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Typical Foods for Holy Week

2010-03-30T15:31:00.015+08:00

Its already holy week, this is a traditional holiday for the Filipinoes, others also called it Semana Santa. This is the most solemn event for us Christians. This holidays include the Palm Sunday, Maunday Thursday, Good Friday, Black Saturday and lastly the Easter Sunday.

Through this there are a lot of cultural practice that we follow according to our religious beliefs, the most common is about the foods, there some foods that we usually avoid during this season specially on Good Friday. Good Friday also refer as the fasting day where red meat and other dairy products were prohibited. Drinking alcohol beverages is also not allowed as well as no cooking in oil.

Fishes and vegetables were the only acceptable foods during this holiday, it is said that people who can follow this will receive the great blessings from God. Different fish dishes were made as well as various vegetarian dish like Garbanzos.

While in dessert, it is common to have a rice cake, or they also called as the rice pudding.

With this season it is also common with us to take a vacation coz it is a long holiday and some people make the most out of it to take a rest and enjoy. Though I hope that people won't be able to forget the true reason behind this celebration.

March 29,2010

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Foods to Have a Good Sleep

2010-03-26T13:26:00.015+08:00

Late at night though your still awake and can't sleep, or do you wake up at the middle of your sleep and find difficulty sleeping again, or sometimes wake up too early and you have no just but to rise up. Millions of people also suffering from this, and I admit that I'm one of them. Though this thing can be prevented by having a bedtime routine and eating the right food. Here's a short list of foods to help you to have a good sleep.

Potatoes
This will clear your body of acids that block the effects of tryptophan. Just eating a little baked potato or a small serving of mashed or roasted potatoes will be enough.

Bananas
This is consider as a sleeping pill, it contain magnesium that is a muscle relaxant.

Cheese
Cheese is rich in tryptophan, this will help you to have a good sleep. It will be good to eat this during the day in able to encourage the release of sleep hormones. Milk, eggs, meat, nuts, and fish also have this.

Oatmeal
Have a small bowl of warm cereal with maple syrup, oats are a rich source of melatonin.

Hope this will help you a bit in able for you to have a relaxing sleep while having a beautiful dream such as having a vacation or going to beaches while wearing a swimsuit, LOL ^^,. A great sleep will result for you to have a great day. :)

March 25,2010

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Tips to Avoid Dizziness

2010-03-18T17:16:00.014+08:00

Most of us feel dizzy right after eating, and its really hard to resist this, feel very tired and fatigue, I don't know really what's the scientific reason behind this though this is not a good feeling specially for those who are at work and still have a lot of load. Though let me share to you some simple treatment you can apply in able to recover fast:

Vitamin B for dizziness. It will be good that you make it a habit to eat foods rich with vitamin B, coz it consist of antioxidant that prevents the negative effect of free radicals on the nerves, and brain. And it has been prove also that a person lack of this mostly suffer from dizziness or vertigo. Whole cereals are rich with this so it will be good to serve it for your breakfast.

It will be good to cut down eating foods rich in carbohydrate, foods rich with this contribute to the fat in your body. Limiting intake of this will help you to avoid dizziness.

You should also avoid some drinks such as iced tea, diet drinks, and alcohol, also eating of salty and sweet foods at the same time. It still advisable to drink a lot of water, minimum of 8 to 12 glass of water.

Hope that this simple remedies would able to help you to be able to feel relax and comfortable in your job and avoid dizziness.

March 18 ,2010

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Common Fiesta Foods

2010-03-17T16:43:00.018+08:00

I used to attend different fiestas and festival in various places, I have gone to baguio with their Baguio Flower Festival which is also known as Panagbenga Festival, in Cebu City with their Sinulog Festival, in Iloilo with their Dinagyang Festival, also with Quezon and in Batangas. I really enjoyed all the trip and it was quite fascinating that some of their fiesta foods were almost the same. Here are some of the common foods that some city usually prepared during fiestas.

Lechon
This has been called a fiesta food, coz people usually crave for this and a fiesta would never be complete without the lechon. It was quite expensive though people would really prepare this for the fiesta. The term lechon really means a way of cooking, though people get use of it and call it that way. There are different types of lechon such as "lechon baka" and "lechon manok", but the most popular was the lechon baboy.

Menudo
This is not as special as lechon, because maybe it was often a regular meal for others at dinner. This is also a pork dish that have a slightly salty and sweet taste. It is made up of pork, potatoes, carrots and tomato sauce.

Dinuguan
Dinuguan is also a pork dish, honestly don't like this food, though I am wondering why many people love this dish. And consider it as a special menu. It is made up of pork blood that's why its called "Dinuguan", also with intestines and pig guts as well. It is usually serve with the sweet delicacy called "puto".

March 17 ,2010

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How to Prevent Crying while Chopping Onions

2010-03-15T16:10:00.005+08:00

I used to help my mom in the kitchen, I was the one who assist her to prepare all the needed ingredients for the foods, washing it, peeling garlic and other items, and chopping of it. Though there's one that I really hated cutting, the onion. I used to have a teary eye whenever I chop onions and its really irritate me a lot. Thanks that I've learn now how to prevent it, let me share to you some easy ways to do it:

* It will be good if you will first chill the onions in your refrigerator, or you can also wash it in a cold water in able to lessen the acid that cause why your eyes get irritated.

* You can also put lime in your knife before chopping, the acid of the lime react with the gas of the onions.

* To avoid irritation of eyes you can also use a fan and let it blow the gas away from your eyes as you cut it.

* Chew a gum or eat sweets, through this you will be breathing through your mouth not in your nose. Coz if you would stop the odor going through your nose, you will not going to cry.

It is said that onions from farm has much more volatile gas, this is the chemical that react from your eyes, and bring you in tears. Just hope that this simple tips will helps you prevent it, and will stop you from crying while chopping onions.:D

March 15 ,2010

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Fight Your Toothache - Simple Toothache Remedies

2010-03-12T15:49:00.015+08:00

Ouch!!! My tooth is aching again and its really hurt, have you ever experience this disaster feeling? It seems that you wanna pull your tooth, and you can't even eat just because your tooth is aching so much? Actually I used to it though I able to have some remedy in able to ease the pain. I'll share some of it:

Salt
This is a common remedy for toothache and the cheapest as well. You just need to add it in a glass of warm water and gargle it all over your mouth, you can also do it regularly as part of your daily routine.

Hot Pepper Powder
Using a pepper powder plus a pinch of salt would be a good idea also. It will helps to prevent tootache, cavities, bad breath, bleeding from the gums and etc.

Garlic
Combination of garlic and salt is a good combo, garlic have antibacterial properties that kill germs in the mouth. You can also chew it alone and do it daily.

Onions
Onions also have antibacterial properties like garlic so a slice of it would be great to lessen the pain.

Lime Juice
It consists of Vitamin C that will help to protect your teeth and prevent tooth decay, its also provide toothache pain relief.

March 12 ,2010

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Look Sexy and Burn Your Fats

2010-03-10T16:18:00.023+08:00

Summer time is a great time to have a vacation, most people will surely go to beaches to refresh and relax. Most girls would surely choose the perfect swimsuit that will make them look sexy and attractive. Though some might just choose not to wear one, afraid to show their belly fat. But don't be too worry coz there's still a chance for you to look sexy and prepare for your summer get away through choosing the right food to eat. Yes, through your daily food, let me share to you some of this:

Apples
Apple contains pectin, although all citrus fruits have this, apples have a great source of it. Pectin in apple restrict the cells to absorb the fat in your body. It is also rich in fiber that is also good for our body. And the feeling that you are full makes you eat less.

Berries
This fruit also contains pectin and helps to limit the fats just the same as apples.

Soybeans
Soybeans is rich in lecithin which helps to blocks cellular fat absorption and promotes the breakdown of fatty deposits. It would be advisable to have it three to five times a week, this will to boost your body’s ability to eliminate fats.

Bananas
This contains of potassium that will boost your metabolism and regulates your body’s water balance. Milk and oranges are also good source of potassium.

March 11 ,2010

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Delicious Taho in the Morning

2010-03-08T15:31:00.010+08:00

It was a hot sunny morning when I woke up yesterday (it was Sunday). So hot that I can almost feel the sweat on my body. My mind tells me to rise up though my body still want to stay in bed. Then I heard a familiar voice that make me rise up on my bed. "Taho! Taho! Taho!" well, its the mangtataho vendor, opss need to hurry up before the mangtataho left.

I love taho and I used to buy one every weekend, I usually serve it with my breakfast. It is healthy and good for our body. It looks like a jelly with sweet syrup and some sago (other called tapioca pearl). Good to eat while it was still warm.

I can still remember the Baguio trip when I was able to taste their own version of taho. Instead of an ordinary sweetener they added up the flavor of strawberry. And it was really great, the best taho I ever tasted...^^,haha sort of a little exaggerated, though if you've able to try one you'll surely wouldn't forget it.

Just lucky that I still able to catch up the mangtataho vendor...^^,

March 08 ,2010

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Lets Shake It

2010-03-05T11:46:00.008+08:00

Its summer, that's why drinking refreshing drinks would be nice aside from going to cold and cool places. I have share in my previous article some drinks that would definitely make your thirst satisfied, one is "shake". Let me share you one recipe of my favorite shake which is "milkshake".

All we need is a cup of milk, 1 pack of Jello, any flavor will do, and a pint of vanilla ice cream, softened. The directions is so simple and easy to follow. Place the milk and ice cream in your blender, let them mix for 10 seconds then add the Jello and blend for 30 seconds or until smooth. Just an easy step and tada you now have your refreshing shake. You can also add some whipped cream and cherry.

March 05 ,2010

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Refresh your Summer

2010-03-03T14:50:00.011+08:00

Summer is here, this is the time wherein we are able to enjoy some recreational activities, summer bonding, different outdoor activities and a lot more. Its a fun day and a time for scorching heat hence cool summer drinks is the ideal option to refresh the day. Here's some advisable summer drinks that will surely make your summer cool.

Lemonades & Limeades
Lemonades is a lemon flavored drink, that is typically made of lemon, water and sugar. And limeades is somehow the same as lemonades though made of lime juice or lime flavor. This drinks is perfect to ease your thirst and so easy to make.

Iced Tea
This is a classic drink for summer, this is a tea that is often served cold in a glass with ice. Most of iced tea get their flavors from tea leaves some in flavored syrup such as lemon, peach, raspberry, cherry, etc.

Shakes
This is a beverage which is made of milk, ice cream, or any flavorings or sweetener and some ice crush. This is usually serve with whipped cream on top as topping. This is a very cool drink and can really satisfy your craving.

March 03 ,2010

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Baguio's Famous Delicacies

2010-03-02T17:05:00.014+08:00

It was Sunday when I've watch the news regarding the Panagbenga festival in Baguio City - known as the summer capital of the Philippines. It seems that all were having fun and enjoy the festival. I used to remember when we had our vacation there and it was really great. The most memorable with me was when we had food trip and I was so lucky that I am able to taste some of their delicacies.

Strawberry Taho
At first I thought that is just the usual taho that we have here in the Metro but I notice the pink color in the plastic container and I've learn that it was a fresh strawberry syrup instead of the usual sweetener.

Sundot Kulangot
This is one of their famous delicacies though it might sound funny or a turn off to some people though a lot of people in Baguio love this and enjoy eating this one. This is called "sundot kulangot" because it is place in a small container that you need to use your finger to dig out the calamay inside.

Benguet Coffee
Before we left Baguio, I got a chance to taste their native coffee, the "Benguet Coffee". This is famous and favorite beverage in Cordillera and also known to us as "kapeng barako". Their coffee is really aromatic and good to bring as a present for your relatives.

It was really a fulfilling trip and a vacation as well, hope I can able to visit again and explore more of their delicacies.

March 02 ,2010

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Happy Weekend

2010-03-01T15:12:00.009+08:00

During weekends, we usually rent movies and watch at home, that serves as a bonding for the family and a rest day for all of us. While busy watching movies we definitely have something to eat as a snacks. We commonly buy a microwavable popcorn that we all love. There is various flavors that you can choose from like butter, light butter, hot & spicy, cheese, and of course our favorites caramel flavor.

We also buy some potato chips, usually in cheese flavor, this is also one of our favorite snacks, even though its not really a healthy one. Sometimes we buy some crackers too and fill it with some sweet jam or eat it as it, we also eat this as a meryienda. Cookies is also great, and cupcakes as well, though there are times that i almost ignore the movie I was watching and just eat..^^,

March 01 ,2010

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Stay Healthy & Fit This Summer

2010-02-25T16:28:00.009+08:00

Summer is almost here, you can now feel the heat of the sun in your skin. It would be really fun to go to the beaches and spend some time swimming, though aside from having some recreational activities and taking some rest, you should also be aware on some lifestyle tips that you can do during summer in able to keep yourself healthy and fit.

1. Drinking enough Water
This is the main thing that everyone should do specially this summer season, in able to able for you to avoid from being dehydrated. Even if your not thirsty, it would be good that you often drink a lot of water. With the high humidity levels, more water will be release from your body.

2. Avoid Drinks High in Sugar,Alcoholic Beverages,Caffeinated Beverages
Drinking too much of it will let you to loss more fluids through your urine, they are naturally acidic that's why you might as well lessen drinking it.

3. Drinking a Very Chilled Liquids
Due to hot weather, most of us would like to drink a very chilled drinks in able to make our body cool down though its not really help us. There is a bad effect in our body specifically in the blood vessels in the skin that might decrease heat loss.

4. Intake of Heaty Vegetables & Fruits
This is not advisable during summer, you should be able to prevent eating it, these are spinach, radish, hot peppers, onions, garlic,pineapple,and ripe mangoes.

5. Maintain Good Hygiene
This is very important, you should make it a habit to take a bath everyday and able to change your clothes when needed, don't let your sweat to be dry out in your shirt.

February 25 ,2010

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Great Things About Summer

2010-02-23T16:52:00.010+08:00

It was only February though you can now experience the summer fever. Early in the morning you wake up with the gleam of sunlight through your window and you feel how hot your face was, summer is really here. Oh, how great to go to the beach or go to hot springs to refresh and relax. To be able to wade in the water and feel the cold water in your body. And of course eating summer foods would be great too such as halo-halo, ice cream and some summer fruits like watermelon, melon, berries, mangoes. Really refreshing and satisfying indeed I just hope that I can be able to have a long vacation and do things like this.

February 23 ,2010

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Enjoy Cooking With Your Kids

2010-02-22T17:07:00.013+08:00

Cooking is really great and a good past time for everyone, specially when your doing it with someone you've enjoy being with. Though how about when your kids like to join and you can't resist and say No. Most mom don't allow their child to go to the kitchen and make their kids help them preparing the foods, worrying that they might just ruin it. But you don't have to worry much because there's a lot of easy recipe out there that your child and you would be glad to make. This will also serve as your bonding moments and you've also teaching your child to learn new things. Here's the recipe that you and child would enjoy making - the Tortilla Dessert Wraps!

Ingredients:
* Almond paste
* Tortilla wraps
* Mini-marshmallows
* Milk chocolate chips
* Coconut flakes
* Whipped cream, for topping
* Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Cooking Method:
Let your child spread the almond paste, just a thin layer on each tortilla. It should be spread right up to the edges, then let him sprinkle the marshmallows, chocolate chips and coconut flakes in the tortilla. Let your child firmly roll the tortilla into a circular log shape.

Then you must be the one to wrap it in a foil and seal it tightly. Grill over low heat until heated through, about 5 to 10 minutes. Then you must remove the foil and place it on a plate. Let your child garnish it with fresh sweetened whipped cream or prepared whipped topping. You can also serve it with vanilla ice cream on the side.

February 22 ,2010

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Easy Doughnuts Recipe

2010-02-19T16:44:00.007+08:00

This time I'll share you a homemade doughnut recipe that is very easy and enjoyable to make. It came from my grandma's cookbook, in which she collected when was just young. Here's the recipe:

Ingredients:
* sugar
* milk
* egg
* melted butter
* flour
* baking powder
* salt
* nutmeg

Here's how to do it:
Combine the sugar, milk, egg, melted butter and nutmeg. Have ready flour, baking powder and salt. Then add to the wet ingredients. Stir in lightly. When oil is already hot in electric fry pan, drop by teaspoonfuls into hot fat. Fry about 2 minutes on each side. Drain on paper towels. Cool slightly. Dust with powdered sugar.

February 19 ,2010

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Types of Doughnuts You'll Loved

2010-02-18T17:44:00.010+08:00

There are many types of doughnuts,let me share to you some of the famous doughnuts.

Glazed Doughnuts
This is a typical ring doughnut that is dipped with sugar or cinnamon based glaze. This is perfect for coffee or in chocolate drinks.

Donut Holes
This is not really came from the central portion of the cake, but by dropping a ring of dough into a hot oil. Though as the ring doughnuts became popular, they used to market the "Donut Holes" as if there were really part of it.

Coconut Doughnut
Through its name you can actually tell what's the difference of it with others. This dougnuts is topped or covered with shredded coconuts, it is usually boiled or toasted.

Jelly Doughnut
This doughnut is filled with different jelly or fruit jam such as cherry, strawberry, or rasberry and many more. It is also topped ith powdered sugar.

Boston Creme
This is a doughnut with a filling inside, a creamy vanilla or a custard filling, that is topped with chocolate frosting.

All this list were perfect in meryienda and even in any occasions like a group party or a dessert for your wedding.

February 18 ,2010

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Mystery of Doughnuts

2010-02-17T16:11:00.006+08:00

Its already 3 in the afternoon, time for meryienda and to relax in a short while. Time to eat my snacks, and what I have here is my favorite meryienda,....doughnut. Doughnut is a dessert-like sweet made from deep fried dough.

I eat a lot of it, I even eat it at breakfast or as a midnight snack. Its really yummy and really satisfied my taste bud. Anyway have you guys ever become curious why does a doughnut have a hole in the middle? Well, when I was young I used to asked my mom about it, though never answered me. So I search it myself,..

Some said that it is needed to conserve the dough, it was cut out in the middle to reused for making more doughnuts. They also said that this is made for us for easy holding. But I think the best answer I've heard(the right one as well, I guess) is to cook it more evenly. It was said that this is the real purpose of making a hole in the middle. Because without the hole it will end up with either a ball that is raw in the middle or overcooked on the outside.

Though whatever the reason is it doesn't matter really, doughnut will still be my favorite...harhar ^^,

February 17 ,2010

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Delicious Delicacies from Camiguin City

2010-02-16T17:15:00.009+08:00

It was summer last year when we had our vacation in Camiguin City - one of the popular tourist spot and destination for vacationers. It was a great experience to be able to go there and stay even in just a short time. I really had fun and enjoy those days specially their foods that were really yummy and mouth watering.

I tasted some of their popular delicacies and one of that is their pastel, it is a bun with a yema inside, there are also other filing such as pineapple, strawberry, cheese and ube. The Vjandep in Camiguin is popular with it, a famous bakery in their town.

Another is the Piniato, is just the same as what we know peanut brittle though the difference is is that they uses a whole peanuts and glaze with honey that is molded into sticks! Good to have as desserts or snacks while doing something.

Lastly is the Maestrado Tablea, a chocolate drink that is made from pure cocoa that you can enjoy in your breakfast or even in your merienda. Its a cocoa tablet that you will dissolve in a warm water.

Hope you can also try and taste these delicacies, and enjoy it as well.

February 16 ,2010

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Live a Healthy Life - Foods for Diabetic

2010-02-15T17:03:00.011+08:00

I love to eat sweet foods, candies, cakes, ice cream and of course chocolates., it makes me feel calm and relax whenever I feel upset and down. Its actually a weird feeling though that's exactly how I feel whenever I used to eat sweets.

But how about the people whose suffering from diabetes? Are they able to enjoy and can eat the same foods as we were eating? Below are the list of foods that a diabetes should avoid and foods to eat.

Food To Avoid
* Foods High with Sugar
Foods such sugar, artificial sweeteners, including honey were obviously needed to avoid. Though you don't need to worry that you cannot enjoy the foods you are usually eat and drink such as coffee, there is one sweetener that is allowed with them, the stevia commonly known as sweet leaf or sugar leaf.
> Chocolates including the so called- sugar free types. But if you really can't take it to eat, it is recommended to eat the Continental dark chocolate with 70% or more cocoa solids.

* Starchy Vegetables
All vegetables that is high in starch such as beans, carrots, peas, specially the parsnips and potatoes, it is better that you go easy with this foods. Also with starchy carbohydrate foods like bread and chapatti rice.

* Fruits
Not all fruits are bad for diabetic people there were only some such as banana, grapes, strawberries, and mangoes.

Foods to Eat
* Foods High in Fiber
This includes cereal, nuts, fruits, seeds and certain vegetables. Foods high in fiber is good because its reduces cholesterol and glucose level in our body. It also means more chromium, which is very helpful in the treatment of diabetes.

* Sea Foods
All types of sea foods can were safe whether it could be boiled, steamed, baked or grilled, fried is not recommended.

February 15 ,2010

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Love, Love, Love!!!

2010-02-12T14:20:00.006+08:00

2 more days to prepare for your romantic dream date, 2 days to rehearse for your sweetest words for your love one, 2 more days to put everything in order on that very special day. Whoo..such a very stressful day for many lovers out there, I suddenly remember my father.

He's not really the usual romantic guy that girls would love to, saying alluring words that you wanted to hear, not so expressive of what he really feel. Though that thinking change when I saw him prepare a breakfast for my mom last valentines day. He's not really into cooking though he manage to create a pancake, I know its a simple meal though the effort of making it, is what make it extra special. He make a heart shape pancakes and added a scoop of ice cream on top. I'll share this simple recipe that I hope that you can able to make one for your love one.

Ingredients:
* self-raising flour (flour with baking powder, sugar & salt)
* milk
* eggs

How to Make:
Place all the ingredients into bowl and mix it well. Then grease the pan with butter, use two spoons in placing the mixture in a pan to create a heart shaped pancake. There is also a ready heart shape pan available that you can use to make it more easy for you to prepare it. When bubbles burst on the surface and the edges start to dry, turn and cook the other side until golden brown. You can serve it with any sweet syrup and you can also put a scoop of ice cream on top.

Just a simple recipe for you to cheer up the day and express your love.

February 12 ,2010

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Wine to Spark your Date

2010-02-11T16:12:00.006+08:00

Instead of going out on a romantic date this coming valentines day don't you think that having an adventurous date would be a much nicer idea, exploring the beauty of nature while having a memorable bonding with your love one. Having bungee jumping, doing hiking, mountain climbing, and a lot more. And after that heavy activities is a simple dinner with a simple menu. And to make the night spectacular and colorful you should be able to prepare a perfect wine for that night.

Deciding and choosing for the right wine is the most important thing you should do, whether it could be red, white, or any type of wine. Though to make sure that the wine you'll going to serve suit your taste how about make a homemade wine that will make your girl be impress. I'll share you a wine recipe that is easy to follow and to prepare:

Ingredients:
* white grape juice
* filtered water
* sugar
* yeast

How to make:
Pour the grape juice in container then bring the water and sugar to boil until it was melted. Let it cool and pour it in the same container. Add a 1pkg yeast and close it with airlock stopper. Allow it to ferment for 3 weeks in a sanitized 5 gallon container then after that place it in a bottle and left for another one week.

February 11 ,2010

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Easy Valentines Cake for You

2010-02-11T14:03:00.005+08:00

Cakes will definitely be a good treat on valentines day, cakes is a wonderful foods to share with. So let me give you a cake recipe that will suite for this valentines day and for any occasion such as wedding or any celebration. This is a simple valentine cake recipe that's so easy to follow:

Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup - Crisco
* 1 1/2 cups - Sugar
* 2 - Eggs
* 2 cups - Flour
* 1 tb sp - Cocoa
* 1 teaspoon - Salt
* 1 teaspoon - Baking Soda
* 1 tb sp - Vinegar

Put the cream crisco and sugar together in a bowl, then add the eggs and beat it, until it is mix well. Strain the flour, cocoa and salt together thrice. Fold in baking soda and dissolved in vinegar swiftly. Then grease and flour the 2.9" layer pans, bake at 350 degrees for almost half an hour.

February 09 ,2010

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Crave for More - Romantic Foods this Valentines Day

2010-02-08T16:01:00.006+08:00

As Valentines Day is coming giving lovable gifts is what we do with our love ones. Though it will be hard for us to decide what special thing we can give for them. Well, aside from spending a lot of money just to show your affection and bringing them to high class places, it will be also great to surprise them with this simple but fabulous food ideas that they will surely love.

Chocolates
Dozen of chocolates, this will be a nice idea though a very common one but, let's face it, girls really love to receive this. It is also proved that eating of chocolates let the brain to release endorphins which make people feel loved and happy.

Coffee
With the aroma of the coffee itself can bring out a nice atmosphere for both of you. Serve it with your special someone in a special coffee cup and it will make a special love buzz...

Ice Cream
It will be so sweet to share an ice cream with your love one, feeding each other while letting the ice cream melt in your mouth. Such a simple gesture though will brought something extra ordinary feeling in both of you. Vanilla is a common flavor you can use or any flavor will do.

Nuts
Nuts is a symbol of fertility and also a romantic food ideas that you and your partner can share.

Cake
It will be wonderful if the cake is a shape hearted and or a round cake top with decorations of chocolatey biscuit base, scattered with milk and dark chocolates, so lovely to look at!

Make your love ones feel this special occasion and let them experience the your love.

February 08 ,2010

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Just Feel Good

2010-02-05T14:54:00.008+08:00

Not feeling well today, just upset of what happened, though don't want to ruin the rest of the day. Whenever I felt sad or dismay I used to keep myself busy in the kitchen, its a sort of relaxation and recovering from the bad mood I have. I used to bake cookies and biscuit, its really fun that's why I able to forget anything. I'll share you one recipe that will make your mood better specially when you'll able to make a perfect one - a Chocolate Cookies.

Ingredients

* 350 g dark chocolate
* 350g unsalted Butter (small chunks)
* 3 Eggs
* 500g self-raising flour
* 1 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
* 5 tbsp freshly made espresso coffee
* icing sugar
* 450g light muscovado sugar

Melt the butter and chocolate together and set over a pan of boiling water. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a food processor or in a mixer for 3-4 minutes until pale and thick. Sift the flour and baking soda into a bowl. Tip the egg and sugar mixture into a large mixing bowl. Stir in the warm chocolate mix and the espresso. Carefully fold in the sifted flour and baking soda, using a large metal spoon. Cover with cling film and leave in the fridge, overnight or for at least a couple of hours. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Divide the mixture into walnut-sized balls, then roll them in sifted icing sugar. Place on the baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes. Allow it to cool on a rack and its ready to eat. Easy step for you to enjoy preparing it, happy baking!

February 05 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Foods That Fight Your Depression

2010-02-04T14:38:00.011+08:00

February, time to celebrate love and affection between two people whose in love. But how about for those who are broken hearted and in sorrow, or in the middle of depression? How can they be able to cope with it? Well aside from traveling and going out of town, and spend too much just to manage what are your going through, I'll share you some healthy food ideas that will surely help to fight your depression.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Fish oil contain omega-3 fatty acids that based on research depressed people often lack with. It has been experimented and proved that a gram of fish oil each day will have a 50 percent decrease in symptoms such as anxiety, unexplained feelings of sadness and suicidal thoughts. Salmon and mackerel are a great sample for this.

Vitamin B
People experiencing depression should also increase the intake of vitamin B. Brown rice contain vitamins B1,B3 and folic acid which prevent sugar lows and mood swings. The whole-grain oats also contain folic acid that helps to avoid blood sugar to be damage or collapse.

Folate/Folic Acid
Its been said that shortage of folate might lead to easily feel depression. Dark green vegetables like spinach, peas, asparagus, fresh beans are good source of folate and other certain fruits such as(orange juice, canned pineapple juice, grapefruit juice, etc.)

This will help you to prevent or minimize depression, though if you still feel it for some time, its still better to consult a doctor.

February 04 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Sweet Thought

2010-02-03T15:45:00.005+08:00

Valentines is not just for lovers, we can also enjoy this day even without a partner or going to an enchanting places. Giving something special for the one we love like our parents or friends, will be appreciated a lot. Giving sweet foods like chocolates and candies is the usual thing we do, but how about making it personally. Yes, making it personally will give the impression that you really value someone, you might also enjoy doing it. I'll share you one sweet recipe of a "Chocolate Raspberry Kiss" that anyone would surely love...

Ingredients:

* 1 1/2 cups freshly brewed coffee
* 3 tablespoons semi-sweet chocolate chips
* 4 ounces Chambord raspberry liquor
* 2 ounces godiva liqueur

For Garnish:

* whipped cream
* cocoa powder
* red-tinted sugar

Directions:
In a small saucepan, combine the coffee and chocolate over med-low heat; whisk until the chocolate has melted. Remove from the heat and pour into 2 mugs. Add 2 ounces Chambord and 1 ounce Godiva liqueur to each mug; stir to combine. Top with a dollop of whipped cream, sprinkle with cocoa powder and red sugar then serve.

February 03 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Love is in the Air!

2010-02-02T16:34:00.011+08:00

Do you know the saying "a way to a man's heart is through his stomach"! but do you think that this can be also imply to women? Have you ever thought that girls also love to eat, and would be very impress if they knew that you have cooked for them? Especially this month, which is a love month, this is a very perfect opportunity for you.

Instead of bringing your love ones to a classy, elegant and romantic places yet expensive why don't you invite your girl to a private dinner date and cook personally, is it more fantastic and more idealistic?

Preparing this kind of date, you might first want to assess your relationship. Through this, you've been giving the chance to decide what kind of meal to do. Early in a relationship, it may be nice to stick with simple dishes though something still special.

It will be good also to know what your girlfriend likes to eat. This need some advance preparation - you should able to remember some things that she had mentioned before about the foods that she used to love though not able or dont know how to make it.

After knowing what to prepare it would be easy for you to have a recipe of it. Search in any cookbook or just google it in the net. It will definitely give you a thousands of variations to choose from. Just follow the instructions and the ingredients needed and you'll surely be able to make a perfect meal.

Prepare anything a head of time. You need enough time to make this all, you should pay attention to your recipe. Estimate the time you will spend in cooking.

Setting up the ambiance where you will set the meal is very important, you need to be creative by this. Making the lights dim and hiring a violinist is an example, putting candles and flowers would definitely be a nice idea.

And of course, in serving the meal, make sure the food is ready and serve it hot. Let your girlfriend enjoy the enchanting night with you and your delicious dishes.

February 02 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Dream High Grow Tall

2010-02-01T17:05:00.006+08:00

Since I was a kid, I always dream of being tall. I used to buy big shoes and big slippers before coz I thought that when I grow up I can really reach the height of 5'6. And my foot was a bit bigger than the normal one in my same age, and my mom told me that maybe because I'll be going to grow taller than the others. But unfortunately I'm not, I only reach a height of 5'1 :(, and I feel a bit small by that.

I knew that most people really wanted to grow tall but only few can achieve it. Some said that being tall is hereditary though eating the right food is also a factor.

Foods rich in protein, mineral and vitamin helps you to become taller. Protein is made of amino acids that stimulates growth and effective working of human body. Whole eggs, fish and legumes are protein rich. These foods also includes carbohydrates and fats.

Meat foods, this contain of lipids and saturated fats that slow down our growth or worst stop the development of your growth. Also avoid sweets, pastries, sodas and crispies or anything that is high in fat.

Calcium is necessary for having a healthy bones that is needed for your growth. Milk and other dairy products like yogurt and cheese is a good sample of foods that is rich in calcium. Leafy vegetables are another source of calcium. Avoid salty, sugary and caffeine foods because it will damage your calcium intake.

Aside from eating the right foods, having enough sleep and exercise will help you to attain a full growth mentally and physically.

February 01 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Road Trip Snacks

2010-01-29T17:17:00.004+08:00

Are you fond of traveling and love snacking while on the trip? Its a good way to prevent you from being bored though you should also assure that your snacks is still healthy and good for your body. Here's some suggestive snacks for you:

1. Fresh and Dried Fruit
Is an excellent idea to have fresh fruits as a goodies on the trip. Apples, bananas (better to chill it first), and grapes were a good choice, better to cut it into easy to eat bite size. Some dried fruits are also good such as raisins and prunes.

2. Nuts
This is a common snacks while traveling, any type (almonds, walnuts or cashews) of it are a good choice to keep your energy high than eating junk foods.

3. Sandwiches
This is a healthy and great choice of snack, whether with peanut butter, string cheese or fresh veggies. Better to have a wheat bread for your sandwich than any usual bread.

4. Cookies
Choose a cookie with oatmeal, fruits or nuts on your trip. The fiber makes them filling and satisfying.

January 29 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Variety of Chocolates

2010-01-28T14:53:00.007+08:00

3 days and 4 nights to go and its February again, month of love and time to treat your special someone in this coming Valentines Day. Chocolate is now in demand and very popular for this very special occassion, whether its a rounded, heart shape or any shape it could be.

Whenever I eat chocolates I used to remember the amazing view I spotted in Bohol, the Chocolate Hills, it was really an awesome scenery. Anyway let me share to you some varieties of chocolates that you can choose from this coming holiday...

Dark Chocolate
This is a healthy chocolate, it is good for your heart, a small amount of it daily can help your cardiovascular system to run well. This chocolate doesn't have milk solids.

Milk Chocolate
It is the best selling variety of chocolate in the world today. It consists of sugar, cocoa butter and vanilla, also have liquor and milk solids. Milk chocolate is sweeter than any other chocolates that's why it's much love by most of the people.

January 28 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Chicken on the Go

2010-01-27T15:17:00.010+08:00

Chicken is a very common food for Filipinos, there are variety of ways to cook and prepare it as food. Bacolod City is a place where you can find the best and yummy chicken. There are many popular chicken dishes that you'll surely love, let me share to you some of these menus.

Fried Chicken
This is the most common way to cook a chicken, a very easy and no hassle dish. Coated with flour (with salt and pepper), serves as a breading mixutre. It gives a crispy crust to the exterior. Then deep fry it in oil until brown.

Chicken Adobo
This is a national dish for Filipinos, where in the "Adobo" is a Spanish word for seasoning or marinade. The marinades is a combination of soy sauce, vinegar, bay leaf, crushed garlic and peppercorn.

Chicken Afritada
This is a colorful dish due to the bell pepper plus the potato that is cooked in a tomato sauce. Breadcrumbs is also needed in this menu to make the sauce thicken.

Chicken Curry
This is also a known chicken dish that was originated in India and just introduced to the rest of the world. This chicken curry consists of onion, tomato, flavored with ginger, bell pepper and fried potatoes, seasoned with curry powder, salt and pepper.

January 27 ,2010

88DB Philippines

A Healthy Snacks for A Busy You

2010-01-26T15:06:00.008+08:00

Working 8 hours a day is really tiring, lots of work load , heavy stress, dealing with clients, deadline to meet and a lot more. Facing with this kind of pressure is really burden so you need something that will boost you in able to prevent this disturbing feeling and that is by eating a snacks at your desks. This will give you a feeling of relaxation and a therapy as well. Here's a few recommended examples of a healthy snacking:

Nuts
Nuts is known to be high in calories and fat, though a handful of it will be enough for you to keep you satisfied. They are power foods in that they also provide healthy fats along with some fiber.

Fruits
Fruits is a very healthy snacks that you can have, it can be bananas, oranges, or even grapes and of course apples which is healthy in carbs and protein.

Crackers and Peanut Butter
This is a great combo! Crackers helps you to curb your appetite, and filing it with a peanut butter is a nice idea.

Yogurt
Yogurt comes with many flavors, but it is recommended to have a lower sugar plain yogurt combined with fruits (anything of your choice). This is rich in protein, calcium, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12.

January 26 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Filipinoes Native Desserts

2010-01-25T14:17:00.010+08:00

Who would say no with dessert? Dessert is usually serve after every meal, its something that you waited for after the end of the snacks. Filipinos have their own native dessert that you'll surely enjoy, let me introduce to you some of their native delicacies:

Palitaw
This is one of the Filipino common dessert, a small, flat sweet rice cake that is made from malagkit(a sticky rice), grated coconut, sugar and sesame seeds. This is so easy to make. First, you need to create a little balls from the malagkit then flatten it. Drop it in a boiling water, when it floats its already cook. Remove from water and roll it with sugar, serve with grated coconut and sesame seeds on top.

Ginataan/Bilo Bilo
Ginataan or Bilo Bilo is a popular dessert for Filipinos, it has a sweet taste of coconut milk. Its perfect during cold rainy days and also as a merienda. It is so easy to make, let the coconut milk and water to boil, then add other ingredients such as chopped sweet potato, sweet banana, taro, tapioca pearls and sugar. Mix well and served hot.

Polvoron
Polvoron, this is definitely a kid's favorites. This is the easiest to make in all desserts coz it doesn't involve cooking, just a little bit toasting of the flour prior to mixing it with the powdered milk, melted butter and sugar - and you now have a delicious polvoron.

Turon
Turon, another native desserts of the Filipinos. Turon is primarily made of banana that is wrap with a lumpia wrapper and dipped with brown sugar. You can also add a langka together with the banana to make it more sweet.

Halo Halo
A very popular dessert in which means to mix different kinds of ingredients. Its mainly mixture are ice and milk, and added with various boiled sweet beans and fruits (sweet red beans,sliced banana, coconut jelly),or any other fillings of your choice such as (sago, nata de coco, etc) and served cold in a tall glass or bowl.

May you enjoy all this delicacies with your family and friends.

January 25 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Ice Cream for All Season

2010-01-22T16:09:00.008+08:00

Ice cream, my all time favorite, whether in summer where frozen foods where really in demand or even in cold days,..its something that I always crave for. An ice cream is a frozen dessert that is made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. And speaking of flavours, there are variant of it that you'll surely love such as vanilla, butter pecan, strawberry, cookies and cream, coffee, rocky road, and of course chocolate, one of the popular ice cream and my favorite. I'll share you one recipe of this that you'll surely enjoy.

Ingredients:
5 egg yolks,
500ml milk,
250ml double/heavy cream,
2 oz (50g) sugar,
150g (6 oz) milk chocolate cut into small squares

How to make:
Create a custard base and at the point where you remove the saucepan from the heat, carefully drop in the squares of real chocolate. Stir to allow to melt and then leave the custard to cool. Then chill the custard until it's really cold. Once chilled, mix until slushy. Add the cream (whipped) and make sure it mixes in well. Transfer the mixture in an ice cream maker and freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

You'll surely love this one and I hope you'll try to make it for yourself. Have a happy day!

January 22 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Be Healthy and Gain Weight

2010-01-19T16:56:00.011+08:00

Almost everyone want to lose weight, to have the sexy body they wanted. And only few, have problems in gaining weight. It may feel a bit sad when everyone you know is trying to shed pounds and you are trying to put some on. But actually solution with this problem was really easy and that's just "to eat a lot". Change you diet strategy and eat more than your usual meal a day to consume more calories. But what kind of food or meal is this?

High in Protein:
Foods rich in protein is very important to have a healthy body. It allows the body to gain muscle mass without building excess fats. Milk is one good source of protein, others are fish(tuna, salmon, haddock)meats, eggs, nuts, grains, soybeans.

High in Carbohydrate:
Carbohydrate is the source of energy of human being, it is important that you have enough carbohydrate daily to perform you daily activities. Vegetables and fruits are considered to be a superior source of it like broccoli, green beans, corn. Other good source of carbohydrate are brown rice and whole grain.

Fat Sources
Not all fats are bad, we also need it in our body. Any type of nuts such as peanuts, almonds, hazelnuts, cashew, and walnuts are healthy fat foods.

Aside from foods that you intake in your body, it is also important to have a complete sleep and do some exercise daily to become fit and easily gain weight.

January 19 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Keep It Safe and Fresh

2010-01-18T15:18:00.011+08:00

Have you ever gone camping with your friends? Or are you an adventurous person that want to explore the beauty of nature and always on the go to have an extreme activities. Well, me and my friends love outdoor activities and we really had so much fun with it. We usually go to Tagaytay and spend time to relax and go camping.

Though we usually encounter problems regarding the foods that we have, it was so hard for us at first to ensure the freshness and to be able to avoid it from getting spoiled. And maybe some of you had already experience it. I'll share to you some useful tips that you can do to avoid it.

* Pack the right food. It is important to choose the right food to take during camping. Not all food can be store at a long period of time. It will be good not to bring any meat food, coz it can spoiled easily. Nuts or peanut butter is rich in protein also that you can bring without having worries that it will spoil.

* A Cooler. If you have food that need to place in a cooler, it will be good if it chilled already at home then pack it with a foil and place it in a bag that zip close, with this you can assure to prolong the life span of the food.

* Safe Storage. Can goods is what we usually take during camping. Once a can is opened, the food in it shouldn't be take back, if ever your not able to finish it all better place it in a plastic container or with a zipper bag or any plastic food container that you have.

Enjoy and have fun with your camping!

January 18 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Quick 'N Easy Meal for the Day

2010-01-15T16:35:00.013+08:00

Have you ever had problems in preparing your meal for the day? Busy schedule and lack of time to cook and do the all the preparation for it? Here's a short list of recipes in which you can use for each meal:

Breakfast
Pancake - this is one of the easy meal for breakfast, healthy as well, so this will be right for someone whose always in a hurry. Here's an easy way to create one:

* a cup of whole wheat flour
* baking powder
* salt
* milk or soymilk
* oil

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Bake on hot griddle or frying pan with the butter or an ordinary oil. Makes 8 four inch pancakes. Can be easily doubled or tripled. Try adding some sweetener like honey or any additives that suites your taste.

Lunch
Lunch is the most appropriate time to eat heavy meal than any time of the day. You need more energy to spend with any activities you have for the day. Here's a recipe for a healthy fried rice that can satisfied your tummy ^^...

* eggs
* garlic and onion
* vegetables of your choice (carrots, peas, mushroom, baby corn)
* cooked rice
* chili sauce

Saute the garlic and onion and the vegetables of your choice in an oil. If all were already cooked, mix soy sauce and chili sauce together and then stir through rice mixture. Serve the sliced egg roll.

January 15 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Leftover Mania!

2010-01-14T17:03:00.012+08:00

Well, lets make it to the fullest, now I'll present you more leftover tips for you to have some useful ideas to save money and avoid wasting...

* Use Spices. Aside from the common way of reheating your leftover, you can also make a brand new dish out of it. Add spices and herbs to your leftover food items and use them as ingredients in just about any recipe you can think of. Its not to bad to experiment sometimes and try to be more creative as well.

* Use The Veggies. We often dispose the leftover vegetables in the garbage not knowing that it can still be use as another additives or can create other recipes too. Veggies are great to use in just about any recipe. Not only are they good for your health, but they will save you money because they won't go to waste.

* Make Desserts. This is the best thing to do in any sweet leftover such as fruits, candies, cookies, pies, there are lots of yummy recipes for this; in fruits you can add it in making cakes, muffins, and breads; about dried-out bread it can be made into bread pudding; Oh..creating some dessert is a great thing to do specially when you want to chill out and relax.

* Use Eggs. Its only sometimes that we have eggs leftover from the last meal. Though using of it with other leftover ingredients is good. Use it to make another omelets, quiches, and scrambles. Eggs are also indispensable for binding together ingredients such as burgers, meatloaf, dough, and bakery dishes.

January 14 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Voila - its a Spaghetti Pizza!

2010-01-13T15:45:00.007+08:00

Last week of December my highschool friends and I had a picnic along Manila. It was such a good experience to see and meet again your old colleagues grown up and matured already. It was fun and all enjoyed that day.

Each bring something for that picnic, and I brought my homemade spaghetti pizza. Yes! a spaghetti pizza, coz that pizza was made of spaghetti sauce. At first I decided to just buy somewhere but I wanted to make it special so I decided to create my own. Though I'm a bit confuse because I also wanted to make it a little different than the usual pizza that we can buy and I'm lucky that I found that there still a leftover spaghetti sauce in our refrigerator...tic tac..haha...its a great idea, a spaghetti sauce for a pizza!

It was just an easy recipe that anyone can make. Just spread the leftover pasta sauce onto the crust and add your favorite toppings such as bacon, ham, sausage, pineapple crust or anything that you want to put with it. And voila you will have your homemade spaghetti pizza...^^

I was glad that all my friends enjoyed it and they were curious how did I made it...

January 13 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Save Your Leftover!

2010-01-12T15:48:00.009+08:00

After a long vacation and celebrations, there will be lots of food leftover... There will be instances that you don't have enough space where to put it, and due to this some might get spoiled.

I'll just share to you some little tips in which you can prevent spoilage of foods and right ways to store it:

* Hot foods can only be left within 2 hours outside the refrigerator, if its been out for more than 2 hours better not to keep it. Don't taste it, either, just to know if its already spoiled. Even a small amount of contaminated food can cause illness.

* If your going to cool a hot perishable food it should be done quickly. Don't cool leftovers on the kitchen counter, better to put them straight into the refrigerator or cool them in a bowl surrounded by ice water, then refrigerate.

* Date leftovers will only remain safe when refrigerated for three to five days, but leftovers containing meat will only last within 3 days.

* About foods with mayonnaise or other egg-based products may not be safe to eat for the next day, you should consume it within the day.

* It will be good also if you will plan of using the leftovers. They can be used as an additives or alternatives in other dishes. You can even create a different recipes out of leftovers.

* Lastly, do not rely on reheating leftover food to make mishandled food safe.

Just hope that this will help a bit for all and lets keep ourselves healthy by eating the right and safe foods! ^^

January 12 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Extraordinary Dessert

2010-01-11T16:45:00.013+08:00

Its been a while since I posted here, its been a long vacation for everyone and I really had fun. I always looking forward for holidays .. (haha^^)...

It was a memorable break because I used to attend 3 parties within a week. Its kinda tiring though I really enjoyed it, two for my cousins despedida and a family reunion, the third one is a friends gathering. My get together with my family was the most memorable, all were there and complete, even my aunties and uncles from abroad was able to went home just to celebrate with us.

Everything was perfect, the place was classic, and very impressive just suites for the event, and specially the food, its something that I'm looking forward with any celebrations:D ...My aunt rent for a food caterer and the food was awesome, all was mouth watering, and something that you'll want to ask for more...:) specially the desserts...there are 3, though there's one that until now I can still taste it with my mouth - the Mochi, its a popular japanese snack! The one I tasted was much different from the original one, its a chocolate-filled Mochi and I love chocolates!

Oh..I really enjoyed the vacation and hope everyone also had a happy holidays!!

January 11 ,2010

88DB Philippines

Its Party Time!

2009-12-16T15:04:00.016+08:00

2 more days left..quite excited and nervous! 2 days to rehearse and prepare myself for the presentation for the "Christmas Party". Yeah right,..Christmas Party, can't imagine myself dancing in front of so many people :(...I don't really dance that's why I felt so akward for that day to come. Just hope I'm not going to mess up my group...

But what makes me excited is thinking what will be the foods to serve in that occasion...Can't help to imagine what kind of dishes there will be that night. My imagination goes wild when I accidentally found an online catering services. Variety of food packages are there to choose from, the mouth watering cuisines..from appetizer to dessert..such as creamy mushroom soup, cream soup of vegetable, imported cheese platter, creamy polenta rounds...you really can't say no with this. And the dessert, chocolate fudge and fruit tart,..yummy, I feel so full just by looking at the pictures of dishes in the screen.

I got the screen shot of this and print it, I included it to my collection of clippings that I will use for my scrapbook. I also include some photographs here...now let your imagination roll...^^,

December 16 ,2009

88DB Philippines

Too Good to Be True

2009-12-08T15:47:00.010+08:00

I love cooking but I'm not really good at it, even if I'm a busy person I find time to still watch television just to check out for new recipes in a cooking show or any show related in food,..I'm also fond of looking and reading different kinds of cook book,..And one thing really attracts me...the photographs of this different dishes...Its very fascinating how this picture looks so real that you want to cut its pages to taste it, I really enjoy looking at it,..

I used to compile some clippings, and made a scraptbook for every recipes I collected,..and also inserted some pictures to make it more attractive...Recipes that can be use in different occasion such as in wedding catering, birthday parties , corporate catering or any other events...

December 08 ,2009

88DB Philippines

Happy Together

2009-12-07T17:39:00.009+08:00

Month of December, is a month of party, get together, reunion, and any family gathering. Its the time of reconciliation and time to keep in touch with relatives. We used to have this kind of family assembly before the year ends (December!).

All were very busy before this month comes, planning for the venue, for the theme of the party, and of course the preparation for foods. This is the challenging part, it was very hard to decide of what to prepare for any occasion. You must be sure that everyone would definitely love the dishes that you'll going to make.

I was only young then, when our family was incharge to prepare for the upcoming reunion...we only have 2 weeks to do all the preparation, and it was really hard to know were to start...Were just lucky that a friend of my sister known someone who work in an exclusive hotel that offer us an affordable rate for the party venue. They also offer us their personal caterer that provide us their culinary expertise and service. All ends well and our reunion becomes successful and memorable ^^,.

December 07 ,2009
88DB Philippines

Great Meal for a Great Day!

2009-12-04T15:14:00.017+08:00

It was Friday morning, so glad because weekends is coming ahead. More time to do all the stuff I love. Its a happy morning so I start my day with a great and healthy(?) breakfast...and of course my favorites,..hotdogs, meatballs, longanisa, sinangag , and a glass of milk, what a full meal I have... And would you believe that someone is selling a longanisa online...yeah right. I found these frozen products through surfing the net.

Ohhh,...time is running and I need to hurry up, oopss I almost forgot to bring my "new gadget", I brought this one just along Manila, its quite cheap, so I decided to buy one. I want it to show with my friends, they will surely like it too.

December 04 ,2009

88DB Philippines

My Christmas Dessert!

2009-12-02T17:47:00.005+08:00

I am now making a list of what to prepare for Christmas. Really so excited for that day to come, just want to make sure everything will turn out fine. All was set except for my dessert, I'm looking for a yummy and of course an affordable dessert. Just lucky when I've seen an ad about this fruitcake that can be bought just along Makati. I inserted a picture below...I found that one in 88DB Philippines, and from how it looks it seems to be so delicious...and look its only 185 (so cheap!)

FRUITCAKE for sale!
Freshly baked upon ordering! Made in cashew nuts, walnuts, almond nuts, sun maid raisins, chinese raisins etc...Its a sweet fruitcake and soft firm texture cake..For the whole family! not bitter fruitcake its tastes like brownies surely kids will love it too!P185 only! wrapped in a cellophane with Gift Bag!

But I was confuse when I've seen another ad from the same site. Its a made to order cupcakes, brownies and a lot more. I also inserted some pictures too. Checkt it out!

Made-to-order Cakes, Cupcakes, Brownies, Customized Goodies as Souvenirs

They are so cute to look at, and surely a yummy treats too,.. Wooh,..don't know what to choose... Hmm..or maybe I can both include it in my list...^^,

December 02 ,2009

88DB Philippines

Food Cuisines Around the World

2009-11-25T17:00:00.028+08:00

Traveling all over the world is the best thing to do to spend a vacation. To visit all the beautiful places in each country is something wonderful to do, to taste all the delicious delicacies and various cuisine in different places is great, it will be a lot of fun, unfortunately you need a lot of money to be able to do that..and most people don't have it :(...

But don't worry let me take you to a journey and experience the taste of different dishes from all over the world.

Lets take the first ride to Italy, Italian foods are consider as the best food in the world. They are famous with their pastas (yummy^^,), pizzas, bread and cheese, as well as in coffee and wine. Pastas is one of their major dish that all were surely love.

Now lets fly in the land of France, French food cuisines varies depending on the season. In summer time, salad and fruit dishes were the most famous. Their major part of cuisines were cheese and wine.

Lets make our journey more spicy and lets take our trip to the land of Thailand were their mainly dishes is known to have a strong aromatic ingredients. Most of their foods were spicy and full of flavors that when you start to taste it you'll surely love to come back for more...

Wow..what a long journey we've been through, I hope all enjoyed it and satisfy all your cravings... ^^,

Novemeber 28 ,2009

88DB Philippines

Fruits as Your Beauty Remedy

2009-11-23T17:49:00.008+08:00

We all know that fruit is a good source of vitamins, and it give us various nourishment in our body. Eating fruits once a day is very important to have a healthy body. But don't you know that fruits can also be use to have a beautiful skin. Let me share to you some common fruits that you can use to have a gorgeous skin:

Apples

Apples can be use as a conditioner and toner for your skin. They been used as a beauty aid for a long time, and consider to be effective. Just add a cup of apple juice to your bath and this will soften your skin. You can also use this to your hair scalp to prevent dandruff.

Lemons

Lemons used to be a common beauty remedy at home, and can be use in different ways. It cleanse and freshen your skin as well as your hair. It can also use as your shampoo and help deodorize your body. Lemon also helps to fade out dark spot and acne scars too.

Bananas

Bananas are known to be rich in protein and natural fats. That's why its safe to use it on your skin or even in your hair, it can serve as a lotion for both. Its very safe and can be apply on all skin types without being worried to have a rashes or irritation on skin.

Pineapple and Papaya

These two fruits are both good to use as skin softeners, which cleanses and rejuvenates dull and dry skin. Apply it on rough skin spots like knees, elbows, and heels.

This is just a short list that you can use to have a beautiful skin in a very easy as well as very affordable.

November 23,2009

88DB Philippines

Me As A Master Chef

2009-11-18T15:20:00.003+08:00

I used to watch cooking shows and I'm enjoying to see delicious and yummy foods. Just wondering what will I be if ever I take course related to culinary. Hmm, well..let me guess, I probably became a well known master chef by then, I will travel around the world competing to different chefs, receive recognition by different countries related in my profession and continue to explore new things about cooking...Or lets make it simple, just have my own culinary restaurant that I will manage and teach students...haha ^^,..what an impressive mind I have..

November 17,2009
88DB Philippines

Food Recipe As Easy As 1-2-3

2009-11-17T16:32:00.003+08:00

Weekends, my favorite day... Time to relax and unwind, and do the things I can't do during weekdays.. (haha!!!) and one of that is watching TV. I refer to stay at home and just watch TV alone instead of going out of friends. I loved to watch cooking show and I really enjoy seeing delicious foods (mouth watering foods..) yummy...I used to apply the cooking tips / techniques that was mention there. I used to collect cooking recipes and try it on my own. Let me share to you one of my favorite recipe that is very simple and can be done as easy as 1-2-3:

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 package (16 oz. size) spaghetti -- broken, cooked & drained
2 cans (10-3/4 oz. size) condensed tomato soup
1 jar (16 oz. size) Cheese Whiz
Parmesan cheese

Directions:

Brown meat in large skillet on medium high heat; drain. Add spaghetti & soup; toss lightly. Microwave Cheese Whiz as directed on label; stir into spaghetti mixture. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

November 17,2009
88DB Philippines