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Showing posts with label Cakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cakes. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Fun Birthday Celebration

My Birthday Celebration 2018


Sweet Hello Everyone!:)

I can't believe that we are on the second month of  year 2018; and realized how long its been since the last time I posted on this blog. It's amazing how time just flies! Anyways, aside from being super busy with kids; which are both very active on their own respective sport choice. I also work more hours now. It's more on time management I guess- I always make sure that my family comes first;  always spend quality time with them. With that being said; As busy as I am right now, I will still find time to do my blog and keep it updated :)
Show me that happy smile guys! and let's get started on my birthday celebration escapades. It's a little late, BUT hey " better late than never" So, here we go.

Birthday is all about celebrating blessed year with your family and friends. If you remembered my Birthday Celebration: Chicago weekend getaway. Click the link HERE. I'm so blessed and grateful that I have awesome family and friends whose always there to make my day an extra special one (not only on my birthday but everyday) Super Thank You to all of you!:)

My birthday celebration started with great breakfast. Yes, I made our delicious breakfast as my treat for my loving family. It was delicious! Then, we headed to Red Velvet Cafe where I choose my birthday cupcakes and favorite bubble tea ( one of my favorite place for cupcakes and bubble tea )


We then decided to have dinner at Bonifacio. Yes, I love Bonifacio! As you may remembered my last year blog post Birthday Celebration: Chicago Weekend Getaway. Such a perfect place for modern Filipino cuisine experience. Yummmo! We had Lumpia Shanghai, Lechon Kawali, Sisig Taco's, delicious drink ( totally forgot the name of it ) and of course Halo-Halo for dessert. Indeed scrumptious!:)

Few days later after my birthday, one of my close friend visited me and brought delicious food, scrumptious cake, and my favorites. Yum!! It was such a treat seeing her. Thank you, Baye:)

That's not all.. my family set up another birthday celebration where we celebrate our birthday's together. It was so awesome!


 We all gathered at my sister in-laws house (Sommer's residence) to celebrate my birthday, Kindra (sister in-law) Mom Cheri (mother in-law) and Fusako. We had chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes, corn, peas, bread, green salad- and ice cream cake. You guess it right!? It was really FUN birthday celebrations.

.. and that's how I celebrated my birthday. Indeed a moment to remember for lifetime! I would like to say "Thank You" to my family and friends for all the love and sweet greetings offline/online, for being so generous, and for making my day a very special one. I LOVE you all! 

I hope you have fun reading my first blog of the year. Keep that sweet SMILE always and stay gorgeous!:) Until next time everyone :)

P.S. Happy Birthday to my beloved cousin Lorlyn :)

xoxo- Melgie

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Friday, March 17, 2017

Birthday Celebration: Chicago Weekend Getaway

Chicago Getaway: A very special birthday celebrations with my in-laws.


Sweet Hello Everyone :)


First post of the month and couldn't be more happier and excited. Indeed, I missed blogging and missed you all dearly. I was just little busy in past few weeks (I think its a good excuse to have.. wink:) Since, I started this blog (5 years ago) I always do a blog post about my birthday celebration and this year is no exception. It's better late than never right? As you may remembered my birthday celebration last year. Get that excitement coming!! because I'm taking you with me and together we are going to unfold fun birthday celebration with family plus unforgettable Chicago trip with my in-laws.Grab your favorite drink and lets make a toss for awesome birthday 2017 and for memorable experience.

I feel so grateful and super lucky to have such a wonderful family who spoiled me not only on my birthday but everyday. It just felt amazing that my hubby and kids took me to Red Velvet Cafe for the first time. I ordered 4 cupcakes and Mango Bubble Tea for drink. It was so good!


Then, we head out to Bonifacio (Modern Filipino Restaurant) for scrumptious dinner experience. I ordered my ultimate favorite Filipino dish which is Lechon Kawali.. It was so tasty! I really feel like I'm home. Other food that my family ordered were Lumpia Shanghai, Spaghetti and Fried Chicken and Sisig Taco for hubby. Overall food experience at Bonifacio was amazing!


Aside from delicious Lechon Kawali that I ordered. I also got very refreshing drink which I totally forgot the name, kinda taste like lemonade level up because of alcohol content (wink).  Lastly, how about Special Halo-Halo for dessert? Can we all scream!!!! for Halo-Halo? I'm just super excited to have Halo-Halo again. Its been almost two years since the last time I had one,and it was back on our 2015 Outerbanks, NC trip It was indeed such a sweet birthday treat for me. 

.. That's not ALL... Let me welcome you to our Girls Weekend Birthday Getaway at Chicago.....

You heard it right! I'm taking you to Chicago where we celebrated our birthday's together with my beloved in-laws. We flew and stayed at Luxurious Waldorf Astoria, Chicago. The place was amazing, relaxing, and fancy. Then, we head out for dinner at Tavern on Rush. The food was so good and the serving was huge. It was really fun night!

We started early the next day for our Spa & Massage Appointment which is located in the hotel. It was best ever experience! Spa + Sauna = Relaxation.
After a very relaxing experience at Spa, we head out to explore Chicago at its BEST. We eat brunch and stroll around. It was so FUN! The people, the surroundings, noises, the big buildings. 


We, then head out for authentic Italian dinner experience at Volare Ristorante Italiano. I was really good! As you may remembered my Instagram post of the food that I ordered I'm such a huge seafood lover.  Can you tell? wink   
Time goes fast when your having fun and it was our last day at Chicago. But, before we head home we explore the place to the fullest. We hit the bridge that overlooked the big buildings of Chicago and it was beautiful. We walked, took a lot of pictures, and subway experience. Indeed, unforgettable birthday experience. I can sit on the couch and talked about our Chicago trip all day..and forever (hahaha) But, it's about time to take my kids to school. I hope you have fun reading my blog today and learn new things to experience. 

I will see you next time for more fun and exciting post. Have a great day everyone! Stay gorgeous and don't forget to wear that big SMILE! :)

P.S. I would like to say Thank You to my beloved family for being the BEST. To my wonderful in-laws who invited me to celebrate really fabulous birthday experience. To my cousin Lorlyn- salamat kayo sa gift Dai. To my family and friends who greeted me offline and online. Thank you so much for sweet greetings, being so generous, and wonderful. I love you all!

xoxox- Melgie

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Wonderful Celebrations of June 2016

Daughter's 7th Birthday, Anniversary and Father's Day Celebration


Hello Everyone!

June has been super quick and fun month for us. But, before June ends I would like to share with you  three amazing moments which includes my daughter's 7th birthday celebration. O, yes! She's already seven years old and shes growing fast. As you may remembered from last post HERE. So, this blog post is just a sweet addition to my blog. A birthday celebration won't be complete without delicious food and great company of family and friends right? So, get ready to explore the perfect summer month yet? Grab your favorite and keep on reading!:)

Birthday Celebration

 Birthday party won't be complete without the cake right? The easiest way to get delicious cake in no time is either store bought or per-ordered personalized cake according to your theme. But, if you love to make your kids homemade birthday cake just like I do. Then, this post is right for you. My daughter really LOVE Shopkins! she collect them, play with them and even her clothes and kitchen utensils have Shopkins characters on it. So, when, she asked me to make her a Shopkins cake. I decided to give it a try. What we have is the Shopkins "Macaroons" Isn't she a pretty cake? The most important thing was my daughter LOVED it.


I just followed the direction in making the cake, bought icing that I needed and tried to make the BEST Homemade Shopkins Cake for my daughter. As you can see on the photo above, the process of making is actually super easy and fun. I added Shopkins topping and candles that matches the color of the cake. It was a success!

After making the cake. I also made some of Reyna's favorite dish which includes Lumpia Shanghai, Bihon and Caldereta. My mother in-law made delicious meatballs, steam corn, and we had great drinks, chips. Just all fun stuff on her birthday.


The BEST thing about birthday celebration are family and friends. So, give me time to introduce you to my wonderful good friends (Michelle, Cherry & MJ) - Thank you for being such a wonderful friends and also for coming over to celebrate my daughter's 7th birthday. 
To my beloved Family- Thank you so much for being so generous as always, for all the glorious gifts, and for making Reyna's 7th birthday super special one. I love you all!:)

Our Wedding Anniversary

Our 8th Wedding Anniversary celebration was simple yet so perfect! I love every minute being with my Sweetie- his the BEST partner, husband, and father to our kids. Words can't express how much I love him. Cheers to our 8th and many.. many... more years together. I love you with all my senses, Sweetie!


Father's Day Celebration

My kids made my hubby a really nice homemade card. It expresses how kids loved and adore him as their wonderful Dad. I was so touched reading their cards. Then, we went out for breakfast with my Father in-law and Reese at IHOP. It was the best and memorable meal ever. As pictured below, I ordered the breakfast platter. It was delicious!!!  



Its never too late to say Happy Father's Day before June ends, right? wink! I hope this post inspire you in so many ways. Keep on browsing my blog for more delicious and super easy recipe to try this weekend. Don't forget to check my latest post on my other blog www.wish4less.info. Until next time everyone! Enjoy the rest of the week. Stay gorgeous as always.

xoxox- Melgie

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Thursday, June 2, 2016

Easy Mango Cake Recipe

Mango Cake Recipe with Truvia Nectar Blend

#TruFanCommunity #Crowdtap


Hello Everyone!

I'm calling all the Mango lovers out-there to try this super easy scrumptious Mango Cake recipe. I'm extremely excited about this recipe because I LOVE Mango Cake! It is actually one of my favorite and been wanting it for long time. When I made my first Mango Cake the other day, I was so stoked with the results. I couldn't asked for more, it was indeed DELICIOUS cake! Officially, my kids are now Mango Cake fanatic. Awesome right? I hope you guys are all excited as we unfold how easy it is to make this Homemade Mango Cake at the comfort of your own home. Let's get started, shall we? :)

I know you guys are excited to make this Mango Cake. BUT, before we get into baking. Let me give you an overview on some of the ingredients that I used on this recipe. Stared off with the main ingredients.
Mango- I highly recommend to use fresh ripe mangoes on this recipe. In case its not available, I think frozen or can mangoes will work just fine.
Cream Cheese Icing- feel free to use your favorite icing recipe but I prefer store bought.  The last ingredient that I'd like to introduce to you is this amazing  NEW Truvía® Nectar blend  Truvía® Nectar has 50% fewer calories per serving than sugar and adds a touch of sweetness wherever you would use agave, sugar or honey. Blended with Stevie leaf extract and honey. Its reduced-calorie way to love honey. I received this Truvia Nectar Blend for free courtesy from Crowdtap and TruviaCrowd I'm really pleased and happy with this product, its perfect pair that added sweetness into my Mango Cake recipe. Indeed a perfect blend of flavors. Yum! Here we go with the recipe!:)

Note: Make this Mango Cake as your own recipe. Adjust the taste according to your preference!:)

Mango Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
(3) Ripe Mangoes- chopped
1/2 teaspoon Truvia Nectar Blend
Cream Cheese icing
Non-stick cooking spray
(2) round baking pan for double layered cake
(1) 15.25 oz white cake mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs

* Preheat oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit

Mango Creme Filling - to make the mango creme filling. Simply placed the chopped ripped mangoes into a bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon of Truvia Nectar Blend for sweetness. Stir until thoroughly combine. Set aside.

Cream Cheese Icing with Mango Bits- to make cream cheese mango bits icing is extremely easy. Just simply combine the store bought icing of your choice, add ripped mashed mangoes and stir until combine. Set aside


Directions: 
1.) To make the cake batter. Simply follow the directions on the back of the cake mix. Mix,  1 cup water, 1/2 cup oil, 3 eggs in large bowl with mixer on medium speed or by hand for 2 minutes. Add finely chopped mango into the mix.
2.) Spray the pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour the cake batter into pan. Bake at 350 degree Fahrenheit preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Cool completely before frosting.
3.) As you can see on the photo above. I put frosting on the cake before adding the next layer. This will allow the cake to stick  together make it easy for frosting process. I also lay parchment paper on the bottom for easy clean up after I frost the cake.
4.) Make sure that the whole cake is covered with icing. Then, put the Mango Creme filling on the top of the iced cake. Add the remaining icing on the side to secure the Mango Creme filling from falling out to the side.
5.) There you go folks. Enjoy your Homemade Scrumptious Mango Cake with Truvia Nectar Blend. Share this delicious cake to your family and friends. Enjoy!




 Every single bite of this Mango Cake reminds me back home. The Mango flavor is truly the highlight of this delicious treat. Not to mention that the Mango Creme filling on top with Truvia Nectar Blend just add to perfection. This is probably one of the BEST treat ever this week! As you guess, I'll be making more of this Mango Cake soon. Yummmo!!! I hope this recipe inspire you to make your very own Mango Cake at home. Don't forget to share your amazing baking experience on the comment below. Check Truvia Nectar blend at your local stores and grab some mangoes to enjoy this week. Check my other blog Wish4less for fun reviews and Sweet Cuisinera for more delicious treat recipes. Enjoy the rest of the week. Stay gorgeous everyone!


xoxo- Melgie

Disclosure: I received  FREE Truvia Nectar Blend courtesy from Crowdtap and TruviaCrowd Opinions express are 100 percent my own.  Thank you so much #Crowdtap #TruFanCommunity #TruviaCrowd #Sponsored

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Monday, February 1, 2016

My Birthday Bash Celebration 2016

My Birthday Celebration Escapade!:)


Sweet Greetings Everyone!
  
You guess it right! Its my birthday bash celebration (excitement overload!)  Since, I started blogging  (4 years ago) I always do a blog post about my birthday celebration ...little late this year though :) As you may all remembered my (last year's birthday). So, this year is no difference. Get that excitement coming because I am taking you with me on my birthday bash birthday escapades. Join me as we celebrate this awesome birthday celebration, where we can experience delicious food recipe, birthday ideas, and all fun stuff. 
Lets start the birthday festivities, shall we? Cheers for another year better! (wink)

..............Celebration with Friends...............
- It so much fun when you have your great friends on your birthday. Devouring delicious Filipino food, wonderful company, glorious gifts, and all fun stuff. My friends made delicious food which are all my favorites, like roasted chicken, eggplant salad, menudo, ginataan na may isda, fish paksiw, spanish bread. Yum! and of course Rose made me a birthday cake (three layered cake) 


.............Birthday Dinner Date with Hubby and Kids........
Hubby know me BEST! He treat me to my favorite steakhouse in celebration of my birthday. I ordered all my favorite drink which is Mango Passion Rita. Followed by Loaded Bake Potato Soup 
(so good!) and the main course which is Steak and Sweet Baked Potato. I also got a free ice cream courtesy from steakhouse (wohoo!) Perfect way to finished up our delicious dinner.
Thank you to my hubby and kids for such a nice birthday treat and for generous birthday gift. (wink)


 ............Join Birthday Celebration with my In-laws..........
Lastly- A join birthday celebration with my beloved in-laws. We had chicken noodles, mashed potatoes, corn, peas, and bread. It was best meal ever! Delicious indeed. Also, my mother in-law made me a chocolate cake with white icing. Scrumptious!
I would like to thank you my in-laws for being so generous, loving and just simply wonderful. I LOVE you all!:)



....... SPA Escape and Lunch with In-laws.....
As part of our join birthday celebration (my sister in-law Tacy) treat us to wonderful SPA Escape and Lunch. We we out (all four of us) with my sister in-law Tacy & Kindra, Mom in-law Cheri and Me. for such amazing SPA escape and followed by scrumptious lunch. I enjoyed my facial experience!
It was great spending time with my wonderful in-laws. Just fantastic day.:)


 
My birthday was surely a very special and unforgettable. Its something that I will cherished for the rest of my life. I would like to say big Thank You to my lovely family and friends who greeted my via offline and online and making my birthday extra special. I'm truly blessed to be surrounded by wonderful and amazing people in the world. I LOVE you all!:)

And that's how I celebrated my 28th birthday! :)

I'll see you in few days for more fun blog post. Stay wonderful everyone! Don't forget to SMILE :)

xoxoxo- Melgie 

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

Full Spirited Flavours Experience

  Liqueur Infused Cakes Experience courtesy from Full Spirited Flavours


Virtual Hug Everyone!

I'm extremely excited to share with you my latest foodie experience. Yup! so awesome, delicious and unique cake tasting experience courtesy from Full Spirited Flavours. Its all started when Full Spirited Flavours sent me an e-mail about their cakes, and asked me If I'm interested to sample their liqueur infused cakes. As a foodie enthusiast this kind of opportunity is so amazing.  I'm so thankful for the chance and YES! it was truly an amazing experience. The flavor and aroma of the cakes are so delicious, unique, and mouthwatering. One of the BEST cake flavor! Yum:)

Let's bring together little prosperity into our life, as we unfold and experience Full Spirited Flavours together. Let's go!:)

Special Story behind Full Spirited Flavours
Six years ago during the economic decline, three sisters decided to start this company. Carole, Sue and Kathy are three sisters and founders of Full Spirited Flavours, a fairly new liqueur cake company. A truly unique Liqueur infusion process- Once the sisters have baked the cakes, they infuse a Liqueur baked glaze into the cakes, using the owner’s family-created infusion system. Full Spirited Flavours has been featured on Rachael Ray’s “The Snack of the Day” twice, on QVC’s Holiday special, Live Well, and the cakes are being sold at twenty-five outlets (from New Jersey to Virginia and Missouri)

I can't help but to admire the owner and founders of Full Spirited Flavours, their inspiring story and their commitment to offer a memorable experience through their cakes is truly amazing. Let's embrace this awesome and unique cake flavors. As I introduced you to all 4 flavor that Full Spirited Flavours has to offer. I'll promise you this is going to be fun and delicious! Yum


Introducing Full Spirited Flavours Liqueur Infused Cakes 

Chocolate Raspberry- This unique decadent chocolate cake is made with a raspberry liqueur, touch of chocolate chunks, infused with raspberry glaze and topped with a splash pink white chocolate creating a unique chocolate raspberry combination like no other.

Amaretto- This exceptional Signature Cake is made with Amaretto and rich chocolate pieces infused with an Amaretto glaze and topped with a hint of toasted almonds. A unique subtle flavor with exceptional moistness.



Limoncello- This amazing cake is made with superb Limoncello Liqueur, lightly embellished with white chocolate pieces, infused with our Limoncello glaze and topped with our scrumptious Limoncello soaked crumb topping.

Mango Coconut Rum- This cake with its distinct flavor has a touch of sweet mango and is infused with our coconut rum liqueur glaze creating a unique blend of flavors that will take you to the islands.



Awesome Tasting Experience
I'm totally impressed from the packaging of the product, the appearance and the TASTE! Oh yes! All four cakes that was sent to me were all SCRUMPTIOUS! A perfect dessert on any special occasions for sure. After opening each sample cakes, I can't help myself to sniff every single one of them. The cakes smells amazing! the aroma of fusion liqueur  and flavors creates distinct memorable smell. So great! and the BEST part is eating them. YUMMO! It has unique taste, delicious, sweet and the cakes are super moist. LOVE the whole experience.
Have you tried Full Spirited Liqueur Infused Cakes? If so, share me your memorable experience on the comment below. If your wondering how to avail/ order this delicious cakes online 
check their site below.
and don't forget to visit their lovely sites and have fun exploring their delicious treats.:)
https://www.facebook.com/fullspiritedflavours
https://twitter.com/FullSpirited
https://instagram.com/fullspirited
I'll see you guys in few days. Have a sweet and lovely week everyone!:)
 

P.S- Thank you so much Sue, Carole, Kathy & Sydney for this awesome experience! I truly love all your liqueur infused cake creations. The BEST!:)

xoxox- Melgie

Disclosure: I received the Liqueur Infused Cakes for free courtesy from Full Spirited Flavours. Opinion express is 100 percent mine. Thank you! Full Spirited Flavours

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Friday, March 20, 2015

Homemade Sunshine Skillet Recipe

Super Easy Breakfast Recipe and Hubby's Birthday Celebration


Hello Everyone!

 How are you doing today? I know you guys are excited because  the weekends is here. Yippee! I am excited too- I have to spend and enjoy this beautiful weather with my family. To make this weekend a perfect one. What about a super easy and fun recipe to try this week? Yup! I think your kids will love to help you peel the potatoes, or even sprinkles the cheese on top of  your delicious Homemade Sunshine Skillet. Yes!sounds like fun right? I can't wait to get started and I think you too!!
But before we start cooking! I'll just want to share with you, how I ended up making my own version of Bob Evans famous "Sunshine Skillet" Yes! We eat out 3-4 weeks ago at Bob Evans, and we fall in-love with their Sunshine Skillet. So, when my hubby celebrated his birthday not too long ago. I decided to make my homemade version of Sunshine Skillet. Let me tell you! It was fantastic breakfast. Although, the gravy is not that perfect as Bob Evans but its pretty close. Yum!
Getting back to that excitement! Let's make this Sunshine Skillet right now. Don't forget to have fun and explore this new recipe.

Check out the recipe below.:)


* This recipe is good for 2 serving only. Adjust the quantity of the ingredients for larger crowd. Also you can add your favorite vegetables into the mix if you want. :)

Homemade Sunshine Skillet Recipe:

Ingredients:
3-4 medium size potatoes- cut into cubes
8 oz sausage
Cheddar Shredded Cheese
4 beaten eggs
1 pack gravy mix
salt and Pepper- to taste
2 tsp butter
1-2 tsp cooking oil

Directions:
1.) Cooked the potatoes and sausage in separate skillet. Once it cooked and turn golden brown. Set aside.
2.) Make the gravy according to the package instructions. Which a super easy process! I promise:) Once the gravy is done. Turn the heat into LOW to make sure that its hot.
3.) Time to make the eggs. In medium size skillet, add little butter. Add the 2 beaten eggs and let it cook through both side. Once both side are cooked, transfer it to the serving bowl. (Repeat the process#3 for the other bowl)
4.) Once the cooked eggs is on the bowl, you can now add the cooked sausage and potatoes. File them up!! then pour the gravy on top. Then, sprinkle with lot of cheddar shredder cheese.
5.) Enjoy your Homemade Sunshine Skillet Bowl with your family. Yum! #perfectbreakfast



Aside from perfect breakfast that I made for the whole family. I also made a yellow cake with chocolate icing for my hubby. It's kinda like a tradition here to have a delicious cake on birthday's and hubby is no exception.  We surely did enjoyed and had a blast on hubby's birthday. The birthday celebration at my in-laws house is GREAT! It was so much fun hanging out with family eating good food and just enjoying everyone's company.
I hope this recipe inspires you to cook a simple yet thoughtful breakfast for your family. I'll see you in few days for more fun and delicious recipe. Grab some plate and have some of this yellow cake with chocolate icing. I promise you its so GOOD! Stay sweet and gorgeous everyone. Enjoy the weekends!!:)

xoxox- Melgie

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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Baking Party with Splenda


Baking with Splenda Hosted Parties- courtesy from Splenda and Crowdtap:)


Sweet Hello Everyone!

How was your Valentine's Day celebration? I bet it was so much fun. I celebrated mine with my loving family- simple yet so sweet! To add up the sweetness to my Valentines Day celebration. I hosted my very first Hosted Parties courtesy from Splenda and Crowdtap. Wohooo!!together me and my friends baked some sweet treat and goodies to be shared to our family and friends which is so perfect for Valentines Day. Yes! I'm extremely excited to be selected on Splenda Baking Party. As you may all know that I love to cook and bake- When I told my friends about it, they were all excited and the baking party with Splenda is set!
I got everything in the Baking party kit for FREE. Yup! you heard it right FREE. Thank you so much to Splenda and Crowdtap for such a GREAT baking party supplies. :)
Before I revealed my Baking party kit and recipes. Let me share about Crowdtap and Splenda:

What is Crowdtap?-  crowdtap is the place to use your creativity to win gift cards and score free products from big-name brands. Brands will challenge you to discuss and showcase how you use everyday items—through photos, videos, and writing—and then reward the best submissions." 
It's totally free to join Crowdtap all you have to do is sign up. Start exploring the site and let's have fun tappin' together. I been a Member for almost a year now and I LOVE and PROUD to be Crowdtappers. Everything about Crowdtap is great and fun part you'll get a chance to win gift cards at the end of the month. ( Thank you much Crowdtap!)


 Splenda Sweetener Products  Its Zero- Calorie sweetener that taste like sugar but it isn't and its good for baking and cooking!! for more awesome information about Splenda check out their humble beginning HERE.
Its so much fun exploring the site and I love the story behind Splenda Sweetener... Such a sweet information that give me excitement to create my own sweet creations using Splenda! Are you excited as well? Come let's take a look on my super glorious Splenda Baking Party Kit.



- The package is packed really good and delivered on my front door. It was awesome opening the package and exploring everyone of them. As you see the photos above: ( Thank you Splenda )

Splenda Baking Party Kit includes:
  • 1 Bag of SPLENDA® Brown Sugar Blend
  • 1 Bag of SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener
  • 1 Bag of SPLENDA® Sugar Blend
  • 1 Set of SPLENDA® Brand Coupons
  • 10 SPLENDA® Brand Cutting Boards
  • 10 SPLENDA® Brand Spatulas
  • 10 SPLENDA® Brand Measuring Cups
  • 10 SPLENDA® Brand Jump Ropes
  • 10 SPLENDA® Brand Aprons
How generous! I got a lot of stuff that makes my baking party with family and friends so much FUN~
Now, that we have the supplies, all we have to do now is make some sweet zero calories sweet treat that everyone will love and enjoy. Lets bake together with some sweet treats using Splenda. Check out recipes below.:) Enjoy!

Binangkal " Fried Sesame Seed Balls" with Splenda Brown Sugar Recipe

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
2 tsp baking powder
5 tbsp Splenda Brown  Sugar
2/3 cup water
2 tbsp oil
sesame seeds
Oil/ Deep fryer- for frying

Directions:
1.) Shift together dry ingredients. Set aside;
2.) Mix brown sugar, water, oil. Add slowly the dry ingredients into the mixture. Mix it well.
3.) Using teaspoon, take bits of batter, roll into little balls and roll into sesame seeds.
4.) Fry it deep hot oil until brown.
5.) Serve it hot or cold along with your favorite drinks and ENJOY!. I like mine with hot chocolate.:)


 Note: The recipe for Brownie and the Mini cupcakes are the same. I divided the batter into half and make 2 sweet treats. I followed the recipe from Better Homes and Garden Cook Book and substitute the sugar with Splenda Granulated Sugar.

Ingredients:
3/4 cup butter
3 eggs
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup Splenda Sugar Blend

Directions for Chocolate Brownie's with Splenda Granulated Sugar
1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2.) In large bowl, combine flour,cocoa powder,baking soda, salt. Set aside
3.) In large mixing bowl beat the butter with electric mixer to high speed. Gradually add the Splenda granulated sugar, add the eggs, and the vanilla and mix well.
4.) Add the dry ingredients slowly until well combine.
5.) Spray the 9x9 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray. Pour half of batter into the pan and bake it for 15-20 minutes depending on how thick your brownie is. Adjust the baking process if you need to.
6.) Let the brownie cool down. You can sliced the brownie into bite size pieces or leave it as a whole. Sprinkles the brownie with Splenda Granulated Sugar. Yum! Share it your family and friends and Enjoy!


Directions: ( Mini Chocolate Cupcake with Splenda Sugar Blend)
1.) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2.) Using 24 mini cupcake pan. Line them up with muffin cups and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Scope enough batter to fill up the mini cups.
3.) Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the toothpick came out clean. Adjust the baking time if needed.
4.) Let the mini cupcakes cool down. Put the frosting and sprinkles. Enjoy your mini cupcakes with your family and friends.
Sweeten Pork Stew with Splenda Bown Sugar Recipe
Ingredients:
Pork
Garlic
Onion
1/4 cup soy sauce
4 tsp vinegar
2 tbsp Splenda Brown Sugar
water- depend on how much sauce you want

Directions:
1.) In large pan, combine all the ingredients. Pork, soy sauce, vinegar, Splenda brown sugar, spices and water.
2.) Let it cooked until the pork is tender. Add water if you need to. You can also add your favorite vegetables.
3.) Once the pork is tender. Add salt and pepper and taste according to your preference.
4.) Serve sweeten Pork with rice and share with your friends. Enjoy!


The recipe above is my creations using Splenda,  But there's a ton of scrumptious recipe that you might want to give it a try check them out http://recipes.splenda.com/recipes. Yum! The  classic carrot cake recipe and Chocolate Dunk cookies is next to my list for sure.
- The whole baking party experience is so FUN! Me and my friends enjoyed the baking process and our kids are having fun playing with Splenda Ropes. The AWESOME part is able to eat and share such a scrumptious dessert using Splenda Sweetener products to our friends and family. I hope you guys give this recipe a try or check out Splenda site for more delicious recipes. I'll promise you its so good and sweet! Keep browsing on my blog. I'll see you in few days for more awesome recipes. Stay sweet and warm everyone!

Thank you so much to Splenda and Crowdtap for making this Baking party so much and able to share the experience with my family and friends.

xoxox- Melgie

Disclosure: I received all the product mentioned above for FREE courtesy from Splenda and Crowdtap. Opinion and experience shared is 100 percent mine. Thank you so much Splenda and Crowdtap #SplendaSavvies #Splenda #Sponsored #Crowdtap

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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Birthday Bash Celebration

My Birthday Celebration! :)


Hello Everyone!

When I started blogging (3 years ago) Its kinda like a tradition that I posted my birthday celebration every year. As you may all remembered my 26th birthday and 25th birthday. So, this year is no different, As I am super excited to share with you all how my birthday went. I'm also be sharing some delicious recipes and ideas that you might want to try on your special day.
 Let's raise our glass and Cheers for another year older (hahaha) Come on! Let's start the birthday food fest!

....Celebration with Lovely Friends....
My birthday celebration started when my friends came over to my house and surprise ME with this delicious food and everything FESTIVE! I have too many pictures on food, that I just selected few to share here on my blog ( foodie lover!) We had Fish Paksiw, Fried Red Snapper, Bolinao, Chicken Adobo, Beef Steak, Binangkal, Cassava Cake, Lemon Pudding, Pansit Bihon & Chocolate Chip Cookies ( takaw ko talaga! hahaha)
I'm so amazed and surprised when my friend Rose made me a tower of delicious cupcake and Red Velvet Cake- it was scrumptious! I can't even believe that I still have room for dessert after pigging out those food mention above. (wink!)
We dance, sing and talked for hours. It was so much FUN!


 .... Dinner Night Out....
My kids gave me a birthday card and hubby as always is super sweet! Saturday, we went out for Double Birthday Dinner Date with my friend Cherry and her hubby @ Old Bag of Nails. I ordered Blackened Cod Fillet with Wild Rice and Broccoli, Hubby got Buffalo Wrap which I think its pretty good. My friend Cherry got Burger ( It was gigantic!) and Matt ( Cherry's hubby) for Fish and Fries. The dinner was pretty good! Then, we continued the celebration and decided to go BOWLING all night!


..... Triple Birthday Celebration with my beloved family....
 I celebrated my birthday with my beloved sister in-law (Kindra) and my mother in-law (Cheri)-It was so fun, festive and amazing! We had the legendary stuff shells ( oh yeah! its scrumptious) Salad, corn and rolls. My mother in-law (Cheri ) made me a chocolate cake with white icing ( which is my favorite. Yum!) and super fun and cute cupcakes. Kindra had yellow cake with chocolate icing and Mom Cheri had a German Chocolate cake. Just imagine yourself surrounded with this sweet treat, not to mention chocolate mint ice cream is within reach.:)



....Fabulous Birthday Gift...

"Best gift ever is my family and my friends whose always there for me. Thank you all for making my birthday GREAT and FUN as always" I love you all!..:)


I can't put into words how thankful I am for having great family and friends and for making my birthday an extra special one, for being so generous as always, for making my birthday as fun as it can be. To all who greeted me offline and online " Thank You" and Cheers!
I hope you enjoy the recipe that I posted here and I'll see you in few days for more fun foodie escapades and recipes. Have great day!

- Sweet Birthday Shoutout to my cousin Lorlyn- Happy Birthday Dai, wishing you all the best in life. Miss you!


xoxox- Melgie

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Special Double Celebration

Reyna's Birthday Celebration


Sweet Day to all you :)
It's been a pretty laid back week for me. We spent most of our time outside enjoying the warm weather. As expected the kids is loving every minute of it which make this summer so much fun. As, I promise from previous post that I'll be posting my daughter's 5th birthday celebration and Father's Day, here it is! I know its kinda late, BUT its not to late to get some birthday ideas and recipes that you might want to try on your next birthday celebration.
Anyways, We did celebrate Reyna's birthday with few of my friends. It was so much! I made them a Strawberry jello ( refer to the pictures above ) macaroni salad espesyal, chocolate crinkles, boiled pork and my friends bring some delicious dish as well to share.
After an awesome get together with my friends. We (Hubby, Me and Garyn) also treat Reyna to her favorite restaurant Red Robin for delicious burgers, pizza and fries dinner. It was scrumptious!!

After 3 days, we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary. Then, next day we celebrated Reyna's birthday party and Father's Day with my family. It was a blast and fun day being with my family.
Here's a glimpse of Reyna's birthday celebration and Father's Day.:)

FOOD:  The birthday celebrant requested the dish on her birthday. Starting off with  Lumpia Shanghai, Sauteed green beans, Pancit bihonBeef Caldereta. My mother in-law made us some delicious deviled eggs, cheesy baked potato and hotdogs. My sister in-law brought some scrumptious wings for everyone to enjoy.
 Yum! Can't get enough of this food.:)


CAKE
As per request by birthday celebrant, chocolate cake with strawberry icing and sprinkles. The process of icing the cake is super easy and I love it. We decided at the last minute to get another cake from the store in addition to the one that I made and it works just perfect!
We paired the cake with vanilla and strawberry ice cream-the best way to end our delicious meal.


Father's Day

My kids made their Daddy a card ( I did order the card online for free- wink!) which makes it more awesome and bought his favorite chocolate bars. Then, The Sommer's ( hubby's sister and brother in-law) gave this delicious picnic basket filled with sweet goodies, cheeses and spreads, peanuts, popcorn, candies, chocolates, sausage and a bottle of red wine. Everything is just delicious! a perfect Father's Day gift and my hubby is loving it.

- That's how we celebrated Reyna's birthday and Father's Day. I hope you find some interesting recipes that you might want to try on your next party/ get together. I would suggest try to bake your kiddies his birthday cake or cupcakes, I'll promise you! It it so much FUN to make them. Share me your Father's Day escapade and your favorite food to have on your birthday.
Until next time everyone! Keep browsing some delicious recipe here on my blog... See you around:)

P.S- Thank you so much to family and friends who always make Reyna's birthday an special one, for being so generous as always. I love you!:)

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Aqua Blue Cake

 Celebrating Hubby's Birthday 


 Hello Everyone! I'm excited to celebrate and share with you what I make for my hubby's birthday. Yup! Today is hes birthday and I made him an Aqua Blue Cake! Its so colorful, sweet and very festive cake I would say, I insisted to make him a cake, and my kiddies love the idea of the aqua blue and sprinkles overload ( hahaha) My kids enjoyed the whole process especially the icing of the cake.
The cake is yellow cake base which is my hubby's favorite, smothered with aqua blue vanilla icing. I used 2 round 9 inches pan which perfect fit for my cake holder. I made the cake yesterday, supposed to be a surprised but how can I hide the cake who covered the whole part of the refrigerator.. (hahah) I'm also making his favorite breakfast meal, which is hash-brown, eggs and bacon. YUM! I also get my hubby little something that he might like, a card and hes favorite candy. Just some sweet thoughtful thoughts on his birthday. ( wink) We are also going to attend a wedding today! Yup! It's my hubby's cousin's wedding. I'm excited! and ready to roll hahaha. (wohoo!excited much)
I'm going to enjoyed our family breakfast. I hope you enjoy your weekends guys! and be inspired with this Aqua Blue Cake. Below is the simplest instruction making this cake.


Ingredients
2 tub of store bought icing- Aqua Blue Vanilla and white vanilla
1 box of  yellow cake mix
Food coloring- Green and Orange
Cake stand- to hold the cake
Sprinkles- optional
Pipping Bag / Sandwich Baggie / pipping tips- I used star tip for pipping on the side of the cake
Baking pan
Non-stick spray
Directions:
1.) Bake the cake according to the package instructions. Cool it completely before transferring it to the cake holder. Slice the top of the cake to flatten it out. 
2.) Put little icing on the cake before stacking the other cake. Covered everything with thin icing. Refrigerate for 30 minutes and then apply second layer of icing.
3.) Make sure the everything look smooth. Decorate the cake, Write the Happy Birthday and then pipe the top side of the cake and on the bottom to make it look pretty.
4.) Done! sprinkles the cake and add your personal touches and make it look delicious.

I'm sure my hubby and kiddies will enjoyed eating this cake today! with ice cream on the side? YUM! can't complain. So let me eat some cake and get ready for the wedding. I'm excited! See you in few days for more awesome recipes. Enjoy your weekends everyone:)

P.S.  
Happy Birthday, Sweetie. I love you so much:)
xoxox- Wifey

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