A volunteer vacation is pretty much what it sounds like. It combines both travelling and volunteering into one trip. While travelling abroad would probably be ideal, I think travelling out of state, your home town or maybe going so far as a including a staycation where you stay in the same area but not your … Continue reading Volunteer Vacation: What is It?
This week's Betabrand photo contest was Prints and Patterns! Pop on your favorite printed Betabrand Dress Pant Yoga Pant (DPYP), or solid colored DPYP with fun printed tops...bonus points for those brave enough to mix prints! In school, I was the type to always try to get the bonus points, but when I looked in … Continue reading Mixing Patterns & Prints Fashion Challenge
Betabrand is probably most known for disrupting the women's work slack industry by developing various styles of dress pants out of yoga pant material that allows for incredible comfort with it's stretchy material as well as it's runway worthy style, but they have so many other wonderful products! I bought Betabrand's Zip-Off Travel Skort on … Continue reading Betabrand’s 3 in 1 Skort
I've been having noticeably lower water pressure with the cold water in my kitchen sink compared to the hot water and my contractor said it may be the cartridge in the faucet. Since my Kraus faucet and sink has a lifetime warranty, I was able to have a replacement cartridge mailed to me for free. … Continue reading Replacing Cartridge in Kitchen Faucet
My boyfriend in high school was Indonesian and his mom often made an oxtail dish for us, which I loved. I have always wanted to make it, but never have until one of my sorority sisters gave me her mom's recipe recently. I will definitely make this again and suggest you give it a try … Continue reading Sop Buntot (Indonesian Oxtail) Recipe – Instant Pot Version
There are several types of Filipino Pancit, but I like to mix two together. My personal favorite is sotanghon (crystal, cellophane, bean thread or glass noodles) and while I don't prefer canton (egg noodle), when I mix it with sotanghon, I really enjoy it and found it to be a big hit with others. I … Continue reading Pancit Canton & Sotanghon Recipe
Made this for breakfast so decided to write a blog post of my recipe in case some want to try it. Ingredients 1 large piece Asian eggplant (Chinese, Japanese, Filipino varieties) 2 eggs 1/8 t Maggi Seasoning 1/8 t freshly ground black pepper oil for frying Directions Pierce whole eggplant with fork all around. Since … Continue reading Eggplant Omelette (Tortang Talong) Recipe
I have been making Filipino Pinakbet for years, but without squash because I didn't have the patience for it and decided this time to use the instant pot to reduce the cooking time. I thought this recipe would be in The Filipino Instant Pot Cookbook, but discovered it wasn't, so I decided to cook it … Continue reading Pinakbet Recipe – Instant Pot Version
I decided to participate in Betabrand's (BB) The World's First Work From Home Fashion Show airing on Wednesday, April 15 by submitting pre-recorded video using my hallway as the runway. If you are free, consider going to the BB website at 5:30pm PDT today. I have a ridiculous amount of Dress Pant Yoga Pants (DPYP) … Continue reading Betabrand WFH Hallway Runway Fashion Show
What's better than 7 layer dip? 8 layer dip of course! I've been making 7 layer dip for Superbowl Sunday for several years now and decided to add another layer and a meat one at that! Instead of using the taco mix for the sour cream, I instead used it on 3/4 lb of ground … Continue reading Super Bowl Appetizer Recipe – 8 Layer Dip
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