The Misis Chronicles

In the Kitchen: Dynamite Sticks with Corned Tuna

August 5, 2013 5 Comments

In the Kitchen will be the category where I will post some of the recipes I cook for my family. I promise you these are super-duper easy recipes because I’m really not an expert in the kitchen plus the fact that I don’t want recipes with so many steps/how-tos. Just 4-6 instructions, anything more than that, I skip the page of my recipe book and look for simpler recipes. So newbies in the kitchen, I hope you’ll try my recipes or suggestions and let’s share kitchen secrets!

I’ve been making Dynamite Cheese Sticks for 3 years now (click the link for the original recipe). This one has a twist because I added Corned Tuna to my original Dynamite Sticks recipe. Some restaurants serve their version with ground beef, or ham. Corned Tuna is an affordable and healthier alternative to my Dynamite Cheese Sticks.

Dynamite Sticks with Corned Tuna

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Mommy Patch Body Dusting Powder review

August 1, 2013 8 Comments

Last week, Gwen developed rashes on her bum. Since she was born, she never had skin problems like this because her skin is not that sensitive. I don’t know what happened to her skin, but maybe it’s because of the meds she was taking last week because of her cough (antibiotics + cough syrup) that made her urine react to her bum’s skin. Aside from applying Drapolene every nappy change, I also applied Johnson’s baby powder.

While I was shopping at Sesou in Trinoma for Gwen’s insect repellant spray, I got curious with Mommy Patch Body Dusting Powder, it’s talc-free and paraben-free.

Mommy Patch Body Dusting Power in Dark Vanilla, Php 280

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The Smurfs 2 in McDonald’s Happy Meals

July 24, 2013 4 Comments

The Smurfs 2 is the latest theme for McDonald’s Happy Meal in the Philippines. After the minions craze (which we didn’t collect btw), it’s the Smurfs Happy Meal toys that we are excited about. Well, Jeff loves Smurf as a kid and he has a few pieces also from the McDonald’s Smurf Happy Meal toys released last 2011.

Smurfs lovers, you have 12 toys to collect from the McDonald’s Happy Meal 🙂

The Smurfs 2 McDonald’s Happy Meals available starting July 24, 2013

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Bento trick for my picky eater

July 24, 2013 11 Comments

Gwen became a picky eater since she turned one. Before, whatever is on the spoon in front of her she eats. But ever since she learned how to say no, that’s where our dilemma started. She likes corn, scrambled egg, suman, pancit (doesn’t like spaghetti), lugaw (doesn’t like champorado)… For fruits, she eats grapes, bananas and apples. Pero laging konting-konti lang, we even joked about it that she should always be in buffets, because she just wants to taste everything.

I got interested with cute bentos, originally, it’s my plan to prepare her a bento for her baon at school. At the start of July, her teacher informed me that in celebration of Nutrition Month, the students should bring a healthy baon at school, no biscuits allowed. I got excited so I made a trip to Saizen to buy my first bento loots, lunch boxes, heart-shaped and star-shaped cutters and rice mold.

My first bento loots from Saizen.

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Gwen’s 3 weeks at school

July 24, 2013 Leave a Comment

It’s been weeks since we stopped sending her to her toddler class. She doesn’t mention about school anymore, but it’s okay. I accepted the fact that she’s not ready yet. She’s happy at home, singing and dancing along Barney and other YouTube videos. She likes free play, she likes to do a lot of things at her own time, so be it.

While browsing her school’s FB page, I saw some of their activities at school. Every Friday, they have this cooking activity with the kids, looks fun. Gwen was able to attend one activity, the pizza pandesal making. I saw her photos with her cousin Erhyne, saved it to my laptop, souvenir hehe.

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Sick…here we go again

July 23, 2013 Leave a Comment

It’s fever, cough and colds season once again and the kids are the ones who get hit…badly. Last Tuesday, Gwen had a 38.6 C fever, but had gone down with the help of Biogesic. She had no appetite at all. By Thursday, there’s no fever but it’s the cough and colds that didn’t gave her a sound sleep. Her 2 cousins were scheduled for a check-up at their pedia in St. Luke’s because of…. well, fever too.

Yes, they’re sick. Hindi halata no?

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