger from their Hidden Menu, featuring three 1 lb beef patties, reaper's sauce, triple jalapeños, and chili. Be warned, this fiery creation will scorch your tongue with every bite, all for the price of PHP 399.00 ($7.98). Wildfries features Belgian fries loaded with keema beef, cheese sauce, cheddar cheese, salsa, and garlic sauce, all for just PHP 169.00 ($3.38). Fries for PHP 119.00 ($2.38) The keema wrap is a Middle Eastern-inspired dish made with ground beef, tomatoes, and onions, all wrapped in pita bread with homemade garlic sauce. It reminds me of the food back home in California. Priced at PHP ...

The benefit of being lockdown you can order anything online and try new food let everyone know how it taste like and when I see a new product to try I don't  hesitant  to try it who knows it can be something new you would love to try in the future. Try and order  Banana Joe Chips  for people living in the Philippines click here. I set my limits on my snacks as much as possible but when you can find an alternative by eating potato chips why not that is the benefit living in the Philippines you can order anything and still be able to eat something you can order and yet try new things and these things don't cost a lot since there are no taxes only shipping but to this point in life we need to do something we enjoy even if it means to be lockdown for a very long time. My motive we should still enjoy what we love to eat and not deprive ourselves even when you are earning an income. I have a lot of friends who say you need to enjoy your food because when you have a sickn...

They say eating banana is healthy for you and if you are tried of eating banana how it is why not try fried saba the banana from the Philippines. So often we eat this in any meal either by itself or with brown sugar or brown sugar with a hint of cinnamon sugar. No matter how you eat your fried banana saba you can other things with it some people add to their pancake or add it to their ice cream sundae. Whatever your desire is there are no limits and boundaries how you want to eat your saba,  Fried Saba Recipe Ingredients: Fresh Ripe Saba (remove from outer covering and slice in the center) Cooking Oil Cooking Instructions: In a frying pan add small amount of cooking oil when hot add banana fry both side strain when cooked and ready to eat place on a serving plate.

Do you have friends who envy you too much? The reason why I am asking if you have friends who envy you too much as I was growing up and even now I have friends comparing the way I live based on how they live sometimes I cannot understand why people need to compare you the difference as I live in the Philippines and they live in the States life is more independent in California not where I live we sometimes need to ask other people to do some chorus for us because we are not allowed to do it in our condition. You are living a life where you are fully lockdown and you are not allowed to go out your life becomes what they call the Princess life where they feel you have more for them or sometimes you hear calling you a spoil brat. To me I don't think I am handed down with a silver spoon or do I see myself as a spoiled bratt. You can read my stories I have written in my previous blogs on how I grew up it is all there but to categorize you being different from them is mind blowing. ...

When your friends become busy and can no longer be reached you learn to move on soon you no longer look for them it seems this is how it is when we become attach to something that we are use too. When you find other things to do and make yourself occupied you no longer look or seek to find or what to know what stories hidden away as you have disconnected yourself from them. We have friends who became addict in painting in their phone to become stress free and this way our minds becomes an expression in what we desire to do elsewhere. We have friends who are sewing making mask to them it is a stress reliever to give out or to sell for an extra income. We have friends who learn to do gardening work and learn to be creative to the trend of succulent they become obsession in their garden. We have friends who have baked so many different kinds of bread and express by taking picture of it in social media. We have friends who bake cakes and pastries and take a picture of their cre...

Have you ever tried the new item in S&R New York Style Pizza in the Philippines? The new item is their chicken burrito that tastes like a chicken fajita with bell pepper, onion, melted cheese with spicy grilled chicken. Choice of ala carte chicken burrito - PHP 129.00 ($2.58) or chicken burrito meal with soda PHP 229.00 ($4.28) cannot combine with milk tea. On June 27, 2020 milk tea series came out with flavors to choose from brown sugar boba milk tea, winter melon milk tea and dark chocolate boba milk tea all in a 20oz for PHP 119.00 ($2.38) You can choose your additional sinkers there is an extra charge of extra black pearls, extra coffee jelly and extra rock salt cream cheese for PHP 22.00 ($0.44) I decided to try the brown sugar boba milk tea with a choice of additional sinkers coffee jelly. The drink is really delicious something different. Choose which delivered method you want GrabFood, Foodpanda and Lalamove within the Philippines for your location. NOT SPONSORED....

This is the Bicol express the healthy version given by my friend who always cooks this for her family. My friend uses chicken than what people normally use which is pork. Bicol Express Recipe Ingredients: 2 Kilos - Chicken Breast (sliced thinly) 1/4 Cup - Ginger (peel and slice thinly) 3 Cloves - Garlic (chopped) 1 – Onion (chopped) 2 Tbsp - Butter 4 Tbsp - Cooking Oil 2 Cups Gata (coconut milk) 10 Pieces Chili Pepper (chopped) ½ Tsp – Black Pepper 2 Tbsp - Vinegar 1 Tbsp - Patis (fish sauce) 1 - Chicken Cube Cooking Instructions: In a pot add butter and oil when hot add garlic, onion and ginger saute  Add chicken breast, vinegar and patis Add hot chili pepper, gata and chicken cube mix well  The gata has lessen and has thicken it is already cooked. It is best to serve hot over rice and ready to eat. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

We never run out eating miso at the house this time it is maya maya in english it is a snapper. I will give you a secret ingredient Manang V also put in this dish to add more flavor. Miso Maya Maya Recipe Ingredient: 1 Medium size Fresh Maya Maya (clean scale with brush, inside and sliced 1 inch) 2 Tbsp - Fresh Miso 2 - Tomato (quartered) 2 - Onion (quartered) 1 Tbsp - Sinigang ng Tamarind Mix (secret ingredient) 5 Cup - Water 1 - Bunch Mustard leaves (separate mustard leaves from stem) 1 - Piece Long Green Chili Cooking Instructions: In a medium pot pour small amount of cooking oil once hot add onion and tomato Add Maya Maya Add water let it boil Add miso and stir Add long green chili  Add mustard leaves Cook for 20 minutes Transfer to serving boil Best served when hot. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

Just like in a Japanese Restaurant we often order miso soup in our dish but since we can have it cooked in our home why not try making this miso soup in your home.  I always buy my Marukome white miso paste in the Japanese Grocery Store and it last for a long time as after use you will place it in the refrigerator. Miso Soup Recipe Ingredients: 3 Tbsp - Marukome white miso paste 2 - Cups Water 1 Tbsp - Tofu (sliced cubes) Cooking Instructions: In a pot boil 2 cups of water let it boil add miso paste let it dissolve add tofu and ready to serve in a bowl. Best served when hot. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

Just like when you eat at a Chinese Restaurant you often order this off the menu now I will show you Manang V's version how to cook it at your home. This dish can be used in any fish you would like to steam sometime Manang V is also using the same dish for Tilipia and it is cooked the same way with the ingredients from the recipe. We often want to eat something healthy this is the recipe for you and easy to cook. Steam Lapu - Lapu Recipe Ingredients: 1 - Fresh Lapu - Lapu (clean inside and outside) 1 - Thumb size ginger (peel and slice thinly) 3 Tsp - Sesame Oil 3 Tsp - Kikkoman Lite Soy Sauce 1Tbsp - Green Onion (chopped) Salt 1/2 Tsp - Magic Sarap 1/4 Cup - Water Preparing Lapu - Lapu Rub salt on the lapu - lapu on the outside and add the ginger inside the fish and set aside on a plate. Steamer In a steamer boil water once hot place lapu - lapu inside and have it cooked for 25 minutes. Cooking the sauce In a small pot add water, s...

Are you brave enough to ride with someone learning how to drive? I’ve known parents who don’t want to be teaching anyone how to drive either they have no patience or they are too afraid to teach someone. They prefer them to learn by taking driving school this way they will learn through an instructor. I remember when I was learning how to drive during my senior year in high school along with other students inside the car with the instructor this way everyone riding with you gets the feel when you are driving a car. It was a great experience for me as I was also so excited to learn how to drive. My sister told me her first time is when her instructor made her drive in a residential area later there was a freeway she said she was so nervous and having students watch her drive. The only way to get our fear is to unexpected the possibly of learning something new from something that just comes without knowing and sometimes this gives us courage to learn. There was a time my niece was learni...

Let me explain what bagoong is made of fermented fish and Bagoong shrimp is made of shrimp paste with salt. Why is bagoong shrimp color pink? When the bagoong fish and shrimp and mixed into with the salt the color changes into pink. Bagoong shrimp my mom buys in Cabanatuan City located in the Public Market in front of the entrance across the street from the bakery. Each sold individual for PHP 50.00 ($1.00) (Price may vary) It is best to cook the bagoong shrimp when it is newly purchased before it gets spoiled once it is fully cooked place in a Tupperware or jar to be place in the  refrigerator . People often eat bagoong shrimp with kare kare, rice, pinakbet, green mango and binagoongan. Bagoong Shrimp Recipe Ingredients: Fresh Bagoong Shrimp 1 - Clove Garlic (peel and minced) Knorr Seasoning to your taste Water (Depends if you like with sauce or dry) Cooking Instructions: In a small pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic to sauté a...

What is buro? Buro is known to use angkak which is a rice color purple that has fermented that has red yeast rice that is where buro gets it's color. Buro is fermented with salt and fish for one week before they sell it. Buro is made with isda (fish) for example the one my mom buys in Cabanatuan City is made with tinapa (smoked fish) located in the Public Market in front of the entrance across the street from the bakery. Each sold individual for PHP 50.00 ($1.00) (Price may vary) Buro is eaten with mustasa (mustard green), okra, ampalaya (bitter melon) and eggplant that has been steamed. Buro Isda Recipe Ingredients: Buro Isda 1 - Clove Garlic (peel and minced) Knorr Seasoning to your taste Water (Depends if you like with sauce or dry) Cooking Instructions: In a small pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic to sauté add buro isda, water and Knorr seasoning for one hour or until the rice is cooked and the water has evaporated. Ready to eat and can be store in a Tupp...