Grab a whole wheat tortilla. Heat for a few minutes. Slightly toasted will do. Smother half of it with peanut butter, the other half with jelly. Place a peeled banana in the middle. Like so: Roll it up and you’ve got yourself a quick and (relatively healthy) snack! I got this idea from Pinterest. Read more…
March 2012 archive
Pass me the pesto mayonnaise please!
Basil pesto is a favorite at home. It’s light, delicious and healthy — what’s not to love about it? Nothing beats homemade pesto. But when laziness hits, bottled pesto is a fine substitute. I recently tried Stonewall Kitchen’s Basil Pesto from Healthy Options. A spoonful of it in a small bowl of pasta and tada! […] Read more…
Magnolia’s Pinipig Crunch in Sweet Corn
When I think Pinipig Crunch, I think vanilla ice cream on a stick with crunchy and chewy pinipig dotting the hard chocolate exterior. It brings back so many memories of childhood. It’s also a family favorite and my Dad is its biggest fan. Then my Dad and I stumbled upon this yellow Pinipig Crunch in […] Read more…
Use toy bins to organize children’s books
This shelf of toy bins was a present from Timmy’s grandparents, and we originally used it to organize his toys. After a few weeks though, we found it was an even better way to organize his books. Each bin can hold up to a dozen books depending on size. The bins hold his small- to […] Read more…
A meal at Everything Nice Cake Shop and Cafe
All red meat is bad for you, says a study from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston (Los Angeles Times). Even before reading that post, I’ve been trying to cut down on meat intake. It’s really difficult, especially if you’ve been a carnivore all your life. It’s even more difficult when faced with […] Read more…
Halo-halo milk ice cream by Sebastian’s
You know that leftover milk at the bottom of the glass after you finish your halo-halo? It doesn’t taste only like milk, does it? The flavors of langka, red beans, kaong, ube and all the other halo-halo mix-ins blended together in that leftover liquid. It’s delicious and you still can’t have enough of it. Now […] Read more…
The Lost Cemetery of Negativism: A reminder to be more positive
Where do negative energies go to die? On a trip to Baguio a few months ago, my family and I stopped by The Lost Cemetery, also know as the Cemetery of Negativism. It’s the cemetery where negativism is buried, where the burden of negativity is put six feet under. “NEGATIVISM is man’s greatest self-imposed infliction, […] Read more…