Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Zia's Home-made Goodies (ZHG)

It's been a year since I attended a bread and pasty class every Sunday here at a local school, Butuan City School of Arts and Trades.  Alternative Learning System of every learning institution here in our country makes it possible for those who graduated high school or even professionals to gain knowledge and skills in whatever area they wished to enroll.  After resigning from work in 2015, I have already finished two classes --- hairdressing and bread and pastry.  Currently, I am enrolled in Bookkeeping.

What used to be just a passion for baking cakes now seems to be a sort-of business.  Lately, I have been receiving cake orders and this has prompted me to at least create a page of my creations.  I don't seem to really believe that I have a talent for this but I think God has also given me this skill (at least) to be able to make others happy and have an alternative celebration cake that is easy on their budget without compromising aesthetics and taste.

There were many times that my cakes looked like an overflowing volcano because the cake batter would already flow from the baking pan or would look like a meteor crater because the oven is not too hot when the cake batter was placed inside.  I would have wanted to give up but my 'fans club', like my son and our family friend Louis would still want to eat even the sides of the cake! So this gave me an impetus indeed to go ahead and I still believe that nothing is without reason.  I have had many help and assistance too from my friend Marissa, Kuya Jay, my classmate and friend Ninia of Niniaty Bakes, and of course my teacher Sir Louie who has been patient and understanding in helping  and mentoring us out during our classes. During my spare time, I would also check on some recipes and techniques online and watch videos on how professional bakers do their thing and somehow emulate them.

So here are some of my creations and my fb page, Zia's Home-made Goodies (ZHG).  Hope I would grow and learn more in this craft.  I don't only bake cakes, I also make lasagna and ice cream of different flavors.  But that would be a different post soon.

Do you also have passion that just came out at this point in your life?

Frozen Themed chocochiffon cake with whipped cream frosting.


Saturday, January 27, 2018

Reflection on Today's Password from Chiara Lubich's writings - January 27, 2018

Today's password is ... Trust in the power of God's love.  As Chiara Lubich puts it, "Whether we suffer or whether we rejoice, always believe that God loves us immensely."

The past days I have not been feeling well because I have pains in my finger joints and it did not really bother me that much.  But this  morning, I was awaken by a terrible pain in my stomach that would reach to my back.  I felt that even in that moment, I was suffering somehow.  I was blessed that my mother was there to give me a massage and I felt better.  Truly, God loves me immensely!


Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Today's Password - 05.July.2017 - Wednesday

Chi ama trova la luce anche nella sofferenza
Whoever loves finds the light, even in suffering

"It is not true that one who loves the cross, as Christ has commanded us to do, finds suffering. 
One who carries it willingly even when it is hard finds love instead, finds God."

Chiara Lubich 
(Only At Night We See The Stars)

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

Human Heart Nature - 100% Natural Body Butter (Vanilla Peach)

Let me share with you one of my fave body butters (other than Palmers).

Introducing, highly addictive fragrant body butter,  the Human Nature's Vanilla Peach body butter. Ever since I used this find, I have noticed that my skin is becoming smoother and supple.

Do you also have a new find lately?

Review - Pares in Baste in Butuan City

Pares or in English beef stew is here in Butuan City through Pares ni Baste.  Their food is affordable and customer service is commendable.  Here are some of the photos that I took.  I guess you need to check them out for yourselves so you will know what's inside the plastic bags, hehehe.




You can check them out across Butuan Doctors Hospital along JC Aquino Avenue and their newest branch at Montilla Boulevard across Butuan Mega Hardware.

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Today's Password - 31 May 2017,Wednesday

Passaparola May 31
Essere dispensatori di gioia

Spread joy!

"There is a secret, therefore, of how to remain always in joy.  It consists in keeping our eyes fixed in Jesus, doing everything such that He would always shine in us. We already know the way.  Jesus lives in us if we strive to put His Word into practice, especially if we love Him in every brother, ready to give our life for every person, as He had done."

Chiara Lubich
 (Word of Life December 1987)

Five Years after Graduation by Paciente Cubillas, Jr

Below is a feature story and was written by my mentor and maternal uncle. The school year 1969-70 drew to a close with me filled with confid...