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Chunky Chocolate Cookies with Dona Elena Pure Olive Oil?

I associate cookies with butter and not with olive oil because that is how I bake our cookies. Why not, this is the tried and tested ingredient for baked goodies. So when I saw cookies being prepared with olive oil, I was surprised.

I didn’t think I would be enjoying cookies with less guilt  😀

Here was how these cookies were prepared:

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Dona Elena Pure Olive Oil

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

3 pcs large eggs, beaten

3 tbsp fresh milk

2 tbsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup unsweetened dark cocoa

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

3/4 tsp salt

chocolate chunks

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Tags: baking, chocolate cookies, Dona Elena Pure Olive Oil, olive oil

I have been using Body Flavors Pure Virgin Coconut Oil with Gugo Bark as my facial wash for several days now. One time after using the soap, I asked my youngest daughter to touch my face and she remarked “Wow, soft (soft = smooth) walang dots (dots = pimples)”. Of course, this soap is a rich blend or pure virgin coconut oil and gugo bark which aims to restore a more youthful looking skin (youthful looking skin = anti-aging product).

I love the Pure VCO and gugo bark soap! It is the best soap for sensitive skin I have tried so far.

My eldest daughter, a teenager, is always on the lookout for a good soap for skin problems. She tends to have pimples every now and then.

We have tried other natural products as well and she approves of this Guava and Orange soap that is she currently using. Why not? guava is said to be a rich source of natural astringents and orange makes the skin glow, just the right combination to detoxify the skin and treat skin problems common with teenagers.

When my Pure VCO and Gugo Bark soap runs out, I will try the other soap I got: Seaweed and Molasses with  Tea Tree, an anti-fungal, anti-viral and anti-bacterial soap to help tone and cleanse the skin.

I thought at first that the soaps can only be ordered online but when I went to their site, I found out that these can be purchased at HEALTH BUFF WELLNESS SHOP located at Unit 212 (2nd level) Doña Anita Building E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City.

By the way, these soaps are wrapped in recycled paper.

Tags: anti-aging, Body Flavors, gugo bark, natural, orange, organic, papaya, Philippines, skin, skin care, soap, virgin coconut oil

Spotted background.

This tiny yellow wildflower has a background of green grass with tiny yellow flowers. The background looks spotted with yellow dots.

Or maybe it’s just me 😉

A full moon hiding behind the clouds was spotted here.

Tags: flower, nature photo, Philippines, Photo Hunter, Photography, summer

Sparrow perfectly balanced on a tree branch here. Balancing down a river embankment entry here.

Show dogs, poodles here, balancing on their two paws/legs to perform for their young audience.

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Tags: children, dog show, dogs, entertainment, party, poodles, show dogs

I chatted with a friend last week. I asked why he was online at odd times. He told me that he has been having temp jobs and that he is doing an IT job search at the moment.

One question led to another until I found out that he used to work with my brother-in-law a few months back. He even has a photo of them together. Talk about small world! Now my brother-in-law is in another IT company while he is in another country starting over.

A lot of IT professionals in this country are migrating to other more developed countries in search for the proverbial pot of gold. Some have it good while others do not find it.

Brain drain it is, as not only IT professionals who are leaving but teachers, doctors, nurses,engineers and other white collar workers too, in order to have a better and a more financially stable future for their families, even if they have to start over.

Tags: family, future, work

The first week of January’s sprained ankle made me promise to myself that I would hit the pavement once I get better. But this is not how it is supposed to be since I got sick last Friday and as of today, I am supposed to be bedridden. I just will myself to be up and about since we don’t have house help.

There goes my plan to go back to whatever fitness routine I had and I must admit I am tempted to turn to quick weight loss diets to lose these unwanted pounds I gained during the Christmas season and when I was immobile.

I know I am not alone in this journey and that it is all up to me to take the first step back to my fitness routine. For now, I will rest my aching bones and itchy throat by taking a short nap.

Tags: diet, exercise, fitness, health, healthy eating