Give A Hand: Let Us All Help

Just last month, Bohol was greatly affected by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake destroying historical churches, and also roads and livelihood for some of our countrymen.

But when you think we had enough, before last week ended, our country faced another disaster. We were hit by one of the strongest typhoons mankind had ever seen - Haiyan (Yolanda as locally known). Haiyan was said to have hit a Category 5 level, simply because it is already the worst Category level that could be given to a typhoon. Roads are impassable, electricity are down, and worst part is that hundreds of our fellow Filipinos in the Visayas region had passed or is greatly injured.

They are in NEED OF OUR HELP, and I know we can ALL help one way or another. So let us do our fair share, and reach out.

Read: Baking as a Happy Pill

Just moments ago, I came across this article in Yahoo! talking about how baking helps people who are going through a rough time, and I just could  not resist myself from sharing. This is just a good simple read.

The Independent in the UK reports that baking could emerge "as a form of pill-less Prozac," at least according to John Whaite, last year's winner of the hit UK television series "The Great British Bake Off." In a report issued Monday for Real Bread Campaign, a nonprofit organization promoting artisan baking, Whaite calls for more people "suffering from mental health issues, or who are simply going through a tough time, to get the chance to try their hand at baking real bread to see how it could help them." - an excerpt from the article "Can Baking Make You Happy".

Source: http://ph.she.yahoo.com/baking-happy-122920401.html

Cookieventure # 3: Blueberry Cheesecake

Sunday's best is what is in store for today. :)

Due to my husband's request some weeks ago, I finally gave in and made my mom's all time favorite Blueberry Cheesecake - to which I am now guessing will be one of my husband's favorites too.

The recipe I used to follow was the one I found inside a store-bought butter's packaging. But I always end up adding my own flavour to it.

Now, let's get it on.

Cookieventure # 2: Chocolate Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

As previously mentioned, this weekend is all about requests. Thus, we're keeping the Cookie Book in the shelf for now and make use of another cookbook gift from my brother (which inspired this diary, actually). I know! He loves me too much that he buys these cool books for me. Or he maybe he just loves to eat, and wants me to make them for him. Haha. Whichever it is, I'm just grateful for it.

The Cupcake Diaries
by Katherine Kallinis and Sophie LaMontage

Friday Night Shopping: Cupcake Wars

Yes, it is Friday yet again, and is time for me to do a bit of shopping.

For this weekend's Cookieventures, it will all be about my loved ones' special requests. So below are some of the things I need to make them all - Yes, "all" means there is more than 1 Cookieventure for the week. Wohoo! :)

As our previous shopping led us to buying some blueberries, tonight I just need a few things for the other request. So we headed to Limcon after work. After 30 minutes inside the shop, we were able to buy the following items at Php 621.25:

• A kilo of first class all-purpose flour
• A kilo of Dutche cocoa powder
• Confectioner's Sugar
• Edible letters
• Cupcake mold tray
• Cupcake cups
• Cupcake boxes