Kaladkarin Diaries

Ramblings about food, cooking, recipes, travels, history and walking around Manila.

I Was Named After a Balete (Banyan Tree)

While parents and grandparents picked beautiful names for their children or grandchildren, I was named after a Balete ( Banyan Tree)… “Beautiful Banyan Tree” to be exact.

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Sticky Braised Pork Belly

so we decided to take a video while cooking sticky braised pork…

July 17, 2021 · Leave a comment

Lemon Garlic Chicken

my mom wanted lemon garlic chicken for lunch today…

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Miss T Papeterie’s Purple Banyan Box

today is the day when I received my own curated box of…

July 1, 2021 · Leave a comment

Name change…

from kaladkarin diaries to Purple Banyan…

July 1, 2021 · Leave a comment

Hapag MNL

8-course degustation… Filipino food… the kaladkarin in me rose from deep slumber!

March 7, 2021

Apple Pies, Birthdays and Butter Bin Ph

a crumb of happiness from childhood…

September 5, 2020

Korean Food at home

korean food at home…

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Philippine Blood Center

this isn’t my first blood donation…

April 24, 2020

Nuki Churros & Gelato

Hot churros and cold gelato with some art nouveau on a hot and humid Wednesday….

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