Birthday Fun and Food

It was a blast when my youngest daughter, Jasmine, celebrated her 6th birthday recently. She was in euphoria because all her friends and sisters were present on that day. Also happier was the mom who prepared all the food to be served because my daughters were there to lend their helping hands during the preparation. At the end of the day, I could still smile for I was not dead tired from all the cooking with them in attendance.

Only a few of the foods we prepared were captured on cam by my daughter -Mimi. But it's all worth it for they all came appealing to the eyes :-D

prepared choco fondue with marshmallows and stickos for dipping

our maja blanca with crushed nuts on top

kropeck with organic vinegar and chilies straight from my garden

octopus shaped hotdogs (Inspired by cooking mom-bloggers)

sweet spaghetti loved by the kiddos!

mixed noodles for long life!

there's a lot more to show but nevertheless, thank you, Mimi! you've done a great job in capturing these photos with the IPod . . .

Sam's 9th

It was my Samantha's 9th birthday last Saturday. Being the first among the six kids to celebrate natal day for this year and being her first celebration inside our new home - I made it a point to make her birthday bash somewhat memorable.

With her sisters and dear cousins around - they had fun decorating her choco moist birthday cake with colorful Nips chocolate candies.

We also had spaghetti with red and white sauce apart from the tuna kinilaw, pancit guisado and native chicken tinola. A big hit for the kiddie guests was the stir fried chicken hotdogs.

For the dessert, we had chicken macaroni salad with lettuce and fresh tomato bits.

banana cupcakes baked by my best friend, Presy

Aside from the birthday cake and cupcakes, my friend also made this stromboli (Italian bread) for Sam. She personally prepared the dough, spiced it with some herbs mixed with lots of cheese. The dip was also courtesy of Presy. My kids and their cousins had an enjoyable time in frying and preparing the star of the party - the Stromboli!

Jinky's Belated Birthday Bash

I just turned __3 last August 25. To thank our Lord for having gone this far, hubby and I decided to prepare something for our dear friends and loved ones. Dear blogger friends also brought something to share that's why we had overflowing food and drinks.

Food we feasted on were:

Lechon (cooked to perfection by Pollo Porco)
Crabs
Shrimps
Fish Kinilaw
Sinugbang Panga
Sotanghon Guisado
Mixed Seafoods
Baked Macaroni
Pasta
Thai Rice
Fruit Salad
Fresh Fruits

For making this day such a blast, I would like to thank Sir Gilbert Tan, Orman & Avel Manansala with Marzz, Arnel & Rose Lim, Gay, Ric and Sheng, Xyril, Alexis, Junith, Bryan, Ipe, Jouis, Lovely, Ethel, my brother Alan and sister Alpha, Alvin, Emy, and to my ever supportive hubby Arnel and kids!

Also, to all of you who remembered and took time out to greet me on my special day, daghang salamat! You rock, people!

Thank you, guys! :-)