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These were the two mini-cakes of the husband and his co-May 14 celebrant and our kumare, Ena, during their birthday celebration last Saturday.  These are cakes from Cake2Go which I’ve been hearing about for the longest time.  It was my first time to taste last weekend and I loved the Carrot Cake.  I’m not really a big fan of carrot cakes but Cake2Go’s kept me coming back to the table and tasted for more slices.  Even the little one enjoyed it although he’s more after the icing actually.  I didn’t taste the other one since my pregnancy taste buds abhor anything chocolate-y these past few weeks.  I know this isn’t the season for graduation announcements but if you have other special occasions to celebrate like birthdays, anniversaries, etc..check out the cakes from Cake2Go from the following branches:

Cake2Go B.F. Homes  – (02) 825-3257

President’s Ave., B.F. Homes

Parañaque City, Metro Manila

Cake2Go San Juan – (02) 414-2585

8 Garden Comp., Santolan Rd., Greenhills

San Juan City, Metro Manila

Cake2Go Timog – (02) 332-5309

75 Gil Preciosa Bldg., Timog Ave., South Triangle

Quezon City, Metro Manila

Aside from food, NBA stars’ signature shoes interest the husband so much, being a basketball fanatic that he is.  He has collected over the years tons of basketball rubber shoes from Air Jordans to each of Nike’s NBA stars’ signature shoes.  Here is what he currently covets..it’s no other than the 2011 NBA MVP Derrick Rose’s shoes.  If you show him these pictures and ask which of the two is more appealing…without second thoughts, he’d surely choose the “hot” shoes.

It’s Memorial Day next week and by now, many Americans have their plans finalized what to do on this long weekend.  Camping and barbecue are the common denominators so for those who have yet to finalize their grilling menus, check out Memorial Day Barbecue and other grilled recipes from razzledazzlerecipes.com.  Here’s a sample.

BBQ Spiced Chicken
2 tb Cooking oil
1/4 c Onion, chopped fine
1 ea Garlic, clove, minced
3/4 c Ketchup
1/3 c Vinegar
1 tb Worcestershire sauce
2 ts Brown sugar
1 ts Dry mustard
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Black pepper
1/4 ts Tabasco sauce
3 lb Chicken, quartered
Heat cooking oil in saucepan and cook onion and garlic until tender, but do not brown. Add ketchup, stir, and add remaining ingredients (EXCEPT CHICKEN). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set sauce aside.

Season chicken pieces with additional salt, if desired. Place chicken pieces bone side down over medium to hot coals.

Grill 25 minutes (until bone side is well browned). Turn pieces over and grill 25 minutes more, until chicken is tender. Brush chicken frequently with sauce during last 10 minutes of grilling, using all the sauce.

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Wherever you are heading to this holiday, be remember to practice utmost caution, load yourselves with the best multivitamin, enjoy and savor the free day with family and friends!

Try browsing an online job market site and you’ll notice that tech jobs listings are quite abundant.  It’s suffice to say that information technology careers are still in perhaps because of the continuous surge of technology and computers. 

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We celebrated the husband’s birthday last weekend in our favorite nearby resto.  We were seated next to a family who has a newborn baby in tow.  The baby was adorable however my heart ached when I saw that she has a cleft lip.  I instantly thought of the Topamax article I just read and wondered if her mom has taken such drug and if she knows, if ever, about the Topamax birth defect lawsuit that she could file in court.  Topamax is a drug for migraines but if ingested prenatally, can be dangerous to the baby in the womb and result to serious birth defects such as cleft lip or cleft palate.

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