Let's eat

My all time favorite breakfast.

I always make my own beef tapa. You see, the one sold at the supermarket are too salty or too much of the fat. I had tried eating it at restaurant but it's too oily. So to fix all this up, I just made my own. :)

So for today's breakfast, we had beef tapa (love it with lots of garlic), poached egg, garlic rice and a cup of steaming coffee. The best Filipino breakfast ever...yumm!

So kain na tayo!!!

WW: Enjoy the water

Hundred Island Pangasinan, Philippines

Thank You

I got an email from Grace asking me how's the little boy doing now? Thank you dear for the concern and prayers. It always works :)

Now, just if you too are wondering...

The little boy is okay. According to the biopsy  the mass not harmful but he has to undergo radiation to make sure that it wont reoccur. The radiation therapy is scheduled this 3rd week of the month for five consecutive days.

Its a solace for the whole clan that everything are okay now. For all those who helped in prayers...thank you very much :)

Here he is now!

After the operation, he is now rocking!!!!

A new Hobby

Last Saturday, I found a bead shop store at SM, I was amazed with the accessories they are selling. Thus making me want to make my own. I love accessories. I usually buy mine, the last time I made my own was way back in college. I also have a friend who makes hemp bracelet for me. So you could just imagine what kind of accessories I usually wear :)

Anyway, I bought few beads and a string (sorry dont know what it's called), armed with little knowledge in accessory making that I learned from my friend, I went home eagerly.

After trying out doing knots and so, my bracelet looks like this...

What do you know, I enjoyed making it. Next week, I'll hoard more stuffs! lolz

Quick Note

I am craving for California Maki....yummm!!!

Good thing it's a weekend, I'll drag hubby at our favored japanese resto. Yebah!

So everyone, just have a great weekend, I'll see you later! :)

WW: Beginning of the day!

Be thankful for a brand new day!

College favorite

Do you have a favorite song you shared with friends in school?

Well I do have. This one song I really love from the 90's. It's so hip. Whenever I hear this song, it reminds me of my college days, my college friends (mostly living outside the country). We love singing this before. A college friend who was a lead vocalist sang this in a party we had in the university. Gee I am missing them! :(

You're hearing the song... Hey by Fatima Rainey. Just in case you want to stop the song just click the pause button as it will play non stop. :) Hey - Fatima Rainey Music Code

Did this song made you dance :)

Hope you enjoy it. Have a great week!

Oatmeal Cookies

Aside from my husband, my father love my baked goodies particularly the cookies that I prepared the other week though he fancied a less sweet treat. So I decided to make a healthier snack. This week I baked oatmeal cookies.

The original recipe calls for a cup of sugar, I only used 1/2 cup and add 1/4 cup of maple syrup. The result was just fantastic.

Here's the recipe just in case you want to try it;

You will need:

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 large egg

1/4 cup maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups rolled oats (not instant)

1/2 cup raisins (optional)

then

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

2. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter sugar until creamy. Add the vanilla, egg and maple syrup. Mix well

4. Stir in the dry ingredients, then the oats and raisins.

5. Drop the batter by rounded teaspoon or with a cookie scoop.

6. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. Cookies won't look ready at 10 minutes but take out and let sit for 5 minutes in order to be chewy.

Storage: Once cool, store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.

I tasted the dough. It was really yummy. How could I resist it!

Scoop them like ice cream..yeah baby!!!

When I am baking I make sure that oven heats up to its asked temperature, so there, the oven thermometer comes in very handy!

After 12 Minutes, here are the yummy oatmeal cookies. It was chewy and not that sweet.

Have a bite!

I got a thumbs up from my father after his first bite :)

Have a happy weekend!

WW: At the end of the Day

On Health

One day at work when I was at the pantry and filling my glass with lemonade an officemate asked me if that brand I am taking is safe. Of course I said. read the label hahaha!

People went nuts with the news about the imported milk containing melamine. I really can't blame them, I do too am careful in picking the food products I bought at the supermarket. It would be of great help to read the label first to know where it came from and the expiry date. In my case, I also read the calories I get from that product, I am a calorie freak hahaha!!!!

Without that foreign country exporting their products, our local milk producers will have more opportunities though I must admit, some of the well know products' prices are way expensive compared with other imported brands!

Okay I am kinda sleepy now, I'll hit the sack!

Everyone stay healthy and don't forget to drink your malamine free milk from a good label :)