halo-halo

halo-Halo is a traditional filipino cooler sometimes served as a dessert or an afternoon fare. most popular during summer time, its main ingredients are usually made up of a layered combination of beans (mung beans, kidney beans, white beans are the most common), sweetened bananas, jackfruit, jello, kaong, nata de coco with shaved ice, milk, and sugar topped with leche flan, pinipig and ice cream. it has a more popular cousin, the thai version, whose name escapes me at the moment. truth be told, i've never been fond of this dessert/drink. i find the numerous ingredients to be too much for my taste and my tummy. i prefer its more distant cousin, the banana-jackfruit halo-halo. however, if you're planning a trip to the philippines, the halo-halo is a must try.

hello

yup, i have a new blog... well, not really a new blog. my server crashed and the isp told me that it'll be quite a while before they're able to restore all the old files. Aaaargh! No one ever accused me of being tech-savvy so when the IT guy asked me about back-ups, I told him I always kept an extra knife handy, wet-ones, and an ice-bag in the freezer.

He groaned and ignored me for the rest of the day. So, here I am now, on blogger, moving on; ready to talk about my food adventures... all set to share recipes... AGAIN.

Let's go!