dessert

No 2 Craft For Christmas: Cookies and Cream Cake Pops

December 24, 2013 by Veronica Leave a Comment

I came across this super easy, no-bake cake pop recipe some time ago and I've always wanted to try it. I thought it would be the perfect time to do so! If you need to serve something sweet at your Christmas party and you don't have much time, this is the perfect thing to make and your kids will love them! This recipe make a dozen cake pops. What you need: 2 tubes of Oreo Cookies Choco-Hazelnut Spread 5 bars of White Chocolate Candy Sprinkles, M&Ms or Candy Canes 12 pcs Lollipop or BBQ Sticks 1. Put the Oreos in a food processor and whiz it into fine powder. 2. Read More

Weekend Snapshots: Sweet and Savory

September 24, 2013 by Veronica 2 Comments

The atmosphere is festive and energetic, the people are friendly and upbeat, the food is divine and abundant – that is how I would describe Lori Baltazar's Dessert Comes First book signing and food bazaar last Saturday at Fully Booked's Top Shelf in Fort Bonifacio. Upon buying a copy of Lori's book, I signed up for said event, and that got me the chance to meet Lori herself and some of the chefs featured in the book. As special treat, guests were allowed to taste and enjoy sweet and savory dishes from thirteen different food booths. It was heavenly! I knew there would be many different foods Read More

So Much More Than Just A Drawing Class

Entering the venue opened up a series of disarming moments. Walls filled with skillfully drawn pictures, the sweet scent of flower fields and soothing music playing unevasively in the background. You’d think you had just stepped into a spa or a fancy dinner party. Except it was not. It was a sketching workshop and, very Read More

January: Picasso & Cubism

One of my goals this 2020 is to learn more about the lives and styles of different influential contemporary artists, both of our time and of the past. I also thought it would be best to include my kids in this year long venture into art history as part of their weekly art sessions at Read More

Let’s Be Explorers Planner: A Closer Look

One of the things I love about beginning the year is that I get to use a brand new planner or journal. It’s quite literally like starting off with a blank slate — fresh pages full of hope and possibility! And the act of setting up my pages and spreads, writing down my vision and Read More