homemade iced coffe jelly latte

I've always been a fan of dessert coffee & I love it when my coffee looks pretty. You can always the simplify steps by just mixing it all in but I love that gourmet coffee look even when taking it at home. 

You'll need:

Black coffee

Ice

Milk

Coffee jelly - I bought this in Robinsons BTC

1. Make a cup of sweetened black coffee to your liking.
2. In your tall clear glass, add (in order)
    a couple of spoonfuls of coffee jelly (tip: try not to add too much of the syrup)
    ice cubes
    milk
3. Pour your black coffee last to get that "layered" coffee look as in the photo :)

Enjoy on a hot summer day, or any day :)

Here's to the round peg in the square hole...

And here's my favorite article about him.

summer makeup tip

June 28, 2011 was a milestone in what I'd like to call my "budding makeup career". I did my first ever fashion show makeup gig for my cousin's event called Australia in Cebu. I had a free-hand in the makeup looks since the organizers were guys and pretty much left it up to me to decide what look to do. The show was promoting Roxy, Billabong, Quicksilver & Ripcurl so I went for a sunkissed, effortless look.

The star of my makeup look was Revlon Colorburst in Coral. I just fell in love with this shade and I thought it looked great with all the models. It's not as sexy hot siren as red lipstick so it's wearable for daytime. I recommend it for those days when you're kinda lazy to dress up but you can't leave the house bare faced too. Blushed cheeks, mascara and a few swipes of lipstick can get you looking tres tres chic :)

Classic. Nostalgic. Romantic. Oh, and it comes in fours!

Midnight in Paris.

Looks like another quirky winner from Woody Allen :-) The movie automatically won a soft spot in my heart because... you guessed it - It's about the beautiful city of Paris.

One Day.

Wow. Just saw the trailer of this movie. It moved me. I'm not sure if it was the background music, or the romantic premise of this couple seeing each other one day a year for 20 years, but I can't wait to watch it. The only thing I'm a little unsure of in the trailer is Anne Hathaway's accent. Other than that, it's definitely got that 'kilig' factor. As usual, I will refrain from reading the book before I watch the movie because the book will always be better. In my experience atleast.

Does this look like something you would watch?

Kani Salad ala Pepper Lunch

If you're ever in Manila, swing by Pepper Lunch (located at Greenbelt 5 & Rockwell). They serve sizzling steaks Japanese style. My favorites there are the chicken pepper lunch with extra chicken & their kani salad.

I decided to try and recreate their kani salad at home and this is what I came up with.

You'll need:

Salad greens

Cucumber

Kani sticks - bought these at Machiya mart in Banilad and they're pretty tasty

Broccoli -  Cut up a head of broccoli, put in a bowl of hot water and microwave for 3 minutes. Rinse under cool water when done. Drain water & pat dry with paper towel. Salt lightly. 

White udon noodles - Dunk the whole packet into hot water, cover and microwave for 3 minutes. Rinse under cool water when done. 

Nokikake rice topping
*brings back so many happy memories. my cousins, the Onozawas would come over to play with us and we'd snack on nothing but this and rice. it's really good especially on good rice. you can pair it with anything and it instantly gives you that japanese twist. 

Dressing

Japanese mayo

about 2 tablespoons sugar

about a tablespoon of vinegar

Miso paste

water

I pretty much eyeballed the dressing. I guess you can season as you like. Just add the ingredients a little at a time so it won't be hard to fix if you make a mistake.