Turon with Chocolate

Plantain is a cooking banana that I've learned how to use here in the US.  Over in the Philippines, the cooking banana is called Saba and I liked it  very much because it is  a lot sweeter than  a plantain.

One of the  desserts that I miss  that my Mom used to make is  Turon.  It's a banana wrapped in  lumpia wrapper and fried.  It's delicious especially if you put  jack fruit as filling.  Well, a friend of mine sent us  some Cloud chocolates so I thought of using it as filling for the turon. It turned out really well although my husband said that the chocolate took over the  taste of the plantain.  Nevertheless, he liked it.  So if you want to put a nice a twist to a plain plantain, add some chocolate to it, wrapped and fry it.   It's delicious!

Blueberry Crepes

Vegetable might be an odd choice for breakfast but my kids doesn't mind whenever I made them breakfast involving veggies such as these.  My daughter loved steamed green beans and sliced  cucumbers.  These are all harvested  from our garden so it is very fresh.  How about you, does your children  like to eat veggies for breakfast?

This is one of those summer morning s where my daughter was in the mood to make us dessert after breakfast. She always makes crepes for us.

Insurance for Everything

 It's amazing that you can get  just about any kind of insurance there is including life insurance, home insurance,  car insurance and many  other kinds of insurance online.  Insurance companies comes up with  different ideas to insure your stuff don't they?  There is  insurance for everything nowadays .

On another note, I will  be leaving you staring at this delicious potato soup that I made while you are browsing the internet for affordable insurance.  Insurance is like a blanket and food is the fuel of the body so both are very important.

Indulge Naturally with GinnyBakes

I must admit, over the past weeks, I have this cravings for something sweet.  I feel guilty that I haven't been working out regularly but I keep eating snacks  with high calories (bummer).  I was delighted when GinnyBakes sent me some  of their products to review.  I was able to indulge  naturally without the guilt.   GinnyBakes is one brand you can count on because they used organic ingredients on their products.

I received a pack of Coconut Oatmeal Bliss, Peace Love and Crumble Muffin, Butter Crisp Love, and Chocolate Chip Love.  When my kids came home from school, they were delighted to see the sweet treats in the kitchen table.  They immediately opened the ones that   attracted them the most.  My son love the Chocolate Chip Love and daughter jumped on the  Coconut Oatmeal Bliss.  I love the coconut Oatmeal Bliss as well.  I grew up in Asia so  products with coconut and  rice is always a winner for me.

I  brought this Butter Crisp Love yesterday  at Doquesne University when my daughter had her first day of  their music program.  I also  brought me bottles of water so my son would not ask for soda  from the vending machine(well, he did but I gave him water instead).  A box of this Butter Crisp contains  6 individual packages.  I like that it is not super sweet and it's really crispy.

If you are a regular visitor of this blog, you know  that my 9 year old chef wannabe love to cook and bake so when she saw this Peace Love and Crumble Muffin, she literally jumped for joy because she wants to do it.  She  baked this one by herself.  Whenever she is attempting to bake, I am not allowed in the kitchen which worries me but I trust her and I always  say a prayer that she'll be safe while I am not beside her.

 I told her that I have to be in the kitchen so I can take pictures for the review.  She baked this when we got back from  the City Music Center which went well by the way.  

The muffin turned out really well and it was delicious.  I can honestly say that she is better in baking than me as I dislike baking.  She added an egg, butter, Greek Yogurt, vanilla extract.  

I love the packaging  of the products and I also like the story  of  how the company started.  It is always a plus when they include the story in the packaging, it  encouraged people to go for their dreams.   I would definitely buy more of the  Coconut Oatmeal Bliss because both daughter and I loved it!  Thanks a lot GinnyBakes for the delicious goodies you've sent me.

Disclaimer: The author of this blog was NOT financially compensated to write this review. Opinions expressed is not in anyway influenced by other factors. The product/s mentioned above was provided for FREE for evaluation purposes.

Roasted Chicken Wings

While I was doing  my early morning  walk, I was thinking of what to cook for dinner that both  my husband and the kids would like.  Thought of making salmon but  discarded the idea since we  just had salmon a couple of days ago.  Luckily, I found some great recipes online.  I am inspired to make one of the  Texas Pete Hot Sauce recipes  sio I have to grab a bottle of  Texas Pete Hot Sauce  that I can use  later on.  

I would like  to make the Cha! Hoisin-Glaazed Roasted Chicken wings from their recipes but I have to find Texas Pete Hot Sauce first when I go to the store.  The recipe is very easy to make as it only needs a cup of  Texas Pete Hot Sauce, one stick of salted butter, and salt and pepper.  You have to marinate it in 24  hours with the sauce that is why I will just make this recipe next time so I can do it right.  Browsing through Texas Pete Hot Sauce list of recipe gives me great pleasure because I  love hot recipes like this.  Another recipe that I would love to try is their Cha!  BBQ Grilled Salmon.  We started  eating salmon  lately as part of our  healthy living goal and we also  eliminated frying most of the food that we ate  for healthy reasons.  

Texas Pete Hot Sauce recipe  will be perfect for  me to make, they are easy to follow and doesn't  ask for so many  ingredients which exactly what I love, simple but  delicious!  They have tons of delicious recipe online so check them out.  You can also follow their social media  account  for future updates.  Another thing is, you can create your own recipe using Texas Pete Hot sauce and share them on social network using the hastag "TexasPete.  Lastly, Texas Pete  will be making a $1 donation to the Feeding America for every social share of this post throughout the campaign so if you have a moment, kindly share and leave me a note that you did.  Thank you!