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When Mom Violy spotted Crisostomo’s handwritten menu, something in her chest lit up: home-style lumpia, sinigang steaming in clay pots—could this be the comfort food she’d been missing?

Carmina informed Mom Violy that she would visit her home on Saturday, November 8, 2025. She asked if Mom Violy wanted to go out for lunch and mentioned needing to do some grocery shopping due to an upcoming big storm. Mom Violy suggested trying Crisostomo, a Filipino restaurant inside Robinsons Magnolia. Carmina forwarded the menu for her to choose what she wanted to eat, while Carmina already knew her order. I chose pork barbeque served in a set of three pieces with a vinegar dipping sauce. I skipped rice and opted for lumpiang hubad, fresh lumpia without a wrapper, topped with peanut sauce.  Mom Violy initially craved the classic Pinoy paella, but when it wasn’t available, she decided on sinigang na baboy with an extra serving of rice. A family member chose sisig with garlic rice. Carmina enjoyed her meal with Mom Violy and particularly liked the  lumpiang hubad , though she kept wondering why it had no wrapper. I explained that it’s called "naked" because it’s served witho...

Mrs. Fields Softbaked Milk Chocolate Chip, White Fudge Brownie and White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies made in USA


Decades ago we would purchase Mrs. Fields Cookies at the store inside the shopping mall. 

Life has a turning point where prebaked cookies are sold individual packages. 

All you need to do is remove it from the wrapper and it is ready to eat.

Just in our life it crumbles into small pieces but doesn't mean the taste will be different.


Mom Violy uses to have a friend that owned a franchise in the Philippines years ago. They would send over days old cookies by giving it away to us.

The easy access in our life is to purchase Mrs. Fields Softbaked Cookies through online shopping something that made our lives easier.

Carmina made her purchase from Saband Cucay Shop Online Shopee Philippines.

Mrs. Fields Softbaked Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies PHP 38.00 ($0.76)

Mrs. Fields Softbaked White Fudge Brownie Cookies PHP 55.00 ($1.10)

Mrs. Fields Softbaked White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies PHP 55.00 ($1.10)


No matter if the Mrs. Fields Softbaked Cookies had crumbled through pieces it is still edible.

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