But as of now i still haven’t find the one  that fits what i like.  So making puto for the new year will be out of my list.  I am really deciding that no puto for NY, too because i still don’t have the other utensils to be used.

I am excited for the school days to start again and I will also be back at work full swing.  One thing in my list for January is to visit the dental clinic for clinic. I just bump into dental information about Orange NJ invisalign and i will check if they have it here. If it’s now available in the States i know that it won’t be long it will also be available here in the Philippines. So i will have to check on that.

I want 2010 a painless free when it pertains to my teeth and gums.  That’s my wish too for my daughter who is so lazy in maintaining dental hygiene.

Wishing everyone a healthy year ahead!

I thought of making a yellow muffin (the batter can also be used in making pan cake, marble cake, waffles, chocolate muffins).  Although the water added or liquid flavors added should vary to make the perfect muffins.

That’s the uncooked butter and here’s the result:

I think my mixture was too sticky or a bit dry for a muffin.  The one that was steamed looked nice than the baked one.

Here’s my chocolate muffins topped with peanuts:

I think it’s too dry, too that you need water to enjoy them. lol!  I know practice makes perfect, so i am hoping that i can bake for the new year.  If no oven available then i will just steam them.

I think this is perfect.  This is called plain rolls.

In fairness, it is so tasty.  Same with the slice bread.

I love cinnamon bread!  I think i was still a little girl that i feel so happy if treated even with a slice of cinnamon bread.  After college and working, with my kind of salary, i can afford a loaf of cinnamon bread anytime. And i would eat that in a day or two.  I just love it.

Last Monday, i joined a crash course in baking.  We were taught the basics of making the batter for puto, pan cake, waffles, and some cakes.  We were also taught on  how to make a dough for bread.  Each of us did hands on on everything and we were given the chance to make the bread that we would love to eat or bring home.  I decided to make the plain rolls and also the slice bread.  One of us made the cinnamon bread and cinnamon rolls.  We observe each one on what they make and that made me discover the too much sugar being used with the cinnamon powder. I said omg! If i eat cinnamon bread even once or twice a month i will really die quickly of diabetes.  Because of that, i am now having second thoughts on eating that delicious sweet.   I just can’t die early because i still haven’t subscribed the life insurance introduced to me. I still don’t want to die so i am thinking that i should be good enough to know what am stuffing my mouth.

I still wanna live long enough for my daughter to finish college and have a family of her own.    It’s not bad to always eat the following for sweets:

My cousin and i plan to have a Christmas day at the beach.  It’s going to be a family together and we are both sure that the children will be happy frolicking in the water.  I just hope and pray that the weather will be favorable (not too hot and too windy).  If it’s too hot then the kids will be burned and if too windy the waves will be big and hard on the children.  So am really hoping all will have a happy time.

My sister is also sure to go though the baby is still a baby.  Thanks to the stroller she got from her best friend, Baby Gab can go anywhere. I really think that baby strollers are very convenient for those who have babies and even toddlers because it eases the burden of carrying the child while on the go. Me myself even wishes that there are strollers for adults so that when in the mall i can just have someone push me while i window shop. lol!  I think it’s going to be a nice idea but it’s not so good for me.  I consider window shopping as my exercise eh.  So never mind the strollers.

What’s your plan for Christmas day?

this is really yummmy. just by the look at it, you will know it’s very tasty. it cost 15 pesos per serving but too much for one person. so my boss cut it into a smaller serving size and this is it. A square from the rectangle one.

Since I am just living one day at a time yet i don’t fail to lookout for the golden opportunity to strike.  I know one day, anytime it will just hop in front of me and I am hoping that once it strikes, am so much ready to grab it.  For the past 3 years, it was my dream to go back to school.  Not to finish a degree but to start another degree for specialization.  But tuition was too much for my earnings thus I am looking for someone to sponsor me so that i can finish an online university offering.  I thought of online schooling is a golden opportunity because it will enable me to do both working and studying.   Online schooling will be the best option for me as am used to it.  I have gone to school for 12 years as a working student.

There is a wide selection of online degree programs at Western Governors University so they appeal to any working individual to further their studies or simply upgrade their professional field.  If you look over their list, you can find not only for health care professionals but also an area for teaches, for nurses, and businessmen.  Most online offerings in other universities is not as much as what WGU is offering.

If some of my student friends are still busy cramming up for the exams, while others are also busy checking out Ferrari parts for a contest, here at my woods will be busy partying. I will be attending a total of 3 gatherings beginning Saturday evening! It’s the season of festivities you know – so sharing the spirit of love with love ones and family will not go on until the Holiday season be over.

I hope to make more food photos.  For now let me share here my # 33 entry Food Trip Friday to the hosted by Willa.

SPRING BEANS WITH BEEF CUTLETS

I feel that it seems many are going away for the holidays.  It’s R & R time for those who are not affected by the financial crisis and those who are not affected by the p0litical situation of this country.  I wish i can get away too to a very far place – very far away where i can’t be reached by any messenger.  Some place like orlando vacation rental which some of my friends have tried in the past holidays. They said it is a deal worth taking. They really had a nice R & R there.

Florida is so far.  So a trip to Boracay or El Nido Palawan would just be perfectly fine.   Christmas holidays are here so it’s time to really relax and and destress from the weeks and months of hard labor.