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Maya Whole Wheat Pancake Mix

We love pancakes and when there is not much time preparing these much loved breakfast fave, I use Maya’s Think Heart Whole Wheat Pancake Mix .

Baked Goodies

Ingredients to make 7-8pieces small pancakes:

Maya Think Heart Whole Wheat Pancake Mix
1 egg
3/4 cups fresh milk (I added another 1/4 cup to make the mix easier to scoop)
2T Canola oil

Procedure : Just follow directions in the box.

Serve with fresh fruits and your hot beverage of choice.

My Great Food 15-Second Cooking Challenge

Inspired by My Great Food, I created a very simple dessert that is perfect for the summer, using only TWO main ingredients: Magnolia Fudge Brownie Mix and Iloilo’s Magnolia Best of the Philippines Butterscotch Ice Cream.

This simple snack or dessert is in fact so easy to prepare that kids can actually make this themselves, with the help of mom of course, particularly in the baking part.

This is the video I made and uploaded in YouTube and this is the Instagram link http://instagram.com/p/pFXHl6CH05/ but for more details on how the recipe was prepared, read more below.

Here are the things you need:

  • Magnolia Fudge Brownie Mix + 1/4 cup of water, 1/4 cup of cooking oil and 1 egg
  • Iloilo’s Magnolia Best of the Philippines Butterscotch Ice Cream

Procedure:

1. Prepare all the things you need for the baking process:

  • mixing bowl
  • spatula
  • measuring cup
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup cooking oil
  • 1 egg
  • 8 x 8 baking pan
  • baking paper
  • wire rack for cooling
  • ice cream scoop

2. Mix the Magnolia Fudge Brownie Mix according to instructions: Put the brownie mix in the mixing bowl, add the water, egg and cooking oil and mix for 1 minute or so until there are no lumps or powder left.

3. Pour the Magnolia Fudge Brownie Mix in an 8 x 8 baking pan lined with baking paper. Putting a baking paper on the baking pan is important because getting the baked brownies from the baking pan as well as cleaning up both become easier.

4. Bake the mixed Magnolia Fudge Brownie Mix in a preheated oven for about 20 -25 minutes or until a toothpick you will use to insert in the middle of the baked brownies comes out clean.

While the brownies are baking, it is best to start cleaning up the utensils used for the mixing so that you are able to enjoy the baked goodies later on.

5. Cool the baked brownies on a wire rack.

6. Cut according to desired size.

7. Serve the baked Magnolia Fudge Brownies while still a bit warm with a scoop of Magnolia Best of the Philippines Butterscotch Ice Cream.

Now if this is not the perfect summer treat for your family and friends, then I don’t know what could be better than this Super Simple Magnolia Brownies ala Mode.

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NOTE 1 :

I am not really sure how much these desserts cost when you order from a restaurant and perhaps it is safe to say that per order would probably cost you around Php75 – 125.00

The cost for this dessert which made 12 servings for the combination are the following (plus a few extra scoops of ice cream as well that weren’t used with the brownies):

  • Php250.00 for the Magnolia Best of the Philippines Butterscotch Ice Cream
  • Php129.50 for the Magnolia Fudge Brownie Mix
  • Php20 for the cooking oil and egg
  • A few tens of pesos for the gas or in my case, for the electricity I used in baking.

4 pieces of the brownies were eaten without the ice cream as packed snacks the day after for a road trip we did.
The left-over ice cream were eaten for a few times more and the children were even asking me to buy another Magnolia Fudge Brownie Mix box to go with the Magnolia Best of the Philippines Butterscotch Ice Cream.

Now do the math and see how much it will cost you to order these Brownies ala Mode in 12 or even 16 servings. I know, it is a big winner, right?

NOTE 2: You can add chocolate or caramel syrup to this Magnolia Brownies ala Mode recipe but I did not do it anymore because I figured the brownies and the butterscotch has both the perfect combination of taste that will complement each other.

You wouldn’t want to have a dessert that tastes a bit too sweet, wouldn’t you?

Now am off to enjoy my Magnolia Brownies ala Mode with my family and thank goodness, it didn’t make me tired to do this dessert.

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Breakfast with Plateful of Fun

Yep, Tummy Fillers Plateful of Fun, that’s the food blog’s name, the blog which I am actively updating every now and then. we gotta eat right, right?

This pretty much sums up Sunday breakfast or brunch at home:

Orange you glad it's Sunday breakfast time?

This still needs to be blogged and to say I have a long list of blog backlog is not stretching the truth.

Do visit the blog sometimes, ok? 🙂

Skylanders Party

We attended a Skylanders-theme Party organized by Let’s Paint D Town Red.

Thank you  @letspaintdtownred_8 We had a wonderful time! :)

The venue was packed. The food was great. The entertainment, game corners and music were great. What made the party more festive and fun are the decorations and the way that the lights played on these (this made me think of artemide lighting fixtures, lol)

Skylanders Party

Skylanders Party

As usual, Kim didn’t disappoint her guests. Here are some posts I wrote for themed parties by Let’s Paint D Town Red.

Toucan Balloon

Balloons

Twisted Body

Posted by Treasure Jar on Aug 27th 2013 | Filed in Arts and Crafts,Happenings,Reviews,Visual Delights | Comments (0)

Bathroom Designs

I love bathrooms/ladies’ rooms/ restrooms with character.

These are bathroom photos I took somewhere the hubby and I went to and I couldn’t help but take photos no matter how blurred these turned out to be:

Bathroom Ceiling Light

Bathroom Door

The last bathroom photo I took was last Sunday with my youngest daughter (haha, a selfie no doubt) at the church were we attend Sunday mass. It was our first time to go down to the church’s public ladies’ room and I was impressed how nice it was inside. It was as if the designer looked at www.qualitybath.com/ for some inspiration.

Not only should these rooms smell fresh and clean but the bathroom fixtures inside must look good too because why else are these called “rest rooms” if not to be able to relax and feel better (LOL) after doing what needs to be done 😀

Posted by Treasure Jar on Jul 20th 2013 | Filed in From the Admin's Desk,FYI,Through the Lens,Visual Delights | Comments (0)

3 Years of Crafts for a Cause at SM Kultura Filipino

Kultura Filipino

This May 2013, Kultura Filipino celebrates three years of having Crafts for a Cause with new products and new partners.

Crafts for a Cause was able to bring together different products coming from livelihood programs of the non-profit organization partners. Through the training and help of various foundations, the products made by the marginalized and underprivileged members of the society have found their way to the hands of buyers who purchase these.

Photos of the products featured in Crafts for a Cause:

Crafts for a Cause: Kabalikat sa Kaunlaran bags using doy packs

Kabalikat sa Kaunlaran ng Baseco

Crafts for a Cause: Candles in bamboo containers from Life Project for Youth

Life Project for Youth

Crafts for a Cause: Filipino jeepneys from Circle of Friends

Crafts for a Cause: Ships with reused soda cans

Circle of Friends Foundation

Crafts for a Cause: Zonta ladies with their bag products

Zonta ladies and their bag products

Crafts for a Cause: BerdeSaco bags

Berdesaco Bags

Crafts for a Cause, bags made from newspapers

Bags made from newspapers

Crafts for a Cause

Bags from products using doy packs

Crafts for a Cause at Kultura stores. This bag is made up of soda cans pop top lids.

Bags with soda can pop top lids

Crafts for a Cause began with 16 pioneering foundations with products from as far as the Cordillera region to the south in Basilan. For its third year, Kamay Crafts Foundation, the Paper for Now Foundation and the Circle of Friends Foundation are Crafts for a Cause’s newest partners.

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