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Yesterday, we finally get to try the newest offering from our favorite kiddie fast food chain - the Pinoy Favorites - Adobo Flakes Yum! Burger and Halo-Halo Sundae! 

Inspired by one of the famous yummy Filipino dish - Adobo, the Yum! Burger had undergone a delicious twist! The adobo flakes and its special sauce can truly satisfy anyone's cravings for a unique yummy taste!

Adobo Flakes Yum! Burger

That's one big bite! My daughter loves the new Adobo  Flakes Yum! Burger!

And who says that summer is already over?! With the new Jollibee Halo-halo Sundae, everyday will always be summertime! 

Imagine our favorite vanilla sundae topped with our favorite halo-halo ingredients - nata, macapuno and langka - the combination is truly delicious! 

Halo-halo Sundae

These two Pinoy Favorites are available for a limited time only, so do not miss to try these out ASAP. But wait, in celebration of our Independence Day, Jollibee is giving away 24,000 samples of these Pinoy Favorites! Yes, you read it right - FREE! All you have to do is visit the select Jollibee stores nationwide and get your coupon. Coupon distribution will start at exactly 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. Only 100 coupons will be given per each time slot, so better get in the line early! :)

And once you get the coupon, present it to the counter to claim your FREE Pinoy Favorites. Please be reminded though that the coupon can only be used and accepted today, June 12, 2016!

So what are you waiting for? Head on to the nearest Jollibee stores now and experience the goodness of being a Filipino! Ang sarap talagang maging Pinoy!

You can see the list of participating  stores on this link: https://web.facebook.com/JollibeePhilippines/photos/a.177020915677476.36028.170055766373991/1120928351286723/?type=3&theater















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Cupcake Baking and Decorating Class at The Maya Kitchen

My future Chef!

"To become a Chef." That will be one of the responses that you will get whenever you will be asking both of my daughters what they want to be when they grow up (to be an Architect for my eldest and to be a teacher for my younger child would be the other answers).

And this dream was further intensified by YouTube! They never really get tired browsing and watching cooking and baking videos/ tutorials. And ever since, they've been really trying to convince me to enroll them in a Baking Workshop. Well, wish was now finally granted (for my eldest, at least )! :)

Last May 28, 2016, in partnership with Mommy Bloggers Philippines (MBP), my eldest daughter and I, together with the other mommies and kids of MBP, got a chance to be part of The Maya Kitchen's Cupcake Baking and Decorating Class!

It is a two-hour workshop wherein all the MBP mommies and kids were able to learn some of the basic techniques of baking, while having fun of course!

We learned to bake two kinds of cupcakes - Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes and Peanut Butter and Choco Chip Cupcakes.

We worked in groups. Mommy Shari and I worked together with our kiddos.

And so the baking begins!

We started off with the Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes, followed by the Peanut Butter and Choco Chip Cupcakes.

The ingredients...

The ingredients are all easily available in the market, so there is really nothing to worry about.

Aki and Renee Joy

The dry mixture...

Mommy Shari and I doing our part of the job! :) 

The batter...

Transferring of the batter to the cupcake moulds...

After we finished filling up all our tray, the trainees took our trays and they were the ones who placed them in the oven. So while waiting for the cupcakes to bake, Ms. Icy of The Maya Kitchen taught the kids how to do the cream.

The kids surely had fun learning how to whip the cream! :)

And at last the cupcakes were finally baked!

Aki and Renee Joy while removing the cupcakes from the pan...

And finally, it's decorating time!

Mommy Joy & Renee Joy

Renee Joy, busy decorating her cuppies...

And whoala! Our finished products!

Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes

Peanut Butter and Choco Chip Cupcakes

And the best part of the workshop?! Getting to eat the cuppies, of course! Yummmmy!

The Cupcake Baking and Decorating Class at The Maya Kitchen was really another successful event made possible by MBP! All the kids and the mommies really had a great time bonding, not only with their respective kids, but with the other mommies and kids as well! I really hope that there'll be more workshop like this in the very near future! :) Thank you so much MBP for always coming up with events that combine learning and fun at the same time! 

And to the people behind The Maya Kitchen, thank you so much for always accommodating us, and for always supporting the members of MBP in its endeavours! Till next time!:) 

If you want to know more about The Maya Kitchen and the schedule of its classes, you may visit their facebook page on this link: https://www.facebook.com/Mayakitchen/. You may also visit their website: http://www.themayakitchen.com/.

Want to get the recipes of these cupcakes? Just click your preferred recipes below:

* Strawberries and Cream Cupcake

* Peanut Butter and Choco Chip Cupcake

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Peanut Butter and Choco Chip Cupcakes by The Maya Kitchen

Cupcakes:
1 1/2 cups            Maya All-Purpose Flour
1 1/2 teaspoons   baking powder
1/2 teaspoon        salt
1/2 cup                butter
2/3 cup                Peanut Butter
1/2 cup                white sugar
1/2 cup                brown sugar, packed
2                          eggs
1/2 cup                milk
1/2 cup                semi-sweetened chocolate chip

Chocolate Butter Cream:
1/2 cup                butter

2 cups                 powdered sugar
1/2 cup                cocoa powder
1/4 cup                milk
3 tablespoons       whipping cream

Procedure:
      Prepare cupcakes. Preheat oven to 350F177C. Line two 3 oz. 12-hole muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.

     In a bowl, combine flour and baking powder and salt. Set aside. In another bowl, cream butter, peanut butter, white sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk, ending with the dry mixture and beating well after each addition. Pour batter into the prepared pans until 3/4 full. Bake for 25 mins or until done. Cool completely before frosting.

     Prepare chocolate butter cream. Using a mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and cocoa powder at low speed. Add milk and beat at medium speed. Lastly, add the whipping cream and beat until light and fluffy. Pipe or spread on top of cool cupcakes.

Yield: 14 to 15 cupcakes

Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes by The Maya Kitchen

Cupcakes:
1 1/4 cups            Maya All-Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon        baking soda
1/4 cup                butter
1/4 cup                sugar
1                         egg
1/4 cup                milk
1/2 cup                strawberry jam
1 1/2 teaspoons   lemon juice

Strawberry Whipped Cream:
1/3 cup                strawberry jam

1 cup                   whipping cream
                           strawberry jam, as needed for filling


Procedure:
      Prepare cupcakes. Preheat oven to 350F177C. Line a 3 oz. 12-hole muffin pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.

     In a bowl, combine flour and baking soda. Set aside. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add the dry ingredients and milk. Blend well. Stir in strawberry jam and lemon juice and mix until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan, up to 2/3 full. Bake for 20 mins or until don. Allow to cool.

     Prepare whipped cream.Stir strawberry jam to soften. In a mixer bowl, beat whipping cream until stiff. Fold in strawberry jam.

     To assemble, make a small hole at the center of the cupcakes and fill with strawberry jam. Pipe strawberry whipped cream on top.

Yield: 10 cupcakes

PapaWill Restaurant's Lomi

Lomi Super Jumbo for P180.00

Heavent Sent! This was what came into my mind when this huge bowl of Lomi was delivered to our table last Sunday. We were already tired from the long hours of travel (Bicol tour), and the rain was already starting to fall...  then this... perfect! :)

It was already dinner time then when Kuya Mike, our tour driver, suggested to eat Lomi instead of the usual fastfoods. We were then in the vicinity of San Juan Batangas. He brought us to PapaWill Restaurant. 

The place is clean and homey. I think it is a family-run resto because the ones that served our foods are teenagers. I think they are the grandchildren of the old woman who cheerfully assisted us that night (sorry, was not able to inquire much since we were really in a rush that time).

I really love their Lomi! Even my daughters love it too! And because the serving is too big, the five of us (our driver, included), were not able to finish it all. May take-out pa kami! :) I really wish they have a resto like this in Taguig. Mura na, masarap pa! :)

Aside from Lomi, PapaWill Restaurant also offers other menu like Silog Meals, Goto and Bulalo. So if you are within the area of San Juan, Batangas, do try this resto and you won't regret it. As for their exact location, do ask their friendly neighborhood but I think it is along General Luna St. ;D

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Mommy Bloggers Philippines and The Maya Kitchen Brings an exciting Mommy and Kid Cupcake Baking Workshop this May

Cooking with kids is fun and rewarding whether you bake dessert, whip up a fun snack, or come up with something mouthwatering for dinner together. Most young children love to measure, mix, pour and decorate. 

With this in mind Mommy Bloggers Philippines (MBP) and The Maya Kitchen collaborated to bring a fun and exciting Baking Workshop on May 28, 2016 where 12 beautiful mommies of MBP can bring 1 kid (ages 5-12) to learn how to bake and decorate Strawberries & Cream and Peanut Butter & Choco Chip cupcakes.  It’s going to be a fun and exciting bonding experience for mommies and their kids!

If you still wish to be part of The Maya Kitchen‘s long-standing tradition of hosting summer baking classes for children and young adults.  The Maya Kitchen extends its baking classes until June 2016 for kids and teens.

Check out the schedules and courses offered below:

Kids Baking Adventures (ages 5-12)
9:00 AM – 12:00 NN
P1,000 per class

June 8 Cupcake Baking and Decorating 1
Strawberries and Cream Cupcakes and Double Chocolate Cupcakes

June 9 Cookie Baking 1
Chocolate Chip Cookies and Peanut Butter Sandwich

June 22 Cupcake Baking and Decorating 2
Cotton Candy Cupcakes and Cookies and Cream Cupcakes

June 23 Cookie Baking 2
Chocolate-covered Candy Cookies and Sugar Cookies

Young Baker’s Hangout (ages 13+)
9:00 AM – 12:00 NN
P1,500 per class

June 15 Basic Cakes
Chiffon Cake & Dark Chocolate Cake

June 16 Basic Icing
Royal Icing and Buttercream

June 29 Commercial Breads 1
Pan de Sal & Ensaymada

June 30 Commercial Breads 2
Cinnamon Roll & Spanish Bread

Mark those dates on your calendar!

For more information on this and on other course offerings, log on to www.themayakitchen.com, e-mail contactus@themayakitchen.com, or visit The Maya Kitchen Culinary Center every Tuesday to Saturday at 8F Liberty Building, 835 A. Arnaiz Avenue (Pasay Road), Makati City, or call 8921185 / 892-5011 local 108 / Mobile No. +63929 679 6102. Call and reserve a slot now!






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Frabelle Foods, My New Breakfast Buddy

As a mom and as a wife, it has always been my dilemma what to serve to my family every meal time. Having two daughters who have different different preferences, especially in terms of foods, doesn't make it much easier too!


Thankfully,I came across Frabelle Foods. Now, all my meal time preparation woes are already gone! For the first time, my two daughters agreed on something - they both love the taste and the variety of choices that Frabelle Foods offers. Not only are these goodies perfect for breakfast, they are perfect for merienda too! 


Me and my husband love Frabelle goodies too! We both find the taste of their seafood variant really authentic, they really taste like the real thing! :) Now, Frabelle goodies are a staple in our grocery list! :)


Captain's Catch

Experiencing the same dilemma as mine? Worry no more! Head on to the nearest grocery or supermarket and grab some Frabelle goodies for your family to enjoy!

Want to know more about Frabelle Foods? Go check out their facebook page on this link: https://www.facebook.com/frabellefoods/.


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