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We Bake Our Bread, What's Wrong With That?

"We love our bread  We love our butter  But most of all  We love each other..." Madeline If you've tried baking your own bread at home with all the freshest ingredients to boot, you'll have a different perspective of how your breads should taste like. Thanks to my lil sister who has finally mastered the art and science of baking our home-made breads. She is so focused that she bakes even in her sleep. Being a nurse by profession, she loves baking because it is also a science with all the chemical reactions the dough mixture had to go through to become artisan bread. Her hard work paid off as it has raised the bar for our standard on home-baked breads. And would you believe that we've stopped buying our breads from our local bakeries like Pan de Manila? ( sorry, haha ) Nini's Words " The rustic looking bread acquire its honest flavor while tucked away in the fridge, sitting quietly in its container, fermenting itself to arrive in its complex sta...

One Amazing Filtration System And The Red Ribbon Experience

Over brunch, it was always fun to hang out for a little longer at our family dining table and just let the dishes soak in soapy water in the kitchen sink. We were having family time and it was so precious that I didn't want to disrupt this magic moment. I had just prepared 2 cups of hot coffee for me and my hubby and the kids were goofing around with their Dad. But the idea was to always find out who among them was the best at anything. And our dessert fun-time activity was to find out who can exhale the longest. At the count of three, my three monkeyteers gasped for big breath and exhaled "aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" in unison. My lil boy was the first one to run out of breath followed immediately by my disappointed girl. As was expected, Daddy was the last man left standing while my kids cheered and booed him at the same time. Daddy with his antics, the kids smothered him with kisses and hugs and sighs of disappointment. "That's so unfair!" Someone sai...