Orange Muffins

For days, weeks and what seemed like months, my daughter has been asking me to make orange muffins. I have a feeling she saw this in a magazine or on TV and decided she wanted to have a go at it. The only problem is I cook but I cannot bake desserts to save my life. I've been teased about making brownies hard enough to build houses. The only thing I can decently bake is my grandmother's banana pie. In spite all this, I am a firm believer in fueling my daughter's interest. My ears were also ready to explode with all the "please mommy" and I knew I've delayed it enough.

Sumilon Island

I have been wanting to checkout Sumilon Island ever since I heard about it which was a very long time ago. It was just too pricey for a college student to go to. When our second daughter turned 2 months old we decided it was time to take a family trip. Our requirements: easy beach access, sandy shoreline, easy to go to, quiet, hot and cold shower. Going to a nice quiet sandy beach usually entails a plane ride, a road trip and a boat ride. We settled with the shortest road trip we could find.


Sumilon sounded perfect.

view from ANY spot

Mother's Day Mommy Melt Down

Hi my name is Gail and I just had a mommy melt down.

Moms often write about how their children brighten their days and how cute their kids are. I don't hear much about moms complaining on how their babies spat up on their designer clothes or broke their lipstick. Well it's reality. I don't care if you have 1 or 10 kids, every mom has gotten overwhelmed more than once in their lives. Let's be real, being a mom is pretty stressful at times and mommy meltdowns do happen, often times to moms with young babies.

Let me share how it happened with me.
(prepare to be stressed out, Skip this part if you'd rather not!)

Breastfeeding the second time

I breastfed my eldest girl for a year. To some that may be a long time. I personally wish I had breastfed her for at least two years. Either way, I thought I had it down. I thought I won't have any problems feeding my second. I didn't even prepare at all. I didn't read on it to refresh my memory nor did I take malunggay pills which my OB advised me to take. I just thought to myself "I got this".

Ratatouille

We had lots or eggplants and tomatoes, organic of course from Organic Momma's Grocery. I was browsing through recipes that had these ingredients and decided to make Ratatouille.

I've never made this before and wasn't sure how the consistency should be. I got my recipe from about.com. I've tried several recipes from this website which I didn't like so much but I did like this one! Although the photo of their dish seem soupy compared to mine, I did enjoy this a lot and so did my husband!

See recipe here. By the way I read that there's only 85-200 calories in a cup of ratatouille! Enjoy!

Oct-Dec 2011 Plays and Shows

It has been a mini tradition for our little family to watch shows and plays when the "ber" months hit. My daughter's eyes light up when she watches. She gets so engaged with the show, you can hardly talk to her. It really is heart warming to see her so amazed and interested at something. So what's a mommy gonna do? Fuel her interest! 8o)

Here's a list of the shows I've come across so far.
Click on the titles to follow show links.

The Sound of Music
COMPANY/PERFORMERS: Resorts World Manila Production
DATES: Oct 15-Dec 11, 2011
VENUE: New Performing Arts Theater, Resorts World Manila

• TICKET PRICES:
• PhP 2,140.00
• PhP 1,819.00
• PhP 1,391.00
• PhP 1,070.00
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Raw Veggie Maki with Peanut Ginger Sauce

I decided to make raw maki yesterday and packed some for my MIL (mom in law). My organic vegetable supplier also stopped by and had some. He actually wanted me to make more and sell him some! haha This surprised me since I haven't really been making raw food for a while. And he's never tried raw food before! My brother and sister inlaws tried some and liked it. Yay!

Raw food seems intimidating and crazy to most at first. If you're creative enough and willing to search for recipes then you'll realize that it can be really yummy. I just tell my husband that its like eating yummier versions of salads. 8o)

The whole idea to this is everything in that meal is raw or plant based. Oils must be cold pressed, sauces are not processed like soy sauce or processed vinegar. This way you get all the natural enzymes which is super good for your body. It even prevents and cures diseases. They also say that you get closer to your inner being the more you eat raw food. Read more on raw food here.

I want to do 30% raw food for the rest of my pregnancy. I'm closing in on my third trimester and I don't like the sluggish heavy feeling that usually come with it. Anyway here's the recipe:

Raw Veggie Maki with Peanut Ginger Sauce