Fireproof Your Home This Summer Season

     The summer season is just around the corner, I can't believe that it's March already. Everyone's excited to hit the beach and the kids are busy planning how to spend their vacation wisely. This month is also dubbed as the Fire Prevention Month here in the Philippines because most cases of fire-related accidents are relatively high during this season.

     In celebration of the Fire Prevention Month, I'm happy to share with you that my blog has been chosen by Solane, the country's leading LPG solutions provider, to share some tips on how to keep our homes safe.

Fireproof Your Home This Summer Season

Contadina Tuyo Pasta in Pesto Cream Sauce

     I have a confession to make, I don't know how to cook dishes. All I know is make breakfast by frying egg and other fried stuff that's why I'm glad that recipes can now be seen online and it makes cooking a lot easier. Aside from this, making flavorful dishes comes easy now with the help of ready made sauces and ingredients. 

     I recently discovered Contadina while watching AFC (Asian Food Channel) thru Nigella Lawson's Contadina commercial and last week, Contadina Philippines sent me a holiday basket containing their products. Looks like the angels planned this and thought it's time for me to level up my kitchen adventure. It's my first time to make a dish and it's a bit challenging because I'll be preparing a holiday dish for my family. But it will be an easy task for me with the help of Contadina products as they offer ready to cook pasta sauces made from natural ingredients. Sharing the recipe below plus a holiday package giveaway from Contadina Philippines!

Contadina Tuyo Pasta in Pesto Cream Sauce

Beat the Heat and Prevent Summer Health Hazards at Home

     This insane heat is making everyone sweat! Summer is in full swing and we can't deny the fact that the scorching heat and almost boiling temperature makes uneasy for us to move. Our erratic weather also means the rise of communicable diseases that's why we need to look for ways to beat the summer heat. Though everyone looks forward to a sunny summer every year, the hot weather in this year’s summer seems to be too much everyone. 

     With still a few months to go until the climate returns to a mild condition, the risk of getting a heatstroke is higher than ever. When exposed to hot climate, the body’s temperature also rises and gets dehydrated in the process. Discover tips on how to beat the heat and prevent summer health hazards below.

Beat the Heat and Prevent Summer Health Hazards at Home

     When the body cannot function properly anymore, one experiences nausea, rapid breathing, palpitations, headache, and the skin appears flushed but dry at the same time. Heatstroke can strike at a 40 °C temperature or more, and if not managed properly, heatstroke can be fatal or may lead to damage to the brain, lungs, kidney and heart.

1. To prevent heatstroke, keeping the body hydrated is a must! 

     Aside from water, fresh juice can keep you refreshed this dry season. Aside from being a great source of refreshment, fresh juice is your way to a healthier you. The fresher the juice, the more beneficial it is to your body. And the best way to get the freshest juice is to make your own at home. There is no need to buy juice loaded with sugar; definitely not good for the body.

Beat the Heat and Prevent Summer Health Hazards at Home

     At home, you can choose which fruit or vegetable you prefer. Fruits like watermelon, cucumber, pear, apples, oranges and pineapple are best in keeping the body hydrated. You can even add herbs, like basil and mint, for a cooling effect. Lemon, calamansi and kamias are loaded with Vitamin C that can help maintain the body’s heat effective coping mechanism.

2. For an even healthier drink, add leafy greens! 

     These contain nutrients that aid in the proper functioning of the body’s temperature control system; or add celery, beets or carrots which naturally contain sodium that can help ward off heat exhaustion.

Beat the Heat and Prevent Summer Health Hazards at Home
photo taken from Breville's Facebook Page

     To be able to extract all the juice from fruits and vegetables without eradicating its nutritional content, you need the best tool out there that can do the job for you. Breville, a premier brand of kitchen tool from Australia, has a line of juicers that can cater to your needs.

Breville Juice Fountains

• The Breville Juice Fountains are powerful juicers that can extract more juice and nutrients from any produce compared to other juicers. 
• The Breville Juice Fountains come with 25% larger feed tubes, ensuring that fruits and vegetable of larger size can also fit in. 
• No need to chop your fruits in small bits as large fruits can fit in the chute. You can also juice to your heart’s content as these juicer have a jug capacity that range from 1L to 1.2L.
• The Breville Juice Fountains are equipped with full variable speed technology that allows you to control the speed. Soft fruits yield more juice at lower speed, while hard fruits produce more juice at high speed.
• All Breville juicers are built with extractors that eject the dry pulp and contain it in an external basket during the juicing process. 
• Breville juicers are efficient, fast, reliable, easy to use and easy to clean.

Beat the Heat and Prevent Summer Health Hazards at Home
Breville Juice Fountain

     Now, you can make your own juice at the comforts of your home and enjoy all its benefits. With your homemade juice, you do not need to worry about getting dehydrated when you are out and about. So what are you waiting for? Beat the summer heat, take care of your health and upgrade your lifestyle by having your kitchen Breville-lized this summer!

For more information on Breville Juicers and other products, 

visit www.breville.com.ph

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016

     Start of summer will be more exciting this year because SM Home will be having its Kitchen and Dining Sale on March 31 - May 15 , 2016 and this is not an ordinary sale because the discounted items on the list are useful kitchen and dining wares brought to us by trusted brands.

     If you're building your kitchen and dining essentials especially if you're the oc type of individual, SM Home offers those branded kitchen equipment and dining ware pieces from 30%-50% off the price tag! Now, achieving #kitchengoals and #diningtablegoals will come true if you go and check out the sale items at SM Home this coming March 31- May 15, 2016. To give you a glimpse of the items from SM Home's wide variety of products plus the kitchen and dining wares that I'd pick at the store, scroll down please :) 

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016

     I'm very excited to share with you some of the items on sale. Since SM Home offers a wide array of kitchen items and dining wares from affordable to high-end ones, I will just show what my eye and heart desires. Well, I'm eyeing and been wanting to have these pieces in our kitchen and dining table because of the design and their function. 

     For the kitchen, I really wish to have small appliances that I'll be using every day especially for preparing healthy meals for my family. Here are my picks:

1. Thomson Juicer- perfect for making fresh juices that I can serve during meal times instead of mixing powdered drinks.

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016
Thomson Juicer

2. Imarflex 3 in 1 Snack Maker- this snack maker will help me prepare small meals for Kenzo like waffles and sandwiches

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016
Imarflex 3 in 1 Snack Maker

3. Hanabishi Fryer- frying finger foods and other snack items will be easy and convenient because this fryer has strainer too.

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016
Hanabishi Fryer

     For the dining wares, I want a minimalist design but I would be happy if there are feminine accents to it. I'm so getting plates with floral designs because it's so dainty and girly. This goes same for utensils, a simple design will do. My picks below:

1. Floral designed plates, bowls, cups and saucers- like what I've said above, I have a thing for dainty designs so this brand and style is a keeper!

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016Floral designed plates, bowls, cups and saucers

2. Oneida Serif Cutlery 20PC Set- the design of the spoon, fork, and knife is simple and one-of-a-kind which I also find elegant and perfect for minimalist themed dining table.

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016Oneida Serif Cutlery 20PC Set

3. Serve Wares with Metal Handles- I like the design and of course the handle as it will be more easier to transfer the serve ware from one place to another because of the built in handle.

SM Home Kitchen and Dining Sale 2016
Serve Wares with Metal Handles

     If you're planning to upgrade your kitchen and table wares, you should not miss this sale from SM Home. List down the items you wish to buy now because items on sale are of limited stocks and availability of items depends on the branch. This sale will run for six weeks so I'm inviting everyone to check out other items at SM Home's website below :) After checking out the items, kindly share your picks on the comment section below! 

For more information about SM Home, 

visit their website: www.smhome.com.ph

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Follow them on Twitter: @SMHome_Ph

Follow them on Instagram: @smhome

Good Times!~

Clara Ole Potluck Foodfest Launch

     Who here loves to cook? I'm sure everyone loves to eat but only a few loves to cook. Considering time and budget, some veered away from cooking and just resort to fast foods for their meals. This kind of lifestyle is not healthy because some fast food meals contain ingredients that we don't know if it's good for our health. But even if you have little time or space, nothing should stop you from making delicious and healthy meals at home. Find comfort that Clara Ole offers a wide array of convenient food solutions to help you whip up a healthy and delicious meal without taking up much time and space in the kitchen. 

     I was invited by Clara Ole, to the Potluck Foodfest that was launched last April 10 at the R-Space in Bel Air, Makati. Hosted by radio DJ Gelli Victor. The event was a food-filled afternoon where Clara Ole prepared savory and sumptuous meals to all the guests invited. This brand is not new to me, the hubby and I are patrons or their cheesy pesto sauce. Since we are pesto lovers, we find the sauce so affordable and easy to prepare. Clara Ole is not only about pasta sauces, they are also offering a wide array dips, dressings, syrups, jellies and other condiments perfect to pair with other ingredients for easy cooking of delicious and healthy meals at home. Click CONTINUE READING to know more about Clara Ole Potluck Foodfest now!

Clara Ole Potluck Foodfest Launch