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IHOP, or the International House of Pancakes , is a popular American restaurant chain that specializes in serving breakfast foods such as pancakes, waffles, crepes, and omelets. The first IHOP location was opened in Toluca Lake, California in 1958, and since then the restaurant has expanded to over 1,600 locations in the United States and around the world. One of the defining features of IHOP is their extensive menu of pancakes, which are served in a variety of flavors and styles. Customers can choose from classics such as buttermilk pancakes, or try something more adventurous like chocolate chip or red velvet pancakes. In addition to pancakes, IHOP also offers a wide range of other breakfast foods such as French toast, eggs, bacon, and sausage. IHOP also offers a selection of lunch and dinner items, including burgers, sandwiches, salads, and entrees such as steak and chicken. Additionally, IHOP offers a special menu of items that are under 600 calories, making it a good option for th...

Adopting a plant-based diet is beneficial in many ways, both to you and the environment , but it can be difficult to know how to get started. Eating fresh fruits and veggies every day can be expensive if you aren’t used to shopping for those specific items, and meal planning can be challenging, especially if you have picky eaters in the house. In most cases, however, the pros far outweigh the cons, and there are some easy ways to make lifestyle changes that won’t break your budget. Photo by  JillWellington One of the keys to adapting to a plant-based diet is to be prepared. Arm yourself with plenty of meal ideas and keep an open mind; don’t be afraid to branch out and try new things or different cooking methods. Utilize online resources that can help you find out more about the foods you’re eating, and how to uncover deals and coupons. Here are a few tips to help you get started. Consider the details While there are a ton of fruits and vegetables to choose from, you m...

TLC Festival 2017 happened on November 4th. If I'm not mistaken, it was the third year of the said event. I went the first year, skipped the next, and went again this year. Both times I attended, I had only one purpose: meet the Cake Boss himself, Buddy Valastro. I wasn't successful that first time because I went too early and got so bored, so I left before Buddy Valastro made an appearance. Don't mistake the event as boring though. There were a lot of booths there that offer different workshops as well as stores and kiosks. I managed to snag a spot on the calligraphy workshop but failed to get on the pottery class. After the workshop and going around, I got bored and sleepy (I haven't slept that day yet) so I left and went to my aunt's house that's nearby the Bonifacio High Street where the event took place. Flash forward to the event this year, I'm now armed with the knowledge that I might get bored since I didn't sign up for workshops this ti...

I don't know how to cook but I know where to score good stuff! We went to Macy's Old Orchard Mall in Skokie on a Saturday afternoon looking for sale items and we landed on the basement floor which has kitchen gadgets, appliances, housewares and dinner wares. Here are some of the items we bought and I know you have one of those in your kitchen. Set of 3 Mini Utensils Includes mini spoon, spatula and brush. These are easy to clean and food safe. Original Price: $14.99 Bought: $5.93 Melamine Measuring Cups Makes measuring easy with 4 piece set measuring cups: 1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup and 1 cup. Original Price: $15.99 Bought: $6.33 Fruit Huller This tool helps to remove the center of a tomato or strawberry. Just press the top button, insert the stainless steel claw into the fruit and release the button and twist to remove the core. Original Price: $14.99 Bought: $9.99 Set of 3 Silicon Utensils Sold only at Macy's. This includes 3 piece ...

One of the oldest festival running in the Chicagoland area is Maria SS. Lauretana or mostly know as "Volata" or "Flight of the Angels," some also called one of the largest Italian festival, a tradition held in Chicago by Italian-American community. The festival takes place on Golf Mill Park in Niles over Labor Day weekend, a four day event of religious feast and entertainment. It was my first time to witness this 117 year old tradition and one of the festival highlight is the Flight of the Angels and a group of men will carry the Vera (an old wooden altar with Virgin Mary) and pulling of a large ship during procession. At the end of the procession, two young girls dressed like angels will fly over the crowd (both are tied and secured to fly high above) and will offer a prayer (Italian religious song). In 1600s, an image of Virgin Mary was looted by pirates. While traveling to Sicilian coast, the pirates found the painting in a barrel. Because they bel...

I received a registered mail from the Philippines! It was sent in August probably the US customs checked the contents because the envelope was slightly opened and am thankful that the stuff inside was completely intact and unharmed. I am so excited to try the tea samples that my friend gave me. I really love tea and I love the "animated" designs of these tea packets! These are really different teas from what I heard from my friends because these are made of blended flavors so you'll be impressed when you taste it. Karel Capek , an Original tea blend created and mastered by Utako Yamada. From what I read from their Facebook page in One Tap Lifestyle, Utako Yamada is a popular illustrator/author of children books and she was inspired to "invent" different flavors of tea. Aside from that, the designs of each tea packets captured the hearts of many female tea lovers -- like me! I also researched online that she also designed a merchandise for Sanrio (I sti...

Are you a Nutella fan like me? If yes , then you'll enjoy reading this first part of my blog post. We visited the first standalone Nutella Cafe in Chicago along Michigan Avenue and Lake. The cafe is owned and operated by the Nutella makers, Ferrero USA. We have been to Nutella kiosk in Eataly (Ohio Street Chicago) and this is much different because the cafe menu has sandwiches, salads, fruits, gelato, coffee, crepes, muffins and a lot more. The entrance door is shaped like a Nutella jar, you can easily see the signage from outside because of its color combination of black and red in "Nutella" logo and white background. There was a line outside and slowly moving towards the counter where you can see the menu and their busy open kitchen. They are also giving away menu brochures so that you can decide on what to order. My agenda on that day is to taste their Nutella gelato because am really a big fan of gelato! From breads, oatmeal, fruits and crepes - everyth...

We love attending summer events and this time it's by our neighborhood! Festival Polonaise is a weekend event to honor the local Polish community and share their natural heritage of Polish arts and culture, food and tradition. The event takes place in Golf Mill Park - Niles , Illinois and the attraction includes: commercial booths (clothes, accessories and sponsors), amusement park for the kids, medical station for free blood pressure check and health advice, art exhibitions, stage for entertainment and what I love most - the food booth! Festival Polonaise 2017#Niles #golfmillpark @golfmillsc A post shared by Misyel Coladilla (@daomisyel) on Aug 19, 2017 at 5:48pm PDT Instragram won't show all photos, so you need to scroll to right to view the rest of the photos! Festival Polonaise 2017 A post shared by Misyel Coladilla (@daomisyel) on Aug 26, 2017 at 7:18am PDT Polish Pop Singer, KÆYRA The rides at Festival Polo...

I am so surprised and shocked when I logged in to my Social Media this morning (US CST time) when I saw photos and videos of huge crowd rushed inside the mall and stormed the Zark's burger chain during their anniversary promo. I'm like, what's going on????? — Titan (@_CEREALKILL3R) August 28, 2017 Jusko... 1st 80 para maka-avail ng Php8.00 Zark's Burger. Parang may Zombie Apocalypse!!! ? © Sacen Sacay's FB post pic.twitter.com/c3ryhFbH7A — Titan (@_CEREALKILL3R) August 28, 2017 Jollibee: ... McDo: ... Angel's Burger: ... Minute Burger: ... Zark's Burger: ? pic.twitter.com/cnycCHc4b4 — Warren Bocaya (@warrenp0gi) August 28, 2017 According to their announcement on their Facebook page, it was clearly stated that "FIRST 80 CUSTOMERS " can enjoy their limited offer. I don't think there's a miscommunication on this because it was specifically written on the page about the mechanics: On ...

Ultra Super Green is a little piece of heaven for organic products located along Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City. Locally grown and manufactured, the products are certified organic yet lower cost compared to the counterparts found in most supermarkets. I got excited to find items i only find in high-end supermarkets being sold at a more affordable price since they are locally produced. Ultra Super Green products are all natural grown, eco-friendly and prices are competitive compared with supermarkets. Featuring the some of the top local brands: Milea organics Messy Bessy Yamang Bukid Carica Greenola flax seeds Coco Wonder Alaminos Goat’s Milk Star Creative Baker’s Organic Gluten-free Bayani Brew Organic Alley Green Mama DeMetrio’s local wines Coco Dolce Dark chocolate The store's location is accessible to all residents near Katipunan Avenue in Quezon City and situated near by schools/college campuses and nearby UP Town Center. They als...

If you are trying to eliminate the jiggle around your waistline, tea may be a smart addition to our diet and abs workout program according to researches. Although drinking tea may not make belly fats magically dissolve immediately, believe me, it may help enhance the results. Since the beginning of this summer season, I also started working out to at least reduce my belly fats, and I’m serious this time, really. [caption id="attachment_11424" align="aligncenter" width="640"] One Top Lifestyle Tea[/caption] And since I am very eager to dispose my excess fats, I have been researching for ways on how to eliminate that jiggle around my waistline. And, based on my research, I found out that other than red wine before bed time, tea is also one of the best ways to aid in your weight lost program and I think it’s effective. However, my biggest problem is that I am not really used into drinking tea as I am a coffee addict, and I am not sure if I would love the tas...

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I went to the Philippines for a two week short vacation and it's a must to block my schedule to visit Hello Kitty Dessert Bar in SM North EDSA . It was a gloomy friday when we traveled from Cavite to North side of Metro, the traffic was so bad early in the morning and we need to get back to Cavite before afternoon rush hour. Weeks ago, Hello Kitty Cafe truck visited Midwest USA (Illinois) and we lined up for two hours to grab yummy Hello Kitty treats. I am very eager to drag myself early morning to be able to complete my mission. Fortunately, when we arrived in SM North EDSA's Prime Block (3rd Floor) the store was empty so we went ahead and ordered different treats like doughnuts, tiramisu, coffee and shakes (with Hello Kitty faces & Sanrio gang on icings, toppings and coffee design). As we were waiting for our orders, we took snapshots of the shop's pink Hello Kitty facade and tons of selfie. White and pink tables complemented the 'kawaiiness' atmosphere thoug...

The first Filipino fast food chain made its debut on July 29 in Midwest. Located in the Touhy Marketplace shopping center (3534 Touhy Avenue), its opening day was a jampacked and we were lucky that we don't have to wait that long when we went last weekend. The lines continue to develop and people keep coming in from different places. I know people drove hours for Jollibee . That's how we love Jollibee. Everyone is patiently waiting just to take home our favorite chickenjoy, burgers and halo-halo. Unfortunately, burger steak is not available until August 15. Jollibee's menu is quite different from the Philippines because the store serves halo-halo. It won't matter if we want an hour or more just to taste our local dishes. I've read online and non-Filipinos were curious why there were so many people lining outside, some recommended they should try it and we would love to hear your feedback about our food. If you were watching Anthony Bourdain's show in CNN - Parts...

Madrid Fusion Manila was held last April 7-9, 2016 at SMX Convention Center, Pasay City. This is the first and only Asian edition of Madrid Fusion bringing in the biggest gathering of gourmet professionals, aficionados and food enthusiasts. This year's celebration marks the 450th anniversary of the Galleon trade which brought too many opportunities and influences when East meets West. [fbvideo link="https://www.facebook.com/andrea.sagragao/videos/10154052772115768/" width="500" height="400" onlyvideo="1"] Below are the photos taken during the event. [gallery ids="11062,11063,11064,11067,11068,11069,11070,11073,11074,11076,11077,11078,11079,11080,11082"] Visit the official website at http://www.madridfusionmanila.com/

I went to the mall last Friday to buy some food and I stumbled upon this Hello Kitty choco toy surprise. There are 12 toys hiding in a chocolate coated egg shaped container with 1 mystery toy awaiting inside. I only bought 1 since I am not into collecting small Hello Kitty stuff, just for curiosity and I don't want to spend much $ on this (FOCUS). Toys included are small plastic Hello Kitty figures, keychains, and puzzles. The box inside contains 1 Hello Kitty Egg, so wait until I open the foil to check out what's inside: Here's what i got! A Hello Kitty small figure. This can be placed on top of your PC desktop monitor. After opening the foil, you have to break the chocolate coated egg to get the toy which was hidden inside of a pink plastic egg. The only disappointment on this was it was too hard to open the plastic egg. Also, for health reasons - you may also thought that this might be dangerous because the plastic egg is coated with chocolate. It may be also a choking h...