Cookies Galore

I baked two flavors of cookies last Sunday: choco-mint cookies and toffee crunch cookies.

Choco-Mint Cookies - though many are not fan of the chocolate & mint combination... I personally like this one better! The original recipe that I got called for peppermint extract and I've been to several supermarkets searching for such but to no avail. Until one day, I came up with the "brilliant" idea to just use Andes Mint Chocolate! I'm glad it turned out great, it was a sure hit with my sis and her officemates, as well as with my choco-mint-addict friends in the office, hehe! I'll certainly be making these cookies again.

Toffee Crunch Cookies - I used Andes Toffee Crunch Chocolate for this one. It was fairly delicious and preferred by those who are not fond of cookies that are too sweet... right, Sai? ;-) I intentionally made this one 'coz I know Sai won't dare try to taste the former (surprisingly, he took a small bite of the choco-mint cookie... only to show his appreciation... or was it plain curiosity? haha!) Sadly, these didn't make it to my office. I brought home (from Bulacan to Lagro) a small bag of these cookies and it sold like hotcakes!

Sorry, I forgot to take pictures... as of this writing, the cookies are all gone! ;-)

Failed Attempt

I made some banana muffins and cookies 'n cream cupcakes for Icon's 3rd month celebration.

The banana muffins tasted great but looked a bit pale. I don't know what I did wrong. Probably the bananas I used were not {over}ripe enough. Or have I used the wrong kind of banana? Perhaps I should have put brown sugar instead of white? Whatever it is, I am bound to find out... I'll surely make these muffins again (and again) until I get it right, hehe!

The cookies 'n cream cupcakes is another story. Actually, it's oreo cheesecake molded like cupcakes! It actually tasted good but to my dismay, it looked awful! Guess I crushed the oreos too hard that it blended well with the cream cheese mixture :-(

My Last Day

My maternity leave is over...
I'll be going back to work tomorrow...
I'll surely MISS my baby!!! :-(

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Made these goodies for my son's 1st month, with the help of my sous chef Gie ;-)

It tastes better than it looks, hehe!

Check out the recipe here.

Baby Shower {Part 2}

February 16, 2010. Another surprise baby shower... this time around it was organized by my friends in the office. It just feels good to have friends who care enough to squeeze into their busy schedule a time for this. I'm sure our baby enjoyed every moment of it ;-)


Our profound and heartfelt thanks to everyone! Cheers!

A Shower For Izeck Colin

January 30, 2010. Our friends threw a surprise baby shower for our soon-to-arrive baby. Little did we know that the "dessert" session after MJ's baptism which was supposedly Manny's treat for his recent promotion at work was just a "plot"... as soon as everyone's gathered at Cheesecake, Etc. Tine blurted out -- "group yourselves into 2... the grouping would be the usual boys vs. girls...", it was only then that we (Sai and I) realized what was going on, haha!

Anyway, the party went on... we ordered different cheesecakes and drinks... we played several games (final score was 2-2)... then we opened their gifts for Icon (our baby's nickname *wink*).


I'm sure they're as eager as Sai and I to finally see our little bundle of joy -- Izeck Colin, the latest addition to our ever growing kada family.

Thanks kada! c",)

Happy First c",)

December 23, 2009. Time flies so fast. The past year has been memorable. Lots of great things came our way, the best of which is our little bundle of joy that will soon come into this world.

We just had a simple celebration. As the clock ticked 12, we greeted each other and gave our gifts before hitting the sack. Had lunch at the HEAT, Edsa Shangri-La. Then shopped for baby stuff and had our annual studio portrait in Megamall.

Here's to better years ahead...