What sound scares you the most in your home or coming from the outside? Where ever you live inside your home we often hear fire truck, police car, ambulance, garbage truck and towing truck pass by does those sound bother you? Do you ever wonder if there is a fire around your area? Or have you experience having a fire near your home or neighborhood? There was one time a year ago I did experience hearing so many fire trucks passed by our home and we came out in the middle of our sleep to see what it was because there we’re smoke coming outside entering our home for that moment you had a scared feeling because you didn’t know how bad the fire is and where it was coming from. When living in the Philippines there are a lot of people who live and when they don’t take care of themselves leaving an electric fan, phone being charge during their sleep or leaving something being cooked while not remembering they had it on and no matter what the reason is everyone around them becomes to panic beca...

  Every once in awhile your phone will ask to be updated and there are some Pro and Con’s in having it done especially from any phone we have when we purchase our new phone we need to get comfortable in the new functions that is added in what we are not aware of its feature and the usage of each application. The Pro is there are new added features in your phone just like what is offered in the new phones in the market for example my phone is a Samsung when there is a new phone on the market the same features are added on my phone from the last year generation. How do you know when something is added on your phone there will be a letter “ N ” or a Dot in color Red to indicate there is something new added on your phone in each settings and application on your phone will show once you are exploring to see what are the new changes. Example: In this picture on the right side next to the light bulb there is a small red dot to indicate there is a new item added on your phone. The new...

  For the past few days I felt my world was falling and I didn’t know what to do or how I would feel when my world was falling apart it wasn’t serious to other people but to me it felt a big impact something I had worked so hard for and didn’t want it to end or to feel I had quit on something I just begun to be recognized for what effort I did to establish my blog. My domain need a renewal and my credit card is already expired and since we are experiencing pandemic I need to find away how I can pay it on time before it had really expired. Due my credit card was coming from another country I had to find out if a new card was sent to my home town. Every day I couldn’t sleep and the more I worked to do more researched I came to a dead end something I had to see if my personal blog really mean anything to me or how would I cope if it we’re no longer in my hands. Or I thought what if I had applied to a new web host and a domain but then again I would need to start from the beginni...

  Have you ever seen a puto that look like a pizza and also comes in a box when you have a pizza delivered from your home? Someone gave us Pansit Malabon and Puto- Bilao from  Nanay's Pancit Malabon today for our lunch in good timing it is our employee's birthday celebration which made his day even more special to him.

  I have a break for two days from my real work so I get to have time for myself. It seems when you have already worked yourself up from Christmas gifts and only have half of your list done now you want to move ahead to something new I started thinking ahead of myself took a big jump where my mom and I started planning for our next trip for next year. Yes, I know it seems for real but when you are staying home for a long time you would rather think of the good things to look hope ahead of yourself. My mom and I talk everyday from regular landline phone, via mobile phone and as well through Facebook messenger this way even if we talk everyday my mom still has the feeling you are there for them even if you are not next to them. I have been doing my part as a daughter buying her food and basic needs by sending to it to someone who works for us this way even if I cannot see her I can still do my obligation as a daughter to help my mom out. I’ve been doing the same for her frien...

  In the Philippines we eat pandesal for breakfast, merienda, lunch and dinner. We can add anything inside to make it into a main meal or a dessert but no matter how we eat it we have something that fills up our stomach. Sometimes we have the following ingredients inside our bread: Corn beef Eden cheese Salted Egg Coconut Jam Liverwurst Hot dog Mayo Scramble egg Peanut butter Sardines Butter Chicken spread Egg spread Ham Spanish sardines in a bottle with olive oil Ice cream Some people just soak their pandesal inside the coffee 

Everyone goes being creative when they want to find something to do at home I sometimes come across being creative as well I personally make silk flower arrangements and order them online for my supplies this way I can also give it away as a Birthday, Wedding Anniversary or Christmas gifts to let my family and friends know it was personally made by me. These are the floral arrangements I have made in the past here in the Philippines to give you an ideal what kind of talent I also have to share you my own ideals I came across from on my own. In real life flowers comes in a pot when we plant it so I came across using a glass pot filled it with rocks I had in my room when I use to make gel candle on my own and came across using my old supplies to use them for my floral arrangement with ceramic pastel flowers to decorate my wooden fence I had ordered online. I had someone who had requested small floral arrangements to put in their room or bathroom these are the kind of floral arrangements ...

It’s Christmas in September! We are staying home the only thing that comes in mind is the Christmas Holiday that is coming as we start preparing ahead to think what we can give to our family and friends we start listing down a list of items that we can start buying for them online. Everyone wants to feel they have accomplished something ahead of time and I am one of the type of person who things ahead. I had started ordering Christmas wrapper online because if you buy months ahead of the Christmas holiday you can buy it in an inexpensive price. Buying items by the dozen you save your cost when you live in the Philippines you will realize everyone wants the same item you plan to give a family member there is no more complaining because everyone has the same item. I live in a household where everyone wants the same item given to each family member I always give something that is both for unisex this way no one complains why their gift is better than the others and everyone becomes unifie...

  Today, I was craving a hamburger like the ones I had in California, where I grew up. While browsing Grab Food, I discovered a new hamburger place I hadn't noticed before. Their menu caught my attention, especially the Cali Burger, which features an all-beef patty, American cheese, iceberg lettuce, tomato, grilled onions, and a secret sauce. It sounded just like the burgers I used to order in California, a place I miss dearly. When you're homesick and longing for familiar flavors, sometimes trying a new restaurant is the perfect way to satisfy your craving.   Double Cali Burger with salt & pepper fries BBQ Bacon Burger with additional patty and cheese with salt & pepper fries The Hot Surfin' Bird with Beach Bun Fries is topped with chopped grilled onions, cheese sauce, and their secret sauce. To me, it tastes like a baked potato, which I absolutely love.  The highlight of Beach Bun Burgers is the flavor—it brings back memories of something I’ve always imagined. I...

Today our menu is beef salpicao and Manang V wanted to make sure it tastes how it is supposed to be I am her tester when it comes to her home cooked meals. This way we are both helping each other before it gets sent out to our family living somewhere else. Beef Salpicao Recipe Ingredients: 1 Kilo - Beef  tenderloin  (cubed) 1 Tsp - Worcestershire sauce 1 Tbsp. - Butter 3 - Cloves Garlic (minced) 1 - Onion (chopped) 2 Tbsp. - Olive oil 2 Tsp - Oyster Sauce 1 Tsp - Ground Black Pepper to taste Marinate Procedure: In a bowl combine  Worcestershire  sauce, oyster sauce, garlic, black pepper with beef tenderloin marinate for one hour place in the refrigerator. Cooking Instructions: In a pot add olive oil, butter when hot add onion with marinated include the sauce cook until meat is tender and ready to serve when hot in a serving plate. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.  ...

Seaweed has always been my favorite healthy snack that we usually eat alone or with lazy sushi but now there are crispy seaweed crackers that come in different flavors in Original, Barbecue, Cheese and Spicy and many more it is sold worldwide in different brand and makers located in your area. In my area I was able to try  Faru's Sea - Charon  and there are other places to buy it and yet so many others to try so far I love the snack. I just wanted to share how the original look likes based on the flavored one so you can see the difference. This is the cheese flavor my favorite is barbecue they all crispy and what the package say's is all true I am not trying to sell an item for you to buy just explaining what I feel toward the seaweed crackers. I love to explore with snacks and try it at home and let people know what it tastes like and all I can also tell you has a lot of iron and detox everything out from your system.  

  Pork giniling in English is ground pork cooked with potato sometimes you see other recipes cooked with egg which we call it torta in English it is an  omelet,  or we can cook it into a soup that becomes picadillo so whatever you feel like eating you may cook it in different ways. To get the other recipes you may look at the link to direct you to the site: Torta Torta Eggplant Pork with Quail Egg Picadillo Soup Pork Giniling with Potato Recipe Ingredients: 2 - Kilos Ground Pork 2 - Potatoes (peel and slice to cubes) 2 - Onion (peel and chopped) 2 - Whole Garlic (peel and chopped) 2 – Cup Water Patis (fish sauce) to taste Cooking Instructions: In a large pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic and onion to sauté add ground pork, potatoes with water cook until potato is tender season with patis   NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

Everyone at home love eating this I am not fond of it since I am allergic to bagoong shrimp paste otherwise when this dish is cooked no one cannot resist eating it when it is hot and ready to eat match well with fried fish of your choice. Pork Binagoongan Recipe Ingredient: 2 - Kilos - Pork liempo (slice 1 inch) 4 - Tomato (chopped) 1 - Onion (chopped) 1 - Whole Garlic (peel and chopped) 1 - Tbsp Sugar 1/2 Cup - Vinegar 2 - Tsp - Bagoong Shrimp Paste Cooking Instructions: In a pot pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic, onion, tomato, sauté add pork liempo, vinegar, sugar and bagoong shrimp paste cooked until meat is tender ready to serve in a serving plate. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

  This is one of my favorite vegetables it is chicharo in English it is sweet pea cooked with shrimp. I can eat this alone without any rice as one of my meals alone. Chicharo with Shrimp Recipe: Ingredients: 3 - Cloves Garlic (minced) 1 - Medium Onion (chopped) 2 - Tbsp Cooking Oil 6 – Pieces Shrimp (remove head, shell and cut in small pieces) 1/2 Kilo Chicharo/Sweet Pea (remove the sides) Patis to taste 1/2 Cup - Water Cooking Instructions: Step 1: Cook in a large pan in medium heat add cooking oil add garlic and onion sauté  Add shrimp cook for two minutes  Add water and  chicharo/sweet pea mix together cook for 10 minutes season with patis 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.  

This is my favorite all time Filipino Corn Soup that I prefer to eat often if I could my mom use to make this for me when I was young. You can also use yellow corn in case native white corn is not available in your area. Filipino Corn Soup Recipe Ingredients: 2 Pieces - Native White Corn (use knife to remove kernels) 1/2 Cup - Ground Pork 1/2 Cup - Small Shrimp (peel, remove head and shell) 1 Cup - Dahon Sili or Spinach 1 - Onion (chopped) 2 - Cloves Garlic (minced) 1 - Knorr Chicken Cube 4 Cup - Water Patis to taste Cooking Instructions: In a pot add small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic, onion to saute add ground pork, shrimp, corn, water once water is boiling add chicken cube and dahon sili season with patis and 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.  

  Its merienda time in the Philippines and this time my family would like to eat pizza and this time we decided to try  Angel's Pizza  delivered to through Grab Food. Angel's Pizza has a promo Double Deal 12 inch pizza buy one get one free choice from the following: Pizza Overloaded Cheese Burger Creamy Garlic & Cheese Angle's Pepperoni All Meat Chicken Aloha Angel's Aloha Garlic Shrimp Angle's Supreme Angel's Garden Buffalo Chicken Creamy Spinach The pizza we had decided up on is Angle's Pepperoni and All Meat the picture shown on the top is the Angle's Pepperoni.

  Corn Beef Recipe Ingredient: 1 - Canned Corn beef (any brand) 1 - Onion (chopped) 2 - Garlic (chopped) 1 - Small Potato (chopped) Optional 1/2 Cup Water Cooking Instructions: In a saucepan pour small amount of cooking oil when hot add garlic and onion sauté add corn beef, water and potato cooked until potato is cooked. NOT SPONSORED. Subscribe @ Carmina Lifestyle YouTube Channel  a place to look, discover and share. Thank you for your support.

There is always new changes and new trends when we are lockdown for over five months in our home no one see how you look when you are hibernating once you post a picture of yourself that is when people surrounded from you can glance and see how you really look nothing just an imagine how your face look like. New changes are good when so many years you have always had the same hair style what my friend said I am no longer the Dora Explore the cartoon character the only difference I never had bangs on my forehead. To get to the point when you have always stuck to one hairstyle because your mom always had judge you when you had tried to grow your hair but as we are staying at home and we are not allowed to go out due the pandemic we are into we have no other choice to let our hair grow not unless we want to cut it ourselves and make a bigger mistake especially if you don’t know how to cut it. I have been receiving great compliments my Aunt said Carmina you should keep your hair long...

  Just like anyone else we have stress food that we want to eat other than food cooked at our home today I was stressing with so many things happening around me not realize that I haven't eaten a meal for the day. We are so all busy sometimes we don't pay attention to the time and only realize when our stomach starts to make a noise to let us know we need to stop ourselves to take a break to have a meal to put down what we are doing during that moment. I was craving for some Korean Snacks and I was able to order from Grab Mar through Assi Ceci Korean Grocery the great part they sell meals that is precooked. The Kimbap and Tteokbokki Combo is PHP 360.00 ($7.41) I decided upon getting the homemade braised potato marble the cost is PHP 100.00 ($2.06) My second round I was able to try their 6 pieces kimchi pancake for PHP 150.00 ($3.00) Japchae per pack is PHP 180.00 ($3.60) There are so many food to choose to see what you're craving for at that moment of time. Note: Carmina ...