mama day bake day

somebody ordered a cake from me today. it was supposed to be a two layer cake, with fresh strawberries filling and more whipped cream, then again, she ended up getting one layer.

so i made the other layer for my mom.

and it also had whipped cream that i now want to eat when i watch a dvd later. fresh strawberries. and those ladyfingers.

upon writing this, they're munching munching it all away.

since i have a cake "debt" to my mom, her previous birthday, i told her not to eat the cake i made for her, it was only for display, that wasn't a good birthday cake. harharhar
and so now this is the payment.

i also made a few loaves of banana walnut and banana chocochip and chewy cookies with white choco, choco chips, and walnuts too.





happy mama day to all
:)

my last weekend...

...to be a stay at home mom
:(

i will be working starting monday at my previous school.
this assistant job was offered to me three years ago, after i gave birth and it came back.
as i have planned, when my child goes to school, this coming june he will be in nursery, i will go back to work.

and i am going to back to the workforce now.

i'll miss a lot. especially my child. but this is all for him.

i'll miss blogging and being online. but i will surely update here.

thanks to all who has been there for me for the past 3 years, and up to now supporting me and loving me
:) to all the new friendships i got along the way and the mothers i met.

advanced happy mothers day to me and to my mom, to my grandmom, and to all my aunts, to all mothers out there!

the cookies we love and the new chocolate craze

godivaaaaaaaa!!!!! i want godivaaaaaaaa!!!!

hongkong has been the number one place my mom and my dad goes to everytime they got the time. we used to get our supplies for our business there, when it was still under the british government, and now we still do, since we still got contacts there. of course, my mom knows all the good shops and good eats.

throughout the years my mom has been bringing goodies back home. and one of them is millie's cookies. and these bread stuff from this bakery called regina's. and of course royce and this chocolate that my mom and i jokingly quarrel because we don't want to give it back to her. this little can of godiva chocolate pearls. and they're pearls all right. it's like i will finish this little can in no time. hahahaha! but i have to take it one at a time, or else, i will be craving for this every single day. i actually don't know what to do when they're all gone. and my mom only got two little cans.

millie's cookies is so so so so heavenly good! chewy chewy chewy cookies! just how i love cookies! been saving these cookies beside my bed hahahahahaa!

millie's cookies also got the yummiest huge muffins that we love too! you know that you are getting the best of your money from these goodies! my mom dreams that i can do the same cookies from my oven. let me try that soon. and i hope i can achieve it!


love their cookie packaging!


these are the only favorite cookies we got! the 3 favorites!

double chocolate
raspberry & white (these are my fave!!!!)
toffee choco

millie's cookies may be found at the hongkong airport.

Millie’s Cookies

7E161 Level 7

Passenger Terminal Building

HK International Airport

royce chocolates, regina's and a few more other bakeries that got so much goodies can be found at ocean terminal, even bread talk has a big stall there now.



the goodies from regina's

this is the only thing i love about hongkong. shopping and food tripping!!!
i hope we can go back again. and i am craving for jade garden's rice toppings!!!
the suckling pig and that asado! (bbq roasted pork)!
:)

my third sunday sale & the sponge cake

baked goods! lemon bars, cookies,blueberry muffins, brownies with walnuts


bagoong alamang (shrimp paste), rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish)

third sunday sale-we sold a lot! :)
see you all again this coming sunday! the 4th sale! we might sell some filipino dishes

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i am very proud of my sponge cake. i finally found a recipe who loves me!!!! i have been using different recipes. and testing and testing and testing. and now this. looks good eh?

the second sunday sale

what i offered were mini pavlovas, my fruit tarts, mini cookies, mini orange poppy seed muffins, banana muffins and apple cinnamon muffins. also our tinapang bangus (smoked fish) and that rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish).

it wasn't as good as the first sunday sale, but i got new customers. i guess it wasn't that good because not much people passed by. but then again, it didn't rain at all. thank God for that!

this past week has been very busy and very overwhelming for me.

this coming May is going to be the busiest month for me this early part of the year. i got some orders this May and i have been getting alot of inquiries.

this monday i have an interview with my most favorite chef.
tuesday, i might be doing a big wedding dessert buffet which hasn't confirmed yet.
wednesday, i might be doing more than fifty chocolate cupcakes for a birthday of a friend.
friday, i have to bring my son at this summer workshop which will run on all fridays of May then after the workshop, i have to get going to my speaking test of IELTS.
the next day, saturday will be the written exam of IELTS.
and of course, i have every weekend for my sunday sale up to June.

a busy week ahead of me. and busy busy busy May. i am excited and ovewhelmed but fulfilling.
:)
thanks to all who are helping me out and supporting my little shop.

my first sunday sale

*ready to decorate and ready for packing

here are some photos from my first sunday sale. it was held inside our village. philam homes, quezon city. never did this ever. but i have been invited to be in these types of events. and since this year is my year. i opted to finally join one and it was a good start to showcase my products here in the village.


*our mini booth

it was a good sale. was giving out flyers and upselling. (that is what i learned from the call center, my first ever job back in 2003, i was talking to people from USA, i was an inbound rep for a telephone company) and the contract for this booth sale is every sunday up to june of this year.

at least i get to look something forward to every weekend. and every weekend i get to offer more and more products i can do good inside my kitchen. not only my common goods,but i will also offer some other stuff i can sell. i can actually sell anything.

last sunday my friend was with me, selling her earth friendly bags. i got one for myself too. that was her payment for me since she shared a space in my booth. the rent is pretty cheap so we can always get more profit after the expenses made.

i also sell tinapang bangus (big smoked milkfish) and rellenong bangus (stuffed milkfish delicacy here in the philippines) and maybe i might sell some hot food and hot sandwiches.

i also sell my herbs and spices and tea and Nielsen-Massey products if you like to get them.

let us see how it goes every sunday.

to those who are in the metro, please try to find time to visit me at sta. rita parish, philam homes, quezon city from 8am to 1pm and from 4pm to 8pm go hear mass in our church too. every sunday up to june 7th.

thanks so much for those who has been supporting seven spice shop and black cow goodies
:)

before the first ever..

first ever sunday sale, i was super busy preparing and finding time to really plan out what i will be doing to my booth.

i recently got in touch with our church's office and inquired how can my friend and i get a booth to sell some products. and there is a contract up to june that we will be selling every sunday. we can sell whatever we like. let me talk about the sunday sale later.

let's talk about what i have been cooking and doing. we ate at Max's recently. and that restaurant is such a feel good place. simple yet they have the best pinoy fried chicken that we all love.
my son and i joined my aunt who is from the US to eat our lunch there.

then i made honey buns. i got the recipe from happy home baker, it was ok, but then again, i wasn't really feeling it. i should do more breads soon. i should find time to focus on making bread.





we had kare kare (ox stew with vegetables and peanut sauce) also. with my uncle's bagoong (shrimp paste) very very good. nice home cooked meal.



than i bought sisig (grilled pig's face sauteed in onions and garlic and spices). don esteban's. it's a little joint along west avenue, quezon city. i have been wanting to taste their food. because their from lucban, quezon. and the sisig was very fine, crunchy fine. good buy for 120 pesos. and so many of it was served. that was really a fine lunch yesterday.