DIY #2: Graham Tiramisu Refrigerator Cake

I consider December as a "Celebrations Month." Not only would there be a number of Christmas parties to go to, but there are also several personal celebrations this month. The first day of the month kicked off with SI's 6th month. After which, this was followed by JF's birthday, then, our anniversary as BF-GF. This is also SJ's birthday month. Would you believe that these 4 important celebrations transpired in less than 10 days?! Though we didn't celebrate each event in a grand way, I just made sure that we have something special on the table.

As I mentioned in a previous post, the cake completes the occasion. But since family occasions happen one after the other this month, my mom and SJ thought of making a refrigerator cake instead of buying one from a pastry shop. Not only does it tastes yummy but making it is a breeze even for a clueless cook like me. It was such a delightful breather from the traditional birthday cakes.

Affordable ingredients for a delicious homemade cake

Holiday Greetings from Mudraesque

The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree is the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~ Burton Hillis

photo courtesy of anankkml

Enjoy every minute of the holiday with your loved ones. A very Merry Christmas to all of you, my friends!

DIY #1: Crunchy Choco-Banana Milkshake

Cooking has never been my cup of tea. It is just fortunate that JF had already accepted that fact even way before we got married. Some people would say it is unusual for a person like me with a Chemical Engineering background not to have the fondness in cooking because such task is like performing a laboratory experiment. Not that I didn't try because as a matter of fact I did and it turned out to be a disastrous Leche Flan. From then on, I told myself that the role in the kitchen that I can excellently perform would be the food taster.

Last week as I was having a hot oil and scalp treatment at the salon, I came across a magazine with a couple of recipes suitable for kids. I can't remember which publication was that. I was so into reading the recipes section that I was even tempted to tear off the pages and take them home. Afraid that I might be caught by the salon personnel walking here and there, I just took a cellphone snapshot instead.

Today, I took the courage to try out the choco-banana milkshake recipe that caught my attention. I have to say that I didn't hesitate to go ahead with this because it is very easy. The only difficult part was to prepare the ingredients. As soon as you have everything ready, you just put everything in a blender and mix them up!

Fresh from the gorcery: ingredients for the Crunchy Choco-Banana Milkshake

Weekday R&R: Thanks to SM!

Hay! Been away for quite long. Not that I'm complaining, just that I have a lot of ideas in mind which I really want to write down and publish here. It is unfortunate I only have 24 hours to fit all my activities in a day. Not to mention, I am such a sleepy head that I can not survive without sleep! Yes, take away food and water, it would be okay. But I can't be away from my slumberland. Truly, December is the busiest month of the year ever!

This afternoon, JF and I managed to do a little bit of Christmas shopping at an SM mall in a nearby province. I actually intended to buy a Kris Kringle gift for the company party and some toiletries. However, we were able to buy gifts for the kiddos instead. After all, Christmas is truly for them! :)

SM Supermalls Christmas 2011 TVC from YouTube

Weekday R&R: Celebrating with Betsy's and Chef Archie

There's no way I'll be on a ranty mood today. It's the first day of the Christmas month and SI just turned 6 months old! The past 6 months have been one hell of a ride most especially for a two-time newbie mom like me. How time flies really fast particularly when you're having fun. :) So much fun!

The Celebrant: 6-month old SI

Just like last month, we also celebrated SI's special day with some special food. (Read a related entry regarding SI's 5th month feast.) Today's treat somehow adapted a "Malabon Specialties" theme as JF and I found ourselves craving for pasta and cake from two of the best homemade food shops in the area. Although not as commercialized as their counterparts, these stores already created quite a buzz for themselves because of the specialty food items they offer. It's equally a great delight that they remain to serve Malabon locals for a number of years despite the huge probability of being successful in other nearby cities in case they wish to move or branch out.