Heart-2-Heart-Online.com

Mar 29

0

Shake and Bake

As soon as I saw these t-shirts in the Culte Femme event last saturday, I immediately purchased them for my two friends who tagged along with me that day- Weng and Neng. It fits them perfectly as they like baking. Aside from their names rhyming, they have been inseparable friends since they met nine years ago.

They brought for me some baked goodies which i would like to share with you.

Oatmeal Cookies P 60.00 / dozen

Raisin-Walnut Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate Oatmeal cookies

Snickerdoodles P 50.00 / dozen

Pesto Breadsticks P 50.00 / dozen

Coco-coffee cupcake P 144.00 / dozen

Pepperoni Bread P 350.00/ pc
The pepperoni bread is an interesting item – it reminds me of the raisin bread of Baguio Country Club but inside is pepperoni, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese. Yum Yum CHEESE!

They recommend that you eat the bread with pizza sauce….

They do not bake for a living but do it as a hobby. Weng is the Master Baker and Neng is the apprentice.They do have real jobs – Weng is an occupational therapist ( works with children with learning disabilities ) and Neng is a tutor.

I hope you can support their hobby. For orders- mobile#: 0917.866.7897. Since they live all the way in the South, orders will have to be picked up in Agua Vida San Antonio Arcade, Forbes Park, Makati
Shake and Bake and Baked to Perfection T’s by Culte Femme P 495.00

[email_link]

Mar 28

0

My Favorite Tapa

By Heart2Heart | Yummy! | No Comments

It seems like there are many other tapa lovers out there. And I am so happy I discovered 3 more in addition to my TOP THREE!

Marivic Poblador Pineda’s favorite tapa – She shared with me her favorite tapa and I went to get myself one to try. There were two kinds available – Classic and Mega. Since Marvs failed to mention which tapa she likes, I got both. Though the salesgirl mentioned that Mega was the more saleable one and it is the one that Lucy Torres Gomez buys. May trivia pa! And true enough, the Mega ( sweet ) was really good and I did not like the Classic ( salty ) since it was ordinary. Pica Deli P 560.00 / kilo cell #: 0917.530.6558 tel #: 438-3476 Address: #83A Katipunan, White Plains

Edward Lim’s favorite tapa – Edward called me as soon as he read my TTT blog and he told me about his favorite tapa. He is so cute! 🙂 He not only told me about it but he sent me a whole pack of it to try. I tried it as soon as he delivered it to my house. SARAP!!!!!!!! And finally it is not a sweet version but salty. My brother in law said that it was good and it tasted almost like the tapa in Polo Club in the past. Edward said that he and his friends pool their orders before he sends his driver to pick it up all the way in Quezon City…para “sulit” the trip. According to him, the one who makes the tapa is Dolor Guevarra who is the agent of Susan Roces….may tsismis pa behind the tapa! 🙂
Dolor Guevarra P 400.00 / kilo. Cell # : +63.920.914.3031 Address: 338 Embassy Terrace Homes, Tierra pura Home, Tandang Sora QC

Brenda Consengco’s favorite tapa – Brenda let me try this tapa a long time ago and I failed to put this in my TOP list. She called my attention as to why i did not include it and insisted she send me again another pack. So I tried it again and…… okay it can pass as my favorite too. It is her favorite because she is the one selling it…so of course…Her version is salty. Remind her that you like plenty fat in your tapa 🙂 Cell #: 0917.537.1892 P 450.00 /kilo ( with delivery in Makati and Pasig area )

When I cook my tapa, I have it cut into smaller pieces and I like it slightly brown. For me, it makes a big difference in the taste and enjoying the tapa experience.

Thanks guys for sharing your favorite tapa, they are now mine too.

[email_link]

Mar 24

0

Shop & Spa with Culte Femme and USwim

By Heart2Heart | Events and Launches, What's New at Rustan's | No Comments

As a show of gratitude (and a good excuse to party!), the brand celebrates a Shop & Spa Summer party every year before Holy Week, wherein its VIP clients get to have first dibs at the latest collections while enjoying free spa treatments, cocktails and other treats by partner-sponsors like Essenses, Clarins, Ralphs Wines, Island Spa, Nail Tropics, Brazilian Bare and Haagen-Dazs. It was held in Gippy and Hindy’s residence. I could not help but insert a few photos since I really liked the interiors which Hindy artistically designed herself. I stayed the whole afternoon and shopped, did the whole spa thing and ate coffee flavored Haagen Dazs ice cream, my favorite 🙂

[email_link]

Mar 24

0

Celebrity Cheesecake

By Heart2Heart | Yummy! | No Comments

You have to try this cheesecake of Ton. She gave us one last year and we all loved it. It is so different from all the other cheesecakes we have tried. Try it for yourself! Try the CHUNKY version! YUUUUMMMMY!!! I have not tried the others ( hint! hint! ) but be assured that the cheesecake base is really good. That heart shaped cheesecake with strawberries is definitely my type! Hearts! and Strawberries!

Basic New York Style (Plain) Chunky or Smooth 7″ – P1,000 9″ – P1,500
Basic New York Style (Sugarfree) Chunky or Smooth 7″ – P1,500 9″ – P2,000

Basic New York with fresh Strawberries 7″ – P2,000 9″ – P2,500
Basic New York Heart Shaped with Fresh Strawberries P3,000

Toppings:
Blueberry; Cherry; Strawberry; Banana; Mango; Apple additional P500
Oreo Cheesecake 7″ – P1,500 9″ – P2,000

Savory:
Smoked Salmon Cheesecake    7″ – P2,500     9″ – P3,000
Baked Caviar Cheesecake         7″ – P3,000     9″ – P4,000
California Maki Cheesecake       7″ – P3,000     9″ – P4,000

The 7″ size is good for 10 persons and the 9″ is good for around 15 persons
For orders, call Maritoni Fernandez at 0917-5288664 anytime! Just order 7 hrs ahead

[email_link]

Mar 22

0

Passion for garbage

By Heart2Heart | Household Tips | One Comment

I visited my cousin in her apartment last week and learned something which made me smile…& therefore worth sharing…
I stumbled into this container in her place with all these recyclables. What initially shocked me was to see how clean it was and to see even that tiny foil from the top of that yakult bottle. We all probably segregate our trash and help in our village’s initiatives but I have not met anyone who takes this initiative so seriously and with so much passion. She told me:

“I do it because it is my greatest fear to become a garbage scavenger. I really and truly feel for them, I see them all the time, and, imagine how hard it must be and I think that I know that it was a stroke of luck that put us in our families and not on the streets. moreover, fortunes can turn, and, who is to say that what I have now will be but temporary?”Whenever she throws her garbage, she makes sure that it is really garbage which no one should have to go through. She does not throw anything potentially dangerous which could harm someone, especially since scavengers hardly work with gloves or boots. Thus, all broken glass or medical sharps go into wrapped plastic bags to mark them as “dangerous.” Whatever she thinks could be useful to the scavenger, she has it washed and cleaned, and present it all in a clean plastic bag to the scavenger. She told me that when she got the information about the waste market, she just printed it and gave it to the family who benefits from her recyclables.“I do it really because if we can do our part to give someone dignity in a job which really has none, then, all well and good.”

[email_link]

Mar 20

0

Wagyu Tapa rice

By Heart2Heart | Recipes | No Comments

Another yummy tapa is Wagyu tapa which is very similar to the sweet tapa i buy from Tapas de Gracia. One of my best friends, Rina Silang Reyes, is always a gracious hostess. I get a lot of good advice from her when it comes to home organization and other household tips. She is definitely my friend because she buys most of her beautiful things at Rustan’s, both supermarket & department store Rina invented this rice recipe which I find very creative yet simple to make…… and is always a popular dish in her buffet:

Prepare and chop the following: Carrots, mongetout beans ( or baguio beans). Saute with olive oil and add the wagyu beef – sliced thinly or chopped in bits. Add cooked plain rice to mix. Add dash of salt & pepper to taste. Add soya sauce (optional). Garnish with chopped spring onions.

All Silverware are from Rustan’s department store.

Wagyu tapa: Viger Trading Tel. #: 816-1034 Regular: P 175.00 per 1/2 kilo pack and Special top Sirloin: P 250.00 per 1/2 kilo.

[email_link]

Mar 18

0

TTT-Top Three Tapas

By Heart2Heart | Finds, Yummy! | One Comment

I am in constant search for the best tapas in our country. So far, these are the TOP 3 for me. They are all the sweet type ( filipino style ).
1.) Tapas de Gracia (cell# 0917-805-6207) – I discovered this in Salcedo market. She has a sweet and a salty version, I tried both but I prefer the sweet one. It is P 180.00 for 1/2 kilo.

2.) Sukiyaki tapa of Blue Kitchen. This was introduced to me by my Mom and it is literally sukiyaki beef made into tapa. Delicious! P 285.00 for 1/2 kilo.

3.) Shopwise Beef Tapa. James kept repeating how tender the beef was and that it was good. He is very picky and when he says he likes something, then I am happy I know what to feed him. And guess what, it is only P 43.75 for a 1/4 kilo pack.

If you have any other sources of yummy tapa, i hope you will share them with me.

[email_link]

Mar 16

0

Dinner for Starbucks President

By Heart2Heart | Events and Launches, Foodie, What's New at Starbucks? | No Comments

It was a beautiful evening of Filipino music and dance, decor, food and great company to welcome them to our country and to our family.

[email_link]

Mar 13

0

Find us a Home

By Heart2Heart | Classifieds/Segunda Mano | No Comments

Birang is looking for a home for her cockatiels. One of her past-times is to breed them and handfeed the chicks. Hand-fed cockatiels are tame, can be handled by children easily, and will spend the whole day perched on the owner’s shoulder.

She has two young birds that are ready to be weaned. Just P3,000. (Not enough to recoup the time she spent handfeeding them every 4 hours, but it is a labor of love. She just wants them to go to a good home.)

More photos can be found here:

http://www.pbase.com/bobbyw/daniel_spice

Please contact Birang if you would like to adopt Daniel and Spice:

birang@wong.com.ph

0917-896-0550

[email_link]

Mar 10

0

My Best Buys at Shopwise

By Heart2Heart | What's new at Shopwise? | No Comments

I am a loyal Rustan’s supermarket shopper but I will definitely go to Shopwise just to buy the new items i discovered:

Shopwise Belly bacon!! unhealthy but everything I look for in bacon – fat, fat and more fat. It is 250 grms. for P 84.00. The best bacon for me in the Philippines is Hormel at P 110.25 for 220 grams. I did a taste test and I would not mind substituting the belly bacon. But Oscar Mayer for me is still the best bacon in the world and it is sometimes available in Rustan’s though I know that sometimes someone makes pakyaw the stocks even if it costs 3 to 4 times local brands.So i only buy it when we go to the States ……besides bacon is bad for your health!

Another discovery is the red lady papaya by Betagro. I am not biased because I know my friend, Mayet Asis Batungbacal, supplies it. I asked the sales staff there to give me the sweetest papaya they had and this is what she gave me. When i got home I saw the brand and recognized it. It is really so good and different from the others we have tasted. James actually reminds me to buy some more and specifically refers to this one. I am glad even fruits are BRANDED.