Today is the last Sunday of the month of November the menu for the employee is cooked by Ike who is Manang V's assistant in the kitchen. Ike decided to do chamba chamba recipe out of malunggay leaves, galunggong fish which they call it GG for short in the Philippines. Galunggong in English is mackerel scard. Chamba chamba means when you invent on something with no expectation how it will taste like after being cooked. I was interviewing Ike to get his chamba chamba recipe he laughed and said I don't think I want to cook anymore. Manang V said you will get interview by Carmina you will be recognized by her blog. I wanted to take his picture he said he is not prepared well until now I will share you his recipe on what other ingredients he had added to his chamba chamba recipe. Chamba Chamba Recipe Ingredients: 2 Pieces - Galunggong Fish 1/4 Cup - Fresh Ube (peel and slice to cubes) 1 Cup - Malunggay Leaves 1 - Onion (peel and chopped) 1 - Tomato (chopped) Frying: Heat pan and p...

  Living in the Philippines there are so many products made with Black Sugar Milk Tea that you come across when it becomes available in your area. Black Sugar Milk Tea is very popular not only in the Philippines the whole world has it to try from different makers who decide to have a branch. There is a trend of some sort we always want to taste it ourselves to see what they say is really true of not this time I was able to purchase Tom's Farm Black Sugar Milt Tea Almond at  SUPERB MOM STORE  Online Shop Shopee Philippines. Milk tea lovers I have a snack that you would love to try it is Tom's Farm Black Sugar Milk Tea Almond so yummy something you won't feel guilty eating a handful. The taste is something great to taste the flavor of the black sugar milk tea that is coated on the almond something you can dig yourself in with a limit of how much you can eat. I was able to purchase it for PHP 269.00 ($5.38) 190g being on sale from the seller. I am sure in other sellers ...

In our life we come across items we need to learn to let go or else we fill up our home with too many clutter and soon it will overlap to take over a mess to uncover in the years to come. Ever since I began living in the Philippines and living with so many people who work for us you learn the value of items you have in your home what items they don't have because one thing they would prefer to supplement their family first before buying unnecessary items. Every year I would clean out my clutter and decide what I no longer need or items I can let go to give to those who can use it for a better use. Sometimes we hold on our belongings with sentimental value what happens if you're no longer with that certain person or items your parents gave you when you're young. Learn to let go on items you no longer need seat down and list all your items down check your list and how many items you can give away or sell to someone who can use it more than you. You will realize late...

  You want to add another drawer to your table while working not having much space this is something convenient to place underneath by having an instant drawer. We come across something when we feel we want to organize our clutter every day we use certain items to make our life well organize might as well add a drawer that look like this in the picture shown below. Find where you would like to place your drawer by cleaning the area before you will stick it underneath your table giving space to have it hidden the white portion sticker is what you will remove to stick to your table. Isn't this cool you have an under the table drawer storage for your pens, scissors or items you use regularly for you to grab while on the table.  It is something useful and easy to assemble anyone can install it on their own. The best part it is hidden and it won't get in your way. You can buy the under the table drawer storage online just type the name on the search button and it will direct you to...

  Happy Thanksgiving to my family and friends living in the United States! You're celebrating with a big festival table color of fall. I am eating turkey not roasted in an oven with stuffing and cranberry sauce. My version is made by Bistol Chunk Turkey that I had made into a sandwich spread. Bistol Chunk Turkey is sold for PHP 92.00 ($1.84) each can. I bought it at Sage and Roshan 2017  Online Shop Shopee Philippines. I was looking for turkey and was surprised they actually have a canned version like any other sandwich spread that we often see for tuna. I did the same process in making my sandwich  by opening the canned turkey and drain off removing the broth that came with it. The turkey is whole not something I had expected since this was my first time purchasing the product. Turkey Sandwich Spread Recipe: Ingredients: 2 Canned - Bistol Chunk Turkey Any brand of Mayonnaise Black Pepper to taste Preparing: Open the Bistol Chunk Turkey and drain the broth place in Tupper...

The life you live become the opposite from where your family and friends live and the way you live off from having what they call it an easy life the life they don't have and what they would want if they could. The life I live in the Philippines living with a handful of people is a life some people don't want and they cannot picture their friends living in that kind of situation from someone who has lived here for so many years you learn to accustom yourself in every life situation you get use to it from the beginning it is difficult once you learn to live the way your life is you get acquitted to how it will become until you move out to have your own place of your own. My friends always tell me how can you manage to live that kind of life and put themselves in my shoe they need their own privacy. My friends explain they have been living life alone and being single gives them the freedom to do what they want to do and no one can tell them what to do. I always tell my friends th...

  In every life we come across other shampoo to use daily on our hair and everyone has different texture, climate and water in their home. Living in the Philippines we don't have softener in our water not like in other countries we live in order to balance our hair to brush it without being rough we need to find a shampoo and conditioner to make it soft. I've come to the point to try different shampoo and conditioner to see what works for me to other people it may work differently than others. I have thick hair and anyone who has cut my hair always say the same thing you're hair is so healthy what do you do to maintain it the way it looks. All I have been doing is eating healthy that make your hair grow faster in two weeks my hair will begin to grow I can tell by my gray hair coming out. My hair grows long and to maintain it is to find the right shampoo. My dad was the one who introduce me to Garnier Fructis Shampoo when I was visiting California two years ago during the ti...

  Once a while it is okay to eat processed meat in a can when you feel the need to eat meat for breakfast the best is picking the right kind that has less salt for those who have medical issue. My mom loves eating spam for breakfast with sunny side up egg. Although my sister eat her spam with seaweed called Spam Musubi the Hawaiian way when she miss having a vacation in Hawaii. Everyone is all different when it comes in frying their spam. Spam can be purchased online in the Philippines or in the grocery store there are different price range all depends where you plan to shop. I brought the spam lite at Laz Mart online application of Lazada for PHP 180.00 ($3.60) a can not including shipping and tip to the rider. Note: I am not selling Spam Lite. To find out about Spam Lite click at their website: https://www.spam.com/varieties/spam-lite

  Nexxus shampoo was my brand when I was a teenager. My mom is the one who had started me off using this brand for my hair the smell of coconut was a tropical feeling inside just to imagine yourself by the scent. Finally I was able to find the same shampoo all over again by purchasing it in Shopee from a seller who sold the last item for PHP 450.00 ($9.00) not including shipping and tip to the rider delivered to your home. You can say I have tried other brands of shampoo when living in the Philippines there are no softener in the water how it is when I was growing up in California. To get to know about  Nexxus  click the name to direct you to their website. Note: I am not selling Nexxus products.

  By the look of Fever-Tree can be misleading that you're drinking alcohol in the middle of the afternoon as I was asking Manang V for a bottle opener she had thought I was drinking during my office hours. Ginger is my favorite and what makes it exciting you get to enjoy when they make it into a soda out known for ginger ale. This time around I decided to try another ginger ale brand I came across Fever-Tree Ginger Ale sold from S&R like a Costco in the United States. I had purchased it online from Metro Mart application and had it delivered to my home. The price of Fever-Tree Premium Ginger Ale is PHP 312.00 ($6.24). It comes with four bottles in this type of packaging shown in the picture. Opening the flap from the bottom you will come across reading this: Fever- Tree also sell Ginger Beer haven't tried it yet may be in the future when I feel like drinking for the mean time I was able to taste and see what is the difference it is a carbonated spring water version with a m...

  What part of a chicken do you prefer to eat the most? My favorite part is the thigh or wings in our family everyone gets a share of their favorite. We get our roasted grilled chicken from Chooks to go that can be ordered through Grab in order to have it delivered to your home. They have different branches in the area of the Philippines you may refer to their website by clicking here: http://www.chookstogo.com.ph/ Chooks to go have other products other than chicken but this is what we prefer the most since we are a chicken lover cooked in other way to match with our tortilla like a burrito the Mexican way. Oven Roasted Chicken - Black Pepper Oven Roasted Chicken - Sweet Roast In every household everyone has their own taste buds from oven roasted chicken with black pepper or the oven roasted chicken sweet for me I prefer the sweet. To make a burrito just want we do at home kindly click at the following links to bring you to my Mexican Recipes: Manila Tortilla Soft Taco Recipe Break...

  Magic flakes in cheese flavor remind me the imported goldfish crackers or cheese it in our local version. It may not look the same by its shape of a fish or square shape ours look like a basic cracker that is close to what I miss eating back in California in every food there is always something to take its place no matter what food you crave. Anything is possible when it comes to food ventures in Carmina Lifestyle a place you can seek something new. Magic Flakes are made by Jack n Jill in one package is 10 packs inside for the price of PHP 47.00 ($0.94). In each package has four pieces in one pack to eat per serving enough for a small snack to bring along with you where ever you go. Note: I am not selling Magic Flakes Cheese Flavor Crackers just my favorite snack made in the Philippines.

  Eating Panda Express Chinese Kitchen brings back so many great memories of my hometown. My mom used to buy it at Nordstrom Rack in the Marina in San Leandro Shopping Mall after our shopping trips, and we’d take it home for lunch or dinner. Now, I can enjoy my favorite food without needing to fly back to California. For those unfamiliar with Panda Express, you can create a plate with two or three entrées and a side of your choice. The picture shown features Kung Pao Chicken , Eggplant Tofu , and Chow Mein . Kung Pao Chicken Eggplant Tofu Chow Mein The plate for two entree and side is PHP 330.00 ($6.60) Bowl: 1 Entrée and 1 Side of your choice Orange Chicken with Fried Rice PHP 234.00 ($4.68) I couldn't stop laughing at the size of the small entrée of Kung Pao Chicken. I think I made a big mistake with the size selection since this is my first time ordering from the Philippines. It was online, so I had no clue how the sizes would compare to California. Oh well, it's here now...

Here I go again going on my health drinking tea ventures when my ginger tea is running low I begin looking for something new to try. I love any tea made from Korea especially ginger with honey tea. No one probably knows there are so many company making different types of ginger tea with other ingredients combine to make it all something new for us to try. I keep venturing on my online shopping. I get the chance to try each one and see what taste it has to determine on my own research that I like the best one day I will be able to let everyone know once I finish my ventures of ginger tea. What is citron? Citron is a fruit from the same as a lemon and lime the only difference is based from the skin being bright yellow on the color.  Either way citron and ginger are both healthy for you when it comes in finding a healthy tea. From opening the bottle this is how it looks like from the inside the taste is not sour when you can imagine having citron and ginger something you can drink eve...

  Today someone in the house wasn’t happy how her Christmas tree was decorated next I know there was no more decorations it was placed in a plastic bag. What happens when the person who had decorated the Christmas tree doesn’t remember she was the one who did it the second time around? We have a family member who is under going through early dementia no matter if you tell her she was the one who decorated the Christmas tree she will not remember. The family member wanted it to have fewer decorations on her Christmas tree and didn't like what color ornaments was on her tree. The Christmas tree that Gina had decorated beforehand felt there we're too many things going on with the tree with big ribbons. The family member thought it was too busy and distracting the way she had looked at the tree. From the moment on a person begin to age every year the memory gets worse and once the person stress themselves from their environment for a person who has been a perfectionist has al...

Going back to our American food that we often eat on a cold winter day is beef stew made by our family member some people like it made from someone else is at Marie Callender's beef pot pie. I remember when I was young living in California there use to be a Marie Callender's Restaurant in Fremont Hub Shopping Mall located in Fremont a place I grew up as my childhood years. Even though the restaurant version no longer exist we can still purchase frozen Marie Callender's in the grocery store for our own convenience when we feel like eating it by heating it in the microwave. Although I am not living in California I was able to purchase it in S&R just like a Costco everyone shops wholesale in the Philippines we too have something like that here. Even if it is microwaveable food the meat is soft and tender the texture doesn't change at all still taste  the same.  To refer to other products of Marie Callender's click here to direct you there: https://www.mariecallende...

Do you ever have someone you're talking asking what time it is?  Sometimes you come across who you're with they keep asking you what time it is and consisting looking at what time this has happened to me a lot of times either in person or on the phone. Questions I ask the person if they ask more than once: Do you have a date? Do you need to be home in a specific time? Are you expecting someone to come over? When I reply with question number 1 the person laugh at me the person say why do you say that to me if I have a date because you're always asking me every time when I am talking to you. It becomes annoying at time you feel they no longer into your conversation might as well not talk anymore on the phone. I also have someone come over your home by appointment and they keep looking at their watch to see the time. I always ask them question number 1 and they say no just my sister might look for me why I am not home yet. I always tell them why not call t...

  Persimmon fruit from the USA is in peak season from the end of the month of September to November. Japan persimmon fruits are in season from the month of September to December. Korea persimmon fruits are in season from October to early December. Just like anyone from my hometown in California we also get the chance to eat persimmon fruits the same time of the month. Even if I live in the Philippines we also get to eat the same fruit it may just be a different texture it comes to taste maybe the same being all sweet inside. In the Philippines we also can purchase dried persimmon sold in a Hi-Top Grocery stores or in a fruit stand no matter if fresh or dried we can have it both ways. The price may be more expensive than others the price of the persimmon fruit has increased due our pandemic months and the cost of living is quite different in the situation everyone is in with everyone needing an income. It doesn't stop us to eat our yearly fruit that comes the month of November. Pers...