Gulaman Fruit Salad Dessert

Tonight my husband asked me to make one of our favorites homemade dessert, Gulaman fruit salad. As for the ingredients I forgot to include white sugar in the photo below.

Take note that I am not paid for this write-up, so you can use the brand of your choice that suits you best. I actually prefer Carnation Condensed Milk over Alaska, it's just that my husband was the one who bought all of these today because of a promo..yes you heard it right,we love freebies!

When you buy 2 (300ml) cans of Alaska Condensed Milk you will get  3 measuring cups for free! *awesome*

Plus the colors are just so lovely and girly, perfect for my upcoming bread and pastry production training. 😊

Oh, I almost forgot the procedure of my recipe,here it is:

1. In a big casserole, put 6 cups of drinking water.

2. Gradually sprinkle 1 pack of gulaman powder (24grams). You have to continually mix it so it will totally dissolve and to avoid curdles of gulaman.

3. You can turn on your stove to medium heat and continually mix for about 5-8 minutes.

4. Meanwhile you can mix the all purpose cream and condensed milk in a separate container.

5. Mix in the fruit cocktail syrup and 1/2 cup of white sugar (you can lessen the sugar or you can add more, depends on your taste).

6. You can turn off the heat now and add  #4 and mix well and pour in the container. You can drop the fruit cocktail. Let it cool before you put in the refrigerator. 😊

Here's my final product!

Magic Pan

Being a stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) is really stressful. Just thinking of what meal you'll gonna prepare for breakfast, lunch and dinner will make you think blank at times. And one option is just to dine-out or take out from "carenderia" (local eatery), fast food chain, resto and the like...that is if you're lazy to buy stuffs to cook.  Well, fastfood chains here in our town (Solano,NV) have been reigning for years,like Jollibee,Greenwhich,Chowking and McDonald's. I admit that I'd been crazy with their food before, but there will really come a time that you feel fatigued with the taste. Now, I'm more than happy that despite living here in the province for almost a year since we left Manila, I can see that our town is really improving and it's just like living in the city.  Quite a few high-end restaurants are popping here and there. And this newly opened casual resto called Magic Pan intrigued me because of my sister who went there and had dinner together with her bf. She told me that the food she ordered was great, affordable and in generous serving (one serving is actually good for 2-3 persons). Wow! Isn't that great if you're on a tight budget but still want to indulge yourself with scrumptious food at an affordable price? And she told me that they also have "chapchae" (Korean version of pansit). Well, I have to make a separate blog of this, my Korean Food Toplists. So, one afternoon my husband asked me if I want to try it out at Magic Pan..well of course I answered him "Yes". Together with our 2 girls,we took a stroll going to the park because Magic Pan is located at the Children's Park here in our town. It's a perfect place because many moms and kids hang out there in the afternoon so kids get weary and sleep early at night, right mommies? lol. And when you get tired, automatically food is the next thing in mind. After playing we headed to Magic Pan. It has a cozy ambiance and air-conditioned which is so relaxing specially during summer season. I checked their menu right away and ordered "chapchae". Too bad, they ran out of Korean noodles. So I changed my order to "bulgogi",another Korean dish just like beef tapa. My husband ordered his favorite stromboli ham and cheese flavor which we often order at Balai Gloria (fine dining resto here in our town).

Magic Pan Menu

Magic Pan Menu

Inside the resto (Sorry for the low quality camera..I used my iphone without flash)

Maybe I was expecting too much to taste an authentic Korean bulgogi dish that my palate wasn't pleased. They adapted it to "Filipino beef tapa" taste. Maybe it's in the sauce used in marinating the meat because Korean's have these special sauce that aren't available here in the province, that made the taste different from the usual bulgogi I had tasted from my Korean students before.

Beef Bulgogi with rice and vegetables side dish

My husband really liked this Stromboli the first time we tried this at Balai Gloria. It's very cheesy inside. This is actually a pizza rolled bread with ham and cheese inside. 

Stromboli (Ham & Cheese)

Next time I'll visit this place, I'll try their crepes and milkshake. Since this is the only resto in town that offers crepes. So guys if you plan for a date, why not head to Magic Pan? It might suit your palate and your pocket as well..

My 1st God daughter

It's not my first time to attend a baptismal, but this one is more special. It's the christening of my bff's daughter and I'm one of her Ninangs(Godparents). Below is the invitation made by the mother herself, my bestfriend,Lovelyn a.k.a. Blen.

                                                               Invitation

  My daughter was bored and sat on the floor while eating popcorn. The ceremony started around 11 a.m. But we we're there 10:30, good thing I left my second daughter so it's easier for me to mingle with friends I haven't met for a while.

Tizhia on the floor.

The other kids cried but Alliyah seemed to enjoy it. It has cooling effect on her head. lol. After this we headed to Nena's Resort,where the reception took place.

  Pouring of water &oil

As we entered the small reception area, my daughter immediately asked me to change her clothes and so she went ahead to the pool. It's a reception good for private occasions with few visitors. It can accommodate around 50 people. It has a small pool that is 4 ft. deep. I was dreaming to have even this kind of pool in our house someday so we don't need to spend going to public pools. A small pool that's perfect for family.

Future Ms. Bikini :)