Quick and Easy: Sweet and Sour Fishball

Have you ever had that feeling that you no longer want to eat those canned foods, instead, you wan't real food with real taste. However, the odd was never in your favor and what is left inside your grocery cabinet is canned goods and some processed food on the fridge.

Well I had that moment. Well, actually moments. And during this moments, I'm becoming innovative with food recipe.This was is on processed fish balls. The one that you can buy from the streets during afternnon, outside the school gates and in plaza kiosks.

Prep time:30 mins max
Cooking time: 15-20 mins
Serving size: 6 people


Recipe:

6 pcs. Fish ball
Onion
Garlic
2-3 Tomatoes slices
Carrot strips
Pineapple bits
Tomato Sauce
Bell Pepper
Some seasoning
Brown Sugar
Salt


How to cook:

1. Slice fish balls in quarter, then tomatoes in strips as well as the carrot, and bell pepper.
2. In a pan, saute onion, garlic, fish balls, tomatoes and bell pepper.
3. When fish balls turn golden brown add tomato sauce and pineapple tidbits
4. Add the carrot strips (I add then last beacuse I like eating my carrots kinda crispy)
5. Adjust taste with salt and sugar
6. And yes, Its done and enjoy your quick and easy meal :)

Contemplation:

Fish ball doesn't go well with tomato sauce. I think oyster sauce would taste better with it.

All in all, it did taste well and I was solved with real food. :)

Squash Yema Cupcake

Just another food porn about healthy foods. Been obsessing lately with baking and squash. So here it is, my very own Squash/Kalabasa Yema Cupcake.



For my recipe, I just looked it up on the net and tinkered it a little. It was supposedly Squash with salted caramel toppings, however, my resources were scares, so I made some revision to the recipe.

Prep time: 30 mins max

Cooking time:15-20 mins

Serving size: Made up to 24 cupcakes.

Recipe:

Ingredients for cupcake:

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon iodized salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (I only used cinnamon powder)
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar (brown sugar, moscuvado to be exact)
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pureed pumpkin

How to bake (this was the recipe I copied)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a cupcake tin with non-stick spray (But I only sprinkled flour on my "rubber" like container)
2. Combine flour, baking soda, salt, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice together in a bowl. 
3. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attached, beat granulated sugar and butter together until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Scraping down the sides of the pan after adding each egg. Slowly beat in the dry ingredients. Fold in the pumpkin puree. 
4. Fill in each cupcake mold 2/3 of the way full. Bake in preheated oven 15 -20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Remove cupcakes from oven. Allow to cool for several minutes in cupcake tin, then transfer to a parchment paper lined cooling rack. Cool completely. 

Tip:

This is how the batter looked before I placed it inside the oven, I add a little water in the tin container, to add a little moisture to my cupcake.

The texture became "Puto" like, so I removed the water on the next batch and it was like the real deal.

Then this is how it looked like on top view, not burnt or under cooked. It was just right. If you can see the whole on the right side cupcake, it has toothpick whole on it. My oven timer was kind of broke so I have to time it myself and check on the cupcake from time to time

The cupcake alone taste great. The squash was sweet that it does not taste odd. However, i think next time I should be using grated squash compared to puree. The cupcake was heavy. 1-2 cupcake would make you feel full already.

Then for my frosting, I used yema.

Ingredients of Yema:

3-4 egg yolks

1 can condensed milk

 pinch of salt

About 1/4 of 100g unsalted butter stick (optional)

How to cook:

On a deep pan, melt the butter then mix condensed milk and egg yolk. Stir the mixture and add salt. Kepp stirring till it looks creamy, you can add flour to make the consistency of the yema thick but on this recipe, I opted to.

All in all, the verdict of those who tasted it was a thumbs up. They were just suggesting to maybe cut down on the squash cause it was a little heave on the tummy.

Squash Cupcake is love...

Squash Cupcake is comfort...

Squash Cupcake is NOMNOMNOM;NOM!!!

ELF Duo: Eyes and Lips.

This was the very reason why I discovered ELF - the lip stain in SM department store. Before dahil student ako I cannot afford such pricey cosmetic. It costs around 300-350 php, same price as now and to think that was 2 years ago. Just to try the brand, my first ELF cosmetic was their  lip plump with stain din ata un which costs only 150 php and it was not disappointing than my liquid eye  liner.

Anyways, even after the eyeliner incident, it did not stop  me from buying my most coveted lip stain (I actually bought this out of stress because shopping therapy really helps sometimes ^^ ) plus a brow liner ( just to feed my curiosity why it was a sell out.).


Lip Stain

I bought the Fashionista even though I love the two nude colors more. Almost all of my outfits are white and black so just to add a little color to my oh-so-minimalist outfits.

Brow Liner

This picture was grabbed online. credits goes to the blogger, but i forgot the link.

I bought this two last May and the texture is still okay, the smell is okay and it has not dried up unlike my liquid eyeliner. Though with the lip stain, I seldom used the gloss part cause the more I used it, the shorter the staying time of the stain. While for the brow liner, I like the color, suits my color. Then the treat part, well it does not make my brows thicker but it tames my brows. Making it stay in

place and in one direction. Even the not so cooperative tip near the nose part hair. :)

All in all, I like it and I'm still using it, though not every day but regularly. Can't wait to try more ELF cosmetics.

Flash Back Friday: 90's feel

It's Friday and I'm here in my bed, surfing the net, boring myself to death as I watch the time ticks to 12. No TGIF with friends nor online date with him. No evening munching nor movie night. I'm not in the mood to read my new borrowed book which was....

So, since it's Friday, I'll just have a Friday flashback. To start with:

My ooohh-sooo-awesome beddings thanks to my mother! Super Mario. We had a Nintendo and it's still working aside from the two controlers :(

Backstreet Boys, Britney,Spice Girls and Sugar Rey

Then this awesome cassette tapes. I found more from my sister's box and our yellow Sony Walkman. I wonder if it still works.

Then I bought this oh-so cute circle sunnies. Reminds me of Yoko Ono's fashion.

The girl on my left was on some 90's movie and on my right is Miss Alice Dixson

Tapos, last year, I had a bangs and I look so 90's, fluffy and full of volume. Like wagas talaga yung volume niya. 

Then, do you have that feeling sometimes that you don't like to dress up like Barbie? Well, occasionally, I do. Sometimes, I do love to have a little twist. A surprise to people I know and to myself.

One time I tried to be more on  the "DARK SIDE". A twist of grunge to my make-up and hair. Like Courtney Love.

Wet n' Wild 506B

...and here I was with my messy hair and dark lipstick. :) Grunge-y ei? NOT!(LOL) Though the lipstick looks a little lighter, orange-y to be exact, the actual color was dark red.

All in all, I so love the 90's, except for some of the fashion they had but a little tweak would be helpful. I'm saying loud and proud, I AM A 90's BABY!

2 Shades of Pink

Okay, so this post is one of those months delayed blog but I'm trying to cope up with my list of blogs under draft and with my schedule of work and class.Anyways, here is my new found partner in crime (last February!) , Victoria's Secrets lip gloss. It's not too glossy, not too sparkly and not too

heavy textured on my lips. Like Goldilocks said, "IT IS JUST RIGHT!".

I usually use lip gloss instead of lipstick when I'm in a hurry or a combination of two when I feel like having that simple make-up, girl next door look (CHOS!).

color: 2AAB 

I seldom use this fuchsia kind of pink lip gloss alone with my bare lips because my lips would look like ewan.
I usually pair this with my Clinique Guava Stain lipstick which looks like healthy color lips unlike mine which is mapulta.This adds a little tinge of pink-ish color and glitters.

color: 2DAB

This one I like! I always use this when I'm in a hurry or when my red lipstick fails to make me feel good. If you'll look at the top most picture, this one is almost half empty (YIKES!).
Anyways, I just use my Avon nude lip liner under (full lip coverage) then swish my VS tickled pink (YES! I named it TICKLED PINK. Just an a.k.a. kasi this came from a make set which me and my sisters shared. Sa inyo na ung eyeshadow ladies :) ) wand and VIOLA!

 This is the 3rd  and hopefully not the last product I will use from VS aside from the variety of sexy smelling perfumes and lotions (Thanks to loving Auties abroad). So, all in all, it's not about the brand I 'm after, it's the quality the product gives to the users.

Tengo Ganas De Ti ( I Want You) - A Not so Disappointing Sequel

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After months and months of being a draft on my blog, I have finally found a time to write about the part 2 of  I love you 3 meters above the sky. 

Well to start with, it was very sexual like whole frontal thingy but no "dingdong" shown. Bakit kaya sa babae lang. Well, anyways, NOT suitable to watch with kids around.Very heart breaking in so many part, like mapapaiyak ka pa rin but not as tear jerking as of part 1. Less memorable line. Lastly,Tengo Ganas De Ti (I Want You) was not really a so disappointing movie (BERNE YOUR EPIC!) but has a really really disappointing ending. I was expecting more but well it was written.

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Deja vu?Not really, actually some scenes from the first movie where reenacted. Ano to?Comparing notes (YIKES!)

Mario Casas why so sexy.

Yung ever pacute and tagos sa laman na pick-up line. K. Pero expect less than before but more more more sex scenes.


For SEX SCENE IMAGES,
 don't use your imagination. Watch the movie here and yes, it has English subtitle.

 Again, this movie wouldn't be an epic as the first one if hindi magagamit yung title sa isang scene o dialogue

I want you too Mario:)

 Some scenes where I cried T.T

way to move on. Burn it like you mean it.

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All in all, okay naman siya, as you watch the movie more, you'll get irritated and pissed off bakit ganun yung ending. hehehe... Dont worry, I won't tell. I'm no spoiler :p 

If the first sequel was a 9, I'd give this one an 8.

(P.S. THIS IS NOT A MOVIE REVIEW)

TBT: Dress away

Thoughts Before going to bed:

New year is fast approaching and that means another picture taken with families and friends before the year ends . Hence forth, new outfits to try, new outfits to buy and new outfits to wear para sa pictorial.Kung baga yan na yung damait na yan ay ang year ender memory mo sa ibang tao. At naniniwala ako na save the best for last. Kaya dapat the last outfit to be worn is the best among the rest of the outfits from your closet. The best sa naisuot mo the whole year round. At dahil thursday ngayon,naisip ko lang na mag TBT (throw back thursday) before going to bed.

Greek inspired outfit with my brown booties. (Actually this is just a top that I made into a dress :) )
(senorita collections dress shop )

Tribal inspired outfi with my native cluth bag and bangles :)

Dress up dress down yung drama ng top na to, I sometimes used it sa office. No accessories needed. :)

I saw a movie once, yung sa sunlife ata un and my sister commented na the top looks nice. Casual formal daw ang drama (Mukhang na iiyak lang ako. LOL) (senorita collections dress shop )

My favorite one, I have  a chiffon top like this, iba lang yung design sa likod (senorita collections dress shop )

Just changed my pambaba with this so awesome and cute reversible skater skort (Short na Skirt. Back then we would call this macarena shorts. IDK why 0.o ) (senorita collections dress shop )

ELFified: ELF waterproof eyeliner review

Last September, I finally bought my most coveted eyeliner by ELF, the ELF Waterproof Eyeliner Pen. And yeah, it does look like a pen. From its size (Length) to its slim tip point. And yes, I do realize that this review is kinda late.

ELF waterproof eyeliner .( Upper right: That was the color when i first opened it. Nice right?)

Based on reviews, this product have less positive feedback with fairly happy users but still I bought it because I thought its quality is like of the lip stain  I used before by ELF and to my dismay, (DUM-DUM-DUMMMMB) I was proven wrong.

So what convinced me to buy this product despite the not so good reviews?

Aside from the trusted brand name (based on my lip stain experience), the price was also affordable, about 150 php. PLUS, they don;t test on Animals that is why it's a BIG CHECK on my cosmetic list.

What are the positive side of this product?

The first time I used it, the ink color was really black and is not pigmented. Doesn't smudge and could last the whole day with out minor retouch (No chipping off). They give precise and thin lining. Good for bat wing, cat's eye and other eyeliner lines with long tail. It goes smooth and drys quickly. And the best part of all was that it can be easily removed with petroleum jelly and doesn't leave your eyes dark for the next day. (NO MORE MORNING RACCOON EYES).

What was the down side?

It dried up after 1 and 1/2 month or so. Like literally. My sister told me to placed it upside down but nothing happened. She then told me to put it in the fridge and so I did and then when I used it again it wasn't as black as before and I only used it for my one eye and none left for the other side. Also the tip was becoming frayed producing an ugly not so define line and is not waterproof as indicated on the pen.

To repurchase again?

No, BUT maybe I'll try the improved version like the ones I have read on some reviews.

PERSPECTIVE:they change with time

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New look for my blog and NEW perspective for me. A 360 turn to my life.A decision that I will stand for that will surely leave a positive print to my daughter and my daughter's daughter.

Project Pataba: ways to gain weight

Ever since bata ako, I'm naturally thin and it's very hard for me to gain weight. I don't know if I have deficiency or something but my parents said I have none. Anyways, my dilemma is this, since I started working i have to wear pants and slacks to work and I look weird. Not fashion weird but proportional weird.

Sad to say but I am as thin as a board. Modelicious body they would call but all I see is flat flat flat surface. From front to back.  Before I don't mind this cause I get to wear cloths that can camouflage my body structure but now it's really hard since offices have dress codes.

So instead of wailing and cursing all those normal weighing, god gifted women with there aw-so-awesome bods, I started doing research last-last week. Not only i want to gain weight but also to gain those round, firm butt cheeks. Athlete like butt but not to muscle-ly... :)

A summary from all the articles, blogs and v-logs that I have read and watched:

1. EAT EAT EAT - that is always the first rule.

But don't just eat and eat and eat. REMEMBER: Not all foods are what our body needs.  That is why we also need to know how much calories our body needs to gain weight.

When you know how much calories you need- EAT! Eat three time a day or make it 5 or 6 or more. NEVER skip meals especially breakfast.  However, this doesn't mean eating junkies and sugary foods. Let's focus on healthy goodies.More on PROTEINS. MORE on CARBS.More on NATURAL OILS. Even during snacks. Think of denser food arunnd some food supplements. Avoid trans fat ladies.

TIPS: Try drinking 30 mins before every meal. We need all the spaces that we have in our tummy.
         Snack after 8 p.m. but don't sleep after eating. Try to stay awake for an hour.

2. EXERCISE - break it to mold it.

Even the skinny needs to exercise . NO NEED to go to the gym, just a simple search on the net can help you starting plus discipline and religiously doing the routine of course. Also, don't give up just yet if you feel muscle soreness. It's normal. It's called DOMS ( Delayed Onset Muscles Soreness) and it goes away after 3-5 days.Furthermore building muscles (but not too much ladies!) through weight training  will not only convert those added fats to lean body mass but it will also stimulate appetite.

TIPS: Lift heavy weights for additional muscle gains.

         Increase work out to prevent growth from plateauing.

         If you have no time to exercise, burn less calories as much as possible. MAGPAKATAMAD KA                NHE!

3. FYI

1. Try weighing yourself at the same time each day - body weight fluctuates throughout the day. RECOMMENDED time is during morning, after you wake up but before breakfast.
2. Try FOOD SUPPLEMENTS - Some "drugs" are design for a certain purpose.
3. Keep snack  with you like nuts, cheese, milk, burger and try to stay away from processed food. 
4. If you feel too fat after, try cutting on calories and do more exercises.
5. Drink lots of water.
6. Don't work the same muscle group on consecutive days. REMEMBER: your muscle grow when you rest.
7. When weight training to gain weight try doing between 6-8 reps for 5 sets. Between each set rest for 3 minutes max and drink plenty of water before and after every exercise.
8. DON'T AND I SAY NEVER GIVE UP LADIES!

Wet 'n Wild with my infamous hair do

Heto na yung pic ko na gamit yung Wet 'n Wild lipstick ko. Better use this with some nude lip liner under and some lip balm para maganda yung finish. Hindi kasi matte o silk finish yung lipstick na to. If you have cracked or choppy lips good luck, cause it will really show and do forgive my hair. I havent gone to the salon yet. It's been six months already. It so obvious, the color is not starting from the roots and my hair is a mess making me a HOT BIG MESS. (LOL), kung baga bagong gising yung peg. Hirap kasi pag parating late and no time for hair drying (yeabah!excuses galore)

Product: WET 'N WILD

how short is short should be for a peanut head like me

Right now my hair is kinda long and it's hard to maintain it since it's kinda frizzy, thick and unmanageable. Hindi pa naman ako mahilig magsuklay. I always put it on a ponytail or a bun kaya nga i got scolded kasi kakasemi rebond lang ng hair ko sira na agad. May tikwas na and wavy na.  I'm kinda thinking of having it short. I tried it before, untreated and mukhang buko ng niyog!Yikes. I'm not the gifted one  na maganda at bagsak yung buhok.Ako yung tipo ng babae na may makapal na strads ng buhok at sobrang frizzy pa na kung mahanganinan ay pwede nang pumalit kay Lilia Cantabay (?) na aswang sa mga pelikula. I have to iron it every now and then pagmay lakad ako to make it look good and put a dozen of hair serum to make it behave. (Behave talaga eh!)
Plus, due to the fact I'm a peanut head, not a nut head na walang alam, I'm referring sa shape, it's so hard maghanap ng babagay na hairstyle/haircut. Oh lord bat kasi hindi nalang square face na my mataas na cheek bone ang mukha ko.

My Papogi pose

Long-long-long hair. I hate it :(

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 Three Cuts i WANT to try.

This one... Shortest among the three.. So cute! I want to try this pixie cut though I'm not sure if it would favor the shape of my peanut face :(

Beckham... My favorite spice girl. I so love her hair, this one I've tried pero mukhang Beatles lang yung buhok na parang niyog. Hindi kasi short yung putol sa likod. I want  to try it pero shorter na yung likod. Yung almost shaves :P

Katie Holmes ata to. I love her hair! Kaso to achieve this short kakabangon, parang galing sa sex na buhok, kailangan pa ako magparebond o treat ng hair. Rarw! So sexy talaga, Hindi uso suklay.

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Forgive me for my picture. Just Camwhoring after i finished my job

Then this is me, I braided my hair and tuck it on the other side. Okay pa ba naman? A lot said it looks good but some say okay lang. It's 50:50... I cant decide ...Help Help Help! :) Hair experts? Anyone?

Things I miss then

Starting last year, 2012, when I became an official bum I've been doing a lot of sidelines like my online shop, baking, making non bake cakes, doing my nails, doodling on my cup, coloring/dying my hair and recently my new found love is paper cutting and origami or paper folding. I hope soon, even though IM WORKING (ohh yes lord, amen to that!), I can still find some time to discover new stuff and continue my old loves.

So here's my then and now activity :

1. I made a Turtle fondant out of marshmallows
2. Color my hair golden brown but it doesnt show much
3. Ate from the newly opened home made ice cream shop
4. Painted my nails prune with Wet n' wild (I forgot the color, be updating this for part or the product code
5.Doodles a lot!
6. Painted my nails with nude and used CR Romies glow in the dark nail polish

My no bake pumpkin pie cake

1. Modeld fot my online shop
2. Made fried doughnuts
3. Doodles a lot and this time it's n my cup :)

My paper folded butterflies which by the way totaled to 80. I have to do 20 morefor my wish to come true :)

Paper cutting and a little campaign about saving whales and the Artic:)

More of my paper cut outs. I call the one with the girl "Butterflies in her stomach"
I tried making an owl but it was a disaster. It looked liked a holy paper!

Also been active on my health side. Been doing yoga, some exerciss, dancing and running with my sisters :)