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It's Healthy Sammich Time!

A sammich is used to describe a sandwich that is exceptionally delicious. It is the "King of all Sandwiches", a "feast on a bun" or a "sandwich filled with heavenly goodness". For instance, a thick roast beef sammich with lots of gravy oozing in between is clearly not just an ordinary sandwich.

But rather than posting up the best sammiches that are obviously going to require you hours on the treadmill, I'd like to show you how sammiches can also give you a fun time without giving you a serious case of heart burn.

One of my favorite healthy sammiches is the Vegetable Panini. Yes, yes, you're already bored at the thought of having vegetables only. But remember, this is a sammich we're talking about. So you'll have to include special fillings.

Vegetable Panini

Usually, a panini uses ciabatta. But this time, olive bread is used. Now, munching on a toasted Olive Bread is delicious. But stuffing it with grilled eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes and pepper will give you something new. Spread some pesto on each bread slice and add slices of mozzarella cheese. Grill the whole thing until it looks like one yummy grilled vegetable panini. It's heavy and healthy so having one for lunch will keep you full throughout the day. If you're having this as one of your diet meals, you'll never think of diet as something that would be boring and tasteless ever again.

Another healthy sammich you can have if you're not into vegetables but would still like to keep it healthy is the Mediterranean Chicken Sammich. Again, it could be just any other sandwhich. But by adding something special, you'll have a healthy sammich that'll blow your mind.

Mediterranean Chicken Sammich

My favorite Mediterranean Chicken Sammich includes using Focaccia bread. It already has a salty taste that others would say it's like eating pizza but not really. Add in some grilled chicken, onions, lettuce and cucumber and place some thick avocado spread in it. Judging by the ingredients in this sammich, you'd say it reminds you of summer. It definitely reminds me of that a lot.

The last sammich on the list is the Date and Walnut Sammich with Chicken, Light Cheese and Cherry Preserve. The first time I saw this one it made me go all, "Woah, I'm not eating that." Cherry preserve? With chicken? And cheese? The only sandwich I've ever tasted with cherries on it were with peanut butter or just plain butter.

Date and Walnut Sammich with Chicken, Light Cheese and Cherry Preserve

But this is why it is called a sammich. It's different. Good different. The date and walnut bread used matched the fillings of grilled chicken, light cheese and cherry preserve. It was indeed weird to try at first but refreshing in the end. The cherry preserve really made it exceptional.

A healthy sammich is one meal that can fill you up with no guilt included. Opt for these when you go out for a bite to eat or when you're thinking of what healthy meal to make at home.

The Coffee Terrace at Genting Highlands

This is one of those days where I reminisce on things I want to do the most and surprise, surprise! It’s eating.

One of the places I’m dying to go back to right now is the Coffee Terrace at Genting Highlands. Through the name “Coffee Terrace”, one might think it’s a simple coffee place located on a terrace. But what it has is a lot more than that. A whole lot more than just that.

Coffee Terrace at Genting Highlands is a buffet place that’s really worth every penny because the dishes they have doesn’t just cater to one place. They come from all over Asia.

Buffets are considered to be the best when you know there are a lot of dishes to choose from. Dishes that are not only appetizing but could also give you your money’s worth. Not trying to sound like a pig here but trust me when I say that when you’re there, you’ll most likely want to spend your whole day just eating.

Coffee Terrace includes a Japanese, Chinese, Western, Western Asia, and Nyonya* style buffet and the choices are puhhhlenty! If I just didn’t have any plans of riding rollercoasters and other amusement park rides at the theme park in Genting right after, I would’ve tasted everything. EVERYTHING!

I won’t really be going into detail on all the food found at Coffee Terrace but everything you expect it to have are there. For instance, on the Japanese station, there’s sushi, sashimi (served only during night time though), tempura and takoyaki. For Chinese: dumplings! Western: steak, salmon and buttered vegetables. Western Asia: "East meets West" dishes and for Nyonya: laksa and curry. There are more than just the ones I mentioned but I really have no idea what some of them are called. (My bias for Japanese food clearly showed here, didn’t it? XD)

Local favorites are also available as well as dessert corners that include ice cream, ice kacang, cakes, pastries, pudding, mousses and fruits.

Thinking about all of these again just makes me want to go back and taste all the things I’ve missed. And when I do come back, this time, I’ll make sure I don’t have any plans of going on amusement park rides right after.

*Nyonya – a fusion of Malaysian and Chinese cuisine

Bonchon Chicken - Spicy Chicken Wings at its Best

Are you looking for that certain Spicy Chicken Wings that will make you go crazy about how good it is and you won't ever stop eating it? Then you need to visit Bonchon Chicken, the widely known KFC ("Korean" Fried Chicken) of Asia and America.

I'm really picky when it comes to eating Spicy Chicken Wings or just regular Buffalo Wings. I'm that type of person who wants it perfect. And I know some really don't like the taste of Blue Cheese since it is mandatory to eat Buffalo Wings with that (although I don't have any problems using it as dipping sauce).

Bonchon Chicken's Spicy Chicken Wings can be your replacement for regular Buffalo Wings. It has this crispy saucy skin that's just crunchy yet not too greasy. You can really taste the spicy Asian flavor in every bite.

Bonchon Chicken not only serves Spicy Chicken Wings but they also have Bulgogi Wraps, Fish Fillet, Squid Rings and just your regular chicken drumstick meal if you're not into the spicy flavor but would still like to try out how Asian it is. *But I would still recommend you to try out the Spicy Chicken Wings.

Bonchon Chicken is now easily located at SM Megamall if you want to have that quick Spicy Chicken Wings treat.

Marché at The Curve

I've never been to a restaurant like Marché. In fact, I don't think there's any other restaurant with the likes of that in all of my travel experiences.

Marché isn't like your ordinary restaurant wherein you sit and dine. Here, it's all about having fun while CHOOSING your food.

Choosing your food at Marché is what actually makes it a one of a kind place to eat. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll be given a "passport" that will allow you to choose what kind of starter/dessert, main course and beverage you would prefer. Like a foreigner visiting another country, you can't enter a place without bringing your passport and getting it stamped. At Marché, it's the same thing. You can't get your food at their respective stalls without having your "passport" card stamped.

There are a wide array of starter/dessert, main course and beverages you can choose from. And although you are limited to choosing only one of each in the end, you're guaranteed that what you've chosen is really worth it.

For instance, starters may range from two different kinds of soups or salads; Desserts: pudding, cake or your choice of flavor of ice cream; and the Main course: steaks, lamb chops, fish, chicken, sausages or vegetables. Those are just some of the things you can choose from but there's really a whole lot more. Pizza, pasta and roti are available as well.

Not only will you get to choose what dish you want, you also get to choose HOW you want it cooked. Would you like your steak rare, medium well or well done? What kind of pizza toppings would you prefer or what sauce would you like on your pasta?

There are indeed many dishes to choose from and you won't need to worry whether it will be delicious or not because it definitely will be.

Choosing the right kind of food to eat at Marché brings in the fun when you're planning to eat out with your friends and family. So drop by Marché at The Curve in Malaysia if you want to experience that one of a kind way to eat to your heart's content.

Banapple - The Place To Satisfy Your Sweet Cravings

 

This place was beyond impossible to get in to. People I knew had a hard time finding a vacant spot to sit in this quaint little bakery cafe that served cheesecakes, pies and other desserts and pastries. So imagine how excited I was when we finally drove by one night and found a small empty spot just for us.

Banapple is a small bakery cafe located at Katipunan Avenue, Blue Ridge, Quezon City, Philippines. And when I say small, it really is small. As what I wrote above, it’s quaint and cute so it’s no wonder why everyone can’t really get accommodated inside it.

The place is known for their Banoffee Pie and Apple Caramel Crumble Pie (hence the bakery’s name “Banapple”) and other desserts as well. I wasn’t able to try both. Just the Banoffee one. Why didn’t I try the Apple Caramel Crumble Pie? I have no idea. Maybe because the first one to capture my eye was the Blueberry Cheesecake and I’m really just a sucker for those.

True enough, the Banoffee Pie was good. Although it started to crumble down when I sliced right through it, it was really good. It wasn't too sweet. Not the kind that would make you give up on it halfway through. One should really try it out when visiting this place.

The Blueberry Cheesecake and the Oreo Cheesecake were ok as well (better the Blueberry one than the Oreo) but the one thing that really made me go “omg this is sooo goood!” was their Fat and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie that was heated up and drizzled with chocolate when they served it. It was really delicious and I guess I had to let this “being a sucker for cheesecakes” go for the moment when all I could really think about was this cookie. *I sound like a kid*

Banapple didn’t only serve desserts and pastries but they also served sandwiches and other dishes. I wasn’t able to try them out yet though.

This bakery cafe is affordable and really worth trying out. They already have two cafes located near to each other so you can pick which one to visit when the other is full although you might just come a little early so you’ll actually have a place to sit.