Sonja's Cupcakes

Red Velvet Vixen (My personal favorite)

Traditional Red Velvet cupcake made with belgian cocoa topped with

luscious cream cheese icing.

Vanilla Sunshine (Blue)

A classic and yellow fluffy cupcake topped with either vanilla buttercream or creamy chocolate frosting

Vanilla Chocolate

Very moist cupcake made with fresh carrots topped with cream cheese frosting

Chocolate Surprise

Valrhona Chocolate cupcake topped vanilla buttercream or creamy chocolate frosting

Sonjas cupcakes have been widely accepted, with left and right features from television, newspapers, magazines and even blogs.

I'm not much into cupcakes, I find Sonjas too sweet. I can only eat their Red Velevet, minus 3/4 of its icing. And honestly, I find the price a bit stiff. I like the cute ambiance of the store, but can be over crowded most of the time.

Sonjas is located at Ground Floor, Serendra, Fort, Taguig City.

Chicken Curry

Ingredients: 1 kilo chicken, 3 medium size potato, 2 small carrots, 2 cups coconut milk, curry powder, garlic, white onion, ground pepper and salt to taste.

Procedure: Fry potato then set aside. Saute onion and garlic, add the chicken. Put 1/4 cup of water, bring to a boil (to make sure that chicken is cook thoroughly from the inside. After boiling, mix coconut milk, potato, carrots and curry powder. Saute for about 3 mins. Add pepper and salt. Cover the pan, cook for 15 more minutes on very low fire.

Note: I always make it a point to separate some curry sauce to be use for...

...heart-shaped chicken curry brown rice

The Sandwich Guy's Sandwiches to die for

Crabstick 'n Mangoes, P85.

Crabstick, mango slices, lettuce, tomato, lemon mayo, cheese, cucumber,

whole wheat bread, choice of wasabi

Mushy Bacon, P90.

Roast beef, mushroom melt, bacon and whole wheat bread

Subway Sandwich

Sliced Chicken, P140

(good for dieters)

(Choice of vegetables - onion, black olives, lettuce, tomato, cucumber. Choice of bread - wheat, italian, honey oat, parmesan. Choice of dressing - honey mustard, mayonaise, mustard, sweet onion, catsup, olive oil and vinegar, ceasar, garlic ranch)

Ham, P125

(Choice of vegetables - onion, black olives, lettuce, tomato, cucumber. Choice of bread - wheat, italian, honey oat, parmesan. Choice of dressing - honey mustard, mayonaise, mustard, sweet onion, catsup, olive oil and vinegar, ceasar, garlic ranch)

Soups with Moringa

Crab and Corn Soup with Moringa Leaves

Ingredients: Crab and corn soup (of you your choince), 1 egg, Half cup moringa leaves

Procedure: Follow the soup instruction at the back label, add moringa. Serv

e hot with foccasia or ciabatta bread

Mushroom Soup with Moringa Leaves

Ingredients: Mushroom soup (of you your choince), 1 egg, Half cup moringa leaves

Procedure: Follow the soup instruction at the back label, add moringa. Serve hot with foccasia or ciabatta bread

Medicinal Values of Moringa oleifera:

Leaves: relieve headaches, expel worms, relieves swelling, heals skin diseases, inflammation of the eyes and ears, bronchitis and inflammation of mucous membranes, scurvy and increase milk production in lactating women

Flowers: are a good tonic, expel worms, treats tumors and enlarged spleen, relieve sore throat, and treat anxiety

Pods & seeds: purify water, treat tooth ache from tooth decay, expel worms, treat problems of the liver and spleen, and relieve joint pain

Roots: used as a laxative and to treat spasms of the colon, treat circulation problems, high blood pressure, kidney dysfunctions and low back pain; for gout, asthma and hiccoughs.

Leaves of Moringa can substitute for meat, soy bean products or dairy products as the leaves have a complete compliment of amino acids, the complete protein that is needed in human nutrition for good health.

Ounce per Ounce leaves of Moringa oleifera:

*contain more vitamin A than carrots for good eyesight and to prevent blindness; contain a high quality vitamin A- beta carotene

*more Calcium than milk for strong bones and teeth

*more Iron than spinach for healthy blood cells

*contain the full balanced compliment of B vitamins, as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, for brain, muscle and neurological development

*fresh leaves and pods contain high levels of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, which make it excellent for preventing scurvy

*leaf powder is an excellent source of Vitamin E, tocopherol acetate, for DNA and sexual development

Ounce per Ounce leaves of Moringa oleifera:

*contain more vitamin A than carrots for good eyesight and to prevent blindness; contain a high quality vitamin A- beta carotene

*more Calcium than milk for strong bones and teeth

*more Iron than spinach for healthy blood cells

*contain the full balanced compliment of B vitamins, as thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, for brain, muscle and neurological development

*fresh leaves and pods contain high levels of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, which make it excellent for preventing scurvy*leaf powder is an excellent source of Vitamin E, tocopherol acetate, for DNA and sexual development

(Source: Adele Women Association)

Seattle's Best Sandwich

Clubhouse, P195

Egg, ham, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, honey mustard, pickles, wheat bread, and

comes with chips on the side

Ham and Cheese Panini, P185

Ham, cheese, ciabatta bread, and comes with cheese on the side

Dippin' Dots Ice Cream

What is Dippin' Dots? To answer the question, Dippin' Dots are made from fresh dairy ingredients flavored with fun, fruity, enticing and even exotic flavors. The mixture is frozen almost instantly in liquid nitrogen, a common element in the atmosphere used commercially for flash freezing. After production, Dippin' Dots are packaged and shipped worldwide

In 1988, Dippin' Dots Founder and Chairman Curt Jones changed the way the world enjoys ice cream. Jones, a microbiologist, pioneered the process of cryogenic encapsulation...a scientific way of saying he used super-cold freezing methods to make little beads of ice cream. Not only were the ice cream beads delicious and fun to eat, Jones knew that flash-freezing the ice cream ingredients would lock in flavor and freshness. With those qualities established, Dippin' Dots were ready to take on the world!

A retail store in Lexington, Kentucky...gatherings of friends and family in Jones' hometown in Pulaski County, IL...and locations inside one of the nation's premiere amusement parks, Opryland USA, helped form what Dippin' Dots is today. The ice cream now has a home in thousands of locations worldwide in theme parks, fairs & festivals and franchised store locations.

(text from Dippin' Dots website)

Beef Steak

Beef Steak is one of my most favorite viand, and is now my kids' all time favorite. The fried potato is from my Mom-in-laws recipe. Since my husband is used to beef steak with fried potato on the side, I've incorporated it with my own.

Ingredients: 1/2 kilo beef (sukiyaki cut), 1 cup soy sauce, about 20 pieces kalamansi, 1 whole (big) white onion, 1 clove garlic, 1/4 cup vegetable oil, 2 pieces potato.

Procedure: Marinate beef with kalamsi, toyo and garlic for an hour (longer is better). Fry the potatoes, set aside. Boil the beef, along with the mixture. After boiling, set aside the sauce. Saute the onion, set aside. Quick-fry the beef, then add the sauce. Boil in low heat for about 5 minutes.

I serve it with heart-shaped beef steak brown rice