Churreria La Lola in Mega Mall

I have seen Churreria La Lola at the SM Megamall Atrium last week but we were in a hurry to go home so I just passed on the opportunity to try it as it opened.

Since it was a holiday today, I trooped the kids and yaya to the food outlet. It was packed! We had to wait for a little while to grab a table.

Ordering also took a while as the  churros were only prepared as soon as you order.

My niece and I had to review the menu for a while since I was not familiar with La Lola (which has a branch in Rockwell). We settled for the Mix Churros (Php 180), which was a combo of their classic churros (3 pcs) and the chocochurros (3 pcs).

The chocochurros I found out a bit later were churros totally covered in chocolate. The classic, of course, was the usual donut-like bread in stick form. The chocolate dip was purchased separately from the churros and we ordered it in medium size (Php 60).

After 15 minutes, our churros arrived and it was in a cone-shaped carton. It also had a hole which can hold the chocolate dip in place.

I really liked the chocochurros, it was chilled but still had the crunchy texture of the churros. My son preferred the classic but without the dip. He's not really a fan of sweet stuff (I know, a 2-year-old who doesn't have a sweet tooth!).

We all enjoyed the churros and we would definitely go back. Maybe we will try the Xuxos next (churros stuffed with Nutella, strawberry jam or peanut butter. Or the churroreo, which comes with ice cream and caramel.

Avocado and egg on toast time

Since I've seen this recipe posted on Pinterest, I've always wondered what avocado would taste like as a spread.

Filipinos are used to eating avocado as a dessert mixed with sugar, cream and milk. Or in their ice cream. Not a viand or sandwich spread.

Since it's avocado season, I've finally gotten around following a recipe at this site.

Real simple to follow:

Mash the avocado, season it with a bit of salt and pepper.

Toast the bread. I spread a thin layer of butter on mine before spreading the avocado. :)

Fry the egg sunny side up (pardon my messy eggs). Place on top of the toast.

Red dots = hot sauce optional.

My niece Gab and I had one toast a-piece. She said she could not taste the avocado that much and was overwhelmed with the egg.

For me, it tasted good. Avocado can be a sandwich spread (aside from being guacamole) and it's taste was a good combo with the egg.

Will scrambled eggs work too? We will see next time.

Pocky Matcha

My good friend Ann went on a vacation in Japan and gave me and Tidus Pocky Matcha as her pasalubong.

























I've seen this green box of goodies in the Family Mart at the office but I did not attempt to buy since I'm not really a fan of green tea or matcha flavored stuff.

Upon opening, I was happy to know the big box contained four individual snack packs because I did not want to open the entire thing and have left overs in case I didn't like how it tasted.

However, I liked how it tasted. The chocolate-almond coating tasted like the usual yummy Pocky chocolate but the stick had a slight bitter taste because of the matcha.

Tidus liked it too! He finished one packet by himself :)

Thanks Ninang Ann for the yummy pasalubong from Japan.