Magnificent Adventures

4/16/17

Hello all

Just as the seasons change so has my life. It took an unexpected turn, I lost someone that was my mentor, best friend, love to hate, stubborn, tell it like it is, my anchor but most importantly my Daddy. As I mend the large void in my heart I have finally explored a dream of becoming a photographer.

Without rain nothing grows, learn to embrace the storms of your life.

Here's some photos from a recent photo session I did in my hometown Livingston, Ca. My lovely model is Nicolette my beautifully driven cousin. Reach for the stars!

8/22/15

EASY Recipe: Eggs, Rice, & Ketchup

I want to share a simple dish that my family and I grew up eating, it's one of my favorite go to dishes it definitely fills me up and taste great. The reason it's one of my go to dishes is because it has ingredients that are usually within my house.

I feel like this dish is maybe a Filipino thing I'm not sure, I've asked numerous friends with different cultures and they've never tried it before. But I assure you it's a great dish.

Three simple ingredients

Rice, scrambled eggs, and ketchup

When I was a child I would go all out.. I probably have a bunch of rice and a bunch of ketchup but now being an adult I do measure out my ingredients but I feel it's really a preference on how you would like it.

All you have to do is cook scramble eggs once done mix in cooked rice and ketchup up to your desire. Enjoy!

8/12/15

LOW CALORIE - EASY AND QUICK PIZZA

I wanted to share this very easy personal pizza recipe. I have been on a mission to come up with recipes that are low in calories, quick and of course delicious. You can change it up to your preference BTW If you haven't tried Naan you are missing out.. It's prefect as pizza crust!

Hope you like it.

Ingredients:

1 slice Trader Joe Garlic Naan 190cal

2 tbsp Shredded cheddar Cheese 55cal
4 slice Pepperoni 35cal

2 tbsp Pizza Sauce 17cal

4 leafs Spinach 9cal

Calories = 306 total

Preheat oven at 400° for 10mins bake Naan for 5mins. Prepare pizza sauce, I warmed it up on the stove but a microwave will do too. Once naan is ready add pizza sauce, pepperoni, cheese and spinach. That's it Enjoy!

8/3/15

Review - Tommee Tippee Formula Dispenser

I want to share with all of you items I feel have helped me tremendously since becoming a new Mom.

The first item right off the bat is the Tommee Tippee Formula Dispenser. Basically it is a perfectly shaped cup that fits into a Tommy Tippee Bottle to store formula while having water ready. I personally use this system everyday especially since I'm a work at home mom. I think this works ideally if your child drinks formula at room temperature. (Which may I note is a VERY good tip.. I'm way to lazy to warm bottles, plus I like room temperature water so my babe should too haha ) It does come with a lid but most the time I don't even use the lid unless I'm really traveling out of my house just for extra security but if I'm just at home I usually don't and it works fine. Also I have a few bottles ready at my night stand for his 4am feeding.. I have no complaints.. One happy mama here!

Here's a photo without the lid.

This is how I store the bottles for the day I usually prepare this at night.

Till next time friends.

8/1/15

.olive gardens zuppa toscana soup recipe.

Im a big fan of Olive Gardens Zuppa Toscana soup (its delicious)
ive been trying to find a recipe for a while now..
&& i think ive found a clone!
i stole this recipe from www.recipezaar.com
but made a few changes...
after reading reviews frm other ppole about this recipe.. enjoy!

i made it for my friend/roommate Stacy for her 25th birthday
Heres how it came out!

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1 lb Italian sausage
3 large russet baking potatoes, sliced in half,and then in 1/4 inch slices
1/4 onion, chopped
1/2 can Hormel real bacon bits
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 cups kale or Swiss chard, chopped
2 cans chicken broth
1cup water (you can add more water if you prefer more broth)
1 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions

Cook Italian sausage in a large pot

Drain sausages on paper towels and cut into slices

Place onions, potatoes, chicken broth, water, garlic in pot, and cook on medium heat until potatoes are done.

Add sausage and bacon

Salt and pepper to taste

Simmer for another 10 minutes

Turn to low heat

Add kale and cream

Heat through and serve

heres a lil video i made for Stacy
till nxt tyme chow!

7/31/15

4/10/13

Diy Ikea Makeup Vanity

I wanted to share my makeup vanity that my two best friends Derek and Judi got me for my birthday☺ The desk and storage unit is from ikea. I love it!!

11/7/12

Appa's Halloween Costumes

I have to admit.. I'm one of them crazy dog moms, I can't help it I love him so much. he is such a blessing to me and my husband.. Anyways, I thought I'd share all of his halloween costumes enjoy lol

10/6/12

Hello again..

It's been a long while since I posted on here. Here's a few photos from a photo shoot I did makeup on a few weeks back.. Enjoy:)

7/2/12

Starbucks volunteering

I had the pleasure of volunteering at the Elk Grove Run 4 independence with a large group of Starbucks partners all in the area! We helped set up:) good times!

6/28/12

Facebook Like Page:)

So I started a like page on Facebook to show all my makeup work I've done. Facebook has changed so much so I thought this would be best to only show my work with people that are interested. I'm excited:)

6/9/12

White Tattoo

I love it so much<3

4/23/12

Bridal Makeup - Imelda

I had the pleasure to do my Aunt Imelda's makeup for her wedding.. She looked absolutely stunning. I also did 6 of her bridesmaids.
It was a exhausting day but it was also very rewarding to make each of them feel extra beautiful

4/3/12

Karlee - Makeup

My friend Karlee asked me if I could do her makeup.. And of course I said yes! I need all the practice I can get :)

3/27/12

My lil baby

I've never experienced such a simple love.. he makes my days so bright on even my bad days.. He's my baby

3/19/12

My vanity<3

I love my vanity.. It makes me smile just Looking at it:)

3/15/12

My little family

Me and my boys.. They make my life so sweet! Appa (my dog) doesn't look so happy... I have a feeling he knew we were about to leave him haha

Our Surprise Wedding

Many of you all know by now.. Jaycee and I got MARRIED. Not only did we just get married we actually bamboozled all our guest by having a Surprise wedding:) Many of you have asked how this “Surprise Wedding” came about and how we pulled it off so here’s our story.. It all started in early August 2010.. Jaycee came up with the idea of having a surprise wedding.. but to make it work we would have to keep it a secret from everyone even our parents.. we knew taking this chance could mean a lot of our friends and family might not attend but it was a risk we were willing to take to do something a little different. We liked the idea of just enjoying everyone’s company.. no presents, just your presence. but not to long after we realized we may need to tell a few people that are out of state so they have the option to attend and also a month before we told our bridal party so they can arrange their attire. the invitation were made out for a “Family Gathering” Jaycee also told everyone he was planning to propose to me basically to push everyone to go. Fortunately we found and rented out a hall with two buildings side by side so that we could have the ceremony in one and the reception in the other. We purposely made the start time for the party to be early so that our guest can arrive late..not knowing the time of ceremony we decided to have my best friend Derek Pardon be ordained to marry us. It worked out perfectly. We kept our wedding very traditional and simple.. just how I would like it. When our guests arrived the first thing they saw was a banner informing them all that they were actually attending our wedding and after a little wait.. the ceremony stated my lovely bridesmaids and flower girls in red and my handsome groomsmen in Barongs (Filipino Tuxedos) and the rest is history. Our wedding was perfect for us.. we had so much fun, it will truly be a day we will always remember. We really couldn’t have done it without the support from our family and friends. we are blessed with such wonderful people in our lives. it has really amazed us to see all the people that helped out along the way. we are forever grateful.. this is just our beginning :)

heres a slideshow of our wedding.. enjoy

2/15/10

.valentines pizza idea.

Hello everyone!
Me and my boyfriend Jaycee celebrated our Valentines day by making a pizza together :) here's a tutorial-ish blog.. maybe a idea on how to spend your valentines day or anniversary in years to come.

b4 i start i want to share with you my shirt as another idea:)

I heart Jaycee... my booboo
I got my t-shirt from spreadshirt.com

so back to the pizza lol

here's all the ingredients we used
we made two pizzas

the first pizza:
*boneless chicken
*bacon
*premade pizza dough
*roasted garlic alfredo sauce
*ricotta cheese
*mozzarella cheese

second pizza
*premade pizza dough
*marinara sauce
*mozzarella cheese
*chorizo
*hash browns
*eggs

be creative... its your pizza

while Jaycee was preparing the chicken and bacon i was getting the dough ready... make sure to have all ingredients a lil over half way cooked before its put on the pizza u basically want to melt everything together and cook the dough