六十九：Eat Good, Feel Good at FaBurrito Fresh Mexican Grill

Faburrito

People nowadays are becoming health conscious. It might be because of the alarming increase of overweight people in the world.

I, myself, is trying to be conscious of my body since I started gaining weight because I enjoy eating food.

Though there isn't any problem with eating as we all need to eat to live, it's a matter of what and how much we eat to maintain a healthy body.

When I think of Mexican Food, I actually think that it's packed of calories, fat and carbohydrates but hey, it's delicious.

I think that's the goal of FaBurrito, and it is to serve delicious food in a healthy way. 

Salad

When I was having my lunch with a friend, we decided to try something different and healthy since we were both trying to watch our weight.

FaBurrito just opened in Eastwood City and we both got curious.

To be honest, when we saw the menu, we thought it was quite expensive since the price range is around Php150-200+

We tried it anyway and chose the Build Your Own dish.

I chose the burrito set with Cajun chicken, jalapenos and mango vinaigrette since I like mangoes and spicy food. I also opted to add a lemon grass tea and a mango pannacotta for dessert.

My friend on the other hand chose the salad with Cajun chicken, mango salsa and garlic aioli.

Burrito, Pannacotta and Lemon Grass Tea.

When the food arrived, the salad looked really good and my burrito was quite small compared to, let's say, Army Navy's burrito.

The taste, it was good and it tasted... clean and healthy?

The lemon grass tea is also not sweet. It has very little sweetness and almost has no bitterness.

The pannacotta is quite different. It has a lot of grains in it. I think it's made of soy instead of dairy to make it healthier. It is also not sweet but has a lot of texture because of the grains which makes it interesting.

The burrito is actually good and tasty. Even though it was small, it was very filling. It tasted really fresh.

My friend's salad also tasted really good and she enjoyed it a lot.

I think because everything had less salt and sugar, the food in FaBurrito is less sinful and definitely healthier but still good though I won't recommend it to those who like really tasty food.

Everything is quite expensive but I think the price is reasonable.

Website: http://www.faburrito.com/

六十八：Merienda en Dulcinea

Due to the colonization of Spain in our country, us Filipinos have been accustomed to eating snacks during afternoon or what they call in Spanish, merienda.

The Spaniards also introduced us to tsokolate and desserts made of milk, flour, sugar and those that require baking or frying since our ancestors would have been eating only steamed rice cakes for merienda.

Now we have a lot of choices for our merienda not just rice cakes. Now we have pansit, banana cues, breads, even western snacks such as cakes, pasta, burgers etc.

Clockwise L-R: Sans Rival, Creme Brulee and Brownie.

One day my friend and I decided to eat merienda and we were craving for something sweet so we decided to go for some pastries from Dulcinea.

Dulcinea is a restaurant that serves Filipino-Spanish foods such as paella, tapa, adobo etc. They also serve other western foods like pasta and sandwiches. Besides savory foods, they are also known for their cakes and pastries especially their churros.

I've heard great reviews about their churros and since I haven't tasted it yet, we ordered a set of churros con chocolate.

We also ordered their dessert sampler which has 3 desserts in one plate.

Thick Chocolate

Churros is actually a deep fried dessert made of flour, eggs, milk and sugar and is very similar to a funnel cake.

My first taste of churros was when we were grocery shopping at S&R in Taguig. They sell bavarian cream filled churros for 35Php for a foot long and it was one of the best thing that I tasted. But it wasn't long before it all got wasted because I remember while I was slowly eating and enjoying my churros, someone bumped me and I accidentally dropped my churros on the floor and I was totally shocked and was thinking of the 5 second rule but of course, I know I should let go of my dear churros because it was already swarmed by bacteria the first nanosecond it touched the cement... so much for my first time.

Crispy Churros

Moving forward and back to the present time, an order of Dulcinea's churros con chocolate has 4 churros and 1 dipping chocolate sauce.

The churros are very crunchy and also oily but tastes good. The chocolate is really thick and smooth and matches the churros well.

What I didn't like with their churros is that it is very oily mainly because it is deep fried. It's not as if it's dripping in oil but it's like my taste buds and body can sense that the food is indeed rich in fat.

The rest of the desserts in the dessert platter which were the Sans Rival, Brownie and Creme Brulee were also good. The Creme Brulee is like our leche flan or pannacotta which is smooth, milky, creamy and sweet. The brownie was fudgy and the Sans Rival was full of cashew nuts, rich, crunchy, buttery and not overly sweet.

We enjoyed our merienda well and I would definitely try their other desserts and maybe their dishes next time.

Dulcinea has numerous branches especially in SM Malls such as MOA, Megamall and North Edsa. The one in Sta. Lucia Mall is at Phase 3 Ground floor near the escalator. Budget would be around 200-500 per person.

六十七：My Christmas 2014

My gingerbread cookies.

Christmas 2014 has just passed. 

Usually I bake Christmas cookies or iced gingerbread cookies during this time of the year like what is shown in the pictures but this year I didn't get to bake some because I had quite a lot of things to do.

That explains why I was not able to post since May of this year but I will be changing that. ^_^

Snowflake

When Christmas is near, it also means my birthday is near for I was born in December which explains my name.

I am proud of my name as it represents God and it has a beautiful meaning.

Oh Christmas Tree!

I also like this season because most people become nice, generous, kind and loving.

We forgive each other for our wrong doings.

We change for the better.

There is more Love to share during this season.

Snowman

I also like it because the weather is cold and it's really nice to sleep when it's cold.

I would wrap myself in a blanket and sleep for hours hugging my pillow. ^_^

Plaid

This year, I went to Sagada for the second time since last year for a vacation. It was cold and we had a lot of fun.

We went to the places that I didn't get to visit during my first time there.

We got to eat at restaurants that served fresh and delicious foods!

Christmas to me is also about being with the family.

My family was complete during Christmas Eve.

We had a lot of food! Pizza, fried chicken, grilled tuna, cheese puffs.

I also bought Mango Bravo Cake from Conti's together with my high school friends. ^_^

All you need is LOVE

The night before Christmas day, I meditated and thanked God for all the blessings he gave me.

I have a lot to be thankful for and the list grows and grows every year. ^_^

The following day, Christmas Day, my family went out and we went shopping and had dinner together,

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

I don't want to be a hypocrite and say I am not asking for anything for the coming days and the new year to come...

I am wishing for more happiness, abundance, good health, wisdom, patience, peace and protection.

And I am wishing it for myself, my family, my friends and everyone around me.

N for Nosey!

It's been another great Christmas Day for me and my family. 

I am happy we are all well and together.

All because of Him.

Thanks be to God!