BE Yourself.

"Beauty begins

the moment

you decide

to be 

YOURSELF."

 

Deck of my Dreams.

 

For my Birthday this year..

Hubby got me Deck furnitures!

I know thats unusual for a Birthday present, but

anything home stuff..

That is more that I want now!

So so happy how good it looks together.

Now that Spring is here,

Such a perfect time to get it. 

There may be some rainy days and thats okay.

We made sure that what we got is good for Rainy days!

The Egg chair and Chair set are from Walmart and the Rug is from 

Amazon.

I am so in love!

So looking forward to relaxing here on days like these. 

I will never need to leave the house. :)

xo

Happy Easter!

Hello Everyone!

I hope you all had a great Easter!

It was wonderful for us.

Another great one at home.

It was raining Easter Sunday so we did all of the festivities Saturday.

It was the best idea.

How pretty is these Tulips :)

Started off with some wine of course!

Hubby made most of the meals. 

I love this Table setting this year!

I love all of the colors! 

All from Hobby Lobby. :)

Cupcakes fro Hy-vee!

I think the Boys enjoyed their Egg-hunt especially they have the whole yard to themselves.

No one else!

It was a bit chilly day but at least the Sun was out!

After the Egg hunt we had dinner.

We made our usual favorites

 ( Bacon wrapped Meatloaf )

( Deviled Eggs )

I make these Deviled Eggs pretty much every occasion.

It's our all time favorite!

...And this Meatloaf,

It gets better every time!

It was a great night.

Have a good week!

xo

 

Easter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Happy Easter Weekend Everyone!

I love love long weekends. 

So many things to do.

But I love making something special for my boys. 

Today we made these awesome cookies for Easter!

Using my all time favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

( RECIPE HERE )

I literally used that Recipe for all of the Holidays and just switched it up

with different additions.

Its good every time!

Anyways,

I will write it down again to make it easier for you guys!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cups flour
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Directions:

• Cream butter, oil and sugars. Add eggs and beat until fluffy.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Refrigerate it for 3 hours or overnight (This Is what makes it perfect)
• Bake at 350 for 9 minutes. 

Don't skip the refrigerate part!NEVER!

So so good.

Wish you all an amazing Easter Weekend.

xo

 

Ube Bars

 

If you guys haven't noticed.

I wanted to learn how to bake because I'm such a bread/pastries girl.

Growing up, I'd rather eat bread than rice!

And when I still lived in the Philippines it makes me happy that I get to buy these at the Bakery 

nearby our house.

Now, I am so so grateful I can make it whenever I want.

It definitely requires some steps for making it.

But, its so worth it!

Let me know what you guys think!

Ingredients

Cake:

• ¾ cups sugar
• ½ cup butter softened at room temperature
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Ube Glaze :

• 1 can Ube Condensed Milk 
• 1/4 cup hot water

Coating:

• 1-2 cups desiccated coconut

Instructions

• Preheat your oven to 350° F/180°C. Grease the bottom and sides of an 8-inch (20 cm) square cake pan. Then line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy 
• Add the rest of the cake ingredients and mix at medium speed just until well combined and blended. 
• Pour the thick batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before completely removing it from the pan to a cooling rack. Once the cake has cooled down enough, cut the cake into half then into smaller bars.
• Meanwhile, prepare the glaze. Pour condensed milk in a pan then add water. Bring this to a simmer. Add the ube flavoring and mix just until well blended. Turn the heat off and transfer to a flat, deep plate.
• Place the desiccated coconut on a plate or wide bowl.
• Take a piece of the cake bar and roll it with ube glaze. Then dredge it with desiccated coconut to cover completely.
• Transfer to a serving plate and enjoy
  
  
  
  
  
  

So so good!!!

Enjoy!

xo

Birthday Dinner(Italian Food)

I'm 33!!

Crazy to say that!

This year's Birthday was pretty chill.

I decided to do something different since it's on a Monday 

and the Boys are at School.

I'm so glad hubby took a leave so he can be with me all day!

We went out for Lunch!

I really wanted some Authentic Italian food,

So even though we had to drive we did it.

..And we finally found a good legit Italian Food!!!

We went to Lee's Summit about 45 minutes away from our house

which was not bad!

There is a bunch of Italian Restaurant to choose from for sure but I decided I wanted

to try this one first!

Started off with some Italian Beer and Moscato!

For Appetizer we had some Calamari and they gave us Side Salad.

It was so good!

I really miss the Seafood Pasta so thats what I picked!

Oh my god, The sauce!

Everything.

IT WAS AMAZING!

Hubby had some Chicken and Shrimp Piccata.

Very interesting.

I never had it before and it was actually good.

So Impressed that hubby tried something different, new!

Over all..

The Lunch was so amazing.

The vibes was so good.

It did felt like I was in Italy for a few hours.

Of course Tiramisu!

After that we waited for the Boys and celebrated with some more Wine and Cake!

What a great day!

xo

33

Another 365-Day Journey

around the Sun.

Let's Go!

 

Shine

"Do 

what makes

your Soul shine."

 

Beautiful Mindset

"A Beautiful day

begins

with a 

Beautiful mindset."

 

No one is you..

"No one

is you

and 

thats your 

Superpower."

 

Buffalo Wild Wings

I can't believe that its been exactly a year since we ate at 

Buffalo wild wings.

Hubby's favorite restaurant!

This is actually our first time eating out this year.

Especially with a newborn!

Exciting!

It was a good day!

We had Buffalo chicken tater tots for Appetizer.

This was the bomb!

..And me and hubby had their Burgers.

I swear they have an amazing burgers.

So worth it!

I hope you are having a great week!

xo

Oatmeal Bowl

Oatmeal has definitely became my favorite go-to healthy 

Breakfast meal.

While pregnant I ate a lot of this.

Now that I am Breastfeeding I have to eat it more. 

Perfect when I want something warm in the morning.

Which I usually do. 

The recipe is here

( Favorite Oatmeal )

I just added some Honey, Fruits and Almonds for topping.

The best thing about is you can change the topping every time you make it.

What ever you feel like.

Let me know what you think!

xo

 

Hello, April!

"Be a month of

Rebirth, 

Regrowth,

and Renewal."

xo