-this last trip in Manila, I made sure I came back to Taipei, FULLY STOCKED on my kind of COMFORT FOODS: 
FLAT TOPS
CHIPPY*PIATTOS*NOVA* BOY BAWANG
...from Krispy Kreme...
I guess, a visit to Manila is not complete without stopping by Krispy Kreme for a donut or two... or a box full!!! Since it is not here in Taiwan, I do enjoy the stopover there during my trips... it helps that they have one of their biggest branches in the Greenhills Shopping Center are - one of my FAVE haunts when in Manila... and it is also nice that they seem to be coming up with new things to entice and treat their donut-a-holic followers, such as me...
With Valentine's Day looming, they are pushing their "Share The Love" campaign... Chocolate covers, heart shaped donuts... with a variety of filling and topping... each and everyone of them - delicious!!! This time around they are also offering a cute little tin with a really cute retro print... fell in love with it's sweetness right of the bat...
Yummy Chocolate Covered Heart-Shaped Treats!!!
Yummy homemade Brazo de Mercedes -- must have eaten it all in two days!!! 
was just wondering tonite why I gained weight and a bit of a tummy this Holiday Season -- though I ate not more than I usually do -- I even did a lot of running around for the wedding this past weekend and did not ge to eat much of the feasts....
I believe I finally figured it out... it is all the sweet treats... home made cakes by David & Ace... cakes from Red Ribbon, Goldilocks & Max's... kakanins from just about everywhere.... and now, SEE's Chocolates all the way from America that my friend sent to me after seeing my XMAS wish list -- boy, how I have missed See's candies (Thanks Keeennnnniiiieeeee!!!! For Making Another Wish Come True!!!)...
Chocolates.... truly a category on it's own... for some it is already a meal unto itself.... I love it... you love it... we all love it!!!!
Growing Up I am what you may already call a chocoholic - chocolate lover to the very bone....... from the very first time I tasted it I was won over.... no matter what kind it is: milk, bitter sweet or semi sweet; white chocolate or dark chocolate; with nuts... with fruits... or both like the CADBURY ones; they are all good to me.... and once I start on one - there is not stopping me till I devour them all.... so deliciously addicting....
I like chocolates in cookies, like the ones, my very first employer in America, Mrs Fields, makes.... I love them in Cakes (mousse, Bavarian Cake or just good old brownies) and Pastries (Chocolate croissants is a favorite!).... and even for dipping fresh fruits ala Chocolate Fondue.... but really nothing beats just eating a regular bar of chocolate.... satisfyingly good....
if I were to choose a favorite, I would have to say, I love deep dark chocolates most of all. I love the feeling I get as I pick up a piece of dark chocolate and unwrap it, slowly putting it in my mouth... the smell... the texture, as it melts in my mouth and gently trickles down my throat... such sensations it sends to my brain, and from it to the rest of my body......
