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I’m not fond of cheesecake but it changed when I’ve tasted the blueberry cheesecake of Calea in Bacolod,  so I search for easy recipe and I’ve found No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake, click here for the recipe.  I love the idea of no bake desserts because I can make easy desserts without sweat.

But last week, I wanted to make blueberry cheesecake in a jar so no more slicing and I found No Bake Layered Cheesecake in The Fat Kid Inside site. Inspired by this recipe I’ve made my homemade blueberry cheesecake using five ingredients only. 



1 pack of all purpose cream 
1 pack of cream cheese 
1 pack of Crushed Graham Cracker 
1 can of blueberry 
1/2 cup sugar or 1/2 cup of condensed milk (I used condensed milk) 



1. Using a mixer, whip the cream, cream cheese and sugar or condensed milk until the cream starts to form peaks. 
2. Divide the mixture into 2 bowls and set one aside. 
3. In one bowl of cream, add blueberry and mix again using mixer to make sure that the fruit is blended. 
4. In a glass, add the crushed graham cracker to the bottom of your glass. Press down to compact. Add layer of the cream mixture. Add another layered of crushed graham crackers. Add the blueberry cream mixture and top with blueberry. 

5.Place in the freezer and chill to allow the cream to set. 

Today is the first day of August and a few weeks from now I’ll be celebrating my birthday but no definite plans yet. This reminds me that I haven’t posted my hubby’s birthday celebration last June. Hehehe! We had a staycation in The Bellevue Manila Hotel before the first day of school, oh yes, huling hirit ng summer vacation. 


Last summer, I was checking for different resorts where we could celebrate his birthday but we had home improvement last May and there was an unexpected tuition increase so we decided to have a simple celebration instead. But God is so good, a week before his birthday he received a reward from his company, “overnight stay in any hotel worth P5000”. 


I immediately search for hotels where we could spend his birthday. We both decided to stay in any hotels in Alabang area para malapit lang and we chose The Bellevue Manila. We booked the cheapest room which is De Luxe Room for P5,500, there was no promo on the date that we reserved. Sayang hindi umabot sa Father’s Day promo. 

Sharing with you the photos of the room. We stayed in the Main Wing where rooms are not yet improved. Just ask them if you want to stay in new rooms but of course, the rate is not the same.







After staying in the room for two hours, we went to Vue Bar to get our welcome drinks and swim too. 



Then we went to Pastry Corner to buy cake and ensaymada, good thing they have a small cake. I love their ensaymada, sulit for P65. The Truffle Cake P150 was gone in 60 seconds. lol 



My favorite part of a staycation is buffet breakfast, we had breakfast at Café d’Asie. Good thing my son is still free or else lugi na naman. (6 yrs old below) 

My plate

We enjoyed our staycation and I told my husband na next time galingan niya ulit para may free hotel ulit kami sa birthday ko. #pressure

Like 

1. Service is good. 
2. We don’t have a bathtub at home so we really like it if the bathroom has a tub.
3. Bidet and phone beside the toilet are available. 
4. Swimming pool is big.
5. Free Wifi 
6. I love that they have hot chocolate during breakfast.
7. Pillows are soft and fluffy and the bed is comfortable. 
8. There are fast food and restaurants near the hotel. 
9. Free shuttle is available. 

Dislike 

1. At that time there was ongoing construction beside the hotel so we were not able to use this pool. Sayang mas type namin ito. 


The Bellevue Hotels & Resorts
North Bridgeway, Filinvest City, 
Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines 1781 
Tel (632) 771 8181 
E-mail tbmnl@thebellevue.com 
Fax (632) 771 8282

I always see Buffalo’s Wings N Things restaurant in Nuvali but I haven’t tried it yet. I received a text last July 25 that Munchpunch team sent me a eGift Card for Buffalo’s Wings N Things. I was glad because I know I have reason to go to Nuvali again. 

We went to fish feeding area first because it is my son’s favorite activity in Nuvali, bought chocolate cake in Contis and went straight to Buffalo’s Wings N Things restaurant. I showed the text to the staff and she has no idea about it so she went to her supervisor to show the text, She came back informing me that they do not accept eGift card because franchise lang daw yung restaurant. Waah! 



We did not leave the restaurant anymore so we ordered Garlic Parmesan + Fries P149 + 29 and Grilled BBQ Chops P249. Every table you can see pack of tissue paper because you can enjoy eating the chicken without the utensils but don’t worry, they have spoon, fork and knife. 

1 pound for 149 (promo that day)

Choice of rice or mashed potato

We all enjoyed our order, you can really taste the garlic and parmesan in the chicken and the BBQ chops is so tender and flavorful. I could say that the price is not expensive. There are more flavors of the chicken from mild to spicy and we ordered the mildest which is Garlic Parmesan.

Every day my usual routine is to check my son’s assignment notebook once he gets home. Then last Wednesday I saw the reminder that he needs to bring a headdress made of real fruits and vegetables on Friday. Waah! I only have two days to make a headdress. 

If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog, you know for sure that I’m not fond of vegetables so obviously we don’t have a stock of leafy veggies in our fridge. I do eat vegetables but not really my favorite. Since I have no idea how to make headdresses, I checked Google but unfortunately, I only saw three pictures of headdresses made of real vegetables.

I’ve been talking to my friend and she suggested monggo, fortunately, we have monggo in our house. And because I’m too lazy to go out of the house just to buy a native hat, I used cardboard instead. Cardboard from bedsheet packaging. hehehe!


I started putting monggo on the cardboard part by part. The process looks so easy but you need patience on this project. I need to make sure that the glue and monggo will stay in their place and I have to wait for the glue to dry so it took me two days to do this. 



I planned to put malunggay leaves pero mukha na siya lanta how much more sa Friday so we painted the remaining space, printed fruit and veggies, and paste it on the middle. 

My son was happy with his headdress and honestly siya lang ang nakita ko na monggo sa school. Hehehe! Most of the students in preschool used sitaw, malunggay, calamansi, cabbage, banana, bell pepper, carrots, and eggplant. 

One of my favorite cheese is Mozzarella cheese and now I’m sharing to you some food recipes that I’ve made using this cheese. 

Bacon Cheese Bread 



Place the cooked bacon on top of the bread, add mozzarella cheese then bake it in the oven or oven toaster until cheese melt. 

Shrimp Wrapped in Bacon 



I posted this recipe before, check it here. But last week I used mozzarella cheese instead of cheddar cheese, I put the cheese on top of the shrimp. This was our lunch and dinner before Typhoon Glenda hit Cavite.  

Homemade Pizza 



For merienda, homemade pizza is an easy dish. Since I can’t make my own pizza dough, I always buy dough or I used slice of bread or pandesal. 

Baked Macaroni



If I have a lot of mozzarella, I used this in my Baked Macaroni instead of quickmelt cheese. 

Cheesy Garlic Bread



I used United Village Breadhouse Garlic Bread + Mozzarella Cheese then toast it in the oven toaster. Yummy!

Oven Baked Salmon  



Sometimes I also put cheese on my Oven Baked Salmon, salmon is one of my favorite fish. 

Baked Eggs



Inspired by Before Ever After book, this is a perfect meal for breakfast. 

Grilled Cheese Sandwich



Tomato Mozzarella Toast 

I also tried making Baked Mozzarella Sticks but it wasn’t successful maybe my breading is not thick enough.

I’ve been checking the weather forecast since Sunday because of the impending typhoon Glenda. I’ve been hearing stories na parang Yolanda or Milenyo daw sa lakas so I was checking for the typhoon signal. I felt that I was prepared for the typhoon because we’re done with our groceries last Saturday, bought our weekly menu in the wet market last Sunday, and still went to the grocery last Monday sa mga kulang pa. While waiting for the class suspension announcement, I was also preparing for my son’s assignment like 1x1 picture and smart casual attire for his graduation portrait. 

No classes last Tuesday because Laguna was under Signal 1. The weather was still fine though there were occasional rain showers. During our dinner, my husband said, nakakatakot sa labas sobrang tahimik. Which is true, wala hangin and wala malakas na ulan. I checked for class suspensions again, no classes again because we’re under Signal 2. 

After dinner, we do our usual routine without knowing that after a few hours, typhoon Glenda will strongly hit CALABARZON. At 1AM , I was awakened by the howling wind outside and I was so scared that I couldn’t sleep anymore. No more electricity around 2AM. I filled our water buckets with water para may ipon kami kahit konti. It’s been a long time since I’ve experienced this kind of wind so I was thinking na hindi ito Signal 2. 

It is not a secret here anymore that I always experienced Urinary Tract Infection or UTI. In a span of 7 years, last April is the 4th time that I’ve experienced it. I don’t like it because the severe abdominal pain is no joke. That’s always the sign that I have UTI so I always request urinalysis before going to my OB-Gyne. 

Treating my UTI is not easy maybe because of the Methotrexate that I’m taking for my psoriasis, it is also the reason why I always have UTI because it weakens my immune system. It took me six weeks to cure the UTI and I was really tired going to the doctor and undergoing lab tests every week such as urinalysis, urine culture, and KUB ultrasound. Last year I even had a transvaginal ultrasound to check if I have lumps.

My doctor always advised me to drink cranberry juice but I didn’t follow, lagi ko sinasabi na pwede ba coconut juice na lang because I don’t like the taste of cranberry juice. But I realized if I wanted to prevent UTI I should try drinking cranberry juice. I searched the effects of cranberry juice and now I understand why my doctor advised me to drink it. According to organifacts.net, the health benefits of cranberry juice are...

1. Anti-aging benefits
2. Prevents Lung Inflammation
3. Prevents Scurvy
4. Prevents Peptic Ulcers
5. Prevents Kidney Stones
6. Good for Obesity
7. Cures Cold
8. Strengthens bones and teeth
9. Prevents Cancer
10. Avoid Respiratory Infections
11. Prevents tooth decay
12. Sustain Cardiovascular Health
13. Antitumor effects
14. Prevents Urinary Tract Infection



Healthy Balance Cranberry Juice (less than PHP200)
Fontana Cranberry Juice PHP82

Florida's Natural Grower's Pride Cranberry
Tipco Mixed Fruit Juice & Cranberry PHP105

As I mentioned, I don’t like the taste of cranberry juice so I tried different brands so I can choose. So far, I tried Healthy Balance, Florida’s Natural, Fontana, and Tipco. The winner is Tipco, I like the taste. 

Yakult is part of my childhood days, I always buy Yakult in our suki lady who pushes Yakult cart every morning when I still live in Manila. At that time Yakult is only P2. Hehehe! I was lucky that I was able to visit their factory in Laguna when I was in grade 5 because it is part of our field trip.

Until now Yakult is part of our life, it is always included in my grocery list because we love it. In fact, it is my son’s every day baon in school, Yakult + Water for his drinks. Two weeks ago I saw Yakult light in the grocery so I tried it. 




Hubby: Bakit Yakult Light? 
Me: Para less calories. 
Hubby: Di naman need ni Ethan ng less calories. 
Me: Bakit si Ethan lang ba umiinom ng Yakult sa bahay? 
Silence. 

Honestly, the difference is very unnoticeable from the original Yakult. The taste is still the same, just a little bit less sweet. Actually, my husband said, “pareho lang ng lasa”. hehehe! From now on, I will buy Yakult light because it is less calories and zero fat. Yakult Light is P50 for 5 bottles.

Honestly, I’m not really a fan of Transformers because I prefer romantic-comedy, drama, or real-life story movies. I was able to watch Transformers 1, 2, 3 on TV, and my son liked it. That’s why he enjoyed the Transformers The Ride in Universal Studio Singapore.