Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl

Homemade Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl Recipe

Hello Everyone :)

It's been a long time since the last time I posted about food recipes. Due to my busy schedule between family, work, and holiday gatherings. Now, that everything is going in slow pace. I finally have time to cooked and blog about it (Yay!) Get that excitement coming because I'll be sharing my daughter's favorite dish, which is now my family's favorite. Can we all scream (Yumm!)? 

This recipe has everything you need for a perfect meal and indeed a crowd pleaser! I love how all the ingredients compliment each other and make every bite extra special. I hope this recipe gives you excitement because I will be sharing my own version of Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl. Its super easy to make and I promise you- this is going to be delicious experience. Are you ready to get started? If so.. Lets gather all the ingredients needed and start cooking!

Note: Adjust the quantity of the ingredients for larger crowd. Taste according to your preference! Enjoy:)

Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl

Ingredients:

2 Chicken Breast

Salt & Pepper - to taste

Oil - for frying the chicken

Flour and egg- for dredging

4-5 Large sized Potatoes

Butter

Sour Cream

Milk

1 pack of country gravy (store bought)

1 can corn

Shredded Cheese

Directions: 

Fried Chicken Recipe

1.) Seasoned the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Prepare the dredging station which consist of beaten eggs in one bowl and separate bowl for flour mixture.

2.) Put cooking oil on the pan. Start dredging the chicken into the egg mixture and then onto flour mixture. Set aside.

3.) Fry the chicken for about 8-10 minutes each side or until golden brown and crispy. Keep it warm in the oven.

- NOTE: If you don't like to do all the work of making your own fried chicken. Store bought is lways an option :)

Mashed Potato Recipe

1.) Peeled the Potatoes and cut into big cubes. Put water into a large pan and let it boil. Add the potatoes and let it cooked until the potatoes soften.

2.) Drained the cooked potatoes. Transfer it into a big bowl with butter, milk, and sour cream.

3.) Then mashed the potatoes until smooth and creamy. (My kids love to do this part!:) Set aside

Country Gravy

Simply follow the instructions on the gravy mix. Super easy and quick way to make delicious gravy!

Make sure that the corn is heated up. Chopped the fried chicken into bite pieces... And we are ready for delicious Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl.

When making this Mashed Potato Bowl. I'd like mine to be in specific order, start it off with mashed potato, followed by corn, then chopped chicken, gravy and cheese. This is really worth all the work in the kitchen..and its SO good. A perfect comfort meal for the whole family for sure. That's not ALL. How about double chocolate chunk cookies? Yummo!  I made this Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies to make our family dinner extra special. It soft, chunky, chocolatey, and delicious!

 I hope you have fun reading this delicious Chicken Mashed Potato Bowl recipe. And don't forget to give this recipe a try. Don't be shy to grabbed one delicious cookie :) I'll see you in few days for more fun and delicious blog post. Enjoy the rest of the week. Stay gorgeous as always!:)

xoxox- Melgie

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Review: Daily Goodie Box for FREE!

Sweet Surprise in the Mail from Daily Goodie Box!:)

Hello Everyone!

I'm super excited this week because I have to spend great time with my beloved family and have a very festive Thanksgiving dinner this coming Thursday. Aside from festivities! I am also excited to take advantage of some good Black Friday sales. Are you? But that's not all. I recently received my third Daily Goodie Box for FREE. Yay!! It feels like Christmas and opening this Daily Goodie Box for third time felt amazing. As you may remembered the last two FREE Daily Goodie Box that I received click HERE and HERE for my review.

If you love receiving free samples and love to share your opinion about the products that you tried. Then, this blog post is right for you. The Daily Goodie Box is new free sample box service. It's totally FREE to join. Sign Up for FREE, you then fill out your profile so that they can match you with a perfect Daily Goodie Box that caters your personal style. Isn't it awesome?

New boxes pop-up everyday and they offer both full-size and sample size products.Once Daily Goodie Box send you a box for free. All you have to is try the products and share your thoughts bu leaving a review on their site. Its super easy! CLICK HERE to learn more about Daily Goodie Box . 

Best thing about Daily Goodie Box- shipping is FREE and NO Credit Card required EVER.

Now that we know about how awesome Daily Goodie Box. Lets talk about what inside my third Daily Goodie Box. Shall we? First thing first, Daily Goodie Box is absolutely wonderful. The box was perfectly packed, covered with light blue wrapping and has a note on top. Its very impressive from the packaging of the products to the number of items inside the box. Let's take a peek what inside!:)

In front of you are the following awesome goodies that my family love and enjoy! Thank you Daily Goodie Box.

Gertrude Hawk - Milk Chocolate Crispy Bar 

 Among Friends - Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix 

 Wild Foods - Wild Chocolate Powder 

 Better Body Foods - PBfit Peanut Butter Powder 

 Crunchmaster - Multi Crackers 

 Mediterra - Kale & Pumpkin Seeds Bar 

Älsa - Energy Drink Mix 

Earth Science- 145 Night Renewal Facial Lotion

Goddess Garden - Sunscreen & Firming Primer

 BWC - Travel Size Hand and Body Lotion 

Grab your favorite drink and lets talk about these wonderful products! :) Let start with this delicious and healthy Among Friends - Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix - I made this cookies yesterday and it was so good that I can't help myself but to grab more, more, and more (wink) My family fall-in love in just one bite! Its hand-crafted baking mix, made with whole grain, its gluten free, no gums or fillers. Its absolutely healthy and great cookie for the whole family. I highly recommend this product to everyone.

 

 Next on the list is my newest favorite Gertrude Hawk - Milk Chocolate Crispy Bar  Its creamy milk chocolate packed with crunchy crisped rice.  It is SO GOOD! A perfect balance of chocolate flavor and great texture. Overall experience was amazing and indeed sweet indulgence. Great chocolate! 

If your looking for tasty snack try this Crunchmaster - Multi Crackers I have to say that this product is AWESOME! Its crunchy, full of flavor, 100% whole grain, cholesterol free, gluten free and its PERFECT. I definitely love this product- not only it taste good. It is also good snack for the whole family. Yumm!

Introducing the newest and healthy energy drink mix to try is  this  Älsa - Energy Drink Mix - Alsa is a smarter and steady energy with Cognizin Citicoline for mental clarity and PURENERGY for long-lasting boost. Its Vegan, Gluten Free and flavored with energy drink mixes and  other natural flavors.

The 3 flavored that I tried are the following:

Dragon Fruit, Pomegranate BlueBerry and Three Citrus. I'm extremely excited with all these three flavors on hand.

 Wild Foods - Wild Chocolate Powder has more uses than your regular cocoa powder. Aside from its so versatile its made with premium high quality ingredients, its organic and a perfect super food. Its great for milkshakes, baking, hot chocolate and smoothies. I'm beyond excited to try this product myself. Its taste yummy!

Introducing Better Body Foods - PBfit Peanut Butter Powder non-guilty pleasure for peanut butter just like myself. It taste good as regular peanut butter but only one-third the calories and 90% less fat. How awesome right? I know! You can totally use this product to make delicious peanut butter jelly sandwich, add on your smoothies, peanut butter dips, add flavor to your oatmeal or pancakes. Yum! I love this product.

Last foodie sample on the list is this Mediterra - Kale & Pumpkin Seeds Bar  I'm a huge fan of healthy and delicious snack and this Mediterra- Kale & Pumpkin Seeds Bar is one of them. It packed of flavor and actually have great texture that I really like. I highly recommend this product to everyone. Indeed super healthy snack for the whole family.

Daily Goodie Box is just so wonderful that they included this Earth Science- 145 Night Renewal Facial Lotion  its night renewal facial lotion for men, which my hubby are so excited to try. It contains fruit acid to help slough off old tired-looking skin and stimulate skin renewal. Its non-greasy and contains all natural cedar mint fragrance. Its an awesome product!:)

Lets move on to the next product introducing Goddess Garden - Sunscreen & Firming Primer 

it features a sheer and lightweight formula to protect your skin from the cumulative effects of sun exposure. Its perfect with or without make-up. I totally love this product!

I'm super excited to try this  BWC - Travel Size Hand and Body Lotion  It simply fantastic. It keep my hands, arms, and legs super feeling soft and smooth. Its non-greasy, fragrance-free and it works amazing. Perfect lotion for everyday use not only for myself but for my whole family.

..And that summarized my super awesome Daily Goodie Box. I hope you have fun reading my reviews today. Keep that surprises coming and I cannot wait for your first Daily Goodie Box experience. Don't forget to Sign Up for FREE its definitely worth doing as you may never know what may pop-up in your mailbox. I'll see you in few days for more fun blog post. Enjoy the rest of the day and Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!:) Stay gorgeous as always.

xoxox- Melgie

Disclosure: I received this Daily Goodie Box for free to review. Opinion expressed are my own. Thank you so much Daily Goodie Box for another wonderful box.

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Russell Stover® Everyday Chocolates Review

Russell Stover® Everyday Chocolates Experience!

Disclosure: I received these two bags Russell Stover Everyday Chocolate and coupons for free courtesy from BzzAgent. Opinion express are my own.

Hello Everyone!

Calling all chocolate fanatics out-there! I'm pretty excited to do a sweet, delicious product review that I know for sure you all love. Introducing Russell Stover Everyday Chocolates, handcrafted in small batches and made with superior chocolate taste and quality. As a huge fan of Russell Stover products, It feels amazing to get these delicious treat for free courtesy from BzzAgent. Yes! you heard it right its totally free. Another wonderful product to review that I cannot wait to share with you. Awesome! Before, I get started. Let's get to know BzzAgent

What is BzzAgent? An international network of consumers who voluntarily participate in word-of-mouth (WOM) campaigns for a variety of products and services. How Bzzagent works? take surveys, get invited, try the product, review and share, then Keep it UP!  If you haven't   Sign Up  yet. Its totally FREE to join and its awesome freebie site. I been a member for over two years and received countless great products from this site. Check BzzAgent site and Sign Up for free!

Now we know how amazing to be a member of BzzAgent. Lets go back and experience  #ChocolateEverday with Russell Stover Chocolates. Yumm! I'm literally eating Russell Stover Pistachio Bark while writing this blog (wink) Do you want to know what's inside my BzzKit? Grab your favorite drink, and together let's open my BzzKit.

  So, What is BzzAgent? An international network of consumers who voluntarily participate in word-of-mouth (WOM) campaigns for a variety of products and services. How Bzzagent works? take surveys, get invited, try the product, review and share, then Keep it UP! Check out Bzzagent website and sign up for FREE. Have fun exploring this amazing site.

- See more at: http://www.sweetcuisinera.com/2015/10/new-kozy-shack-indulgent-recipe-pudding.html#sthash.BdBJz6Dp.dpuf

What’s in This BzzKit?

• One FREE full-size bag of Russell Stover Assorted Favorites
• One FREE full-size bag of Russell Stover Bark Dark Chocolate Pistachio
• $2-off coupons for your luckiest friends

 

Russell Stover Chocolates wants you to enjoy their favorite flavors without buying the whole box. Let me introduce all delicious flavors in this one bag of Russell Stover Assorted Bags ( all four delicious flavor in one bag)

Milk Chocolate Pecan Delight- Crunchy pecans and buttery caramel in a milk chocolate shell.

Milk Chocolate Caramel- Smooth caramel coated in sweet milk chocolate

Dark Chocolate Coconut- Bittersweet dark chocolate with a tasty coconut center

Dark Chocolate Mint Patty- Rich, bittersweet dark chocolate with fresh mint filling 

All four flavors are equally delicious! They are individually wrapped and handcrafted in small batches. Perfect sweet treat for the whole family. Have I told you how much I love Russell Stover? I can't get enough of this rich, creamy, superior chocolate taste. Indeed delicious!

Let's move on and talk about your next favorite Russell Stover Everday Chocolates, introducing Bark and Pretzels. A perfect chocolate treat with super easy resealable pouches for convenient snacking. Crunchy treat for unique satisfying taste.

Bark

Orange & Almond Bark- lightly roasted almonds and bright orange pieces in rich dark chocolate bark.

Pistachio Bark- Delicately roasted pistachio pieces in a bittersweet dark chocolate bark

Crunchy Caramel Bark- Crunchy, sweet toffee pieces in a rich milk chocolate bark

Pretzel
Milk Chocolate Pretzels- Crunchy pretzels twice-dipped in sweet milk chocolate with a sprinkle of sea salt.

The Pistachio Bark was the bag that I received for free, and its absolutely delicious! It has perfect flavor, sweetness and crunch. Let me tell you something, Pistachio Bark is so addicting and delicious! A perfect snack treat anytime of the day. Yum!

I highly recommend all the Russell Stover chocolates flavors mentioned on this blog post. They are DELICIOUS!

 These delicious Russell Stover Everyday Chocolates treats really completes my chocolate cravings. Its made with superior chocolate taste and quality, that makes every bite super special. If you are looking for special chocolate treats. Look no further and grab bags of Russell Stover Everyday Chocolates at you store. I absolutely LOVE every single bite of Russell Stover Everyday Chocolates. It is now officially one of my favorite chocolate treats. Its amazingly delicious! Give it a try and stock up at Kroger, Target, Walmart or use this Store Locator to find Russell Stover retail stores near you.

I hope this blog post inspires you to get your Russell Stover favorite chocolates. Don't forger to LIKE Russell Stover Facebook Page for more delicious chocolate ideas. Check BzzAgent site and don't forget to Sign Up for free. I'll see you in few days for more fun product reviews and scrumptious recipes. Don't forget to SMILE and stay gorgeous as always :)

xoxox Melgie

 Disclosure: I received these two bags Russell Stover Everyday Chocolate and coupons for free courtesy from BzzAgent. Opinion express are my own. Thank you BzzAgent #GotItFree #BzzAgent #ChocolateEverday

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Tryazon: BetterBody Foods- GET FIT Party Experience

Tryazon: BetterBody Foods- GET FIT Party

Hello Everyone!

I know its been like two weeks since my last blog post. I got so busy between work, family, and of course the trick or treating last week. Yes! I'm super happy and excited to do my first blog post of the month. I hope you too (wink)  Keep that excitement coming! because I'll be sharing my fantastic BetterBody Foods Get-Fit Party experience courtesy from Tryazon. Yup! another awesome freebie from Tryazon and BetterBody Foods. This is my first time trying BetterBody Foods products, and I'm excited to share that experience with you. Grab your favorite drink and lets get this party started.

But before we get to this get-fit party experience. I would like to say "Thank You so much" Tryazon and BetterBody Foods

 So what is Tryazon? "Tryazon is the newest way to try out innovative products. Host a party and get free stuff!"  This is my fourth time to host a party from Tryazon and It felt amazing! As you may all remembered my first post HERE. All the great products they offer to try out are pretty impressive and its FREE. Yes! you heard it right- totally free. All you have to do is SIGN UP. Just simply apply for sampling party that interest you, get selected, received the product for free, and host the party. Then, share the experience with your family and friends and enjoy. Super easy right? I think so too!:)

Are you excited what is BetterBody Foods? Here we go :)

BetterBody Foods is a fast-growing company dedicated to revolutionizing the way people eat. they bring healthy and tasty alternatives to sugar and fats in everyday baking and cooking. Always on the lookout for new natural and organic products, they have helped make delicious and nutritious food readily available. Awesome!

BetterBody Foods Party Kit includes:

Samples of PBfit  -is a delicious, low fat powdered peanut butter made from gently roasted peanuts. We extract about 85% of the oil from the peanuts and grind them to a powder. We add a pinch of sugar and a dash of salt to create a delicious powder that is chock full of flavor.

Samples of PBFit Chocolate - Chocolate PBfit is a delicious, low fat chocolate powdered peanut butter made from gently roasted peanuts. We extract about 85% of the oil from the peanuts and grind them to a powder. We add a scoop of premium cocoa, a pinch of sugar and a dash of salt to make this chocolate version of our classic powdered peanut butter

Samples of LIVfit Superfood -  is the ultimate superfood! It is an incredible combination of fruits, vegetables, vegan proteins, prebiotics, B vitamins and fiber that have been shown to enhance muscle mass, increase energy, improve cognitive function, encourage digestive health, boost the immune system and fight off aging oxidation of cells in your body.
LIVfit™ Superfood Blend will enhance all of your favorite foods with super nutrition.

Exclusive coupons for my lovely guest
Party Host Guide- to help me plan and carry out the party

My experience with BetterBody Foods was amazing. It gives me really helpful information about their products. YES! I'm totally loving it- its healthy, nutritious, and delicious. I tried the PBfit and PBfit Chocolate and it taste srumptious. It's super easy and fast healthy peanut butter spread on toast, apple slices, bananas, celery, and pretzels, It's 75% less fat than traditional peanut butter. Yum! I been using BetterBody Foods product, since, I hosted the party and I'm loving it! I love spreading PBfit Chocolate on my toast every morning- its BetterBody Foods version of healthy "Nutella" with 90% less fat. If your looking for party ideas check out this recipe that I got from BetterBody Foods.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread
Combine 2 tablespoons of Chocolate PFfit with 1-1 1/2 tablespoon of water and stir until smooth. That's it! pretty easy and delicious chocolate Peanut Butter Spread. Adjust the quantity for larger crowd
Simply served the Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread on big bowl. Along with apple slices, bananas, celery, pretzels and toast.

I also love to incorporate Livfit Superfood on my smoothies and whenever I'm baking. It enhance all my favorite foods with super nutrition. To all who LOVE smoothie that includes me and my family. I also have very easy recipe featuring BetterBody Foods

Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Ingredients:

1/2 very ripe banana

2 tbsp PF fit

1 tsp. BFF Coconut Palm Sugar

1 cup nonfat milk

1 ice cubes

Steps:

Blend until smooth and enjoy! 

I hope you enjoy reading my BetterBody Food party experience, and don't forget to grab some of this products. I LOVE BetterBody Foods and I highly recommended.

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone! and I'll see you in few days for more fun, exciting, and delicious foodie escapades. Stay healthy and gorgeous everyone! (wink)

  P.S- Thank you so much to Tryazon and BetterBody Foods for this amazing products.

xoxox-Melgie

Disclosure: I received this awesome BetterBody Foods GEt-Fit Party Kit for free courtesy from Tryazon to try out. Opinion is 100 percent mine. Thank you! #tryazon, #betterbodyfoods #PBfit #LIVfit #tryazonparty

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NEW Kozy Shack® Indulgent Recipe Pudding Review

BzzAgent: Kozy Shack Indulgent Pudding Experience

#GotItFree courtesy from Bzzagent and Kozy Shack - Thank you!:)

 

Sweet Friday Everyone! 

Yippee! It's Fun-Friday everyone-:) A perfect day to plan some great activities and spend quality time with the kiddies. Simple things always excites me, like cooking together, watch movies , popcorn, and enjoying our new favorite pudding Kozy Shack Indulgent Recipe Pudding that I got for FREE courtesy from BzzAgent. Yes! another awesome product review that I'm super excited to share to all of you. This perfect combination of rich, creamy, and thick pudding will surely gives you scrumptious week ahead. Are you excited, As I am? Let's get started!

  So, What is BzzAgent? An international network of consumers who voluntarily participate in word-of-mouth (WOM) campaigns for a variety of products and services. How Bzzagent works? take surveys, get invited, try the product, review and share, then Keep it UP! Check out Bzzagent website and sign up for FREE. Have fun exploring this amazing site.

With NEW Kozy Shack® Indulgent Recipe™ Pudding there’s no reason to be shy with your spoon. The rich taste and creamy texture of this thick pudding is just what you’re looking for whenever you need to satisfy your craving for something sweet. 

Kozy Schack Pudding is superb! and I love how good and addicting this pudding is! Let's take a look what's inside my Bzzkit. :)

My Kozy Shack Indulgent Recipe Pudding Bzzkit Includes:

• Two coupons for a FREE 4-pack of Kozy Shack® Indulgent Recipe™ Pudding in the flavor of your choice.
• A Kozy Shack spoon to use while you indulge in your new favorite treat
• Pass-along coupons for Kozy Shack® Indulgent Recipe™ Pudding so friends can get their sweet-tooth fix 

 Delicious Kozy Shack Indulgent Pudding Experience

Happy faces says it all! Kozy Shack Indulgent Recipe Pudding is going to be my family's favorite pudding snack. The combination of rich and creamy texture of thick pudding is just PERFECT! Yes! It's really good and addicting- I have to say that one cup really isn't enough for me (wink). I always wanted for more, it just that delicious! Kozy Shack Indulgent Recipe Pudding offers varieties of flavors to choose from like, Salted Caramel, Chocolate Truffle, Vanilla Bean, and Dark Chocolate. Knowing that they're made with simple, premium ingredients like cream and real sugar make them so inviting!

I redeemed my two free coupons of Kozy Shack Indulgent recipe pudding and I got the Chocolate Truffle and Dark Chocolate. YES!!! they are both delicious:) It really satisfy my cravings for sweets and its rich, creamy and thick so perfect for snack and desserts. Yum! I can't wait to try the Vanilla Bean and Salted Caramel very soon.

Thinking about #puddinglove this weekend? Check out Kozy Shack Indulgent Recipe Pudding for some delicious chocolate treats. I hope this blog post inspire you in so many ways and don't forget to drop sweet comments below. I'll be reading every single one of them.  

Enjoy the rest of the day everyone! I'll see you in few days for more fun foodie experience. (wink:)

xoxox- Melgie

 Disclosure: I received all the products mention above for FREE courtesy from Bzzagent. My opinion and experience sis 100 percent mine. Thank you #Bzzagent and Kozy Shack #GotItFree #PuddingLove

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Chocolate-Filled Crescents Recipe

Easy Chocolate Crescents for Dessert

Hello Everyone!

Summer is finally here at Campbell's place. Wohooo! excitement overload- Yes! we are heading to Outerbanks once again with my lovely family for vacation. I simply can't contain myself from excitement! (Oh yeah! lets bring the hottest dance music Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) for inspiration hahaha ) 
Anyways, I'm really excited to share with you my latest favorite dessert the Chocolate- Filled Crescents. Yum! It's super easy, fast and delicious dessert that surely your family and friends will loved. I personally loved this recipe, its simple yet so delicious! It's number one dessert requested in my household right now. Indeed my kids loved some chocolate-filled crescents. I can't wait to make more of this scrumptious dessert soon. Yummo! I got the original recipe from Allrecipes.com and made my own version which I'll be sharing here on my blog.
Let's get this excitement going! Come on join me as we make this super easy and delicious dessert.

 Note: This recipe makes 8 chocolate filled crescents. You can sprinkle powdered sugar at the end if desired. Double or triple the recipe for larger crowd. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz) Refrigerated Crescents  Dinner rolls

1 cup chocolate chips- used any chocolate chip you have on hand.

Butter- optional

powdered sugar- optional

Directions: 

1. Heat the oven into 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Separate the crescents rolls dough into 8 triangles.

2. Spray the cookie sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. 

3. Place tablespoon of chocolate chip on wide end of each triangle. Roll up the crescents dough, rolling into the opposite side. Place on greased cookie sheet.

4. Brush the chocolate-filled crescents dough with melted butter this is totally optional.

5. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. You can sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

Share with family and friends! Enjoy:)

Sweet yummy dessert overload! I can't get over how good this recipe.Yum! If your looking for super easy, fast and delicious desserts. Give this chocolate-filled crescents a TRY. I'll promise you, this dessert is truly a keeper. Simply delicious! have I told you how many rolls I had? (Shhhh, I'm down to my third one now hahaha so good!) Anyways, As I mention earlier. I'll be away for a week but I'm still going to check my blog while I'm there. So keep those comments coming and let me know how this dessert work out for you. 

Don't forget to visit my two blogs sweetcuisinera for your everyday recipe inspirations, or even DIY and  product reviews at wish4less. I'll see you when I get back. Enjoy the rest of the day and always stay gorgeous.

xoxox- Melgie

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Happy 6th Anniversary, Sweetie- Updated!

Six Down, Forever to go...:)

Our 6th Year Anniversary Celebration 

 

"I'm excited and stoked because today is my 6th wedding anniversary. Yup! It's been an amazing six year being  with my best friend, partner, lover, husband and soul mate. I couldn't ask for more in life. You are very supportive to everything I do and always encourage  when I'm down. I'm so lucky to have you in my life. I love you, Happy Anniversary!!"- Original post 6/14/2014- UPDATED!

Hello Everyone!
It's been an extremely hectic week for me but a fun one. Talking about fun, I'm taking you with me starting off with my 6th year anniversary and hopefully you get some sweet romantic ideas that you might want to do on your anniversary or date night. Here we go!

Special Breakfast/ Breakfast in Bed-  I always love to prepare my hubby with his favorite breakfast ( hash brown, eggs, bacon, biscuits and gravy) but Since, we woke late hubby fix light breakfast for us and ate snack/lunch and send the kiddies to their Grandma's and head to dinner.. yahoo!

Anniversary Gift- I always think ahead of time when it comes to gift and I always make sure it is personal  where I can express the creative side of me ( heheh). I made him a card, cute love bottle and little sweet thoughts ( his favorite chocolate )
It is very simple yet my hubby LOVED them!

 

The most awaited and exciting part. The Dinner Date for TWO:) As you all know that I'm such a foodie lover and I love to eat...( hahaha )

Perfect Place-  Picking up the perfect place to dine in is so easy! We always go to the same place for over 5 years now. This year is no different! We are heading to Outback Steakhouse. Yum! this is also one of my favorite restaurant to celebrate my birthdays. See the post HERE and HERE. 

Food, Drink and Dessert-  We start it off with my summer fist/tropical sangria ,seriously I totally forgot the name of my drink but it was so good and refreshing. We have garden salad and free bread
The entree's is pretty easy pick but we did take our time to order in that way itt gives us time to eat our appetizer and the bread compliment from Outback.

Tsadaaa! You guess is right my friend " Steak Galore"  Isn't it looks appetizing?  I did ordered a Ribeye Steak, steam mixed summer veggies and Baked Sweet Potato with brown sugar and cinnamon while on the other hand hubby got  fries and outback special.:) I wish, I could put into words how delicious it is.. hehehe:)

Lastly, The Dessert- After eating the steak, I wasn't sure if I'll go for the dessert but this pecan brownie with vanilla ice cream, whip cream and hot chocolate fudge is just calling my name.. ( hahaha) So, we hit GO for it and It was DELICIOUS! that's how we end our perfect anniversary dinner... and the fun was continued! That's how we celebrated our anniversary:) wink!

P.S-  To my Sweetie-Thank you so much for everything for being so kind, loving and generous as always. I love you so much!
Enjoy the rest of the day and I'll see you soon for more fun recipe's that I made on Reyna's birthday celebration and Father's Day special.:)

xoxox- Melgie Share the LOVE:)

Birthday Cake

Birthday Cake for Reese

 Happy Weekend Everyone! We gonna make Christmas Cookie today with my family. Yay! I'm excited its like my in-laws family tradition to make cookies, I look forward to this event every year. I'm talking a lot of cookies and varieties. Sharing the warmth and love this holiday season we gonna give the cookies to our family, friends and neighbors... Do you have any plans for this weekend?
 Before heading to my in-laws house I'm gonna share to you my homemade birthday cake that I made a week ago, Remember the spider man cake  that i made for my son's birthday last month? This week is like baking madness in my kitchen. Yup!! The house smells like bakery and all those sweet stuff. Lots of celebration this month birthday's, Christmas get together and exchange gift party! So, talking about baking and birthdays,I made this cake couple days ago for Reese's and Phillip joined birthday celebration. We celebrate their birthdays a week before Christmas and also to have a family get together. I made a yellow cake with chocolate icing and purple icing for decoration... and of course some candies for little touch. She loved the cake and pretty happy about it.

I think cake or cupcake is must have on out table this Christmas? What do you think?

Note: 

-I used store bought icing, feel free to used homemade icing if you want.

-Used whatever pipping tip/design you want.

- Change the color of icing flavor and color according to your preference.

Things you'll need in making this awesome birthday cake:

- 2 8x8 inches round cake (I used yellow cake )

-1 tub chocolate icing 16 oz

-1 tub vanilla icing 16

Purple icing color, candies sprinkles- for decorations

Pipping bag/ pipping tip- choose whatever you like!:)

Directions:

- Stack the 2 cakes together and just simple put the chocolate icing on top. Carefully distribute the whole icing to covered the whole cake. Get the pipping bag put the purple icing and simple start pipping on the side until everything is covered. Feel free to choose whatever design you want. Write the Happy Birthday on the middle of the cake, sprinkles the cake and add some candies on the side and on top... Be creative and festive with your homemade cake. Yum!

The joined birthday party of Reese and Phillip is a big success and surely love all the food that my in-laws prepared. Happy moments with family! 

I'll see you on Tuesday for some Christmas Meal Menu Ideas and sweet greetings on Christmas! Keep sharing the joy in this holiday season.. See you in few days! 

Chocolate Crinkles Recipe

Chocolate Crinkles Everyone

Chocolate is made by roasting and grinding cocoa beans. Unadulterated chocolate is called unsweetened chocolate, baking chocolate or bitter chocolate. Bittersweet, semisweet or sweet chocolate has been enhanced with different amounts of sugar, vanilla, or lecithin. Milk chocolate has added dry milk. White chocolate is not chocolate at all; it contains only cocoa butter from the cocoa bean with sugar and vanilla. ( source: http://www.food.com/library/chocolate-224 )

Are you chocolate lover? If YES! I got perfect sweet treat recipe for you! I'm also die hard chocolate lover and finding this perfect recipe is awesome. This chocolate crinkles cookies are combination of sweet,  fudge brownie texture and that powdered sugar is just a perfection to this cookie. I'm in-love with this cookies, they are simply delicious! This is actually one of the most popular cookies back while I was in thePhilippines and my most favorite!.. and now, baking it fresh in my oven is amazing!! It's not only it took me back to those fun memories but also It makes me happy sharing it to my love-ones. My inspiration behind this cookie is my friend Cherry, she found the recipe at ( Allrecipes.com- source ) So, here I am making my own chocolate crinkles..although I followed the recipe mentioned on the source I add 3/4 cup flour to the original recipe, for the reason that the cookie mixture is kinda wet and hard for me to form little balls.. and I can't wait for 4 hours waiting for the cookie to chill. The result is still good, you still have that brownie bite and the sugar just add the perfection to the cookies. You can either follow the recipe at (allrecipes.com) or my version, It doesn't matter they are both taste delicious. I actually gave some to my mother in-law ( Cheri ) and I received really good feedback about the cookies.. She loved them! Talking about my in-laws, We painted my kiddies room today. It was long and tiring process but we finished painting the two rooms and the result... Beautiful!  It truly transformed the boring room into interesting one. This is probably the reason why my arms little hurt..:) I should go to bed....zzzz
by the way, Don't forget to get the recipe and try it at home. This is truly one delicious dessert.. Let's start baking!:)

Ingredients:

2 3/4 cups of flour

1 cup cocoa powder

2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup confectioner sugar

Directions:

1.) In medium bowl, mix together cocoa powder,sugar and oil. Beat the eggs one at time using electric mixer then stir vanilla extract.

2.) Combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Stir it into the cocoa mixture. Cover the dough and chill for 1-2 hours into the fridge.

3.) Preheat the oven 350 degrees. Line the cookie sheets with parchment paper. If it happened that your out of parchment paper, non stick spray will work just fine. That's what I used.:)

4.)Roll the dough into little balls about an inch, coat it with confectioner sugar and put into the prepared pan.

5.) Bake the chocolate crinkles for about 10-12 minutes. Serve hot or cold and Enjoy!!!:)

Notes:

-I found it easier to roll all the cookies into tiny little balls, then roll everything into confectioner sugar. 

- Feel free to make this chocolate crinkles as big as you want, make sure to adjust the cooking process as well.

-Please be advice about the cooking time, sometimes its varies depending on the oven your using.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Chocolate Chip Cookies

(  My all time favorite cookies )

It's been busy week and I'm glad I have 2 day off this week and been able to make my family something they really LOVED! cookies...yay! This is what I do on my day off cook, bake and experiment recipes. It's kinda relaxing for me spending time with my kids. I fall in-love with this chocolate chip cookie the very first time I took a bite, that was four years ago and since then, I was totally hooked. My mother in-law made chocolate chip cookie all the time and It's really GOOD! I was drooling thinking about it right now (hahahha)  So, by then I asked the recipe from my Mom and started it making at home. Every time the cookie come up not exactly the same as my Mom's, I still eat and do it again until I come close to perfection. It took me long time to make it right. Now, I'm sharing this scrumptious chocolate chip cookie recipe. It might be you family's "MUST" be dessert tradition.:)

Ingredients:

2 eggs

2/3 cup butter

2/3 cup oil

1 cup sugar

1 cup brown sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

3 cups flour

1 cup oats (quick)

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

12 oz  semi- sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1.) Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside;
2.)  In large mixing bowl mix on low the eggs, butter, oil, sugar, and vanilla until combine.
3.) Slowly add the dry ingredients. Add the quick oats and then lastly the chocolate chips.
4.) Bake on preheat oven 375 degrees for 7 minutes. Enjoy! yummy chocolate chip cookie.:)

I made 44-48 pieces of chocolate chip cookies:) Feel free to grab some! wink:)

Sweet, Thank you to my Mother in-law for the recipe:)