Archive for December, 2009

This is my daughter’s new favorite commercial but her lyrics goes like this:

“Oh ma-le (oh-oh-oh)

Sa Winlox may gelms protect tayo,

Linis bahay pati banyo (woot woot),

Palong mo pa sa nanay ko”

This afternoon Red Ribbon launched their limited edition cakes for Christmas 2009.  I, together with some selected bloggers and a few people from the media got to taste their new cakes. Before that we were ushered to a buffet of Red Ribbon’s popular dishes.

I got myself a serving of their Creamy Carbonara and stuffed chicken with garlic and mushroom (I’m not sure if this is already available in their branches but I swear, it’s worth trying!). I asked for brewed coffee because it was really, really cold and I noticed how festive their new paper cups were. Love it!

Here comes the cakes!

Santa’s Wish Cake

Red ribbon is proud to introduce a unique cake especially for the festivities of the Christmas season. The cake is inspired by the icons of Christmas, such as St. Nick himself, with his cherry red hat, twinkling eyes and his fluffy white beard. Santa’s Wish Cake is made with moist and dense rhumbutter cake with a layer of creamy caramel filling and covered in smooth icing.

It tastes just right! The creamy caramel filling compliments the not too sweet icing. With its festive flavors and design, this cake is perfect for the season!

Cake price: P550
Availability:
Available on a pre-order basis at any Red Ribbon store from November 27 – December 15, 2009.
Available off-the-shelf on December 22 – 24, 2009.

Chocolate Walnut Fudge

For those who can’t get enough of chocolates!

Red Ribbon’s Chocolate Walnut Fudge with Hershey’s Dark Chocolate is the latest addition to Red Ribbon’s Premium Selection cakes.

It’s made up of…hold your breath…a layer of creamy chocolate mousse on a bed of moist fudgy brownie, generously loaded with chopped walnuts and finished with Hershey’s Dark Chocolate ganache, sprinkles and long chocolate rolls. Sounds heaven? It really is! I couldn’t count the times I said “oh…yummy!” because it is really, really delicious.

Yes, Chocolate Walnut Fudge is ‘sinfully’ delicious

Cake price: P680 (no junior size)
Availability:
Now until January 9, 2010

Get them now before it’s too late!

Thanks Red Ribbon, Hershey’s Chocolates and Let’s Go Sago

I got so tired from today’s event so cooking dinner was the last thing on my mind. I decided to drop by KFC and grab this yummy treat:

I can’t help it! I am so addicted to the new KFC Twister. Its like eating KFC fried chicken and pizza in one. For only P89 you will be getting 1 KFC Twister and 12oz. drink. It’s unhealthy, I know, but who cares? I deserve a treat , right?

The Hot Shots is for hubby actually – it’s too hot so I’ll just get a piece of two. And that Hershey’s Dark Chocolate? Its a complimentary treat from Hershey’s when I attended the Red Ribbon Chocolate Walnut Fudge cake launch this afternoon.

I love eating chocolate when Yona’s not around. Chocolates trigger migraine and tonsillitis so it’s a no-no at home.

Sometimes, fast food can really be tempting. How about you? What are your favorite unhealthy food treats?

The 2010 National Elections is just around the corner. We need to arm ourselves with the right information from our supported candidates and from other candidates as well before we vote on 2010. This must be hard especially to first time voters because we are fed with so many information and political issues that sometimes, just knowing this has become a very tedious job. Politicalarena.com will make this easy for us.

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When you have a kid at home who loves cheese, there is a need for you to be creative in making dishes with cheese.

One of dear daughter’s favorite cheese dishes is good old mac and cheese. She would always request for this whenever we dine out. I love it, too! So when Lucky Me! introduced their version of mac and cheese, I promised Yona that we will try it.

I must say, I was impressed! It’s so cheesy yet it does not taste ‘instant’. You know what I mean, the usual tastes-like-MSG kind of food. It is far from that

For every pack you will get 1 pouch of noodles and 1 pouch of cheese. Just cook the noodles for 4 minutes, drain it and mix with the cheese! Enjoy!

Lucky Me! Mac and Cheez gets 5-stars from dear daughter and me

I stumbled upon this yummy contest from Yapatoots. It’s enough to make my mouth water!

Visit her site ON A DIET DAW and do the following:

1. Answer the question: “What is your favorite Christmas treat?” by leaving me a comment below. (required) Please leave your email address below so I can contact you should you be the winner!

1. For 1 extra entry, tweet about this contest! Please leave the URL of your tweet in the comments section so I know you did it
2. While you’re at it, for one point, follow me on Twitter too!
3. For another extra entry, plurk about this contest! Again, please leave the plurk URL here so I can verify.
4. For 5 extra raffle entries, blog about this contest! You can even just cut and paste the entry mechanics Don’t forget to link your entry to the contest post and send me your post URL so I can take note of it!

What’s at stake? A Php 500.00 gift certificate to Haagen Dazs and your choice of one of the following Baby Cakes Treats: a 6-pc box of Date Walnut Bars, a small box of Walnut Tea Cookies, a 6-pc box of Orange Poppy Seed Muffins OR a 12-pc box of Choco Banana Muffins.

For a chance to DOUBLE UP your prize, leave me a comment here Please note that only unique commenters from December 1 onwards qualify for the Double Up Promo!

The WINNER will be via an online randomizer on December 15.

JOIN NOW!