Filipino Fast Food in Woodside,NY

 Our all time favorite bee, Jollibee. I learned to love this mascot while growing up in the Philippines. Actually my daughter shared the same love that I have with this place back home. Our favorite food was the palabok. Jollibee always reminded her of  her birthday parties that takes place during her grade school year when she was still living there a few years ago. And I, for always making me feel at home again.

The Jollibee fried chicken can be also be served with rice. Only here you can find that. They also served burgers and classic traditional filipino breakfast which consisted of rice of course.

Jollibee
62-29 Roosevelt avenue
Woodside, NY 11377

 
If you are tired of eating those apple pies.
Try this Banana Langka (Jackfruit) Pie.
The combination of the ripe sweet bananas
and the aromatic smell of the Langka (Jackfruit)
makes it even more sweeter. 
They also have the peach mangoe pie 
which is another hit in this fast food reataurant.

Red Ribbon Bake Shop

Another all time favorite Filipino place. They have a variety of classic traditional breads including the famous Filipino bun also known as pandesal. They also come  in whole wheat, making it more appealing to the health conscious customers. 

  Ensaimada, a pastry bread. This breadis soft, topped with sugar and cheese. What's not to love about that:) 

But if you are looking for a different kind of tasteful cakes. They make the most delicious mango cake, purple yams cake ( ube cake), pandan cake with young coconut fillings. 

Red Ribbon Bake Shop 

65-02 Roosevelt Avenue

Woodside,NY 11377

You can see the 7 train passing by the
Jollibee's windows.

The ubiquitos tracks of Roosevelt avenue in Woodside, NY 11377.

Do you know anymore Filipino restaurants in Queens? Tell us about it.

"Illuminate the Unisphere in Pink and Blue for Autism Awareness Month"

April is Autism Awareness Month.
Let us all help raise Autism awareness by lighting it up blue on April 2, 2012. 

But if you are a Queens, NY resident, let us help raise some funds for the first "Illuminate the Unisphere in Pink and Blue for Autism Awareness Month". If  the Manhattan Borough lets their Empire State Building turn blue every year for this cause, let us also try doing it here in the Queens County through the prominent Unisphere Globe of the Flushing-Corona Park. 

Contribute now and help the first "Illuminate the Unisphere in Pink and Blue for Autism Awareness Month". this will be held at the Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, NY on April 1, 2012.




 

Thrifty yet trendy

It was beautiful sunnny day, it was a good day to go out and explore the neighborhoods. Since the kids were out of school for the winter recess break. I decided to tag them along to my quite addicting hobby , which is thrift shop shopping. Every one was on board and was very excited to the idea. I found this 2 great thrift store in Astoria. What I love about this stores are that they are only a few blocks a way from each other. It was easy for me to walk and go to the next thrift store if ever I did not find any intereresting old or new treasures that I consider a rare find and just a good steal from the rest.

The Goodwill store has been replaced Steinway Thrift Shop.

This goodwill store was newly opened. You can find most of their items brand new and still in there original packages. You can notice that most of their  items came from a major retail store. If your are still looking for those Missoni pumps and maybe some few Missoni items, that cause madness in this store last fall. You might to want to visit this goodwill store. 

Goodwill Steinway Store
32-36 Steinway Street
Astoria, NY 11103
(718) 932-0418

A set of owls ( 3pcs.)  from Crate and Barrell
for $2.99. A Goodwill Store find. These owls are coming back in styles. One of these owls became part of my teen daughter's bag accesories.

Two (2) brand new J. G. Durand France vases at the price  $6.99 each from Macys Department store. They still have the bar codes on them when I found them at the Salvation Army Super Thrift store.

An old candle holder. One of my to- do list this summer is to paint this old candle holder to give it a more modern look. I got this for $1.99 at the Goodwil Thrift Store.

This one is just your old classic typical Thrift store. If you are into a classic, vintage or  old stuff . you might want to come and visit this location. They carry furnitures, electronics and evrything under the sun. Interested in donating big  and bulky items?  Don't worry some thrift store will pick it up for you. To find out if this locations entertains pick-up request and delivery. Call them at the number below.

The Salvation Army Super thrift Store
3402 Steinway Street, Astoria ,NY
tel # 718-422-2414

Do you have a a favorite thrift store in your neighborhood ?

Maspeth HS target to opens its new building this coming 2012 school year.

Maspeth High School is temporarily located at 91-30 Metropolitan Avenue Forest hill, NY 11375. They have already at least 200 students which are all 9th graders attending this school year.  But by the time they move to their new school campus they will be joining the new incoming 9th graders for the school year  2012 pushing it's school population hopefully to half the number of the proposed 1,000 seats that are available for the Zone district 24. You can contact them if you are interested in applying your child in this school.  Learn all the courses that they offer.  If you want to receive  new information and news about their school connect with them on Facebook and follow them on twitter .

Travel to Portugal and Spain via Jamaica,NY

O' Lavrador caters to a variety of authentic dishes from Portugal and Spain. Delicious sea foods from fresh grilled sardines and codfish. Try their Bacalhau Assado, its grilled codfish in garlic and olive oil. They also have a variety selection of meats that are prepared in the traditional way.
Rustic lamps and bolted ceilings will be seen throughout the restaurant (right picture below).
If you just want to have a drink and watch a sporting event their bar is a good place to be (left picture below).

They also celebrate the feast of  Saint John every third weekend of June. They open the parking lot to accommodate patrons who wish to enjoy a good dinnner and watch the feast celebration. There are a lot of raffle games, music, dancing and food. I always look forward for my favorite grilled sardines. Yummm...

Complimentary Olives while you wait for your orders.

Feijoada ( assorted pork meats with beans and a variety of  green leaf vegetables )

A delicious Sangria for the ladies!


The above main and sports bar picture are courtesy of O'Lavrador Restaurant.

Do you have a favorite Portuguese and Spanish food?

Fresh fruits and vegetables in your neighborhood.

A sea of different kind and color of apples.

You can get this apples for as low as 50 cents depending on the seasons.

  Pomelo is the largest citrus fruit and can weight up to 3lbs

Persimmons are very abundant during this time of year. They go for  a few pieces for a dollar.

Starfruit, a crunchy and juicy fruit that can be mostly found in Asia. People from the Phillipines call this fruit Balimbing (Carambola ).

The bamboo shoot are rich in vitamins and minerals. They are low in fat and calories.  Every dieters dream.

These fresh supermarts has alot to offer besides fresh fruits and unique vegetables. They also have a lot of fresh sea food and imported products mostly from Asia. You can find them all around Queens especially in Elmhurst and Flushing, NY

Hongkong Supermarket
82-02 45th avenue
Elmhurst,NY 11373


Great Wall Supermarket
77-00 Queens Blvd
Elmhurst,NY 11373

The best bubble tea!

Quickly's bubble tea

The cold winter weather did not stop people from lining up ( including me) to get their favorite delicious bubble tea. The bubble tea comes in a  variety of flavora. The most common bubble tea that I have seen people was carrying around was the Taro Tea. It is made from a sweet purple yam. Yum, indeed!

Thats a one big bubble tea :)

The delicious coffee milk tea,  the chocolate milk tea and a passion fruit juice!